Wildlife in your Garden

[kev]

What is the feeder it's on?

I can see white sunflower hearts and nuts but I'm not sure what that is.

It's a 'home made' feed made up of one part crunchy peanut butter, mixed with one part suet and two parts crushed peanuts. When mixed together it forms a putty like consistency which can then be packed into the 3/4" holes which I drilled into that bit of branch.
Cheap brand crunchy peanut butter from a discount shop is about 45p per jar. Shredded beef suet is about £1 a box. It makes enough to fill that feeder about 4 or 5 times.

 

[gonetomorrow]

In my back garden, two gorilla's, a rhino and an elephant tells me that I must cut down on my drinking during lock-down.

Give the gorillas some basic gardening tools. If they're so flipping clever, they may as well make themselves useful while they're there.

 

[muddy mudguard]

I have all sorts in my back yard. From these fellas, some venomous. To opossums, skunks, Raccoons, lizards, fire ants, and many others. My favourites are the fire flies, bright red cardinals and hummingbirds.

 

[TXRick]

Had a red headed woodpecker show up today. First one that I have seen in several years. Neighbor put up a bat house and now I’m getting some nightly visitors

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Not wildlife but I don't know where else you'd put these and they slightly related (gardens). Cacti are blooming right now here in AZ. There are two different Echinopsis varieties, both are small pups so the flowers are bigger than they are. Have 3 other colour varieties but they haven't popped yet. Most people don't even know you can get flowers on cacti with this much colour variety but it's been done over time by a handful of enthusiasts that crossbred. The last two I don't remember, got them both from Home Depot in those little $3 pots. Figured @LinekersLegs might like to see them...probably find out she hates cactus. @Joey66 might be interested too, since he's all up in that xeriscape lifestyle.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

One more cactus ('Glory of Texas') and the bottom is a Blue Passion Vine, which is just about done flowering for the year in this climate...

 

[Sphincter Sports]

Aphids, nothing but Aphids.

 

[AndyC]

It's a 'home made' feed made up of one part crunchy peanut butter, mixed with one part suet and two parts crushed peanuts. When mixed together it forms a putty like consistency which can then be packed into the 3/4" holes which I drilled into that bit of branch.
Cheap brand crunchy peanut butter from a discount shop is about 45p per jar. Shredded beef suet is about £1 a box. It makes enough to fill that feeder about 4 or 5 times.

We've got about 8 similar sized drilled logs in our garden and I make a similar mix of pastry/putty...
Using the food processor, I finely crush 8oz of peanuts and about 6oz of sunflower seeds, add 8oz of flour and blend it all together with about half a pack of chopped lard, add a couple of dessert spoonfuls of water and give it all a final mix.
All the tits species, Blackbirds, Robins, Starlings, Magpies love it, leaving the Finches, Jays and Jackdaws to feast on loose seeds and peanuts on the tables

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Wildlife through the window: what readers have spotted during lockdown

From frogs to baboons, Guardian readers from around the world have sent us their best shots of urban wildlife taken from their homes

www.theguardian.com

Some good ones on here. Muntjac deer in Birmingham?

 

[gonetomorrow]

Wildlife through the window: what readers have spotted during lockdown

From frogs to baboons, Guardian readers from around the world have sent us their best shots of urban wildlife taken from their homes

www.theguardian.com

Some good ones on here. Muntjac deer in Birmingham?

I reckon he's been at the Chateau Lockdown.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

I reckon he's been at the Chateau Lockdown.

I think you’re right.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Saw a fox playing with a tennis ball the other morning out our back garden.

 

[falcondave]

Western ringtail possum.

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

 

[Tipp blue]

Just had this play out in the garden about 3 hours ago the poor dog is still shaking.