To celebrate The Boy Who Lived’s birthday this year—he’s 38 on July 31—we’re going to take a trip through five of the most wonderful wizarding homes Harry comes to know and sometimes love very much. To narrow it down, we selected homes showcased in the films that had some coveted real-world features (wizards love brick fireplaces!). We also factored in other elements like Harry’s experiences there, and the general demeanor of its owners. Sure, Malfoy Manor is sick AF, but it is also cold—both temperature wise and emotionally—plus people were tortured there, so you won’t find it amongst our top five (feel free to let your father hear about it, Draco).
The cutest baby rat is trying her hardest to drink some water, but the cutest baby cardinals keep scaring her. It’s almost as if birds *enjoy* being buttheads.
August 13, 2018
Thats a mouse 😀 baby rats look a bit different from them and are unlikely to be apart from their parents until an adolescent age which they’re a good bit larger. If i were to hazard a guess i’d say its a type of field mouse.
It very well could be! I trained my brain on Rat because I definitely do have a rat family in that spot which definitely is very fertile. They had young with them in early June. Might be too soon for another batch. This was the first time I saw this precious fluffball, so I don’t have higher quality images yet.
Is that a rescue stick because that’s the sweetest
Yes :3
I put sticks in so beetles and other clumsy fliers can get out. But they have also been used frequently by birds and wasps to perch on while drinking. I think the opossums keep knocking them out because I always have to put them back in the morning.
I added all the waters so I could get my yard certified / get my certified wildlife habitat sign. It just came in a few days ago 😀
Need to figure out where to hang it up so the neighbors can see it and not think I’m a crazy/lazy yard-neglecting nutjob (I mean, I am all those things but for a reason!)
oh i remember reading about those! if i ever have a place of my own id love to make it a certified wildlife habitat!!
in the meantime i have one 10’x10’ patch of neglect that doesnt meet the requirements. still fun though because even if it doesnt fit the requirements its still a fantastic bug habitat
There’s no size requirement! You’d be amazed how easy it is to create a healthy habitat for wildlife. And “wildlife” includes insects + other arthropods!
You could easily put up a couple bird feeders and set out some potted flowers to meet the food requirement. Water, you could set out a little shallow dish for bees and butterflies to puddle, just make sure it always has water in it. For shelter, you could have a “decorative” wood pile (stack of logs or twigs—maybe they could be the walls for your potted flowers?), and if your potted flowers are bushy enough for bugs to hide in, you’ve meet the requirements. Places to raise young includes host plants for caterpillars (which could be your potted flowers again!), and your “nesting box” could be a couple holes drilled into logs in your wood pile (for solitary bees). To meet sustainable practices, make sure your flowers are native to your area, and don’t use pesticides.
That’s it! It seems daunting, but creating a healthy habitat for wildlife is easier than you think!
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