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IN OUR GARDENS 2025

We have a roll-up hose reel, thats been left unrolled for a couple of weeks,(the pond needed topping up) and a robin has made a nest in it now, good job we noticed the activity before we touched it. That's was quick work fair play, deserves to be left alone I reckon.

After 40yrs of hedgehogs in the garden, this year we haven't seen any, that's really sad.
 
boilerman said:
We have a roll-up hose reel, thats been left unrolled for a couple of weeks,(the pond needed topping up) and a robin has made a nest in it now, good job we noticed the activity before we touched it. That's was quick work fair play, deserves to be left alone I reckon.

After 40yrs of hedgehogs in the garden, this year we haven't seen any, that's really sad.
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We haven't seen any hedgehogs either this year, it does make you sad when the wildlife suddenly stops visiting. We've been here over 30 years and up until about 7 years ago we always had thrushes. No sigh at all of those lovely birds now.
Attending a funeral yesterday there was a nice touch - the lady that had passed away was a bird lover, and we were given a little packet of sunflowers seeds to feed the birds in her memory. The ducks we get in our garden at this time of year, soon polished them off!
 
lmr3103 said:
We haven't seen any hedgehogs either this year, it does make you sad when the wildlife suddenly stops visiting. We've been here over 30 years and up until about 7 years ago we always had thrushes. No sigh at all of those lovely birds now.
Attending a funeral yesterday there was a nice touch - the lady that had passed away was a bird lover, and we were given a little packet of sunflowers seeds to feed the birds in her memory. The ducks we get in our garden at this time of year, soon polished them off!
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I got caught unawares, a few weeks ago, by a lady selling memberships for the RSPB, so I rejoined after a long break, because she told me about how bad things were for all wildlife. She mentioned hedgehogs as well. So I've bought eight batteries for my garden camera, and see what shows up. Our garden is based around hedgehogs, and the like. Normally I know they're about, because the dogs go crazy when I let them out into the garden first thing. Fingers crossed for tonight
 
boilerman said:
I got caught unawares, a few weeks ago, by a lady selling memberships for the RSPB, so I rejoined after a long break, because she told me about how bad things were for all wildlife. She mentioned hedgehogs as well. So I've bought eight batteries for my garden camera, and see what shows up. Our garden is based around hedgehogs, and the like. Normally I know they're about, because the dogs go crazy when I let them out into the garden first thing. Fingers crossed for tonight
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hope they return for you...can you let us know what happens please

lyn
 
I know its first year in this house 1 minute from the sea
but i was not working this weekend i have never seen so many Sparrows
as i have not seen many past few years
Frogs Toads Newts as well my hounds have been busy scaring the Gulls
away from them
thats my Autumns job sorting both ponds out
 
boilerman said:
Thats 3 nights and nothing lyn, never known that before. I'll give another couple of nights, then its time the old shed got binned. I've left it there as I think they were sleeping under it. We'll see:worried:
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Hedgehogs
has anyone on here seen any recently???
we have got Foxes and Bunnies in the gardens on the Prom
 
a friend of mine has discovered that he has a robin nesting underneath his covered mobility scooter in the garden :) ..lots of activity and comings and goings feeding the young...he was going to blow up the flat tyre but that will have to wait now...luckily he has another scooter to use ..i posted this the other day under the wrong thread so posting it under the correct one..pics of mom keeping guard and of the nest with a supply of food and water nearby

lyn

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Astoness said:
hope they return for you...can you let us know what happens please

lyn
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Hi lyn

Its been about a week now, and no hedgehogs, but, a pattern has emerged in the filming. It seems that the camera, ( a Garden Pro A3 Trail camera) is only recording, during the day light hours. Trawling the interweb, it looks like I could have a low battery output. But they were new, a week ago. I dig out the Test meter from my working days, and yes, a couple of batteries are not producing 1.5 volts. I will replace them in due cause, but I really hope that this is the reason I'm not seeing the hogs.
I'll keep you posted.........interesting thing about the batteries though, I would never have thought that.....and I'm an ex electrician:worried:
 
I bought a similar camera years ago and was shocked at the short life of the batteries. For some reason you could not use rechargeable batteries, so gave up on it. The only alternative was using DC supply from electric socket but did not have suitable socket in the garden
 
johnny082 said:
I bought a similar camera years ago and was shocked at the short life of the batteries. For some reason you could not use rechargeable batteries, so gave up on it. The only alternative was using DC supply from electric socket but did not have suitable socket in the garden
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Its is restricting using an electrical supply, but I'm going to have to use one just to prove its the batteries that are faulty. I didnt know about using re-chargeable batteries, oh blimey, and there's me trying to save the planet, and I've just ordered some off the web:oops: Still I can find a use for them somewhere, fingers crossed. Thanks johnny anyroadup;)
 
Astoness said:
a friend of mine has discovered that he has a robin nesting underneath his covered mobility scooter in the garden :) ..lots of activity and comings and goings feeding the young...he was going to blow up the flat tyre but that will have to wait now...luckily he has another scooter to use ..i posted this the other day under the wrong thread so posting it under the correct one..pics of mom keeping guard and of the nest with a supply of food and water nearby

lyn

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Let us know when the babies appear please.
 
My first digital camera would eat batteries in just a week or two, I bought a set of Energiser Lithium batteries to replace them, took the camera round the world did a lot of photos then used it at home for a year before they died.
 
boilerman said:
Its is restricting using an electrical supply, but I'm going to have to use one just to prove its the batteries that are faulty. I didnt know about using re-chargeable batteries, oh blimey, and there's me trying to save the planet, and I've just ordered some off the web:oops: Still I can find a use for them somewhere, fingers crossed. Thanks johnny anyroadup;)
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I have a Ceyomur trail cam.. It uses 8 rechargeable energiser batts which last
2/3 days depending on setting. I haven`t caught anything remarkable yet apart from mice on the feeders.
 
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