Wildlife in your Garden

[Eggs]

Took this a couple of years ago from our balcony at home in Sidcup. I'm hoping to finish a drawing of him before we head home there.

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…that’s a fabulous pic, thanks for posting.

 

[TyphooToffee]

…that’s a fabulous pic, thanks for posting.

Thanks, @Eggs, I always use my own photos as a reference to a coloured pencil drawing. I've started four of them and found something wrong with all of them. I'm determined that the latest version will be the one I'll finish!

 

[DualityNSNO]

I now own a house with a garden, but we're just about starting on prepping/getting it ready. Will post if I see something interesting other than bugs and junk, as it currently is

Planted a cherry the other day. Oh and a random cat left us a bird he killed as a gift. Good times have BEGUN.

Oh also sadly we have no big history of foxes in the region sadly.

 

[larbert toffee]

Had rats in my compost bin about 4 years ago, got rid of the bin put baited boxes down which seemed to sort the problem out, however the missus has seen one the last couple of days via our slatted fence which backs onto a railway cutting which doesn't help matters.
Any suggestions for getting rid of them or should I just return to the poisoning method?

 

[Littlesue]

Had rats in my compost bin about 4 years ago, got rid of the bin put baited boxes down which seemed to sort the problem out, however the missus has seen one the last couple of days via our slatted fence which backs onto a railway cutting which doesn't help matters.
Any suggestions for getting rid of them or should I just return to the poisoning method?

That's the best method or get a cat

 

[TyphooToffee]

The colourful Tennessee birds are proving difficult to get on camera so I thought I'd snap this squirrel running along the fence

 

[Rita_Poon]

Thanks, @Eggs, I always use my own photos as a reference to a coloured pencil drawing. I've started four of them and found something wrong with all of them. I'm determined that the latest version will be the one I'll finish!

You could digitally splice a few or all of these together to see what effect you get?

 

[Rita_Poon]

Well, that's Cornwall off the visit list then.

Rare lichen spider spotted in Cornwall

The spiders of the "near-threatened" breed can camouflage themselves on branches to wait for prey.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Had rats in my compost bin about 4 years ago, got rid of the bin put baited boxes down which seemed to sort the problem out, however the missus has seen one the last couple of days via our slatted fence which backs onto a railway cutting which doesn't help matters.
Any suggestions for getting rid of them or should I just return to the poisoning method?

Get a gun.

 

[degsy]

Get a gun.

@larbert toffee
Or a well trained Jack Russel, great ratters Jack Russels.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Went rogue, and put chicken carcass out the other night. I know, I know. Cooked bones etc, but he/she survived.

Fox had it within 45 mins.

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[Exeter_Gently]

@larbert toffee
Or a well trained Jack Russel, great ratters Jack Russels.

I've got 2 cats & 2 Romanian streets dogs...god help rodent ventures near my house

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Went rogue, and put chicken carcass out the other night. I know, I know. Cooked bones etc, but he/she survived.

Fox had it within 45 mins.

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I absolutely love Foxes.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Foxes are boss.

 

[DualityNSNO]

I've got 2 cats & 2 Romanian streets dogs...god help rodent ventures near my house

Quite specific, how so?