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Warbler On Nutfeeder

I took some time out, to relax in the garden and watch the birds coming back and forth, mostly great tits and blue tits. Suddenly I noticed a stranger in the camp, visiting the peanut feeder, was what...

Patsy33

Being Investigated...

You won't hear from me for a while, being investigated for stealing swimming pool inflatables... I gotta lilo.....

funkylad20

Do Badgers Kill And Eat Fish?

Do badgers kill and eat fish from garden ponds? Large koi?

Mags22

Mimulus

My mimulus are flowering then seem to shut down and die off, bizzie Lizzie and begonias around them are all fine. What do I do to encourage more flowers!.

zabado

Old Bull.

Young bull to old bull. " Hey dad lets run down to the bottom of the field and make love to one of those cows". Old bull. "No son, lets walk down and make love to all of them". :¬)...

sherrardk

Help Identifying Ginormous Bird

I have tried bird identification sites but I’m not having any luck. Earlier I saw a huge bird in flight( scarily huge), bigger than any bird of prey I’ve ever seen - dark brown in colour, markings...

Hopkirk

Slug Pellets

Are they cruel?

Zacs-Master

Strange Butterfly / Moth

https://ibb.co/XpF64yC Can anyone identify this? I ternet search has not yielded any results. Double wings are odd....

interele

Light Compost Dryingout

I build a raised bed and filled it with compost. ... It seemed like a good idea ! Despite the plants liking it, it dries out really quickly. What can I add to make it retain moisture better ta mal...

waterboatman

Good Morning Early Birds!

Saturday. Another sunny day, so the farmers market will be busy methinks. After that I've no idea, but I'm sure something will occur. Still some things to do in the garden, There's an even chance some...

stuckonone

Rose Carpets

Can anyone tell me if the yellow rose carpet is less sturdy than the red? Also does it need full sunshine or will it grow in the shade. I have ground I need to cover but alas it is in the shade, What...

banker_frank

Baby Swallows

Woke up this morning to see five small birds all perched in a row on my garden fence. After observing for several minutes I saw two adult swallows come and feed them. The parents have continued...

Chipchopper

Wildlife Gardening..

I've seen plenty of bumble bees and hover flies on the St Johns wort but no butter flies etc on the buddleia so far. Anyone have similar observations or not ?....

Mexican18

Cherries

I have just had a great hours entertainment watching the blackbirds steal the cherries from my tree. It is amazing the positions that they get themselves in!

Patsy33

Food Fun..

Cottage pie doesn't contain a cottage! Shepherd pie doesn't have shepherds in it.... You turn.......

banker_frank

Why Do Some People.....

like cats? I saw a cat yesterday catch a baby squirrel. The baby squirrel was crying out and wriggling, the cat killed it then left it on the grass. They are horrible creatures how can anyone want one...

Smowball

Hospital Carpark....

Guy comes up to me in the hospital carpark and says “You can’t park there - it’s Badge Holders only”. “But I’ve got a bad shoulder”, I said........

ABSpareEditor

Thyme To Garden - July 2019

Last month's thread is here. Summer has officially arrived! With increased heat and light throughout the day, has your garden workload increased?...

derekpara

Bluetits

Haven't seen any Bluetits this year. Is it the weather !? D...

marval

A-Z

My partner and I have been going through an A-Z of Greek Islands to decide where to go on our holidays. In desperation we eventually chose Zakynthos, It was the last resort....

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