Garden Wildlife UK

Well this is a first.

:wow: It was lucky you happened to be there with your camera to hand, Nick, AND in two places at once!! :D

Fabulous footage :yes: and super garden tick


I already had a trail camera in its usual position (I maintain several in the garden 24/7) but I put another camera on the ground just prior ...

Jacksparrow wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 7:06 pm Close encounter with a cat maybe.

Most probably. The prime suspect would be Gladys from next door. Here she is a couple of years ago on the prowl - watch till the end.

I've got a House Sparrow with no tail feathers.

I put some chicken skin out with the foxes in mind and within 11 seconds a Kite swooped in and grabbed some.

I haven't put any scraps out for weeks so it's not as if the Kite was expecting it. I've had a Kite perching in the tree overlooking the garden and calling incessantly for the last few weeks ...

A brief glimpse of the spectacular underside of a Woodpecker's wings.