Gossip from the garden

Sorry it has been a while - mummy has been hogging here computer, and the nature cam is currently down and awaiting repair, so I am short on photo's to share with you. The crows, magpies and rats are still visiting the garden, as are the blackbirds, but we are not seeing much of the wagtails now. We did have a collared dove that nearly landed on mummy's head the other day though!

The garden is a little overgrown at the moment as mummy likes to have a 'wild' garden. Gav Gav says it is a bit too wild at the moment and mummy has to cut it all back. Hwever, there are benefits to having a wild garden - such as this pretty little grasshopper.


You don't tend to see these in highly cultivated gardens as they appreciate - well I would say long grass, but the rabbit ensures there is none of that - so I guess green stuff in general?

There have also been a few little jumping spiders about - this one was helping mummy doing work on her laptop.


How cute is that little face???

We had an unusual visitor to the local pond last week. Alongside the usual Greylag Geese, Canada Geese, Mallards and Domestic Mallards, was this little duck, which mummy thinks is female. Any ideas what she is?

Pretty little thing isn't she?

Anyway, I will try and keep you updated with all the goings on in the garden,

Night, night

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