A Stranger In The Night

[Griswold]

On our patio we have several planters and pots, one of which has Lava Rock on the surface to keep weeds away.

Recently, most mornings when we get up, pieces of Lava Rock have been lifted out of the pot. Some of these pieces have been left within a foot or two of the pot, others two or three yards away. There is no disturbance to either the plant or the soil in the pot, indeed most of the Lava Rock is still in it.

This morning, not only had Lava Rock been removed again, the centre boss around the umberella hole in the patio table, (a compression fit), had been removed and placed further over on the table top. Not only that, whatever is visiting us in the night/early hours of the morning had placed a pebble on the glass coffee table at the bottom of the garden; and there are no pebbles anywhere near there! In fact, there are no pebbles of that size, (a little smaller than a golf ball), in the garden at all.

Six foot fence and locked gates all around, so not someone playing a practical joke.

A bird of some sort? But why?

[Saint-Just]

Crows?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31604026

[sish101]

I'd get a cheap night vision motion sensing webcam like this.

When you find out the perpetrator post some footage on here. Unless it's the local tramp urinating into your shrubbery!

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[magirus]

Better hope it's not these lads . . .

[Griswold]

Crows?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31604026

Could be, we live very close to woodland and we have seen crows when out walking. Interesting article about them bringing gifts

Still puzzled as to why it/they are lifting out lava rock and the centre boss of the table though.

[Griswold]

I'd get a cheap night vision motion sensing webcam like this.

When you find out the perpetrator post some footage on here. Unless it's the local tramp urinating into your shrubbery!

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Looks like an idea. Better than sitting up all night with a camera.

[Griswold]

Better hope it's not these lads . . .

Blood and sand Bob, they're incredible. Glad we don't have them here, unless...……………………………………..

[oldoakknives]

On our patio we have several planters and pots, one of which has Lava Rock on the surface to keep weeds away.

Recently, most mornings when we get up, pieces of Lava Rock have been lifted out of the pot. Some of these pieces have been left within a foot or two of the pot, others two or three yards away. There is no disturbance to either the plant or the soil in the pot, indeed most of the Lava Rock is still in it.

This morning, not only had Lava Rock been removed again, the centre boss around the umberella hole in the patio table, (a compression fit), had been removed and placed further over on the table top. Not only that, whatever is visiting us in the night/early hours of the morning had placed a pebble on the glass coffee table at the bottom of the garden; and there are no pebbles anywhere near there! In fact, there are no pebbles of that size, (a little smaller than a golf ball), in the garden at all.

Six foot fence and locked gates all around, so not someone playing a practical joke.

A bird of some sort? But why?

Somebody finding out if anyone is home?

Or pesky corvids or squirrels.

ook

[Griswold]

Somebody finding out if anyone is home?

Or pesky corvids or squirrels.

ook

Corvids or Squirrels must be a possibility. Here's the scene from this morning.... The small pebble under the right of the pot isn't from the pot and has been 'brought' by whatever is doing this.

[hogthrob]

So you haven't exchanged glances with the perp yet?