What animals/wildlife have you seen today?

[Chilli.s]

Saw a toad in the garden, first for ages that iv seen

 

[Voley]

2 kestrels hunting on the SW Coast Path near Gunwalloe. We got quite close but every time I had my phone out for a pic, they bolted. All wildlife seems remarkably good at that.

 

[May Kasahara]

Ended up sunbathing for a bit in an orchard, er, somewhere around here, when a large, very dark furred deer with massive antlers appeared then disappeared, about 30m away.

I had no idea that they might be around so was really surprised

I hope you checked yourself thoroughly for ticks afterwards

 

[May Kasahara]

Just off to rehome this juvenile at the local nature reserve after my cat trapped it in the garden.

 

[danski]

I hope you checked yourself thoroughly for ticks afterwards

Ooh, no. Ta.

 

[kalidarkone]

As I trundled up to bed at about 1am this morning, I was drawing the curtains when I noticed a fox skulking in the middle of the road. Nothing unusual about that, apart from it had noticed something under a car. A cat I thought.....but no it was a rat emerging from under the car. They touched noses and had a little play and as the rat went under another car the fox was waiting patiently for it.

 

[Saffy]

Just off to rehome this juvenile at the local nature reserve after my cat trapped it in the garden.

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I kept looking at that photo and thinking he was sitting on a fish.

 

[May Kasahara]

Omg yes!

 

[polly]

Just off to rehome this juvenile at the local nature reserve after my cat trapped it in the garden.

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Omg Is it old enough to fend for itself?

 

[danny la rouge]

Humans again. There’s quite a lot here.

 

[May Kasahara]

Omg Is it old enough to fend for itself?

Probably not but tbh it'll stand as good a chance alone there as it will being returned to our garden, where the mum is presumably nearby but so are two very predatory cats.

 

[polly]

Probably not but tbh it'll stand as good a chance alone there as it will being returned to our garden, where the mum is presumably nearby but so are two very predatory cats.

Bloody cats. Mine are on kill overdrive too. Do you have a hedgehog centre nearby? They might take it if you haven't already taken it to the nature reserve.

 

[kalidarkone]

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I kept looking at that photo and thinking he was sitting on a fish.

Me too. I actually thought why has May put the rat in the fish bowl and where is the water? Wtf is going on .....

 

[planetgeli]

A kestrel in Kidwelly.

Which would make quite a lovely poem.

"Cudyll coch yn Cydweli"

 

[cesare]

The Button spotted a water vole the other day. They live in the nature reserve nearby. They are much bigger than I thought! They are about the size of a rat but more stocky with a furry tail, and the colour of. Chocolate lab.

He filled in the online form for London Wildlife Trust. Coincidentally Crossness Nature Reserve (where he spotted it) are recruiting volunteers to attend the mink trap when the alarm goes off. Minks prey on water voles and there are some in nearby Darenth apparently.

 

[Elpenor]

Seen the deer a few times driving through the Haldons at night. Hodgepig setting off the front door security light a few times a week. Bats most evenings.

 

[WouldBe]

Squirrel and a "lesser spotted" woodpecker. I only say "lesser spotted" as he's rarely seen. It was black, white and red.

 

[WouldBe]

Just checked and appears to be a greater spotted woodpecker.

 

[polly]

I didn't see it but my camera did I've been feeding it for a while but it had been MIA for about a week, so I investigated the back gardens and my neighbour is doing building work and had blocked access, trapping the poor hedgehog in his garden. So we dug a little tunnel and it's back!

 

[Puddy_Tat]

couple of red kites almost at rooftop level on the way back from the shops.

i made sure i kept moving...

 

[MrCurry]

A close neighbour (less than 5 mins walk) put this up on Facebook… a wild wolf just running through the front garden

 

[Boo Radley75]

An Egyptian goose

 

[gentlegreen]

Fruit flies - bastards. :grr:
Quite a few suicided in an open jar of pickle juice yesterday.
And the "fruit" bit is somewhat imprecise - the seem drawn to my cooking pot and I'm certain I've eaten a few - though the cycle ride before dinner often involves crashing through huge swarms of their relatives...

 

[frogwoman]

Not sure if this counts as being in the wild but they're more like 'guests' than pets if that makes sense?

 

[frogwoman]

I can count 3 at the moment.

 

[WouldBe]

Peregrine falcon and heard the woodpecker but not seen it.

 

[JimW]

Spotted the dogs worrying at something just outside the front gate and rescued a little beaked turtle. Didn't realise they lived this far north. In a bowl of water with some stones before we release it in the national park tomorrow.

 

[gentlegreen]

And these fyckers doing their courting on my screen and sometimes landing on me...

 

[JimW]

Escaped the bowl overnight but had the fly cover over it too. Those little legs can go some.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

A slow worm.