Outdoor Views

[lady-janine]

Just been watching two rabbits nibbling their way round the plants that surround the patio. Not in any hurry and not at all nervous. Cheeky things.

[emmie]

as long as you don't mind, not chewing up precious plants...

[emmie]

i watch the birds and squirrels sometimes in the tree outside the two blocks - its fun, i did see a squirrel climb up the side of our building, no idea how it managed to cling on...

[lady-janine]

No previous plants. They seem to die almost as soon as I plant them. I like clematis but they don't last long. Plants have to be tough to survive the salt-laden winds.

[emmie]

ok, at least its something for the rabbits to get their teeth into.....

[Sqad]

Reminds me of my childhood, as a special treat we would have rabbit stew....tasty. However as I became sophisticated I graduated to jugged hare.

[lady-janine]

emmie I am surrounded by fields. why do they have to pick on the one bit of semi-cultivated area. they seemed to be mainly going to the wild garlic which is growing up between cracks in paving. makes them tasty.

[lady-janine]

no hares round here Sqad. You'd starve.

[emmie]

no idea LJ, seems they want company perhaps...

[eleanor2]

May be it's quite pungent to them lj. Wildlife must sense this covid quietness. I wonder if there's anyone studying the difference it has made to wildlife?

[ummmm]

I live by a park and some playing fields. In the summer the birds are up at 4am. So blinking noisy.

Other than that I only see what the cat brings in. Usually live mice.

[lady-janine]

I don't know Eleanor. I have certainly not seen more in the garden than usual. They all seem to be thriving but not excessively so.

[sherrardk]

We’ve seen a lot more foxes whilst we’ve been out and about on our strolls. All within 5 minutes of the house. Seen an increase in birds of prey too, just from sitting on my sofa.

[lady-janine]

We seem to have even more rooks than usual but that is about all. Badgers and foxes in usual amounts.

[emmie]

do you live on a farm LJ..

[emmie]

going on your other post about the vet visiting..

[lady-janine]

Yes. cottage is in middle of farm. come off lane and then up cart track past milking parlour and then farm yard, more track and then cottage.

does that help emmie?

I can self isolate so easily.

[emmie]

did you find out what the vet visit was about..

[emmie]

can see why you are so isolated..

[lady-janine]

Not yet. See other thread. Farmers are not having an easy time at the moment so hope it's nothing serious.