Bob Hobden wrote:
"desperate al" wrote
newbie here just moved house and have a small garden so my wife and i
have started with some pots scattered about....

well we have a couple of fuschia`s in a large ish pot and everythings
good, untill yesterday morning, i went outside only to see the fushchia
pot surrounded by soil, hmm very strange indeed, the whole pot was
circled and for all intent it looked like someone had stuck two fingers
in the pot and ran there hand around the edge!!
i didnt have a clue what could have caused this, its all very odd, i
took some photos ( maybe a new alien crop circle thing :-)) and tidied
up..the plants seemed untouched btw..

and so this morning i went outside and its happend again...blimey this
is odd, so ive been on the net, found this site and deceided to ask
your collective wisdom.

sorry to ramble on my first post, thanks in advance for any help


Blackbirds looking for food.

Yep, or just as likely nesting material if there is a lot of plant "thatch"
in the soil around the edge. Blackbirds have their good points (such as
their song), but they are untidy little buggers!

--
Jeff