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Post by rowanberry on Jun 10, 2015 21:41:37 GMT
I think the idea of the sheet is to see what sort of nocturnal flying insects you might get... I'm not sure about bats coming that close!
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Post by alphawolf on Jun 10, 2015 21:47:56 GMT
I think the idea of the sheet is to see what sort of nocturnal flying insects you might get... I'm not sure about bats coming that close! Will be trying that soon then. About the mammal tracking I just took it up a notch. Day 1 I placed some dog biscuits across the area of the fence to estimate where the fox entered. In 2/4 places the food was eaten. Today I further developed those 2 places by adding flour, making a patch smoothly mudded and creating a trial of biscuits to the designated tracking area. Once I can determine the time and location it will be easier to identify this sly and shy fox How much seperate species of moths do you expect a garden this type to have? 30? Thanks!
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Post by Tringa on Jun 24, 2015 18:48:29 GMT
I agree about trail cameras - they are excellent for recording what is passing through your garden. However, even the least expensive ones are not cheap.
Peanuts are a good food to use. Foxes, badgers, mice, birds and unfortunately rats will eat then. However, rats will eat almost anything so there is a chance that anything you put our could attract them.
If you have a badger visiting there is a good chance you would see the effects of their digging and rootling in the garden.
If foxes are visiting I think you would notice. In our garden they scent mark regularly and the smell is unmistakeable.
The noises you heard could, as already suggested, be fox or cat and also possibly hedgehog - they are quite noisy.
Good luck
Dave
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parkwatchman
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Thank you for accepting me into the WABI community look forward to some interesting posts.
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Post by parkwatchman on Sept 14, 2015 7:48:20 GMT
Don't forget to look after you own comfort a nice flask of Hot chocolate to keep your spirits up whilst on a stake out.
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