Slugs really enjoy the paving outside my front door! It's north facing, so there's something growing on the concrete which I can't see that they love...
After last night's rain slugs have invaded the garden, they are everywhere and it is difficult to walk on the lawn without treading on them.
I can't open the front windows because there's a wasp nest in the soil beneath them. I can't go down the end of the garden because there's another wasp nest. I can't open the loft windows because there's a squirrel in the chimney stack. Now I can't open the back doors because a rat is lurking.
After last night's rain slugs have invaded the garden, they are everywhere and it is difficult to walk on the lawn without treading on them.
I don't suppose they have invaded as such, they were there all along. Most slugs live underground. I guess these guys have just popped up to take advantage of the wet conditions.
I feel a bit stupid for not knowing all my life that slugs live underground. I assumed they just mooched about on leaves or trees or in sheds like snails.
After last night's rain slugs have invaded the garden, they are everywhere and it is difficult to walk on the lawn without treading on them.
I don't suppose they have invaded as such, they were there all along. Most slugs live underground. I guess these guys have just popped up to take advantage of the wet conditions.
I feel a bit stupid for not knowing all my life that slugs live underground. I assumed they just mooched about on leaves or trees or in sheds like snails.
Me too! It's only something I learned about 2/3 years ago. Lol
After last night's rain slugs have invaded the garden, they are everywhere and it is difficult to walk on the lawn without treading on them.
I can't open the front windows because there's a rattlesnake on the sill. I can't go down the end of the garden because there's a bear in the woods I can't open the loft windows because there's a bald eagle nesting in the chimney stack. Now I can't open the back doors because a coyote is lurking.
It seems the cavalry has finally arrived on my runner beans in the form of dozens of ladybird larvae
and pupa
but by the time they emerge as a full fighting force it'll be too late to save the last of my beans which are being overrun by blackfly. Useless sods, they have one job ...
It seems the cavalry has finally arrived on my runner beans in the form of dozens of ladybird larvae
and pupa
but by the time they emerge as a full fighting force it'll be too late to save the last of my beans which are being overrun by blackfly. Useless sods, they have one job ...
Sometimes wildlife just does not know how to help itself. If it got on with its job efficiently there would be no need for sprays that would presumably take out the ladybirds with the blacklist. My garden is overrun with slugs and snails and I don't like using chemicals to control them. A permanent full-on dining experience for hedgehogs. And with allotments behind the gardens there is plenty of road-free space. But they just can't be bothered...
Anyone know what this is? Found him hanging about in our bar this morning
It's definitely some type of orbweaver. Difficult to say without view of the top but I'd think most likely a garden spider, Araneus diadematus. Have a look at its back, does it have white spots forming the sign of a cross?
I think they are a Swedish blue mix but I haven't a clue fully what they are despite using Google lens etc.
Also, went to St James' Park the other day, the variety of ducks etc there is absolutely fantastic. Never seen so many different types of bird in one place that I haven't seen anywhere else, including this cute little Mandarin Wood Duck.
The second photo looks like a Wood Duck. Closely related to the Mandarin, but unlike the Mandarin it doesn't breed in the wild here - any you see will either be in captivity or escapees. The first one I have no clue about - there are people who specialise in working out what went into hybrid ducks, but there are so many options that it's massively confusing.
The second photo looks like a Wood Duck. Closely related to the Mandarin, but unlike the Mandarin it doesn't breed in the wild here - any you see will either be in captivity or escapees. The first one I have no clue about - there are people who specialise in working out what went into hybrid ducks, but there are so many options that it's massively confusing.
You're absolutely right!!!! Funnily enough I spent ages working out that a duck on my local pond was in fact an eclipse wood duck a good few months ago!!!
Not the best picture in the world, but a quick snap taken on the way to football on Saturday. A Poppy Anemone found on a bit of manky verge on the corner of Woolwich Road and Westmoor Street. Although it looks like a Poppy, it's actually more closely related to a Buttercup.
I think they are a Swedish blue mix but I haven't a clue fully what they are despite using Google lens etc.
Also, went to St James' Park the other day, the variety of ducks etc there is absolutely fantastic. Never seen so many different types of bird in one place that I haven't seen anywhere else, including this cute little Mandarin Wood Duck.
This little chap wouldn't let me get out of my car to pick up my Chinese the other night in Barnehurst. Would have given him a sweet and sour prawn ball if he weren't being such an arse.
I saw a falcon at The Valley today. It was circling around a couple of minutes before half time. I'm not sure for certain what it was, but judging by the ease (and presumably comfort) with which if disappeared under the west stand roof, I'd think it was probably a Perigrine.
Forgot to post this at the time (taken in October) - 2 of mum-cat's foxes (she has a family of 3 living in her garden / semi derelict shed) - this is the back step outside the garden doors, which gets warm in the sun.
There are other foxes in the street - have seen 4 together. This is SE12, a couple of streets outside the south circular.
I saw a falcon at The Valley today. It was circling around a couple of minutes before half time. I'm not sure for certain what it was, but judging by the ease (and presumably comfort) with which if disappeared under the west stand roof, I'd think it was probably a Perigrine.
I didn't see the falcon, but I did see a few donkeys.
I saw a falcon at The Valley today. It was circling around a couple of minutes before half time. I'm not sure for certain what it was, but judging by the ease (and presumably comfort) with which if disappeared under the west stand roof, I'd think it was probably a Perigrine.
Next doors garden is completely unkept and home to a family of foxes. This little guy has been a regular visitor from a very small cub, and has become rather friendly with us!
The Wildlife Trusts in conjunction with other conservation bodies are currently running a campaign 'Wildlife For Everyone'. Their aim is to make it a legal right for everyone to have access to nature near their home (currently, a third of the UK population don't have this). Obviously if this campaign were to be successful it would be people living in inner city areas that would be most likely to benefit. Please take a look: https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/97830/petition/1
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I can't go down the end of the garden because there's another wasp nest.
I can't open the loft windows because there's a squirrel in the chimney stack.
Now I can't open the back doors because a rat is lurking.
I assumed they just mooched about on leaves or trees or in sheds like snails.
and pupa
but by the time they emerge as a full fighting force it'll be too late to save the last of my beans which are being overrun by blackfly. Useless sods, they have one job ...
If it got on with its job efficiently there would be no need for sprays that would presumably take out the ladybirds with the blacklist.
My garden is overrun with slugs and snails and I don't like using chemicals to control them.
A permanent full-on dining experience for hedgehogs. And with allotments behind the gardens there is plenty of road-free space.
But they just can't be bothered...
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/ring-necked-parakeets-in-london-and-uk.html
I think they are a Swedish blue mix but I haven't a clue fully what they are despite using Google lens etc.
Also, went to St James' Park the other day, the variety of ducks etc there is absolutely fantastic. Never seen so many different types of bird in one place that I haven't seen anywhere else, including this cute little Mandarin Wood Duck.
Not the best picture in the world, but a quick snap taken on the way to football on Saturday. A Poppy Anemone found on a bit of manky verge on the corner of Woolwich Road and Westmoor Street. Although it looks like a Poppy, it's actually more closely related to a Buttercup.