tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post923105946504195248..comments2024-03-12T10:42:49.201+11:00Comments on Dig In: on suburban wildlifee / dig in hobarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-63257823567963306512016-04-14T10:15:57.088+10:002016-04-14T10:15:57.088+10:00now that sounds like lovely wildlife - kookas espe...now that sounds like lovely wildlife - kookas especially! I love their cackle too when I hear them at my parents' place.e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-83169242693988661092016-04-11T00:59:05.275+10:002016-04-11T00:59:05.275+10:00Now that I'm living in an outer suburban area ...Now that I'm living in an outer suburban area with bushland, I get bandicoots in my garden, they are absolutely adorable! Also kookaburras, I love their funny cackle! Wildlife can be so much fun. :)leaf (the indolent cook)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02265240462060082738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-67733396029558989592016-04-04T11:20:39.152+10:002016-04-04T11:20:39.152+10:00Vinegar - I shall remember that next summer AA, th...Vinegar - I shall remember that next summer AA, thank you. Mine are just about gone now out of the house - but they are EVERYWHERE in the garden. water any pot or bed and swarms come rushing to the surface with their eggs. I think I must be living on top of a giant ant nest. actually, I don't want to think about it too much!e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-48680908089957286602016-04-04T11:13:32.867+10:002016-04-04T11:13:32.867+10:00I have tried everything to keep the ants out of ou...I have tried everything to keep the ants out of our kitchen. If I keep wiping the counters down with vinegar or vinegar in which citrus peels have been soaking, it seems to deter them, but needs to be done every day. I just keep anything sweet in the fridge.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-84080082220813370802016-04-04T08:24:57.359+10:002016-04-04T08:24:57.359+10:00thankyou lizzy - you will find the prettiest littl...thankyou lizzy - you will find the prettiest little bird! I still look out for her, but she was sadly a fleeting visitor.e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-81729532473148656472016-04-04T08:24:12.558+10:002016-04-04T08:24:12.558+10:00I don't have badgers, and I've never heard...I don't have badgers, and I've never heard of muntjac - I'm about to google that one. your wildlife sounds much more exotic than ours, CJ :-) e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-24424329340076428712016-04-04T08:21:13.844+10:002016-04-04T08:21:13.844+10:00I think it must be a bad year for everyone, no mat...I think it must be a bad year for everyone, no matter where you live. we just have to ride it out and wait for mother nature to move on, don't we? hopefully the cooler weather soon will end your grasshopper plague, jem :-(e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-4782748598551850602016-04-04T08:19:34.736+10:002016-04-04T08:19:34.736+10:00oooh, I haven't had mice for a few years - mic...oooh, I haven't had mice for a few years - mice and rats I really do fear. they are on a different level altogether!<br />can you put the plastic containers inside the pretty tins? then you have the best of both worlds. good luck you too jane!e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-6108845419095691312016-04-04T07:53:38.879+10:002016-04-04T07:53:38.879+10:00Love the sound of the spotted pardalote! Off to go...Love the sound of the spotted pardalote! Off to google it now. Great post E.Liz (Good Things)http://www.bizzylizzysgoodthings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-12877008730580006752016-04-03T18:58:59.870+10:002016-04-03T18:58:59.870+10:00Wildlife is wonderful isn't it, although it...Wildlife is wonderful isn't it, although it's not always all welcome. Frogs and now frogspawn here, and I'm hoping something will use the nest box this year, although I think they would be in by now if they were going to use it. Always struggling with slugs as soon as the seedlings come up, the frogs are clearly not eating their way through them fast enough! The allotment has far more wildlife than the garden, it's quite open and by the countryside and everything is just constantly marauding through the place. It's impossible to grow sweetcorn there because the badgers wait until it's exactly ripe and then eat the lot. Rabbits help themselves to the shoots of lots of things as well and I've heard rumours of muntjac. And don't get me started on the pigeons... On the upside there are lots of butterflies and bees. Like you I mostly let things carry on and hope it all balances itself out. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-15619427889952267492016-04-03T14:24:06.961+10:002016-04-03T14:24:06.961+10:00I feel your pain! I can safely say that this has b...I feel your pain! I can safely say that this has been the worst year for grasshoppers in my garden. They have munched on plants that I have never seen them eat before! I have a 'do nothing' approach, so I just observe the destruction :(Jem @ Lost in Utensilshttp://www.lostinutensils.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-31673275288315127802016-04-03T11:39:21.336+10:002016-04-03T11:39:21.336+10:00Yes to ants, mice and midgets! Thankfully only a ...Yes to ants, mice and midgets! Thankfully only a few mice inside but plenty of ants in the warmer months. They even manage to find their way into my pretty biscuits tins, forcing me to put my biscuits back into plastic containers. Good luck with the wildlife! Jane Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376686450149490088noreply@blogger.com