Garden Wildlife UK

Today was a sit on the sofa and don't get up day. I did, however, get up a few times to make a cup of tea. On one of these strenuous trips, I looked out the window. In front of my house is a bit of scrubby land behind the fence of the house opposite, but next door to him, they access their back gate...

I don't understand this country's stance on Badgers.
A few years ago I was involved in a local construction project whereby we had to build 2 badger crossings along a major bypass.
So why were the badgers in this area protected while ones in other areas are culled?

I saw that story yesterday and had only just told a colleague about it about half an hour before seeing this post.
Then I did an image search for "Maremma dogs" OMG, how cute are those puppies?

And hre it is http://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/gbw/about/background/projects/goldfinch-feeding-survey What can you do? We want you to spend two minutes watching the Goldfinches in your garden, and tell us how many you see and what they are feeding on. We are also interested in how their feeding ...

I recall reading recently abut a goldfinch survey someone is doing at the moment.
I shall have to look for it.

I think my hogs have gone to bed. They've not been on camera for a good few days now. Just when I bought some hoggie and cat food for them. Ungrateful beasts

I never want to see a juvie in the autumn. I've never seen a juvie in the spring.
He doesn't look too young.
Weather doesn't seem to be getting too cold over the rest of the month (bearing in mind forecasts further out than looking up into the sky are dodgy)

I've still got 2 or 3. They are eating for 10, though. The other night I came across one just outside the back door when I was putting more food out. I stuck some mealworms under its nose, but he scarpered off to behind the bins. The wind blows all the dead leaves into that corner and I could hear h...

The happy hedgehog won the cover prize for the Countryfile calendar. It's a fab shot
https://www.hcscalendar.co.uk

I've disturbed the crab-like spider's web 3 times already. Within a few minutes, he's back in his position.