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Hedgehogs Return!!!

Adamfrost is back!!! At least I think it is Adamfrost - To be honest I find it quite difficult to tell one hedgehog from another but we have a lot of nocturnal hog activity caught on camera... only one hog at a time which suggests its the same one returning -  I'm ridiculously pleased -


We can now use our massive supply of hog biscuits we won last year.   

We have also got a huge crows nest under construction in the top of the copper beech tree - we are quite fascinated to watch the crows breaking off tree branches and inserting them to build this massive nest - I'm not sure if have crows in the garden is a good or bad thing - they are very good for eating pests but I think they might scare off other birds - time will tell - they are taking up residence and there's not a lot we can do about it.. When we were in Northumberland we lived next to an amazing rookery but were very saddened by the local 'gamekeeper' one day shooting into all the nests (I'm supposing he had his reasons) - however while I am sure it did do some damage the birds seemed undeterred and continued their daily roosting and it was fabulous to watch them come and going - like a Hitchcock movie!

There are frogs jumping in the pond - much more activity then we observed this time last year - it feels like spring is really here and our garden is becoming a little nature reserve.



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