Local Wildlife

[Ian]

Jane Wynne, who took the above photo, said her Jack Russell dog, Maisie, spotted the creature initially, and said it measured roughly 18 inches in length.

Smart dog.  Not only can it talk, but use a tape measure...

[Hugo]

I was watching the second half of the Austria  V  Turkiye match on TV when a Badger came into my back garden from next door's garden.
It was only a small one and was heading for the peanut feeder on the tree and would probably climbed up the tree if it hadn't seen our dog,
Teddy went absolutely bananas and the small Badger shot off as quick as he could but when it was time for Teddy to go in the garden I had to go out first just to make sure that the Badger had gone.
I still managed to see that fantastic last minute save by the Turkish goalkeeper, it was absolutely brilliant

[Hugo]

The Badger came to the garden last night and this morning I found the peanut feeder on the ground, all mangled up and minus any peanuts.
So determined not to be beaten I put the old peanut feeder higher up the tree in the hope that it will be too high for the Badger to climb up to.      The Clematis that was growing nicely up the tree is in a mess after the Badger but hopefully will grow back again

[Hugo]

If anyone thinks that Badgers can't climb trees then they haven't seen the one in my garden.     Despite getting my extending ladder out and putting the peanut feeder high up on the tree, this morning I found the feeder on the ground minus the peanuts.
I'm determined not to be beaten by his nocturnal visits as I do like to see the Greater Spotted Woodpecker when she makes a visit to the feeder so I'll have to think of something to stop this happening again 

[SteveH]

A few years back the local Jackdaws were managing to get our feeders out of the high trees, but they were not destroyed, maybe your lot are working as a team..... 

PS I assume you took the ladders down...........

[Hugo]

A few years back the local Jackdaws were managing to get our feeders out of the high trees, but they were not destroyed, maybe your lot are working as a team..... 

PS I assume you took the ladders down...........

I did take the ladders down Steve, I'm not going to make it easy for them.     

I've seen the Jackdaws do something similar to what they did to your feeder but I solved the problem when I tied the feeder to its support.
I've put the Peanut feeder back up the tree and this time I've used some laces from an old pair of walking boots and tied it to the branch.     I wonder how long the peanut feeder will be up in the tree             

[Hugo]

Last night when I was in the bedroom the security light came on so I had a look through the window and there were two Badgers there.  One male and one female and I saw them scurrying off to the back of the garden before the light went off.
This morning my peanut bird feeder was still up on the try but the Badger had made a good effort to get at the peanuts because there was a broken branch and lots of debris on the ground

[Hugo]

Tellytubby has been out in the countryside and sent me some photos.      He was watching three Fox cubs out looking for food, the Vixen normally comes down with the cubs but I bet she wouldn't be far away

[Hugo]

Canny dolphins surprise sightseers after swimming into North Wales town
In recent years they've begun venturing into the Menai Strait and hopefully we'll see them soon in the Three Towns area

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/canny-dolphins-surprise-sightseers-after-29499748

[SteveH]

The UK wildlife has a wide range of creatures and animals, from spikey hedgehogs, the nocturnal bats and the wise barn owl.


But away from the often described 'cute' animals are those that tend to scare many like the humble snake.

Typically found in long grassed areas, snakes have for long had the reputation of being mean and deadly creatures.

However, the UK is home to many harmless snakes, albeit one venomous species that originates from the UK.

Find out what snakes are found in gardens in the UK and whether they are dangerous to people................

cont https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/24466816.snakes-found-uk-gardens-dangerous/

[SteveH]

Falconer 'hit on head' by irate woman for scaring gulls from seaside community
The incident has exposed deep divisions in coastal communities

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/falconer-hit-head-irate-woman-29599398?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[Hugo]

Seal snoozes, sunbathes and showers on stolen dinghy.     It is not local but is in Wales and it's good to have a nice story like this after all the depressing news that we have had recently

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2kjdg3d3v0o

[SteveH]

And to add to the above story.............

Survey planes discover eye-popping trend for the seals of North Wales
Results have become available for the first ever aerial survey of seals along the entire Welsh coastline

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/survey-planes-discover-eye-popping-29695950?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[Hugo]

Since I placed a peanut feeder high up on a tree the Badger has not been able to get at the peanuts.     He's not a happy chappie and has taken his revenge out on my shrubs
I've got a wide, dense shrub ( don't know the name of it ) it has loads of pink flowers and looks attractive.     It's also near to a seed feeder for the song birds and Billy the Badger as we call him has been in there after the food and just flattened the bush.
I'm not unduly worried about the damage caused as it's one of those plants that you cut back hard each year.
What I have done though is put a plastic spiky mat on the ground by the feeder and I wonder what he'll think of that

[SteveH]

Yr Wyddfa tourist village overrun by noisy visitors stopping traffic, destroying flowerbeds and pooing in parks
People complain of being kept awake at night by their incessant bleating

For as long as anyone can remember, they’ve been a year-round nuisance. Some wander around in ones and twos, others congregate in gangs of up to 15, idly watching passersby while snacking on anything to hand.

Lying as it does at the foot of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), Llanberis is used to visitors. But while walkers are mostly welcomed, or at least tolerated, many locals take a dim view of the groups of goggle-eyed bandits that roam the Gwynedd village grabbing what they can and giving nothing back.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/yr-wyddfa-tourist-village-overrun-29886239?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589