elsiegee40 Posted September 20, 2020 Author Posted September 20, 2020 I now know what the downside of having herds of wild hogs in the garden is; poop. Much poop. Oh yes. They are prolific poopers 😂 They appear to be able to poop in, on, under and up absolutely everything. This was the enclosure of one of their number that I had to clean out at the rescue hospital on Friday. The nest box was caked in it inside The little bugger managed to look like it wasn’t his fault At home I just ‘stick and flick’ it in to a flower bed as fertiliser 2
elsiegee40 Posted September 29, 2020 Author Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) This little guy turned up on my doorstep this afternoon courtesy of a friend of a friend. It was wandering on a road in broad daylight which is never a good sign. I scrounged a cat food pouch from a neighbour and added biscuits I already had plus water. Little guy has been eating and drinking lots! I’ll take it to the rescue in the morning Edited September 29, 2020 by elsiegee40 2
elsiegee40 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Posted October 6, 2020 Sadly the little guy in the above post didn’t make it In happier news, we have a tenant in our hedgehog house. I think I need to provide more hay!
mikeprice Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 found this kinda belongs here - sorta title Hunting Dog For Sale 1
Ditto Posted October 13, 2020 Posted October 13, 2020 My lawn has sprouted a lot of fungi! Pixies will no doubt be the next visitors. That last photo shows a very leathery, broad fungus - you can see I removed some leaving bar patches. It's being popping up for a few years now at this time of year and lingers for quite a few weeks. It was the site of a silver birch until a few years ago. Stump was ground out, but it's still going strong. The others have been popping up regularly for 4 or 5 years now too - in increasingly large numbers, but dissipate quite quickly. I don't think the lawn is being harmed. It's not too obvious, but there is some mild yellowing of the lawn in the first picture. We have had a large number of foxes in the area lately. My mum says it could be foxes - apparently male fox urine kills grass, female makes it grow - is that an old wife's tale or is there science behind it?
elsiegee40 Posted October 13, 2020 Author Posted October 13, 2020 My lawn has sprouted a lot of fungi! Pixies will no doubt be the next visitors. [ATTACH=CONFIG]59412[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]59413[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]59414[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]59415[/ATTACH] That last photo shows a very leathery, broad fungus - you can see I removed some leaving bar patches. It's being popping up for a few years now at this time of year and lingers for quite a few weeks. It was the site of a silver birch until a few years ago. Stump was ground out, but it's still going strong. The others have been popping up regularly for 4 or 5 years now too - in increasingly large numbers, but dissipate quite quickly. I don't think the lawn is being harmed. It's not too obvious, but there is some mild yellowing of the lawn in the first picture. We have had a large number of foxes in the area lately. My mum says it could be foxes - apparently male fox urine kills grass, female makes it grow - is that an old wife's tale or is there science behind it? It’s an old wives tale... dog and fox urine of either gender can kill grass, but so can leatherjackets. 1
Ditto Posted October 13, 2020 Posted October 13, 2020 It’s an old wives tale... dog and fox urine of either gender can kill grass, but so can leatherjackets. Thought as much! We have had a few crane flies this year, but not that many compared to previous years. Could also be due to it being high compacted soil as my ever growing boys use it for football and it got a bit of a work out in lockdown as a badminton court! Those sunny days have some good memories in spite of the circumstances, but another lockdown in the next few months aren't going to be much fun
mikeprice Posted October 13, 2020 Posted October 13, 2020 Never had a male dog (stop sniggering at the back) but I have experience of lawns and female dogs It they get into the habit of weeing in a specifc spot the grass is toast!!!
6Foot2 Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 Link: Gallery | Wildlife Photographer of the Year [Natural History Museum] View the Wildlife Photographer of the Year images from the current and previous years' competitions. These images were awarded for their artistic composition, technical innovation and truthful interpretation of the natural world. Filter options: Many other options/combinations also available. 1
elsiegee40 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 Ecologist daughter put her small mammal traps out in the garden last night. She caught Wood Mice which is a first for us as she’s only ever caught their slightly larger cousins, Yellow Necked Mice, here before. 3
AJWhite1970 Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 One of our students won the "Youth Portfolio Category of Young Landscape Photographer of the Year" the other night. I'll link his work here when it's published 4
Ditto Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Ecologist daughter put her small mammal traps out in the garden last night. She caught Wood Mice which is a first for us as she’s only ever caught their slightly larger cousins, Yellow Necked Mice, here before. [ATTACH]59491[/ATTACH] What a great expression on that mouse! It's saying 'How dare you!' to me. 2
StevieM Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 What a great expression on that mouse! It's saying 'How dare you!' to me. I was thinking more along the lines of, "Wha'?! I dint do nuffin!" 1
Ditto Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Globally stunning natural spectacle - and it's on our doorstep. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-54592215 1
witch Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 Out walking the dog at stupid o'clock this morning, in the rain, thinking of nothing in particular when BAM - dog hauling on the lead like a demented thing, my arm is nearly out of its socket and I'm thinking - what the hell? Thought it was a cat (dog is half whippet) but couldn't see it. Eventually I spotted...a frog! The frog seemed non the worse for its ordeal (dog tried to grab it) and hopped happily away. I was very pleased to see it as we have seen very few in recent years despite the plethora of garden ponds and fountains around here 2
Popular Post Ditto Posted October 21, 2020 Popular Post Posted October 21, 2020 Out walking the dog at stupid o'clock this morning, in the rain, thinking of nothing in particular when BAM - dog hauling on the lead like a demented thing, my arm is nearly out of its socket and I'm thinking - what the hell? Thought it was a cat (dog is half whippet) but couldn't see it. Eventually I spotted...a frog! The frog seemed non the worse for its ordeal (dog tried to grab it) and hopped happily away. I was very pleased to see it as we have seen very few in recent years despite the plethora of garden ponds and fountains around here Are you sure you haven't been working some spells on some soon-to-be ex colleagues in your sleep? 5
elsiegee40 Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 I found some huge fly agaric fungi today 1
stevejp Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Are you sure you haven't been working some spells on some soon-to-be ex colleagues in your sleep? Has anyone heard from @mikeprice recently? Just curious, you understand...
Ditto Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Has anyone heard from @mikeprice recently? Just curious, you understand... Yeah, I heard he had an 'anti-frog' jab today. He's trying to tell people it's a flu jab, but we all know they're impossible to get! 1
stevejp Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Yeah, I heard he had an 'anti-frog' jab today. He's trying to tell people it's a flu jab, but we all know they're impossible to get! You mean there is a magic more powerful than that of @witch? No, I refuse to believe it...
mikeprice Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) You mean there is a magic more powerful than that of @witch? No, I refuse to believe it... It's OK - I'm still here and anyway - I'm pretty certain that 'someone from Preston' has said that he is worried at times at that is closer to Dorset than I am so I don't think range is a problem unless maybe you are across an ocean although if you are in the US frogs are probably not the first thing on your mind at the moment Oh just remembered why I came to this thread saw another hawk yesterday on a bike ride (Edit after re-reading - all together now - why was a hawk on a bike ride) I'm calling it a sparrowhawk bloomin' things appear and disappear so fast I could never get a photo even if I had a camera ready Edited October 23, 2020 by mikeprice 1
Ditto Posted October 24, 2020 Posted October 24, 2020 This seems a better thread to pursue pigs eating acorns. I've just learnt a new word for this exact topic - Pannage.
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