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Hugo:
The other day there was a big hole in our lawn and I wasn't sure who the culprit was, whether it was our dog Teddy or the Badger but I'm starting to think that it was the Badger after what happened here this morning.
I've got two peanut feeders in the garden, one which is a Squirrel proof one and the other is just an ordinary wire one. The Squirrel proof one is working well but I also keep the other one topped up so that larger birds and even the Squiirel can eat the peanuts.
This morning I was going to top up the feeder and found out that the Badger had climbed up the tree and damaged the feeder, The photo shows just what the feeder looked like after a tussle with the Badger
SteveH:
A quartet of seal pups have been released back into the wild at Penrhyn Bay Beach.
The grey seal pups, who were found on the North Wales coastline by the RSPCA during the winter, had become separated from their mothers during stormy weather.
The seals were all aged under one month old, and were found disorientated and in poor health, with each of them severely underweight.
All four seals were named after board and arcade games, with two males (Cluedo and Frogger) and two females (Monopoly and Risk).
cont / photos https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/20069317.quartet-seal-pups-released-back-wild-penrhyn-bay/
SteveH:
A grey seal that was rescued during Storm Eleanor and rehabilitated has been spotted four years later.
Tolgus was among five baby seals found severely exhausted and separated from their mothers on a beach in Cornwall in 2018.
He has now been seen near Llandudno and appears to be thriving.
"Receiving news that our seal pups like Tolgus are doing well in the wild so many years later is fantastic," wildlife expert Lee Stewart said.
Mr Stewart is manager at Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Cheshire, where Tolgus was taken after his rescue in January 2018 by British Divers Marine Life Rescue.
cont https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61110981
Hugo:
Tellytubby was in Llangollen recently and was lucky enough to see a beautiful Mandarin Duck while he was there
SteveH:
THE LLYN Brenig osprey pair have hatched chicks - a year after their nest was destroyed by a chainsaw-wielding vandal.
This time last year, the birds of prey had laid eggs at their nest next to reservoir in Denbighshire.
There was considerable effort to get the ospreys, North Wales' only breeding pair, back to a nest at the reservoir - including enhanced security measures.
And the work has paid off - with the pair successfully hatching a clutch of eggs last week.
Sadly, one of the chicks has died - with the other two thankfully "doing ok", according to the North Wales Wildlife Trust.
Video https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/20194815.brenig-ospreys-hatch-chicks-year-nest-vandalism/
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