What a privilege! Unusual things in our gardens.

granto3

I don't think parakeets are unusual these days. In London there is quite a colony of them (I know it is probably a flock) Anyway, if you look it up, they have overtaken the cockney sparrow

It’s many years since I’ve seen a sparrow anywhere around here!

Not currently, but in the 1950s, a house across the road was well known for the lion kept in the garden and taken for walks.
In fact there were three lions😳

GrannyGravy13

I think I saw the sun in my garden the other day 😹🌞

Really? Must have been an illusion!

Rome is full of green parakeets. Apparently, they were introduced to scare away the masses of pigeons but instead they made friends and live together in great harmony!

Lots of parakeets in my park Witnessed a sparrow hawk eating a pigeon just outside my gate. An amazon delivery stopped to look.

Lovely thread. We have a fox that visits most nights and sometimes he /she has a mate/friend. Also have seen a Badger on our camera. Muntjac deer happily chewing on my shrubs but not recently. Also have a grey squirrel. As for birds, all sorts from the usual sparrows, tits, starlings and blackbirds. Occasionally will get a Kestrel or Sparrowhawk trying his luck. Came round the corner of the house one day to find a Heron in the pond. Luckily he had only got a couple of fish. (Pond netted now). I spend alot of money on bird food and fox food but get so much enjoyment out of the visitors to the garden.
The cats will bring in mice occasionally, and rarely young rats. Usually deceased.

Allira

Not in the garden, thank goodness, but wild boar and sheep by the side of the road and outside the supermarket.
We used to have badgers walking across the road too.

Whereabouts do you have wild boar Allira?

nanna8

Tonight I saw an eastern barred bandicoot in the garden at our holiday house. They were declared extinct on the mainland a few years back but were re introduced on fox free Philip Island and have bred up. I was so excited to see the little thing just hopping around under a tea tree.
Anyone else seen anything unusual in their gardens?

Having a tea tree would be unusual in the UK too, nanna8 although I know they're everywhere in parts of Australia.

Not in the garden, thank goodness, but wild boar and sheep by the side of the road and outside the supermarket.
We used to have badgers walking across the road too.

Sparrow hawk preparing a pigeon for lunch in my garden. Feathers everywhere! I have a video but GN seem to have removed the upload facility. Anyone else noticed this?

Feelingmyage55

Three back packers. The campsite is closed. Directed them to a local spot having given them a cup of coffee and filled their water bottles while DH chatted to them. Asked them back for breakfast. Same age as our own DC.

3 back packers 🤣

I have a fox which visits most evenings..

Three back packers. The campsite is closed. Directed them to a local spot having given them a cup of coffee and filled their water bottles while DH chatted to them. Asked them back for breakfast. Same age as our own DC.

We have had a buzzard, a heron and woodpeckers and nut hatches. I spend far too much money feeding the birds and far too much time watching them.

Foxes deer badgers squirrels owls and a woodpecker have all been in our garden in the last year

Enjoying this thread, what a varied lot of wildlife in your gardens.We only have a tiny front garden and a backyard, which I keep pots in, so nothing much to see other than a few pigeons and sparrows.
I particularly like the comment about finding a large friendly 🐷😁

lots of parakeets in our area Worcs too. not much in our garden just our cat but just behind we daily have badgers foxes deer rabbits and more cats!

Milest0ne

Did you hear about the footballer’s wife who called the police in the night to report a polar bear in her garden. It turned out to be a neighbour’s very large white pig.?

Oh my! Feeling a tad gloomy today but that made me burst out laughing!

Thank you 😊

we had several cows in our front garden a few years ago..the farmer had left the gate open...they called at every house in our street..

Did you hear about the footballer’s wife who called the police in the night to report a polar bear in her garden. It turned out to be a neighbour’s very large white pig.?

kittylester

Not in the garden but on the road outside our house - a magnificent stag, nonchalantly wandering along.

We live in the middle of a large, busy village.

I met one along our back lane once when I was walking the dog - we just stood and stared at one another for ages before he nonchalantly strolled off.

We had a buzzard land by the pond when there was snow on the ground a few years ago. They are quite large close up.

I don't think parakeets are unusual these days. In London there is quite a colony of them (I know it is probably a flock) Anyway, if you look it up, they have overtaken the cockney sparrow

We used to have hares but not seen them in quite a while. Now snowed under with rabbits When we moved in one of our builders said he saw a goshawks. But I never saw it so who knows