Life on my veggie garden

[bussinspain]

I just went down the garden to empty the kitchen compost bin and what did I see? A couple sparrows digging for bugs in the pathway mulch of pine needles, a rather large lizard feasting on something yummy for his breakfast, a large beautiful butterfly sunning itself on the lavender and a large black carpenter bee on the lavender too. Good guys and girls are welcome

[craftymarie]

That sounds great. I love watching the local wildlife in the garden as much as watching stuff grow. The bonus is that the more we grow in the garden, the more wildlife that comes in

[dru`s haven]

lol as soon as i saw the word lizard i knew it was abroad dare i say you must have all the sun atm?
as its gone very cloudy here ,well im glad i have most of my jobs done as popping on a plane soon coming to enjoy some of your sunshine too

[bussinspain]

lol as soon as i saw the word lizard i knew it was abroad dare i say you must have all the sun atm?
as its gone very cloudy here ,well im glad i have most of my jobs done as popping on a plane soon coming to enjoy some of your sunshine too

Sorry to disappoint you but we are now shrouded in cloud

[SusieG]

That sounds great. I love watching the local wildlife in the garden as much as watching stuff grow. The bonus is that the more we grow in the garden, the more wildlife that comes in

Aaaah Marie ~~~ wildlife most welcome - BUT - saying that, I'm not too pleased to see cheeky bunnies cavorting in my back garden, eyeing up my (at the mo empty..!) beds ....
AND ~~~ brazen wood pigeons taunting me, giving me a beady-eyed look as they flap lazily onto my roof and 'coo coo' down the chimney ....

And do you class slugs 'n snails as wildlife too ....??????!!!!!!

[craftymarie]

Yes even slugs and snails, Susie I find slugs and snails fascinating how far they will go to eat their favourite things. I found tell tale slime trails all over my onion netting this morning where they had been all over the sides and top but not managing to get inside - at least I hope not!

Don't get bunnies or many small mammals sadly because we live in the middle of a town with a busy road nearby. But do get lots of birds, frogs, insects and spiders - all of which are fun to watch.

The pigeons are funny especially when they plonk their big bodies into the bird bath and all the water sloshes over the sides. They also are ingenious when it comes to getting food using the bird bath as a launching pad to leap off and knock the bird feeder so seed spills out.

[bussinspain]

Aaaah Marie ~~~ wildlife most welcome - BUT - saying that, I'm not too pleased to see cheeky bunnies cavorting in my back garden, eyeing up my (at the mo empty..!) beds ....
AND ~~~ brazen wood pigeons taunting me, giving me a beady-eyed look as they flap lazily onto my roof and 'coo coo' down the chimney ....

And do you class slugs 'n snails as wildlife too ....??????!!!!!!

Pigeon pie, rabbit casserole with cream and tarragon.
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[Nicos]

We had a young hare in the garden the other day.

I hope it hadn't inspected the veg plot en route

Well- I sort of doubt he won't be back in a hurry cos my OH was also in the garden and when it spotted him it legged it. Unfortunately it was INSIDE the electric fence of the chook run!!
ran straight into the electric fence, got zapped and started squealing as it go more and more tangled.
OH dashed over thinking there was a problem with one of the hens, realised it was a leveret , yelled to me to disconnect the electricity and between us we managed to untangle him. Poor lad.
We've handled bunnies plenty of times but hadn't realised , close up, how different hares are to bunnies!

He was absolutely fine and we released him back into the far field.

Didn't even say ta muchly!!

(It's always a worry with electric fences ( netting)- I do worry about hedgehogs too getting caught up.)

Still, I hope that little chap will keep his distance from our potagers and garden from now on!! Not a nice lesson for him

[SaraJH]

The other day a couple of ducks were sunning themselves in our front garden, I could have watched them for hours but alas I had to work!

[SusieG]

Nicos, let's hope the young hare went back and told all his 'harey' friends/family not to bother visiting your plot, after telling them all about his personal trauma ......!!!!!!!