Moles like to come in our yard, here's a bunch of mole holes here.

Originally Posted by Amy Rose The Hedgehog

Moles like to come in our yard, here's a bunch of mole holes here.

Amy when I lived in TN we had moles really badly. My dog would go nuts trying to dig then out..

Originally Posted by fleur07

Amy when I lived in TN we had moles really badly. My dog would go nuts trying to dig then out..

My dog goes just as crazy over rabbits that like to come in my yard, lol

Here's a picture of one of the squirrels in my back yard.

Originally Posted by scifan57

Here's a picture of one of the squirrels in my back yard.

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Cute squirrel and nice backyard!

Originally Posted by scifan57

Here's a picture of one of the squirrels in my back yard.

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Aww ^^

Originally Posted by skimonkey

I wanted to start this thread to share the wonderful things I see in my backyard.

This is a great idea for a thread and is producing a lot of very interesting photos of animals, birds etc.

Would like to ask about the word "backyard"?

Here in the UK, a backyard would usually be a smallish area, perhaps surrounded by a fence of some sort, with either paving or some scrubby hard surface, meant for storage or have some other utility function such as drying washing or a place to keep the bins. Normally screened to be out of sight or tucked away in a corner.

But the main area around a house would be called a "garden" and would normally be the area made pleasant with grass & flowers, to be seen from the house and enjoyed. The garden might have two or more sections--a front & back garden, say, or a vegetable or rose garden.

So does the word "backyard" in the US mean what we would call "garden"? What would the bit in front of a house be called? Front yard?

Yes, Stranding, our yards are your gardens. To us gardens are more planned and usually have many flowers, paths, water features, etc. if you mow most of it, it's a yard.
Anyway, here's a photo of part of the conversation of crows that visited today. I had so many birds visiting today.

Originally Posted by Amy Rose The Hedgehog

How do you catch a bird with a spider web?

Wrapped the spiders web around its leg, and then guided it out into Open air. Hummingbirds only weigh 5 or 6 grams so a few twists was all it took. I released it by tearing the web away from its leg. Didn't need to touch the bird at all.

Originally Posted by KevinJS

Wrapped the spiders web around its leg, and then guided it out into Open air. Hummingbirds only weigh 5 or 6 grams so a few twists was all it took. I released it by tearing the web away from its leg. Didn't need to touch the bird at all.

Cool