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[CLKD]

How lovely: my fav flower.   

[CLKD]

The birds are So Noisy  .  Also beginning to declare territories.

9 yellow crocus open to the ☀️
Bees buzzing round the winter flowering honeysuckle, snowdrops and hellebores  .  One bee probably a queen as it was HUGE - cleaning her whiskers and back legs whilst clinging to a wooden fencing panel 

[CLKD]

Hedgehog seen on camera early this morning 

As well as a squirrel  at the camera 

[jaypo]

Booooooo I never see squirrels anymore 
All the neighbours round here have been told to stop feeding the birds due to a rat issue,one of the neighbours keeps chickens and NOT in very good conditions  so he's slaughtered them 😳😳😳 and now the pest controllers will be putting down rat traps,can't say I've noticed an issue but my poor birdies will have to go hungry for a while 

[CLKD]

With bird 'flu crossing species one cannot be too careful.  Squirrels carry disease similar to rats.  Stopping all feeding should get rid of the problem.  We use a trap and air rifle.  Mice take their chances against the local cat brigade 

DH is now out with a branch lobber from the top of a shed, I'm trying not to look 

[jaypo]

The lady across the road has 8 cats!!! Flippin useless 
Our garden landscapers are in full work mode,it's starting to take shape and is going to look FAAAAAAAABULOUS when finished 

[CLKD]

In this weather.  All that mud  do U have an outside privy for them to use 

[jaypo]

No,they use the inside one 
Weather ok here,they've built a wall and now they're doing a new front doorstep 

[CLKD]

New wall and a door step to climb into the house then 

[jaypo]

All the birds watching and drumming their wings on the wall,saying.....WHERE IS OUR FOOD 

[CLKD]

How long will you have to with hold feeding?  How about a window nut holder thingy ?

[jaypo]

I don't really know,council said until the rats were under control poor birdies
 

[CLKD]

They will be OK!  There is plenty of wild food out there so what they get from us is top up. 

[jaypo]

We've had beautiful goldfinches on our feeders this last couple of weeks,they are soooo pretty

[CLKD]

They are lovely, we've been blessed for months with at least 12 at a time.  This week they are beginning to fight around the feeders  - they love sunflower hearts.

How's the rat situation?

Did any1 read the article about squirrels in properties in Scotland?  The people who do pest control don't seem to realise that a) 1 is able to trap and dispose of humanely and b) they are not allowed to release greys back into our countryside  .  1 woman has two dogs but the squirrels get into her kitchen every night ......... I can't see that happening here!   .  DH has cleared the cost freezer this morning