Garden Wildlife UK

SnappyMac wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:12 am Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) - Two had come down to the loch. Made a change from all the little muntjac deer I normally see

Don't mess with this guy!!! Looks powerfull!

SnappyMac wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2025 10:58 am Common 'Harbour' Seal (Phoca vitulina) - Photo taken on an Oban Sea Tours trip.

Good camouflage with the rocks!

Linda257 wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2025 11:33 am Certainly looks more impressive than the Roe Deer I see all the time

We were lucky to see them a few times in the area.

Linda257 wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2025 11:34 am It don't look very happy SM

It doesn't Linda, probably the boat load of camera lenses pointed in it's direction

Charles B wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2025 11:40 am Don't mess with this guy!!! Looks powerfull!

Probably the closest we have been to one outside of a deer park.

Cardoon 'Artichoke Thistle' (Cynara cardunculus)

Photo taken: Priorwood Garden (National Trust for Scotland), Melrose, Scotland https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/priorwood-garden


Cardoon 'Artichoke Thistle' (Cynara cardunculus) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57563- ... ardunculus

Dahlia

Photo taken: Priorwood Garden (National Trust for Scotland), Melrose, Scotland https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/priorwood-garden


Dahlia by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlia

Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Photo taken: Lauder, Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauder


Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife ... als/rabbit

SnappyMac wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2025 12:23 pm Cardoon 'Artichoke Thistle' (Cynara cardunculus)

Very interesting SM! I always loved plants and Gardening is my main hobby.

SnappyMac wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2025 1:47 pm Dahlia

Photo taken: Priorwood Garden (National Trust for Scotland), Melrose, Scotland https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/priorwood-garden

Beautiful and perfect SM! I wanted to study horitcuture order agro when I was a lad but ended up in broadcasting and electronics. Now that I'm retired I love gardening. But I do miss the Gardening Show on BBC4 Longwave / Droitwich which was on 198 kHz.