Well, the garden has been providing us with much joy and entertainment
The young jackdaws make free with available water sources, in their very best grumpy jackdaw style
while the young fox stalks through as though this were her place, bold as you like
we had the joy of a green woodpecker, who furkled about in the border's edge, looking for tasty morsels, the green of his back was wonderful. We hear him regularly, but he's quite a rare visitor
as he was minding his own business, and not two seconds after I took the picture above, there was a black furry streak, and indignant squawk, and a confused looking cat wondering where on earth that exciting bouncing thing went.
The dudgeon was high!
our fish
have had little fish - I have counted seven at one go
badger has been badgering
and the squirrel, taking much delight in the rip in the fabric of the ancient chair cushion, found a fluffy paradise
he tugged and struggled, and pulled and hauled,
and leapt onto the chair to tidy up the bundle; this repeated multiple times, until the bundle was just right.
The back streak, pre squirrel attentions, puddled into a black slump
and the dahlias are a delight
Oh my Kat that was some wonderful bits of WILD life !!!!
ReplyDeleteWe seldom see the green woodpecker ... but foxes, squirrels (hahaha) and even badgers are strictly for the more wooded areas in the south and east :-(
THANKS ;-) (and enjoy your lovely Dahlias !!!)
p.s. looks like your stone child and the jackdaw are talking together ;-)
DeleteHi Els, I think the little stone boy was telling the jackdaw to behave himself! He's quite a prim little boy; he grew up with a very staid churchman and doesn't quite know what to make of this wild garden :-)
DeleteWhat a wonderful selection of wildlife!
ReplyDeleteYes, we are very lucky considering we live in an urban environment, albeit near'ish to the edge. We have a goodly selection of trees that border the garden so plenty of cover for the birds and, of course, the badger sett at the bottom :-)
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