Must be hot

[Pops]

Very rare I see this chap during the day. He seemed to have come just for a drink.

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just gotta stick one of my friends in.

[peter]

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love the robin so sharp

[Barr1e]

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Thanks for showing these Pops. A really great series. As Peter says the Robin is a wow shot.

The hot weather here is it seems set to continue and the sunny conditions add that little bit extra to ones photography.

Regards. Barr1e

[ash]

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Don't think he is drinking pops, just sticking his tongue out at you
Great shots!
Ash.

[Ian]

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Not seen a hedgehog in our garden for several years. Unfortunately the fencing across several neighbours gardens has been upgraded in recent years and I can't see how the hedgehogs can get through any more.

Ian

[Pol]

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Aww - I love that second shot showing his tongue and that nice expression on its cute face.

Ours have never shown themselves during the day though they pootle about during the night eating any slugs and helping themselves to anything crumbs, seeds that fell from the feeders. Big, fat hoggies and the foxes are scared of them.

We used to have a regular poster in here who's wife ran a hedgehog recue centre. He occasionally posted a pic baby 'hogs - gorgeous little things they were too.

Pol

[StuartR]

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Hi Pops

Nice pics (as usual!)

We had a hedgehog "nest" in one of our sheds last year (second time that's happened). I accidentally disturbed the mother with her young but left them alone and assume all was well as they'd disappeared a few weeks later.

We recently built a conservatory on the rear of the house (thanks to some redundancy money ) and I've set up some bird feeding stations to attract the local birds. I've seen plenty, all manner of finches along with the usual garden suspects - even had a sparrow hawk (or perhaps a kestrel) land on a fence but it was gone before I could get my binos. But all I've managed to photograph so far is noisy young starlings!

The conservatory works quite well as a hide so I'm hoping I'll get something more spectacular soon....

[Pops]

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Sounds like a great setup Stuart R.
You need to keep a tripod in the conservatory. Keep the camera mounted whenever your not using it elsewhere. It can save a lot of time and fumbling around and increase your chances of getting some shots.
Course ya gotta keep the glass clean as well

[Autumn]

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Hi Pops

Great set. The first and third get my vote.

Thanks for sharing.

[Ian]

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Not seen a hedgehog in our garden for several years. Unfortunately the fencing across several neighbours gardens has been upgraded in recent years and I can't see how the hedgehogs can get through any more.

Ian

No sooner than I say I hadn't seen a hedgehog in our garden for several years, when - you guessed it - we spotted one in the day lilies the other evening. The cats had been very interested in that spot for a while; no wonder!

Ian

[Pol]

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No sooner than I say I hadn't seen a hedgehog in our garden for several years, when - you guessed it - we spotted one in the day lilies the other evening. The cats had been very interested in that spot for a while; no wonder!

Ian

That's great! There's a good chance it's coming most nights but you just haven't been seeing it.

Do you have a security light mounted to cover the back garden?

We spotted a lot more wildlife visiting after we'd installed security lights covering the back garden.The light is often triggered by hedgehogs as well as badgers and foxes. The wildlife isn't deterred when the light goes on and it means we get to see them more often. The foxes are scared of the hedgehogs because of their spikes.

Pol

[Ian]

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That's great! There's a good chance it's coming most nights but you just haven't been seeing it.

Do you have a security light mounted to cover the back garden?

We spotted a lot more wildlife visiting after we'd installed security lights covering the back garden.The light is often triggered by hedgehogs as well as badgers and foxes. The wildlife isn't deterred when the light goes on and it means we get to see them more often. The foxes are scared of the hedgehogs because of their spikes.

Pol

Yes, we have lights on the patio. Julia sawsomething from inside the patio doors dash across the grass just beyond the patio itself. The security light hadn't triggered at that point and it was still just about light. She was on the way to check on the chooks We found the hedgehog rolled up in a ball in the undergrowth. When it's mating time I remember them wandering around the lawn oblivious to us!

Ian

[Pops]

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Thanks for all the comments.

Don't forget to leave some food out for yours Ian. Like Pol says he as probably been scrounging round every night but you haven't seen him.

[Pol]

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Thanks for all the comments.

Don't forget to leave some food out for yours Ian. Like Pol says he as probably been scrounging round every night but you haven't seen him.

What do you leave for them?

We don't feed ours, they just eat any slugs, worms, nut scraps and seeds that've fallen from the feeders. They also take sultanas (left for the foxes) and drink from a the water dish in the middle of the lawn.

We rarely see any slugs in the garden, thanks to the Badgers and Hedgehogs.

Pol