Gull with a Bone

One of the upsides of lockdown for many people has been the fact that wildlife has been a lot more evident in our towns and cities.

In comparison we aren't exactly lacking in wildlife, but with less people around the local gull population has had to up its scavenging activities - not sure where this one got the bone from!

And of course there's still plenty to see in our garden:

From the mice we are feeding . . .











. . . to the squirrel we are really trying not to!

And the results are in . . .

Well peanuts are the official food of choice, but only just, the fat balls ran them a very close second. The seeds were largely ignored until there were no other options, and then they managed to scatter most of these on the ground (so much for the hanging seed feeder being less messy).

Not that this went unappreciated by certain representatives of the local bird population . . . and our neighbourhood mouse also seemed quite happy with the situation!