Feb142010

Baby Frogs Saved from the Mincing Mower!

These two cute baby frogs narrowly escaped a gruesome end when they were scooped to safety by my eagle-eyed husband.

Tiny Baby Frogs

Baby frogs in hands - ispyinmygarden.com

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Feb142010

Cute White Alsatian Puppies Escape and Explore My Garden

We had some uninvited visitors in the back garden recently – two cute white Alsatian (German Shepherd) puppies. The pair, 3-month old brother and sister, found a secret exit route out of their own garden through the hedgerow and came for a nosey around….

Cute White Alsatian Puppies http://ispyinmygarden.com

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Feb142010

My Clematis Flowers have Shrunk!

My purple clematis flowers are half the size they used to be!

Purple Clematis Flowers

Large purple clematis http://ispyinmygarden.com

Yes, it’s the mysterious case of the shrinking clematis flowers – who or what is to blame? Did it happen in the wash of the recent rain showers or was it in the drier heat wave? Well, don’t look at me – I’m good at shrinking T-shirts not flowers! Perhaps it’s due to something else.

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Feb142010

Fox File 1 – My First Feeble Attempt at Fox Photography

There are lots of foxes living in this part of Berkshire (unfortunately, you often see proof of this in two dimensions on the A4), but it took over 10 years before I finally saw any in my garden.   Luckily, this happened after my new digital camera arrived, so I was able to capture this exciting event in fuzzy technicolour …….

Urban Fox

A Fox poses for the camera (ISpyInMyGarden.com)

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Feb142010

The Circle of Life (or how to feather your nest with a former friend)

Mother Nature doesn’t squander resources. I spied a great example of this right outside our house – the untimely demise of one poor pigeon enabled many baby birds to be born into luxurious, warm and comfortable nests …….

Pidgeon feathers scattered on the Ground

Pigeon feathers scattered on ground

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Feb142010

What Is The ISpyInMyGarden.com Blog All About?

To start with, I thought I’d better explain what the ‘I Spy in My Garden’ blog is all about, so here’s a short video introduction below the photo of the pond and rockery.

Rockery and pond in a Berkshire garden

Pond and Rockery - http://ispyinmygarden.com

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