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I cannot believe what I have just been reading. I don't care if it is a tradition and like other traditions such as hunting with dogs it should not be allow sanctioned. All sea birds have been devastated by Avian Flu and should be left alone to recover. I'll make no political points but is this what...

I had a Hog searching for food in the garden at about 6.30 this evening. It is often said that if you see a Hog in daylight it is in trouble. This one looked happy enough so I left it to carry on. I don't usually put any food out for them until nearly dusk but the rain had brought out some of the no...

Bobs_Retired wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 11, 2025 7:18 pm

Willpar wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 11, 2025 8:50 am

Great video Bob, am seeing several lately.

Yesterday was all Comma and female Orange Tip for some reason.

The other punctuation marks were staying in the cool perhaps.

The young hog returned last hight. I had supplied a little cache of Hog food away from the main bowl which it quickly located and dined on. Unfortunately for it a fully grown Hog rocked up and wanted to share. There was heavy breathing but no rough stuff. I dropped some more food in the vicinity whi...

I was blessed with a visit from a very young hog last night. It snuffled around just like the grown-ups seemingly finding a meal from under the bird's seed feeders.

We appear to be having a butterfly summer. The recent weather has been kind and there are plenty on the wing. My visitors have been dominated by Large Whites backed up by Gatekeepers, Small Whites, Holly Blues A Common Blue and a Red Admiral.

Interesting to see it was using the spikes on the fence to keep it's prey steady.

It has been very cheering to read of various species having a good year as there have been a few stinkers recently.

IMGP3243 by David Hands, on Flickr
I had this Brimstone for company this afternoon. He wasn't vey compliant when I requested a photo.

Black Squirrel Photo taken: In the garden. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54621594795_d60ccb624f.jpg Black Squirrel by SnappyMac , on Flickr Species Information https://www.fairfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk/black-squirrels/ I believe the black squirrels are a grey mutation and are fairly common in...