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Originally Posted by The Black Rabbit

I agree.
I have a 6' square piece of "wild meadow" at one end of my manky vegetable plot in the back garden, and am constantly in it, looking at the wee beasties etc..
Even my Blue Tit box is hanging from the lavatory waste pipe next to the flue, but it didn't bother them, and we had 5 successful fledglings in May this year.
I have ONE feeder over a smelly compost heap - which the Goldfinches (and occ. Bullfinch) adore, and thats about it.

Who needs "my space"? My tiny little garden is my space! I'm in it constantly! (Neighbours are very concerned I'm sure!)


That said, the garden does border onto a rec with a stream along the edge, near the Thames and just by looking over the fence I've seen Buzzard, Peregrine (Yep), Kite, Sparrowhawk, Heron, Kingfisher, Moorhen, Mallard, and Swans, Geese, Terns and Cormorants flying over plus a Roe Deer!

I'm never happier though when standing over my 6' square plot (I call it the "Lower Paddock" (tongue in cheek)) peering at the bugs etc...


Doug

I can relate to that Doug, my gardens tiny compared to many, but especially through the summer i`m out there all the time looking for insects etc, its amazing how many species inhabit such a small area (well over 100 species noted so far in a 40ft square garden).In fact, of all the macro pics I took this year, I bet 80% of them were within 20ft of the house

Mark H