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Offline Hugo

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1620 on: April 01, 2020, 02:51:54 pm »
The recent spell of warm sunny weather has created a lot of activity with the birds in our garden and we remembered that the Crows and Jackdaws are normally some of the first birds to start nesting
We had some of our dog Marco's combings left and put them out in the garden and it wasn't long before the Jackdaws came and helped themselves to the wool
We had mixed feeling when we saw the Jackdaws helping themselves, sadly because we no longer have Marco but happy to know that he is still providing warm nesting material for the birds that live in our area
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« Reply #1621 on: April 01, 2020, 02:57:38 pm »
Lovely photos, a nice reminder of the handsome lad.
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« Reply #1622 on: April 01, 2020, 09:25:36 pm »
Was he the last OE Sheepdog, or is my memory deceiving me? If he was and you have lost him, I am so sorry. x
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« Reply #1623 on: April 01, 2020, 10:44:31 pm »
He was our fifth and probably our last Old English Sheepdog.   We lost him last July and the house seems so empty without the big fella.
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« Reply #1624 on: April 02, 2020, 08:55:44 am »
Quote from: Hugo on April 01, 2020, 10:44:31 pm
He was our fifth and probably our last Old English Sheepdog.   We lost him last July and the house seems so empty without the big fella.


So sorry Hugo :'( :'( :'(
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1625 on: April 04, 2020, 08:10:50 am »
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1626 on: April 08, 2020, 01:36:11 pm »
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Offline Nemesis

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1627 on: April 08, 2020, 02:00:31 pm »
Not on your life Hugo.!!

Regarding your article about dog groomings:- Our daughter has got a Caucasian Mountain Dog. She was grooming her and left grooming's outside and is now mobbed by Magpies. !
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1628 on: April 08, 2020, 06:39:22 pm »
Tellytubby sent me some great photos of a Water Vole that he had taken.   
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« Reply #1629 on: April 09, 2020, 10:28:11 am »
Common Scoters from North Wales began their 2,500-mile migration last week, they will head on to Scandinavia and Russia, some as far as northern Siberia, to nest.

Up to 80,000 of these ducks live in Liverpool Bay, and thousands can be seen off Llanddulas and Colwyn Bay in winter, when the seas around Wales hold half the British population.

A  Great White Egret flew from Penrhyn Bay to RSPB Conwy and a Ring Ouzel was on the Great Orme.     ref DP


Reduced mowing of road verges could see wildflowers bloom
Oxeye daisies, harebells and other wildflowers could have their best summer for years if councils reduce roadside verge mowing, experts have said.

The UK’s more than 310,000 miles of rural road verges have become a refuge for wildflowers squeezed out of the wider countryside, but often fall victim to frequent mowing which does not let them bloom and set seed.

However, some councils are now reducing the mowing of roadside verges in line with advice from wildlife experts at Plantlife, providing a boost not just for wildflowers but for a wide array of insects, birds and mammals they support.

cont ...  https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/18369058.reduced-mowing-road-verges-see-wildflowers-bloom/
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« Reply #1630 on: April 10, 2020, 09:59:53 am »
Dolphins leap from the sea in spectacular footage shot from the Great Orme
Jonni Price from RSPB Conwy captured a pod of 11 enjoying their freedom just as the UK went into coronavirus lockdown

Video    https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/trips-breaks/dolphins-leap-sea-spectacular-footage-18022891
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1631 on: April 10, 2020, 11:29:52 am »
There is a downside to not cutting roadside verges.

Sightlines on corners reduced and how often these days are road signs ( safety warnings and directions ) hidden by failure to cut back on trees and bushes.
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1632 on: April 10, 2020, 02:43:42 pm »
Quote from: mull on April 10, 2020, 11:29:52 am
There is a downside to not cutting roadside verges.

Sightlines on corners reduced and how often these days are road signs ( safety warnings and directions ) hidden by failure to cut back on trees and bushes.

The traffic barriers at bog island make the visibility nil.
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« Reply #1633 on: April 10, 2020, 03:02:08 pm »
And roundabouts are often created with bushes on them precisely to obscure visibility and thus slow traffic down.
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1634 on: April 10, 2020, 04:29:11 pm »
Send in the goats !!!
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