The Wildlife (and Gardening for Wildlife) thread

6Foot2 · July 26, 2020

A deer turned my harp session turned into a Disney movie.

Song is "The Sound of Silence", by Simon & Garfunkel.
Harp is the Fullsicle, by Harpsicle.
Deer is startled.

johnathanadams · July 27, 2020

I went camping in Scotland, was a bit wet, but got to see some hares, kestrels, and I think I saw an osprey. Now I need about a month to dry out

mikeprice · July 27, 2020

That is beautiful

but how did they know the deer's name???

mikeprice · July 27, 2020

That is beautiful

but how did they know the deer's name???

and for anyone who loved it and wants the version without the deer

love the end where she finishes then turns quickly to check for wildlife

Andrew_C · July 28, 2020

We have a hedgehog! Haven't seen one here for a few years, so quite pleased.

Ditto · July 28, 2020

We have a hedgehog! Haven't seen one here for a few years, so quite pleased.

Congratulations - what weight is it? Have you got a name yet

Andrew_C · July 28, 2020

Congratulations - what weight is it? Have you got a name yet

Mrs C is unimpressed with that idea.

stevejp · July 28, 2020

Mrs C is unimpressed with that idea.

Not surprised - childbirth is (or so I am reliably informed) painful enough at the best of times!

VeryPC · July 29, 2020

Keeping the Hedgehog theme going

-Nicole

Edited July 29, 2020 by VeryPC

LeMarchand · July 29, 2020

Nicole
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Why, after all this time, am I expecting that to be followed by "Papa"?

P.S. for the older chaps on the site, Nicole/Estelle Skornik still looks lovely.

elsiegee40 · July 30, 2020

Sadly the hedgehog is newly in the same red list category as hazel dormice

“The mammals in the most threatened categories are as follows:

Critically endangered: Wildcat, greater mouse-eared bat;

Endangered: Beaver, red squirrel, water vole, grey long-eared bat;

Vulnerable: Hedgehog, hazel dormouse, Orkney vole, Serotine bat, Barbastelle bat;

Near threatened: Mountain hare, harvest mouse, lesser white-toothed shrew, Leisler's bat, Nathusius' pipistrelle”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-53585627

Andrew_C · August 3, 2020

We have a hedgehog! Haven't seen one here for a few years, so quite pleased.

TWO hogs last night!

elsiegee40 · August 3, 2020

The seasons are changing. At the rescue, baby bird feeding moved on from Blue Tits and then Great Tits being in huge numbers to Robins and now Blackbirds.

This last week the numbers of young birds of prey is increasing to the point where we are having to accommodate them in the Nursery. This means that I have been getting to feed and handle...

A young kestrel... those eyes!

A young Sparrowhawk

And two young Tawny Owls (this one looking injured because I disturbed it to clean out its bay)

Edited August 3, 2020 by elsiegee40

Ditto · August 3, 2020

The seasons are changing. At the rescue, baby bird feeding moved on from Blue Tits and then Great Tits being in huge numbers to Robins and now Blackbirds.

This last week the numbers of young birds of prey is increasing to the point where we are having to accommodate them in the Nursery. This means that I have been getting to feed and handle...

A young kestrel... those eyes!
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A young Sparrowhawk
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And two young Tawny Owls (this one looking injured because I disturbed it to clean out its bay)
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It's looking in better condition than lunch

Edited August 3, 2020 by elsiegee40

CAM · August 4, 2020

Saturday, saw a hedgehog happily snuffling around the apartment's car park!

This morning, suspect it's the same hedgehog squashed on the road outside the flat.

Ditto · August 4, 2020

Saturday, saw a hedgehog happily snuffling around the apartment's car park!

This morning, suspect it's the same hedgehog squashed on the road outside the flat.

All too sad and I guess a reason why they are so endangered. Compared to childhood, I don't see any squashed ones nowadays. I suspect it is due to their rarity, rather than a Darwin evolution working, with the 'road-timid' ones surviving. I do wonder over how long evolution would help their cause. P.S. - it might have been better to stick with the term 'apartment' rather than 'flat'

elsiegee40 · August 4, 2020

Saturday, saw a hedgehog happily snuffling around the apartment's car park!

This morning, suspect it's the same hedgehog squashed on the road outside the flat.

☹️.....

Andrew_C · August 9, 2020

Well, that's a new experience. One of the pair of hedgehogs that frequent our garden used my foot as a salt-lick.

Sitting in the dark watching them and cooling down, one walked over to where we were, and started snuffling around my foot. Then licking, including putting its paws on my ankle to get further up.

Couldn't see it as I didn't want to move, and it was pretty dark.

elsiegee40 · August 9, 2020

Well, that's a new experience. One of the pair of hedgehogs that frequent our garden used my foot as a salt-lick.

Sitting in the dark watching them and cooling down, one walked over to where we were, and started snuffling around my foot. Then licking, including putting its paws on my ankle to get further up.

Couldn't see it as I didn't want to move, and it was pretty dark.

I have seen others report this behaviour in the last week in wildlife groups. They’re clearly struggling with the hot weather

elsiegee40 · August 12, 2020

This is so cool... from ‘my’ rescue’s FB page

CHiLL · August 14, 2020

My bird box hasn't been used in a while, previously used by a pair of blue tits. I cleared it out yesterday, to help entice new birds into the box and found the carcass of a blue tit.

Due to degradation, I couldn't tell if it was one of the adults or the chick. It appeared to have the full feather colouring, so if it was a chick, it can't have been far off leaving the nest. This is the one thing I hate about having a bird box.

elsiegee40 · August 14, 2020

My bird box hasn't been used in a while, previously used by a pair of blue tits. I cleared it out yesterday, to help entice new birds into the box and found the carcass of a blue tit. Due to degradation, I couldn't tell if it was one of the adults or the chick. It appeared to have the full feather colouring, so if it was a chick, it can't have been far off leaving the nest. This is the one thing I hate about having a bird box.

It was probably a failed chick. It happens. We find that our empty boxes are used as roosts through the winter. Lots of bird poo builds up in them. Then the nesting season starts and the new tenant will meticulously remove every scrap of poo and old nesting material before building a new nest. We have a camera nest box and have watched it happening

Edited August 14, 2020 by elsiegee40

elsiegee40 · August 18, 2020

Others might want to do this PTES hedgehog survey. There’s an app for Android and Apple phones.

https://ptes.org/get-involved/surveys/road/

elsiegee40 · August 24, 2020

Supposed to be in France so went to the Isle of Sheppey instead today.. to Elmley National Nature Reserve.

This Kestrel was about 5 metres from us and completely unbothered. We got bored before it did

Mr gee40 had fun trying to photograph Little Grebes. They’re easily identifiable by their frequent dives [emoji3]

Edited August 24, 2020 by elsiegee40

Andrew_C · August 24, 2020

Is this the place for this? Or weird signs...

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