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Thought i would start this thread off about wild life you see in your garden night or day hope to see some good pics.

Going no where quick

Both most unwelcome. This fox dispatched one of our ducks and the Harris hawk my daughter and I have a fight with IN OUR KITCHEN! as it had it's talons on another one of our ducks.

Morning Steve.
Unwanted or not two nice wild life species thanks for sharing sorry about your ducks, Arctic.

Arctic wrote:Morning Steve.
Unwanted or not two nice wild life species thanks for sharing sorry about your ducks, Arctic.

The Harris is not indigenous. Note this one has jessies on it's legs. belonged to someone somewhere. We got the RSPCA around to take it away. Got it's talons out of the duck by wrapping a teacloth over it's head. Duck was shaken but fine after a few days.

Used to have loads of small birds around the many feeders i put up.. then some neighbors got some kittens..

Never see any birds now, and the food went off in the feeders so I took them all down again.. I HATE CATS!!!
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James.uk wrote:Used to have loads of small birds around the many feeders i put up.. then some neighbors got some kittens..

Never see any birds now, and the food went off in the feeders so I took them all down again.. I HATE CATS!!!
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Any cats in my garden get hit with water from the hose pipe, you have to be nice to them until they are in range. Keeps them away for a few weeks. I also hate having these top predators stalking the indigenous wild life.

We have a cat, in fact, at one stage we had four. Still get plenty on birds in the garden.

James.uk wrote:Used to have loads of small birds around the many feeders i put up.. then some neighbors got some kittens..

Never see any birds now, and the food went off in the feeders so I took them all down again.. I HATE CATS!!!
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Try taking the feeders off the ground.

stevemac wrote:

Arctic wrote:Morning Steve.
Unwanted or not two nice wild life species thanks for sharing sorry about your ducks, Arctic.

The Harris is not indigenous. Note this one has jessies on it's legs. belonged to someone somewhere. We got the RSPCA around to take it away. Got it's talons out of the duck by wrapping a teacloth over it's head. Duck was shaken but fine after a few days.

Should have put it on e.bay it would have covered a new engine! PS they are Jesses not Jessies [ very different]

We have numerous ducks in the back garden, but Stowmarket is well stocked with them. We have a Jay and a Woodpecker, although not seen him for a while, a pheasant, fox, hedgehogs and cats. One of which San caught as it played with and then killed a pigeon. Holly (the terrier) almost caught it, but it managed to escape. Has since been back. Love animals but not cats, although I'd never hurt one, anyone any ideas how to deter the damn thing? We have a large garden and Holly's getting a little slow in her old age, worried that said cat will get one of the ducks before too long.

Oh an spiders too. Big ones. Next time there's a Shelob about I'll get the camera out.

Heres one from me , i havent been out for ages !