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Last post by Primrose « Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:30 pm
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Attachment(s) by tigerburnie » Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:57 pm

Folk have commented on my pictures, so I thought I'd open a new thread for them, I spend quite a lot of time taking photos of our wildlife.
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Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:30 pm
Squirrels

Last post by Westi « Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:14 pm
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Attachment(s) by Toptaff » Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:45 pm

I was recently given a "squirrel proof" nut feeder for the wild birds.

As you can see,the idea is good but a long way from perfect! :lol:

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Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:14 pm
Birds' vision

Last post by robo « Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:09 pm
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by alan refail » Mon Oct 08, 2018 1:27 pm

It has always puzzled me how hens and ducks are so aware of what is directly in front of them, not just feed but the tiniest tasty insects, even...
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Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:09 pm
It's Be kind to spiders week !

Last post by Diane « Sun Sep 02, 2018 9:42 am
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Attachment(s) by Primrose » Thu Aug 30, 2018 7:57 pm

At least it is In our household. We have an enormous resident spider in our bathroom. He lurks down the plughole,
reappears every morning and has to...

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Sun Sep 02, 2018 9:42 am
Bird feeding in winter

Last post by Pa Snip « Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:53 am
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Attachment(s) by Primrose » Wed Feb 28, 2018 4:41 pm

I think the owners of our pet shop in the village will probably be millionaires by the end of this winter! . Bird food is flying off the shelves and...
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Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:53 am
Ladybirds

Last post by tigerburnie « Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:25 pm
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Attachment(s) by PLUMPUDDING » Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:58 pm

Hurray. Three seven spot ladybirds in the garden this morning so the Harlequins haven't taken over. There are plenty of aphids for them to eat so...

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Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:25 pm
The birds have flown

Last post by Primrose « Mon Jun 11, 2018 7:38 pm
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Attachment(s) by Geoff » Tue Jun 05, 2018 12:53 pm

First brood of four Swallows left the nest a couple of days ago and spend much of the day on the top of the fence behind the greenhouse getting fed....

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Mon Jun 11, 2018 7:38 pm
Dragonfly

Last post by Bettany « Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:29 am
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Attachment(s) by Geoff » Sun Jun 03, 2018 12:24 pm

Must share this with you, hovering round the pond this morning then landed on the Iris, my book says it is Libellula quadrimaculata and it is common...

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Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:29 am
Annoying Tits

Last post by vivienz « Tue May 29, 2018 12:17 pm
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Attachment(s) by JohnN » Sat May 19, 2018 9:40 am

Can anyone suggest a way to stop a flock of very small Tits (not sure what kind) from pecking all the paint off my soffit boards. They've virtually...
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Tue May 29, 2018 12:17 pm
Butterflies everywhere

Last post by Monika « Wed May 23, 2018 7:04 pm
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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:44 pm

Well, this has been the best day for butterflies of the year in my garden. What a pity the warm weather is forecast to end .

There have been 11...

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Wed May 23, 2018 7:04 pm
First frog of the year

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Sun Apr 01, 2018 9:24 am
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by PLUMPUDDING » Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:16 am

I've just picked a bucket up near the back door and there's a skinny adult frog in it. I've let it go on the garden near the pond. Hope it finds...
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Sun Apr 01, 2018 9:24 am
“Blown up” chaffinch

Last post by Primrose « Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:27 pm
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by Primrose » Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:04 am

Have had a chaffinch wandering around our garden for the past two days looking as if he,s been blown up like a balloon.
Am sure there,s something...

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Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:27 pm
27th > 29th Oct. RSPB Birdwatch

Last post by Pa Snip « Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:46 am

by Pa Snip » Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:46 am

Surprised this hasn't been posted already,

If you have not taken part before the link leads you to a page where you may click on a 'survey...

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Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:46 am
Chicken run

Last post by Colin2016 « Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:06 pm
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Attachment(s) by JohnN » Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:13 am

My next-door neighbour has a large chicken run for sale, and I am wondering if any KGF members would be interested. It's about 30ft long and suitable...

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Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:06 pm
Chickens

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Tue Jan 09, 2018 2:47 pm
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by robo » Mon Jan 08, 2018 8:21 pm

About six weeks ago one of my fellow plotters wanted a broody hen to sit on some eggs , I had three sussex cross bantams that go broody if you look...

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Tue Jan 09, 2018 2:47 pm
Hedgehog behaviour

Last post by AuroraUK « Sun Oct 08, 2017 2:59 pm
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by PLUMPUDDING » Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:05 pm

The baby hedgehog I mentioned a few weeks ago is still around and seems to be a bit of a character.

I know they say that if you see a hedgehog out...

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Sun Oct 08, 2017 2:59 pm
Bee's

Last post by robo « Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:55 pm
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by robo » Tue May 30, 2017 8:02 pm

Has anyone had experience of keeping bees , our pest control guy is into them in a big way I've always fancied having a go he has said if I get a...
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Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:55 pm
Moths - lack of

Last post by tigerburnie « Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:01 am
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by Colin Miles » Wed Jun 21, 2017 4:18 pm

Despite having the windows wide open during this very hot weather and various lights no Moths have come in. I mentioned this to a number of friends...
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Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:01 am
Lifes tough when you are litle

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:50 pm
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Attachment(s) by Pa Snip » Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:45 am

Spotted this little feller Thursday lunch time on the ground just outside our patio door. Could hear parents but it seemed too out of breath to...

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Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:50 pm
Does hedgehog wee cause white patches on lawns?

Last post by oldherbaceous « Sun Jul 09, 2017 1:23 pm
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by PLUMPUDDING » Sun Jul 02, 2017 10:49 am

Since I last mowed the lawn three small areas of the lawn have turned white. We've no bitches, I'm not aware of foxes, but we do have lots of...

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Sun Jul 09, 2017 1:23 pm
Birdy visitor.

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Thu Jul 06, 2017 3:02 pm
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Attachment(s) by Diane » Thu Jul 06, 2017 1:58 pm

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We have a new visitor to the garden - this cheeky young robin has been supervising our visits to the compost heap. He's fearless....

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Thu Jul 06, 2017 3:02 pm
Birdies....yay!

Last post by Monika « Mon Jun 26, 2017 5:05 pm
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Attachment(s) by Diane » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:20 pm

Finally, finally, after many years a pair of coal tits has deemed our nest box a suitable place to rear their family. :D
coaltits _Jun 21...
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Mon Jun 26, 2017 5:05 pm
Localsea bird colony

Last post by tigerburnie « Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:37 pm
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Attachment(s) by tigerburnie » Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:50 pm

Had the afternoon at the local RSPB site near Stonehaven
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Gulillemot family.jpg
Need a head for heights.jpg

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Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:37 pm
Newts in the pond

Last post by Geoff « Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:15 am
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by PLUMPUDDING » Sat Jun 10, 2017 10:32 pm

I had never seen newts in the garden before, but thought I caught sight of one's tail disappearing down into the pond a couple of weeks ago, then...

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Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:15 am
Chicken feed!!!!!!

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Sun May 28, 2017 9:43 pm
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by PLUMPUDDING » Sat May 27, 2017 9:53 pm

My elderly neighbour saves scraps and kitchen waste and hangs them in a bag on the fence for me to feed my hens.

I always do a thorough quality...

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Sun May 28, 2017 9:43 pm
Insect Hotels

Last post by Pa Snip « Sat May 27, 2017 9:18 pm
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Attachment(s) by PLUMPUDDING » Fri May 26, 2017 7:58 am

Last year I bought a cheap insect hotel from Lidl and half of it was colonised by Red mason bees. I'm not sure why they only used the left hand side,...

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Sat May 27, 2017 9:18 pm
Early fledgling

Last post by Monika « Sun Apr 23, 2017 7:09 pm
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by PLUMPUDDING » Sun Apr 23, 2017 8:45 am

I've just saved a newly fledged blackbird chick from the cat. He was distracted by the parents momentarily and I grabbed him and kept him in the...

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Sun Apr 23, 2017 7:09 pm
Newts in winter

Last post by Monika « Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:26 pm
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by Primrose » Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:31 am

Was cleaning some dead leaves out of my minpond today when I came across a torpid newt mixed up in the weed. This surprised me. It's the first one...

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Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:26 pm
Giving up poultry....

Last post by Westi « Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:14 pm
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by Diane » Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:01 am

I'm giving up my hens - so if anyone needs a couple of very nice henhouses, at a reasonable price, then please pm me. Wimborne, Dorset.

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Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:14 pm
WORMERY ANYONE ?

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by Wellie » Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:59 pm

I would be interested in any feedback from anyone who owns, has bought, or has made their own composting 'wormery / worm factory' to assist in...
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Sat Jan 07, 2017 6:49 pm
Chooks away......

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:39 pm
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by Diane » Sun Dec 11, 2016 11:55 am

......as in... all secured in a large pen and coop, awaiting Defra's announcement (hopefully Jan 6th) that it's ok to let them free range again. They...

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Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:39 pm
Bees missing!

Last post by Pawty « Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:55 am
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Attachment(s) by Westi » Tue May 13, 2014 5:38 pm

All my chives are in flower which usually means lots of bees. They like them so much I purposefully let them self sow around lottie, and also the...
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Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:55 am
bees foe beeginners

Last post by thebigflyin « Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:57 pm
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by dan3008 » Fri Jun 10, 2016 2:26 pm

Hi guys,

I'm looking at taking up bee keeping, both for therapeutic value, and pollination. Bonus honey would be nice too

I've done my research and...

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Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:57 pm
Strange bird

Last post by Diane « Fri Nov 11, 2016 12:25 pm
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Attachment(s) by Geoff » Wed Nov 09, 2016 1:09 pm

We seem to have a Blue Tit today that isn't blue.

Strange Tit 1.jpg

Strange Tit 2.jpg

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Fri Nov 11, 2016 12:25 pm
What would you call yours...and why?

Last post by Diane « Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:54 pm
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by Diane » Fri Nov 04, 2016 12:30 pm

A giant earthworm named Dave has wriggled into the record books as the largest ever found in the UK - measuring a whopping 40cm (15.7in)!
Experts at...

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Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:54 pm
Worms

Last post by Geoff « Sun Sep 25, 2016 9:54 pm
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by Colin2016 » Sat Sep 24, 2016 5:41 pm

As I understand it tiger worms (used in a wormary) will kill off normal garden worms.

So will normal garden worms be ok in a wormery and if so can...

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Sun Sep 25, 2016 9:54 pm
UK Wildlife in Autumn

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:36 pm
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by alan refail » Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:50 pm

Apart from the usual birds and butterflies and bees, an exceptional number of these. Lots of wonderful Welsh names for them: ceiliog rhedyn (fern...

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Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:36 pm
Toad

Last post by Colin2016 « Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:53 pm
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by Colin2016 » Fri Sep 16, 2016 5:07 pm

Found a toad, think it's a toad as it is yellow, in our front garden unders some flowers.

There is no pond nearby that I know off.

Feel sorry for...
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Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:53 pm
They're Back!

Last post by Diane « Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:14 pm
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Attachment(s) by Westi » Thu Aug 11, 2016 7:22 pm

Slow worms that is - or rather slow worm to date! They have lived in the compost for years and I rescued them and re-loacted them when I moved the...

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Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:14 pm
Strange day

Last post by Pawty « Tue Aug 09, 2016 10:43 pm
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by robo » Tue Aug 09, 2016 4:48 pm

There we where three of us down the plot sitting outside our shed sipping tea putting the world to right , the next thing was a duck landed right in...

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Tue Aug 09, 2016 10:43 pm
"the cat did it!"

Last post by Westi « Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:51 pm
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Attachment(s) by Marigold » Mon Apr 11, 2016 1:25 pm

So last week in a harsh northerly gale, I am trying to close the back door against the wind, and one of the cats decides she wants out.. Not allowed...
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Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:51 pm
Octo Puss

Last post by Westi « Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:48 pm
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by alan refail » Tue Aug 02, 2016 11:40 am

If you have an inquisitive puss
Keep it away from your octopus

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Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:48 pm
Larry

Last post by Westi « Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:09 pm
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by alan refail » Tue Jul 12, 2016 5:24 pm

Thank goodness for some stability amid all the resignations and political turmoil :wink:

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Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:09 pm
Just surprised a Hedgehog

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Sat Jun 18, 2016 7:46 am
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by peter » Sun May 12, 2013 10:04 pm

Went to rewater the greenhouse border and coming back to the house I startled a hedgehog on the path hovering up snails brought out by today's...

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Sat Jun 18, 2016 7:46 am
Eggstreme Action

Last post by robo « Mon Jun 06, 2016 7:05 pm
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by Pa Snip » Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:58 am

Any suggestions why one hen should destroy her egg as soon as she lays it,
used to do it now and again now it is rare for her not to do it.

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Mon Jun 06, 2016 7:05 pm
Dog and Hummingbird

Last post by Westi « Fri May 20, 2016 7:06 pm
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by Primrose » Fri May 20, 2016 7:07 am

A nice story for those who love those "Aah" moments.

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Fri May 20, 2016 7:06 pm
Early Blackbird fledgling

Last post by oldherbaceous « Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:55 am
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by PLUMPUDDING » Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:44 pm

I've had a lovely afternoon digging the last four beds over accompanied by a pair of blackbirds and a tiny fledgling, plus a Robin, dunnocks feeding...

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Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:55 am
Deàd tadpoles

Last post by Monika « Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:12 pm
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by Primrose » Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:05 pm

A week ago my mini pond was swarming with newly hatched tadpoles. Today I couldn,t find a single live one and the water is really gunky. The onky...

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Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:12 pm
Cats!

Last post by Marigold « Fri Mar 25, 2016 3:21 pm
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Attachment(s) by Marigold » Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:10 pm

When the world is dark and hard, there are always cats to comfort.. Somehow I now have FIVE, all rescues as cats are neglected here in Ireland and...

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Fri Mar 25, 2016 3:21 pm
Lambs....

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by Marigold » Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:43 am

I had to stop by a field on the way home yesterday to watch the lambs! Utterly captivating. There are ewes along the private lane here but no lambs...

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