What is the most unusual visitor to your garden?
31 replies
jamiej replied on 20/11/2016 17:57
Wherenext replied on 20/11/2016 18:55
Posted on 20/11/2016 18:55
We too have had a badger visit us but only to overturn the bird cage that we put up to allow small birds such as Robins etc.a safe haven whilst they eat near the ground. It came for about a week and ate the fat balls. Should have put peanut butter s/w out for him. Crunchy or Smooth I wonder?
Had hedgehogs, grass snakes wen we had a compost heap, Ravens and a couple of Firecrests
DEBSC replied on 20/11/2016 19:43
Posted on 20/11/2016 19:43
Regular badger visitor. He made very short work of the left over curry we left out for him on Friday night. He will expect a beer to go with it next week. Back to the peanuts though. Lots of different deer but one young male often sleeps over, he lays in late, half asleep and looking around, slowly waking up until about 9am.
Swifty 123 replied on 20/11/2016 19:50
Posted on 20/11/2016 19:50
We had a hedgehog visiting regularly around June/July but sadly not seen him/her since, it'll be hibernating now of course but we hope to see it again next year. We also have a real good colony of Gold Finches coming to the feeding station, plus the usual suspects of house sparrows etc etc. Love to watch them.
Mr Sambambles replied on 20/11/2016 21:15
Oneputt replied on 20/11/2016 22:28
Posted on 20/11/2016 22:28
We too have had a badger visit us but only to overturn the bird cage that we put up to allow small birds such as Robins etc.a safe haven whilst they eat near the ground. It came for about a week and ate the fat balls. Should have put peanut butter s/w out for him. Crunchy or Smooth I wonder?
Had hedgehogs, grass snakes wen we had a compost heap, Ravens and a couple of Firecrests
WN we smear crunchy peanut butter on the top of fence panels, the finches and robins seem to enjoy but not seen any of the other birds take it.
cyberyacht replied on 21/11/2016 08:54
Richard12 replied on 21/11/2016 09:49
nelliethehooker replied on 21/11/2016 20:36
Posted on 21/11/2016 20:36
A Kingfisher, unfortunately he got caught in the netting over our pond it was apleasure to untangle and release him.
Good for you!! Fortunate for the Kingfisher that you were about before he starved to death, or did himself any major harm by trying to escape.
Impy replied on 21/11/2016 20:40
Posted on 21/11/2016 20:40
What a lovely variety of birds and animals to have visit you
We get squirrels and foxes but no badgers
Several years ago we were staying on a lovely CL in Lincolnshire where the owners had a beautiful landscaped garden which was overlooked by the caravans, we looked out of the caravan window early one morning to see the very well kept and manicured lawn torn up....the badgers had been in overnight and we didn't even know They did make a mess of part of the lawn but I will have loved to have seen the badgers.
Impy
Caravanner from Kent