The local Feral Pigeon's have finally discovered the garden, there's been three different ones so far and they're very good at cleaning up the food under the feeder!
At least one Squirrel is in every day and we have up to three Hedgehogs in the garden on a night and a couple of bats overhead too.
The weather has been good so the garden is blooming, i've sowed several lots of wild flowers in the front garden and a few have sprouted. The garden has been full of bees and after one filled a hole in the wall we put up a couple of bee houses and are hoping to make a couple more to add to them. Already two of the tubes have been filled and they've also filled another hole in the wall too. Butterflies have been a bit scarce in the garden despite a fair bit of sun, we've had Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Orange-tip and Small White. Hopefully that will improve.
One of the Squirrels struggling in the 27 degree heat a couple of weeks back
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
House Sparrow
Magpie
Feral Pigeon
Starling
Blackbird
Collared Dove
Bullfinch
Woodpigeon
Robin
One of the local Black-headed Gulls, we've also had several Swifts and a few House Martins over the house too
Hairy Shieldbug
Orange-tip Butterfly
Speckled Wood
Your backyard sounds like a wildlife reserve. I think you could charge admission and do well!
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't do bad considering it's only about 16 x 20ft and the front garden is even smaller! It's my little oasis!
DeleteYour garden is chock full of activity and the hedgehog what a cute critter! Lovely flowers also!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sondra, we're quite lucky I think!
DeleteSo much happening in your garden :)
ReplyDeleteThere is, it's a joy to sit and watch!
DeleteA lovely set of photos and so much wildlife in your garden :) Am particularly envious of the hedgehogs! I've not seen many butterflies here either which is worrying also bee numbers seem down. Glad to hear your bee boxes are being used. We get leaf cutter bees here and last year mason bees :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Caroline :) After the Hedgehog behaviour in recent weeks i'm hoping we get hoglets too!! So far we seem to have plenty of bees, I wished i'd got the bee houses on the wall years ago!
DeleteLovely post Pam, you do have a good range of small birds coming to your feeders. We now can have up to 8 feral pigeons coming in the garden, the original two are quite happy to feed out of my hand and often try to land on me when I go in the garden , and they come in the house! looking for food, which can be a bit of a disaster trying to get them out !!!
ReplyDeleteLoving all your photos especially the one of the squirrel you shared. Great selection of flowers too.
Amanda xx
Thank you :) Oh gosh that sounds a bit hectic! The two that are in the most often are still quite wary, it's taken them about 5 years to make it in to the garden though so I think by the time they pluck up courage to make it near the house i'll be well prepared........ x
DeleteYou have some great visitors to your garden its lovely to see them. We get the ferel pigeons or rock doves as well as wood pigeons and collard doves. Poor squirrel it looks exhausted in the heat. How wonderful to have hedgehogs, we haven't seen any for ages. Not so many butterflies this year but many bees. We get the fox family visit and last night we were woken by strange noises outside - four badgers were running around the garden, they have dug up a couple of potatoes!:)
ReplyDeleteThe Squirrel was struggling a bit, it made use of the water dishes we have dotted around though! Brilliant news on the Badgers, i've never seen one.
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