Wildlife in your Garden

[Tipp blue]

I'm no expert mate, but I'm pretty damn sure that isn't a house sparrow.

Well obviously I'm no expert either then. WTF is it so.

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

Next doors cat brought back a rabbit the other night. We’ve had shrews, mice and birds but a rabbit? This thing was flamin massive.

Little bugger.

Years ago one of our cats did the same thing. The rabbit was a neighbour's pet and was bigger than the cat, I've no idea how she got it through the cat flap!

 

[tungetango]

I was just cutting the lawn in my back garden and a frog jumped out and hopped to the border. It got me thinking about the creatures i’ve seen in my garden.

I live in West Derby which is a suburb of Liverpool and i’ve been in this house for over 30 years. I reckon i’ve witnessed;

- general British garden birds, but more unusually I have seen quite a few hawks and a heron. I’ve also observed Hedgehogs, squirrels, a rat, a dead field mouse, cats, frogs, dogs and next doors tortoise.

There is so much geographical diversity on here, not just in the U.K. but across the globe and I thought it would be a fascinating insight to see what wildlife others get visiting their gardens. I recall @LinekersLegs mentioning deers in her California garden, I wonder if @TheFinnFan truly sees seal cubs and I dread to think what our Aussie friends witness!!!

So where do you live and what creatures do you see?

Saw my neighbour walk through my garden one time. He presumably didn't think I was home,had left my car at work. Oh,and some other badgers

 

[kev]

Well obviously I'm no expert either then. WTF is it so.

Your obviously no photographer either Tipp. lol lol Really can't tell from that pic, but is that nest made of mud? Looks like it. If so, it's more likeley to be a swallow or house martin. Try for a better pic tomorrow

 

[Zezti]

Birds, mostly. Though what was weird a couple weeks ago when it was warmer, there was this swarm of wasps having a pool party at the birdbath. Just walking around the edges, going for a dip now and then. For two days they were there, the party animals. Birds didn't go near it.

 

[Tipp blue]

Your obviously no photographer either Tipp. lol lol Really can't tell from that pic, but is that nest made of mud? Looks like it. If so, it's more likeley to be a swallow or house martin. Try for a better pic tomorrow

Had to google a house sparrow, I've seen them around they're sound enough, I don't like them things on the house whatever they are, it's one subject that I have no interest in, never had and doubt I ever will.

 

[McBain]

A big old Blue Tongue Lizard lives under the back step, and a giant orb weaving spider often builds a web across the path where I take the bins out. Slightly terrifying at night if you forget to check. We call her Maggie.

 

[Yid4life]

I live in the sticks

I have had

Cats
Foxes
Badgers
Moles
Squirrels
Next doors dog
A farm cow
And deer (12 at once is the maximum so far)
Mice
A rat


Jackdaws
Wood pigeons
Wagtails
Wrens
Sparrows
Thrushes
Blackbirds
Blue Tits
Gold Finches
Magpies
Jays
Woodpeckers

Plenty of other birds that I can't bring to mind right now.

Never a dull moment in my garden.

 

[Tipp blue]

I live in the sticks

I have had

Cats
Foxes
Badgers
Moles
Squirrels
Next doors dog
A farm cow
And deer (12 at once is the maximum so far)
Mice
A rat


Jackdaws
Wood pigeons
Wagtails
Wrens
Sparrows
Thrushes
Blackbirds
Blue Tits
Gold Finches
Magpies
Jays
Woodpeckers

Plenty of other birds that I can't bring to mind right now.

Never a dull moment in my garden.

Ha ha you said blue tits

 

[wba83]

Well obviously I'm no expert either then. WTF is it so.

That looks like a house Martin nest (is it mud under the eves ) if it is be careful with them mate they are protected could get a naughty fine if found destroying nest with young in

 

[AndyC]

I was just cutting the lawn in my back garden and a frog jumped out and hopped to the border. It got me thinking about the creatures i’ve seen in my garden.

I live in West Derby which is a suburb of Liverpool and i’ve been in this house for over 30 years. I reckon i’ve witnessed;

- general British garden birds, but more unusually I have seen quite a few hawks and a heron. I’ve also observed Hedgehogs, squirrels, a rat, a dead field mouse, cats, frogs, dogs and next doors tortoise.

There is so much geographical diversity on here, not just in the U.K. but across the globe and I thought it would be a fascinating insight to see what wildlife others get visiting their gardens. I recall @LinekersLegs mentioning deers in her California garden, I wonder if @TheFinnFan truly sees seal cubs and I dread to think what our Aussie friends witness!!!

So where do you live and what creatures do you see?

Excellent thread subject Eggs.
We get loads of birds in our garden, largely due to us having over 20 feeders and two tables that we constantly top up with sunflower seed and peanuts.
Our pond is great for attracting dragonflies and damselflies and a myriad of other insects. Frogs live us with constantly, we've even re-aligned the poolside paving so that there's a safe area underneath where they live when it gets colder. And we have a pair of mallards who regularly visit the garden to swim and feed in the pond.
Hedgehogs, rabbits and foxes visit too, they seem to like the seed, peanuts and dog biscuits we put out for them.
The downside is the number of grey squirrels who are a damned nuisance, they wreck the feeders given half a chance, greedy little sods.

 

[kev]

The downside is the number of grey squirrels who are a damned nuisance, they wreck the feeders given half a chance, greedy little sods.

They certainly can be a nuisance on the feeders. Never yet found a 'squirrel proof' feeder that actually works for long.
Entertaining in their own way though

 

[COYBL25]

Here's one now complete with the git looking out quality is bad had to zoom.
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Mate that’s a Swallow !!!

How can you not like Swallows ffs ????

You do realise that they flew from Africa to nest in your doorway or where ever !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tipp blue]

Mate that’s a Swallow !!!

How can you not like Swallows ffs ????

You do realise that they flew from Africa to nest in your doorway or where ever !!!!!!!!!!

I don't like anything that sh1ts on my footpath, be it a swallow or sparrow I'd be quite happy if they all headed back to Africa and sh1t on the footpaths over there.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

I was just cutting the lawn in my back garden and a frog jumped out and hopped to the border. It got me thinking about the creatures i’ve seen in my garden.

I live in West Derby which is a suburb of Liverpool and i’ve been in this house for over 30 years. I reckon i’ve witnessed;

- general British garden birds, but more unusually I have seen quite a few hawks and a heron. I’ve also observed Hedgehogs, squirrels, a rat, a dead field mouse, cats, frogs, dogs and next doors tortoise.

There is so much geographical diversity on here, not just in the U.K. but across the globe and I thought it would be a fascinating insight to see what wildlife others get visiting their gardens. I recall @LinekersLegs mentioning deers in her California garden, I wonder if @TheFinnFan truly sees seal cubs and I dread to think what our Aussie friends witness!!!

So where do you live and what creatures do you see?

Arizona...mainly lizards, cottontail rabbits, gophers, quail, lovebirds (they've exploded around here and they're not native so someone must have let loose a couple or they escaped the phoenix zoo a couple miles away), hummingbirds, g'damn pigeons, great-tailed grackles, cactus wrens, doves, woodpeckers etc. There's a hawk of some sort that shows up sometimes on a telephone pole about 3 houses away and an owl that makes itself known at night.