Local Wildlife

[Nemesis]

They might look lovely......but.......!

[Fester]

They might look lovely......but.......!

Correct Nem, our garden has been completely destroyed by the buggers this year.
Some of the shrubs we have had for years don’t look like they will ever recover, and might need to be dug up and disposed of.

[Hugo]

I saw the Goats in Maes Y Facrell Nature Reserve by the Copper Mines and before I went in I looked at the notice and it mentioned all the flowers that you can see in the Reserve and what time of the year you can see them
I'm afraid that the voracious appetites of those Goats will change all that this year

[SteveH]

Not to mention the new  kid  on the block, (St David's mascot) looks like trouble............

[Nemesis]

They might look lovely......but.......!

Correct Nem, our garden has been completely destroyed by the buggers this year.
Some of the shrubs we have had for years don’t look like they will ever recover, and might need to be dug up and disposed of.

Same here Fester, our rose bushes lost the leaves during the first raid. They started to sprout, then we had a second raid and they ate the lot again. Some of our shrubs are past redemption, the Euonymous in particular. They also seem to have a taste for Bear's Breeches which are horribly spiny and unopened Poppy heads. Beats me how they get in as we have walls, railings and a gate which is fastened at night.
People who haven't suffered their ministrations haven't a clue, they just think they are sweet.

[Blongb]

It might be time to think about a joint action against CCBC for the damage they cause, by them not living up to their obligation to adequate look after the Goats in winter when the forage is in short supply. If their excuse is they are feral then, opening a goat curry house is a long overdue solution.

[Hugo]

What about Goatskin rugs too.     We had one in our lounge years ago and our dog would never ever walk across the rug, he always walked around it.
I don't know if that was out of respect for the Goat or more likely the smell of it put him off

[Nemesis]

It might be time to think about a joint action against CCBC for the damage they cause, by them not living up to their obligation to adequate look after the Goats in winter when the forage is in short supply. If their excuse is they are feral then, opening a goat curry house is a long overdue solution.

They say they are feral, we tried to argue with CCBC after our walls were badly damaged, no go, they have every excuse in the book. You'd certainly have half the populous on your back if you started making curry or rugs! We also had a rug years ago and it smelled vile !...Especially if the dog sat on it when she had been out in the rain.

[SteveH]

An operation is under way to save a whale beached on Deeside.

The huge marine mammal, which is the second largest animal after the blue whale, was discovered this morning.

Marine life experts are on the scene in the hope of saving the animal.

They believe it is young and may still be dependent on its mother.

People have been asked to bear in mind Covid-19 travel restrictions and not to come to the area.

[Hugo]

Here's an update on the Whale

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/whale-freed-after-getting-stranded-18410220

[SteveH]

Here's an update on the Whale
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/whale-freed-after-getting-stranded-18410220

Thanks for the update H, Fingers crossed.

[SteveH]

14:41  ref DP
Operation continues
The rescue bid is continuing at the moment and we have not yet had a further update from those involved.

The tide is now rising so if there is an opportunity to re float the whale, it is likely to happen soon.

Rescuers are not holding a huge amount of hope for the fate of the whale, however.


BBC  News report  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53034506

[SteveH]

Sad News................
12:40  DP
Recap: Rescuers devastated after stranded Dee Estuary whale dies
A fin whale, trapped in the Dee Estuary for three days, has died.

Fishermen and coastguard confirmed the heartbreaking news this morning.
The 40ft mammal had been swimming zig zagging in shallow waters last night after spending much of the day beached.

But despite being back in the water, much of the damage had already been done after it spent several hours on the bank of the Estuary on Saturday.

[SteveH]

Visitors to Llandudno have enjoyed great views of Peregrines recently, as three fledged chicks learn to hunt around the Great Orme seacliffs.

The male is colour-ringed, enabling it to be traced to a nest near Bolton, Lancashire, in 2013.
The British Trust for Ornithology’s ringing website shows how far Peregrines will travel between hatching and nesting.
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/angleseys-missing-tern-colony-linked-18469838

[SteveH]

Sneaky goats yesterday, we were working on the right of the garden, they were on the left, munching away, only when some passing children started pointing through the gate, we became aware of the little darlings, later in the evening I had to chase some gulls, from the  small bird feeder........................And to add insult etc.this morning