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saddad

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Our new neighbours
« on: August 11, 2009, 19:24:33 »
 

As the garden butts onto the lotties they came in to say hello...  :)

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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2009, 19:41:34 »

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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2009, 19:41:59 »
How flippin' gorgeous!  Lovely photie Saddad  :)

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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2009, 19:46:54 »
Love them, we used to have a regular visitor in our garden, we knew he was there because our springer spaniel  would make a very particular sound, he makes the same sound for the frogs and toads that are all over our garden too.  :)

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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2009, 19:48:12 »
I love hedgehogs.  Is that sunflower seeds they're eating?
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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2009, 20:10:35 »
As it was dark It's more likely to be the slugs eating the spilt seed... and the hogs eating the slugs...  :)

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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2009, 20:28:50 »
How lovely. I adore hedgehogs.

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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2009, 21:01:40 »
Lucky you.  We haven't had any hedgehogs here in years.  Spoil them rotten.   :)

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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2009, 10:04:37 »
slugs are only a small (less than 10%) part of their diet. the sunflower hearts are high in fat and protein, so welcome food for 'hogs at this time of year as they need to pile on the reserves for the winter!
lovely photo btw  ;)
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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2009, 10:18:23 »
Now that a really good snap  Saddad
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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2009, 10:19:49 »
I love them little guys............see a lot dead on the road and it makes me so sad :(

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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2009, 10:54:24 »
Well I'd rather they ate them than the hoover pigeons..  :)

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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2009, 13:08:20 »
great photo! I haven't seen any in a long time, used to get them in my old garden in London  :)

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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #13 on: August 12, 2009, 13:31:29 »
I had to bury the one that visits our garden a few weeks ago I was very upset, he seemed to have died mid-step. when I first found the body I thought he'd just 'froze' so that I didn't spot him but then I realised he was dead. It was very strange just like he was walking along and died on the spot....I assumed one of my neighbours must use slug pellets or something.

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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #14 on: August 12, 2009, 20:59:57 »
Ditto what Georgie says!
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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2009, 19:57:36 »
 :) I have them on my plot, but never seen them just their poo ;D,

saw some squished ones today :(

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Re: Our new neighbours
« Reply #16 on: September 03, 2009, 07:20:32 »
There are a few signs that they have found our allotments, hope they stay.  Lovely photograph.

 

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