GARDEN GUESTS
By terratoonie
61 comments
My dogs enjoy my gardens …
… and, despite my home being in a fairly built-up area, lots of wildlife garden guests live in and around my flowers and shrubs …
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C for CLEMATIS The President …
… and for COLLARED DOVES …
…babies venturing into the big wide world …
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H for HELIANTHEMUM Wisley Primrose …
… and for Herbie the HEDGEHOG …
… I spotted him just in time …
… he was almost showered by my watering can !
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T for TRACHELOSPERMUM Jasminoides …
… and for THRUSH, singing away on a nearby conifer
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B for BRODIAEA …
… and for BLACKBIRD bathing …
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S for my SEMPERVIVUM in flower …
… and for young SPARROWS in the bird globes …
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F for FERN around the Dicentra …
… and for Fritz the FROG,
chilling out amongst the cobbles …
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… and finally …
H for HYDRANGEA Serrata Blue Bird …
… and …
… for HERON on a roof by my back garden …
… this is real … not a plastic ornament !
… They are all welcome to live here too :o)
- 29 Jul, 2010
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lovely pics TT.......
29 Jul, 2010
This is my kind of garden TT. Plenty of colour and lots of wildlife. They must all be very happy in your garden you might almost say they are tame, posing to have their photographs taken like that.
29 Jul, 2010
Tt, you sure that Herons not plastic ? !!!! Lol x Great blog by the way.
29 Jul, 2010
Thanks everyone ..
I'm pleased you like the blog... :o)
... not a plastic Heron ! Lol.
29 Jul, 2010
Like the blog, but not the heron, if I saw that I would be jumping up and down waving like mad to get rid of it (good job the nieghbours cann't see).
29 Jul, 2010
great blog TT,lots of colour.. i love the first pic :o))
29 Jul, 2010
Your dogs always have that look as though they know exactly what is going on and why they need to sit still!! I love them! Nice blog TT
29 Jul, 2010
brilliant blog Terra as always, lovely pics and plants and wildlife friends to,
your sepervivum looks beautifull and the boys of course ;o))) x
29 Jul, 2010
lovely pictures of plants and all animals, tame or otherwise.
29 Jul, 2010
Lovely & very interesting blog once again, TT! I love how your dogs pose for the photos! Conker is looking very healthy now. :-) Lovely photos of the plants & wild/tame life in your garden.
29 Jul, 2010
~ lovely blog TT
~ it's a fair bet the heron is checking out the local fish stocks.....
29 Jul, 2010
Enjoyed this blog, Tt, especially the birds ! : o ))))
29 Jul, 2010
nice one TT, the best of everything, wildlife, flowers and of cause the best in show the K9's. Soooo good to see him looking so well.
29 Jul, 2010
Lovely writeup Terra - this took some getting together. It is clear to see how much you enjoy the wildlife, your two dogs and your garden. Thanks for sharing ;-)
29 Jul, 2010
Super blog and pictures TT as ever, loved the statuesque Heron you did well to catch him, what a happy garden :o)
29 Jul, 2010
lovey blog & photos...your dogs are so cute...
29 Jul, 2010
You have got a wonderful selection of animals and wild life in your garden, sorry, I thought the heron was plastic as well lol great blog as per TT
29 Jul, 2010
I growl and chase the heron too-- wonderful to see over the river but not after my fish!!!--- one landed on my conservatory roof and frightened the life out of me!
love your blog again Tt and enjoy watching the 'visitors' we're in the country and yesterday I was watching the coots and young when one chased the crow and harried him so much he flew into his ash tree, the crows nearly twice the size of the coot !!
30 Jul, 2010
LOvely blog and photos as you always do, the boys are looking really well, and your garden looks supper, loved all the wildlife you have aswell.
30 Jul, 2010
Wonderful blog, Terratoonie lovely plants and how lucky to have a hedgehog and such an assortment of wild life lovely photo of Conker and Truffles
30 Jul, 2010
Love the blog! Great wildlife in and around your garden TT. I've never seen a hedgehog in the flesh so to speak..., loved your pic of the blackbird! And the heron is pretty amazing too.
30 Jul, 2010
You put everything together so well, pets, plants and wildlife. It`s no wonder the wildlife keeps returning especially as they get free showers thrown in at no extra cost.lol.
30 Jul, 2010
Forgot to say can you take a peek at the PM I sent you, cheers.
30 Jul, 2010
Thanks for all the lovely comments...
I'm surprised Fritz the frog stays around because I don't have a pond...
Herbie hedgehog is very welcome to eat lots of slugs... Lol...
... and Conker and Truffle say thank you for your kind words :o)))
30 Jul, 2010
Lovely blog Terra, I assume your garden is once again a peaceful haven, it certainly looks it. We hardly ever get doves any more, I think the wood pigeons are too bossy for them. Boys and everything looking great:-)
30 Jul, 2010
Hi Bornagain ...
Er..... peace.... not really ...
... won't comment there ...
.. but I'm pleased you like the blog :o)
30 Jul, 2010
Fritz must stay to get the slugs and snails and may be puppy dog tails lol oops lol
30 Jul, 2010
... naughty Sixpence ;o) lol...
30 Jul, 2010
Wonderful blog Tt! Although - I must say - you're a mindreader - I was going to do my garden alphabet too. Ah well great minds think alike don't they!
31 Jul, 2010
Another magical blog as always, Terra, and breathtaking photos! The 'boys' are looking as captivating as ever! Loved this wonderful blog my dear friend....:~))x
31 Jul, 2010
Thank you Flori :o) x
Thanks Pip... if you're thinking of something alphabetical for a blog, maybe check out my blog of 18th Nov. 2009 ... My Garden Calendar Poem in Pictures.. might give you more ideas ... :o)
31 Jul, 2010
Brilliant blog with brilliant photos - your sunny disposition TT just oozes from your creations ... !!!
31 Jul, 2010
nice blog again terratoonie.
31 Jul, 2010
Just Brilliant TT Wonderful photos........
31 Jul, 2010
Did see that blog, Terra, it was very good. I think I'll just do the alphabet thing anyway! Could be a lot of fun.
1 Aug, 2010
That's really wonderfull to see. Not only a Heaven for you and yours but for the wildlife as well:)
1 Aug, 2010
Thanks Terry60, Michelle, Milky, Pip and Silvi ... :o)
1 Aug, 2010
Superb blog, added to faves! Thanks TT
1 Aug, 2010
Thanks Lulu33...
I'm pleased you like this blog :o)
1 Aug, 2010
Wonderful plants - and wildlife!!! :-)))
1 Aug, 2010
Thanks David ...
Herbie hedgehog is doing the best he can with the slugs :o)
1 Aug, 2010
Like the dogs and the pics are lovely you have a very good selection of wild life there to.
1 Aug, 2010
Hi Terry11...
Many thanks. Greetings to you and yours in Llangollen...
I hope you had some barbecue weather this weekend. :o)
1 Aug, 2010
great blog once again t.t. i love ur heron by the way. we went to watch them being fed at muoncaster caslte. amazing site in winter there can b up 2 50 of em. or so the lady said.
1 Aug, 2010
Thanks Cristina...
Herons seem to be very photogenic, don't they.... :o)
1 Aug, 2010
enjoyed your blog TT
2 Aug, 2010
Thank you Grindle :o)
2 Aug, 2010
Forgot to mention the great pic of the Heron! Hope that Herbie is still around and keeping up the good work! :-)))
2 Aug, 2010
Thanks David....
The heron posed very nicely for me ... :o)
2 Aug, 2010
Well done TT, the alphabet theme was an inspiration.
2 Aug, 2010
Thanks Silverbelle :o)
2 Aug, 2010
I loved this! :-))
4 Aug, 2010
Hi Peonyrose...
I pleased you like the blog. Thank you :o)))
4 Aug, 2010
Another brill blog TT, love the Heron!! We get a lot of them sitting on roofs around here as there is a small lake in the field behind the house. The kids used to think they looked like Pterodactyls :-)))))
4 Aug, 2010
Hi Annella...
Thanks.
Yes, there is something of the "flying dinosaur" about the heron, isn't there... :o)))
4 Aug, 2010
Wonderful TT , it's lovely to see so many creatures sharing your beautiful garden .. :o))
4 Aug, 2010
Thanks Amy...
Fritz the frog appears all over the place...
maybe there's more than one Fritz ... Lol.. :o)
4 Aug, 2010
Smashing as usual Terra, I also like to see the Heron`s but would have a fit if one came visiting near my garden.....
Lovely photo of your boys.....
4 Aug, 2010
Nice blog, loved almost meeting Herbie -
Have never seen a heron perched on a roof, only up to their knees (do herons have knees?) in swampy places. I don't have a pond so no worries for me there. I imagine the frogs peeping in the wet places in the woods would argue that point.
7 Aug, 2010
Hi Lincslass ... Thanks..
I hope your dogs are well ...
The heron only visited very early on a few mornings ...
... I think he was soon scared away because my garden is in such a built-up area ...
Thank you Weeds11 ...
That heron had knobbly knees, long legs, huge wings !!!
.. all sorts...
Fritz the frog and Herbie hedgehog kept themselves well-hidden.. ;o)
7 Aug, 2010
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Wonderful blog again TT. Stunning pics. Flowers are gorgeous as always. Hello to The Boys, from my pair. We've had some dreadful weather down here, and still very overcast today. Although we've had rain, everything seems to be on a go slow, except the weeds and the grass. Lol. Lovely to see the wild life at home in your garden. Maybe the heron will sit on your roof tomorrow, when he can see the rest of nature relaxing amd feeling safe in your garden. :o)))
29 Jul, 2010