Animals in your garden

[Logan]

He's the little black dog as my avatar if that's the right word. He is nearly 9 and we are blessed to have him!

Oh i see, he's cute and yes that's the right word.

 

[zigs]

 

[Sheal]

The owl's not much use is he @zigs ?

 

[roadrunner]

....but he looks nice...

 

[posiepurrs]

These were my helpers while I was working outside trimming my iris back.

 

[roadrunner]

I've had a few rats in the gardens lately, but I had faith I'd soon see the snakes move in. Now I have a Black Rat snake in the yard; hopefully more move in.

 

[Tetters]

Cor, I`ve never seen one of those before, we could do with some of those in the UK. He`s handsome - reminds me of ET

 

[roadrunner]

I have a city-issued 96-gallon trash can that is too big for our very small amount of trash, especially since I compost everything and most everything else is put in the recycling bin.

Therefore, I use the "trash" receptacle to store various things for the yard and I also noticed that as the temperature cools, nocturnal frogs sleep in there in the day and hibernate in there when it gets really cold.

Today I noticed that a frog ate a lizard and you can see the tail sticking out of its mouth and a lump on the frog's left side, which I can only imagine is the lizard jammed into its gut.

 

[DirtMechanic]

I have a city-issued 96-gallon trash can that is too big for our very small amount of trash, especially since I compost everything and most everything else is put in the recycling bin.

Therefore, I use the "trash" receptacle to store various things for the yard and I also noticed that as the temperature cools, nocturnal frogs sleep in there in the day and hibernate in there when it gets really cold.

Today I noticed that a frog ate a lizard and you can see the tail sticking out of its mouth and a lump on the frog's left side, which I can only imagine is the lizard jammed into its gut.

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I have learned, and re-learned, that garbage container storage is risky when others have exposure to the container. I suppose its helpful to throw trash out. With the possible exception of my wife, no one I know looks inside much.

 

[roadrunner]

I have learned, and re-learned, that garbage container storage is risky when others have exposure to the container. I suppose its helpful to throw trash out. With the possible exception of my wife, no one I know looks inside much.

I collect leaves and keep the bags as my trash bags, they don't even go in that receptacle. I put the bagged trash on the street once per week. That receptacle is strictly for storage of garden supplies. The frog is sitting on a plastic bag that contains a lot of paper I use to make paper pots.

 

[Logan]

Black birds

 

[Logan]

Blue tit

Dunnock i put some seed on the wall

 

[gary350]

Most animals are my garden friends, birds, moles, squirrels, 2 cats, dog & ants. Ants find and eat bug eggs before they hatch & become bugs & caterpillars.

 

[grouie]

Thank you guys. That is an egret. I am not seen here these days. But must get back

 

[roadrunner]

Most animals are my garden friends, birds, moles, squirrels, 2 cats, dog & ants. Ants find and eat bug eggs before they hatch & become bugs & caterpillars.

Don't forget the wasps! They get the caterpillars that escaped the ants