I know Squidge and his friend Squish like to bury peanuts and dig them up the following day so they became the main suspects when I noticed soil and bark chip all over the gravel path yesterday.
The trouble is, the path is pea gravel which means I have to pick up each piece of bark chip separately and as I realised that the squirrels were scattering the bark chip on it last year, I put some plastic lawn edging inside the stone wall as the bed is raised from the path. This stopped the problem until yesterday, so they were in the frame for the mess.
However, several weeks ago I had watched the blackbirds digging in one part of the garden which is always moist and they were really making sizeable holes in an effort to find worms for their young. This activity in the search for food meant that they had to put in considerable effort to find the intended prey and they were tossing the bark chip and any dead leaves around for several feet.
It wasn't until early this morning when I came downstairs to make a cup of tea that I saw who the real culprits were! As I pulled back the curtains there were the two blackbirds busily tossing the bark everywhere, so they must have another hungry brood to feed.
So Squidge and Squish, I apologise most sincerely for blaming you for the mess!
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