Wildlife in Your Area

[madderbat]

it could be a thrush they have a tremendous vocabulary,like to sit at the highest tree and sing for 3 hours at dusk

Thanks PVM. As far as I could see it through the fence it looked a bit smaller than that, but I'm hoping when the evenings get a bit longer I'll catch a better look and maybe get a photo to post.

[Birdie Wife]

I was so excited yesterday, me and OH were coming back from doing the weekly shop and just about to drive over the bridge that's at the bottom of the track up to the house, when OH sayd "There's an otter!!" so I abandoned the car, got out and lo and behold, not one but THREE otters, mum and two kitts, mooching around canny as you please! Loping about on the bank, surfing the strong river currents and weren't we both amazed when on loped across the bridge towards us then down the bank to the river again! Can't have been more than 5 metres away . Then both the kitts came up the bank, again really close to us, and down again the other side of the bridge! Wow! Best otter experience ever!!

Birds good too

[Alice]

How lovely for you Birdiewife. Something to really enjoy. I hope you see them again.

[SueA]

Really jealous Birdie Wife, I'd love to see wild otters, we've been where they're supposed to be in Scotland & never seen any & also to a reserve in Wales where we think we saw some 'spraints' but no otters.Only ever seen them in captivity & they're gorgeous!
Alice-nice pics. of the birds- we get long tail tits but they never go on the feeders only flitter around in the trees chattering away to each other.

[Two_Sheds]

We used to have Slow Worms in our Sussex compost heap. Really miss them, I wonder why they don't like Suffolk?
We have Muntjac Deer on our allotments - scared the beejeezus out of me first time I saw one - like a rabbit on steroids it jumped right at me.

[madderbat]

I was so excited yesterday,.... Best otter experience ever!!

Wow! such moments make life worth living. I've never seen an otter in the wild, but apparently we have mink around the river here, so that may explain a lot. Some do-gooders released them and they've eaten most everything.

like a rabbit on steroids it jumped right at me.

The mind boggles Two sheds Let's hope the rabbits don't get into competition!

[Alice]

You have my sympathy if you have the Muntjac. Two sheds. We used to have the Roe Deer (had to fence them out) and they ate everything.

Today had a pair of Gold Finches on the feeder. Only managed to capture one but here he is. So handsome.

[madderbat]

Digging out manure from my heap today I discovered a LARGE common( no not a posh one)
frog
Love bubblewrap

[JennieAtkinson]

Great news about the otters Birdie Wife. I haven't seen any around the loch here this winter at all. Our big bird here at the moment is Greylag Geese. I counted about 90 this morning in the field by the house. More and more are staying the winter each year. They seemed to have scared the oystercatchers away, poor things.

[Alice]

I could eat a few of those Jennie.

[wellie]

Mmm... Apple & Lemon Sauce Alice....

No, we mustn't.

[JennieAtkinson]

Sure they wouldn't miss a few!

[wellie]

First Class post Jennie?!

[Alice]

Mmm! and blackpudding and apple stuffing Wellie. Starting to fantasize about it ! Having olfactory hallucinations ! Glad it's just a fantasy and I don't have the oven to clean !

[wellie]

I just leave the Rayburn to burn it off Alice.
Flue is outside and it drives the neighbours completely bonkers with the gorgeous smells of whatever I happen to be cooking.....
No wonder they're all clammering to be invited to dinner!!