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Bird and Bat Boxes
Our good friend, Andrew, made us some more bird boxes and bat boxes. Thank-you, Andrew. Aaron, Mick and myself got the bird boxes up around a nice clearing south of the bird-feeder area. Two are directly on the path, and … Continue reading
Feeling summer is over
Marcus and myself made it this week. We topped up the bird-feeders and then headed south just snipping back any bramble growing across the path, and picking up any litter. We got to the Potsford Dam bridge so a lot … Continue reading
Two workdays rolled into one
A lady walked past today and suggested that we had been working all night, because we were here yesterday as well, and she had seen us. I found myself agreeing and saying “I wish”. The greenway is such a nice … Continue reading
Our wild strawberry has got, err, a bit wild..
Great day today with Marcus, Linda, Mick and myself. We raked off the banks at Berrybanks and created habitat piles for all sorts of insects and small mammals. It’s all about building nooks and crannies for insects to burrow in … Continue reading
Spiced It Up!
Aaron, Marcus and myself decided to change tack with the squirrels today. Rather than trying to stop them, we thought it might be worth making the food spicy. Squirrels really don’t like spicy or peppery flavours, whilst birds don’t even … Continue reading
Squirrels 2-0 Harty
I felt like a man with a plan today – how wrong I was.. I made what I thought would be effective baffles to keep the squirrels off our feeders. I was so pleased with the outcome. So thinking that … Continue reading
Squirrels!!!
We seem to be stuck in a bit where spring has supposed to have started, but has not, and the start of the bird nesting season. So today we found ourselves kicking our heels a bit with not much to … Continue reading
Today was more about planning than working
We started at Berrybanks and just meandered down to Potford’s Dam and back. There is a bit of litter and dog poo bags that have been thrown into the scrub. This needs to be cleared up and I will bring … Continue reading
Bird Feeder Area
The bird feeder area is working again. Marcus and myself got the new squirrel-proof steel poles in, which was quite some feat… I recycled part of the old wooden posts to make a top from which to hang the feeders. … Continue reading
A Very Jelly Mother’s Day..
We were tripping over Jelly Ear fungus every which way we looked. Us three naughty boys, Marcus, Aaron and myself, who chose to be on the greenway rather than seeing our mothers were joined later by Mick who had been … Continue reading
