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Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 21 8:39 am Post subject:
I thought they would skin like a rabbit as they can't have quills underneath if they can curl up. They would spear themselves if they did. I have never met a porcupine, so have no experience of them at all I am afraid.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Sun Jul 11, 21 10:39 am Post subject:
it had a few chums, no great damage, rather pretty that was a couple of days ago and no sightings since as a phototechy sort of thing that would have been better with the macro lens and tripod, i used what i had round my neck for papping cute birds:lol:

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Tue Jul 13, 21 7:56 am Post subject:

What is it DPack?

Thanks Slim. They sound a bit like the badgers that turn up down the allotment. Can you slap an ASBO on a badger?

The bee's had gone. I check the floor and I couldn't see anything. So they were either eaten by something or they did detach from one another and fly away. I wonder what they were doing?

Built a hedgehog feeding station this weekend, so hopefully we'll get some hedgehogs using it.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Tue Jul 13, 21 8:47 am Post subject:
no idea what it was, they came, they went nice tiggy lodge

dpack

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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 21 5:28 pm Post subject:
charming snake calmly afaik they kindly relocated it a little smaller than one i agreed to holiday feed before i saw it, it was quite friendly/disinterested in me, we got on. _________________ â€œLaws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made,â€

dpack

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Posted: Sat Jul 17, 21 4:03 pm Post subject:
"Itâ€™s not necessarily for the prudish, though. Itâ€™s a known naturalist spot, despite the protestations of Scarborough Borough Council." from the Yorkshire live web news

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 21 8:13 am Post subject:

We went for a walk in another wood yesterday, and apart from husband finding mud, when I was wearing walking sandals, which is par for the course, we saw a lot of butterflies. Silver washed fritillary, red and white admiral, peacock, ringlet, meadow brown, and some sort of skipper which we didn't manage to identify. A forestry road with good vegetation either side is a marvelous place for butterflies. Sadly it also harboured a few horse flies, one of which got me twice before we got it.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 21 9:49 am Post subject:
We have been seeing a mix of Swallowtails here, including a Zebra Swallowtail - very pretty. Also, quite a lot of baby Praying Mantids, a few Dragonflys and the weird Bush Cricket keeps on giving me a bloody heart attack by appearing in unexpected places, like the bowl of tomatoes.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 21 10:41 am Post subject:
learn from the mantis of the animal styles it is one of my favourites

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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Location: South Wales

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 21 10:59 am Post subject:
I should bite John's head off after......

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 21 12:02 pm Post subject:
that is not quite what i meant, it would be a novel training technique, if a bit harsh. the big chap at the back does not want to go to those places that was what i meant other wildlife examples are available

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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Location: South Wales

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 21 12:04 pm Post subject:
I thought mine was a better option.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 21 2:50 pm Post subject:

dpack

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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 21 2:57 pm Post subject:
i watched some a while ago, they were hunting grasshopper things, very impressive

dpack

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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 21 7:11 am Post subject:
at the mo the towny pigeons are feeding, they do have some style with wing tip strikes at high speed, the pecking stuff is amateur i am trying to make them polite to each other while dining, a paddington type stare has been deployed a few times

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