Happily retired, I worked till I was 72, am now 88, this year 2026 I will be 89
you could say I have earnt my crust
last night for the second time one of my rose pots was pulled about, tonight will train the camera on that area just to see who's giving me grief 😆 it might be the visiting badger who calls in now and again, got the fox again last night camera lens was misty or was it fog last night ?
Happily retired, I worked till I was 72, am now 88, this year 2026 I will be 89
you could say I have earnt my crust
It looks like the spirit of the animal. Do you have a shotgun handy? 🤭
No need for the gun mate, He's more scared of humans ..Hope you're well @louisIt looks like the spirit of the animal. Do you have a shotgun handy? 🤭
Happily retired, I worked till I was 72, am now 88, this year 2026 I will be 89
you could say I have earnt my crust
Not so much a wild animal, well some would say differently, cat taking over the Bird bath and drinking trough
Happily retired, I worked till I was 72, am now 88, this year 2026 I will be 89
you could say I have earnt my crust
We found Gilda out in the street while we were having a drink at an outdoor café (very Spanish 😄). She’s a greenfinch and was barely moving, not afraid of people at all, so my daughter decided to pick her up. Now she’s with us. We have a cage for her, but we keep it open whenever we can, and she spends most of the day outside it. Curiously, she really likes being around us — whenever she can, she perches on our shoulders and follows us around the house.
Look at the difference between the first day and a few days later — she improved a lot!
@marder ¿Verderón? Very cute!
"En cualquier dirección que recorras el alma, nunca tropezarás con sus límites." Sócrates
Oh, I see it is a greenfinch, you said. I get a few around here too, cute little fellas
"En cualquier dirección que recorras el alma, nunca tropezarás con sus límites." Sócrates
I Like Greenfinch's, for some reason my garden seems to be a no go for the small birds, I have lost some trees close to me I'm thinking that might be the reason
Happily retired, I worked till I was 72, am now 88, this year 2026 I will be 89
you could say I have earnt my crust
@marder Love the pictures mate
Happily retired, I worked till I was 72, am now 88, this year 2026 I will be 89
you could say I have earnt my crust
@hedgehog It might be the cats keeping them away too 🙁
But yes, if the trees are cut back at the wrong time of year, thats tragic for nesting. Herbicide and pesticide overuse is common too. I don't use anything chemical and just try to have a mix of good plants to offer something for everyone. I tolerate the cabbage whites laying eggs so their young can destroy my nasturtiums around now, I figure they're pollinators and food for the birds too.
I get a little fly catcher sitting outsdie my window in late winter picking off insects, passing through I guess. Might be a chiff-chaff, not sure.
"En cualquier dirección que recorras el alma, nunca tropezarás con sus límites." Sócrates
I have a small terrace full of plants, with a big awning and a table so we can eat outside. We always leave some stale bread out, and the sparrows devour it! Sometimes they chirp in a particular way, and I always think it’s because we’ve run out of bread — like they’re asking us for more
About 5 years ago I managed to take photos in my garden of nesting blue Tits, I hid in the shed and took these through the window
Happily retired, I worked till I was 72, am now 88, this year 2026 I will be 89
you could say I have earnt my crust
Happily retired, I worked till I was 72, am now 88, this year 2026 I will be 89
you could say I have earnt my crust
Happily retired, I worked till I was 72, am now 88, this year 2026 I will be 89
you could say I have earnt my crust
The bee eaters are here 😊 Amazing plumage, beautiful little birds. It's great to just watch their acrobatics too.
"En cualquier dirección que recorras el alma, nunca tropezarás con sus límites." Sócrates
a More gentle side, my roses are coming on nicely
Happily retired, I worked till I was 72, am now 88, this year 2026 I will be 89
you could say I have earnt my crust
Happily retired, I worked till I was 72, am now 88, this year 2026 I will be 89
you could say I have earnt my crust
Backyard visitor last night. 🦨
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Backyard visitor last night. 🦨
Nice 👍
We get skunks, Possums, Squirrels, Raccoons and a boat load of cats on our porch every night but of course we feed them 🍔 🍕 ☕ 🥂