Wildlife in your Garden

[Acrobat]

Not wildlife (although he would say otherwise)....my Bengal cat, Fergus, this morning on my deck. Let the p*** taking commence....

 

[tommye]

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[COYBL25]

Not the best photo, but this is a Raven from my run this morning along Hale Shore.

I heard them before I could see them and there was a pair in a tree.

It’s hard to get close to them, as they’re so twitchy.

 

[Joey66]

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Not the best photo, but this is a Raven from my run this morning along Hale Shore.

I heard them before I could see them and there was a pair in a tree.

It’s hard to get close to them, as they’re so twitchy.

I knew it you cant keep away from lurking in those shrubberies at Hale Shore joking its a nice part of Liverpool ....

 

[Rita_Poon]

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don't know why, it just did.

 

[larbert toffee]

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A fine looking gentleman, my son and his partner have a female bengal about 2 years old she's stunning and quite a character.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Playful lynx wins wildlife photographer peoples choice prize 2026

A young lynx caught mid play has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2026.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[kev]

Update on this.
Been watching them in and out of the box with bits of moss etc this morning, so pretty sure that they are actually building a nest in there. Obviously don't want to disturb them too much but I will take a look inside in the next few days and hopefully be able to take a picture once a week or so of any progress.

Took a quick peek inside the shed box on Tuesday evening.

Plenty nesting materials been taken in there but no obvious construction.
I'm now wondering if I may have given them just too much floor space? (It's about 3 times bigger than a regular blue tit nesting box)
Will leave it another week before checking again.

 

[kev]

Well they're still persevering !
Took this a few minutes ago

 

[COYBL25]

Took a quick peek inside the shed box on Tuesday evening.
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Plenty nesting materials been taken in there but no obvious construction.
I'm now wondering if I may have given them just too much floor space? (It's about 3 times bigger than a regular blue tit nesting box)
Will leave it another week before checking again.

They don’t line it with hair, feathers etc, until just before they’re due to start laying, which is normally mid April at the earliest.

Their breeding season is synched with the availability of things like caterpillars etc.

 

[goldfinchmule]

Took a quick peek inside the shed box on Tuesday evening.
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Plenty nesting materials been taken in there but no obvious construction.
I'm now wondering if I may have given them just too much floor space? (It's about 3 times bigger than a regular blue tit nesting box)
Will leave it another week before checking again.

From past experience they will cover the base then make the nest in one of the corners, great pics mate.

 

[kev]

From past experience they will cover the base then make the nest in one of the corners, great pics mate.

Good to know. Thanks mate.

 

[msb]

We have had a bird box with camera for about three years. This year, we are getting attention from a pair of Great Tits (really, no need for Frankie Howard) it looks like they may actually nest there.

Up until this year, we have had some nice spiders!

 

[blulouie]

First one last night

 

[kev]

Not the garden obviously . . . but for anyone who's interested this is a live webcam of an Osprey nest in Wales.
Nest still under construction.