Category: Fauna
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Rodents in the Garden
I was not quite sure what they where or what to call them – those small animals of which I only ever see the holes or hills they make all over the garden. Along with the occasional corpse, thanks to the cats. Their names are confusing in French as well as in English and gardening…
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Little Beasties everywhere
Birds and bees don’t change all that much between countries and gardens. But there were quite a few little beasties I had never seen before, including a large Western Whip Snake, crawling at speed straight up the embankment, hissing and spitting, because Monty the cat was in full pursuit… Ants Billions of ants in all…
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Ventocoris rusticus and Nigella damascena
And I thought Panda Bears were choosy with their insistence on eucalyptus leaves. At least they live in Eucalyptus forests. The pretty little two-toned Ventocoris rusticus bugs are specialized on Nigella damascena and nothing but. I imagine it’s not that easy to find those flowers that I’ve hardly ever seen growing in the wild around…