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Offline Fester

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1185 on: April 27, 2016, 09:27:45 pm »
Also.... I saw an Ultrasonic Animal Repeller on Wowcher earlier...... (Effective for cats and dogs apparently)  £9.99,  need to check what reviews its had.
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1186 on: April 27, 2016, 10:24:58 pm »
Early morning visitors!


Thanks for posting those lovely photos of the Deer, you are so lucky to see such a wonderful sight.  What type of Deer are they?

To be honest we are not sure but we think they are fallow deer.


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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1187 on: May 09, 2016, 10:31:45 pm »
I didn't want to butt in when I saw a few locals enjoying the delights of Mike's Golf Course.

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1188 on: May 10, 2016, 06:56:02 am »
So who put the red flag on the goat's horn?  ;D
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1189 on: May 10, 2016, 08:45:17 am »
Superb shots, Hugo.
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1190 on: May 16, 2016, 12:08:45 am »
Every night I leave some peanuts out for  Badgers who comes into my garden and just so I know that they have been I leave the peanuts inside a cast iron frog that is in two parts.
The Badgers come into the garden when its dark and in the morning I'll know if they have visited the garden because the top half of the Frog has been removed. Occasionally I see them when the security light comes on, but tonight I was watching TV in the sun lounge at about 9.30 pm and it was still light outside and I couldn't believe my eyes when a Badger just calmly walked into the garden and started to eat the peanuts that I had left inside the cast iron Frog.   
I dashed upstairs and found my camera and  quickly took a few photos before he scoffed the peanuts and moved on.

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1191 on: May 16, 2016, 12:14:17 pm »
Nicely done Hugo!
In other news, I was on Llandudno prom today and I noticed that a pair of nesting seagulls had chosen a crazy place to build their nest.
I have never seen them nest anywhere other than cliffs or high buildings (my chimney etc)
But these two are low down, on the prom in a very vulnerable roadside area.  It doesn't make any kind of sense.
Even if the eggs remain long enough to hatch, then the chicks will soon tumble the 8ft or so into the road and get splatted. 
Passers by, cats, children or foxes are surely going to bring a sad end to this venture.

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1192 on: May 16, 2016, 12:39:28 pm »
Spotted the nest this morning, as I drove by, I thought an inexperienced pair, and as you said "crazy" does not look good for the future.

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1193 on: May 24, 2016, 02:54:49 pm »
The Ponies were in Cwm Prysor and the Ducks in Llanasa

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1194 on: May 24, 2016, 04:01:17 pm »
Love the foal and what a great photo of the furry chicks!

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1195 on: May 24, 2016, 08:09:51 pm »
Pair of Canada geese with three young goslings on the Far End pond in Bodnant, also thousands (millions?) of tadpoles, and some sticklebacks in the water.

Also seen on the feeders just inside the entrance in the past week there has been sighting of a yellow hammer (not seen it myself) and a lesser-spotted woodpecker (which I did see).

Also found a nuthatch nest in the bark of one of the giant sequoia trees.

Plenty of interesting wildlife as well as plants in Bodnant at the moment - laburnum is on its' way way and we expect it to be fully out next week!

I have to say that becoming a volunteer "archer" is one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done!  Say hello if you see me there, one of the forum members did find me today!

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1196 on: May 30, 2016, 08:32:18 pm »
No wonder my peanuts go down so quickly !
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1197 on: June 04, 2016, 05:14:37 pm »
Horses on Newborough Warren today

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1198 on: June 23, 2016, 05:57:03 pm »
I went to Llanfairfechan today to see the Swans but the Pen was sitting on her nest so I couldn't tell if she had eggs or any Cygnets under her.

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #1199 on: June 26, 2016, 10:23:00 am »
On the ponds in Llanasa yesterday, the ducklings have grown quite a bit since my last visit there