Builders finished and visitors now back home so after three pretty stressful months we can start getting our lives back together again.
Weather this last ten days has still been pretty good with only last Wednesday as being wet. Today has been a mix of sun and showers.
Enjoyed a great week with the Yorkshire Folk, plenty of walking, bbq's, family pic nic in the garden (40+ turned up. My, how the youngsters have grown up!), and a good day on the South Coast visiting Fishbourne and Bosham.
Garden Wildlife been brilliant, the sun has produced good results with Butterflies and Dragonflies. Moth Trap has seen some good results. Swifts been very active with seven being the most seen at any one time. Yesterday was the first day since April 27th they were not seen, not seen today either so perhaps now that is it for this year. Must thank Doug for enlightening me on Swifts some four years ago now, end of April now is etched in my mind! Roll on April 2014!
On a negative, not seen Jays or Woody since I stopped leaving out monkey nuts due to the Squirrels. A real pest now having stripped the pear and two apple trees and destroying so far two bird feeders. At the stage now I am thinking of caging them and moving them to local woods.
Have also ordered a new car (due mid October) and bought a new camera. Camera still in box but perhaps now I have a little more time I can enjoy the experience of understanding/using it. Took advantage of early release offer as an existing Fuji owner.
Caught up now I think.........
Thanks for the mention re swifts Pump - the best birds of all and good luck for next year.
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Best not to cage squirls and move them to local woods... as that behaviour is illegal in this weird country of ours.
Should point out you're not allowed to shoot them dead without a suitable gun also ( a pretty high-powered air pistol or rifle), and you can't for example drown them.
You CAN cage them and get someone licenced round to kill them though.