Anything to do with Wildlife in France, from insects to birds and moles.
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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
Mrs Tiggywinkle
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Stinky »
Wed May 18, 2022 11:05 pm
Mrs Tiggywinkle has come a calling these last few evenings.
Close enough to let her see me put a few cat biscuits down for her.
Close enough to hear...
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Last post by exile
Thu May 19, 2022 3:00 pm
No Mow May
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niemeyjt »
Fri May 13, 2022 9:14 am
I know some are already well into this movement, but for those who aren't here is a resource from the originators:
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Last post by Char
Sun May 15, 2022 5:25 pm
Screaming Peacocks!
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Bayleaf »
Wed May 04, 2022 8:47 am
There's a title you don't see everyday! :lol:
Nearby neighbours (eccentric Dutch couple with a huge menagerie of animals dotted around their mini...
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Last post by exile
Thu May 05, 2022 1:04 pm
Golden Oriole
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Spectrum »
Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:47 am
Had a Hoopoe in the garden earlier this week and yesterday while sat outside we could hear the first of this years Golden Oriole's in the wood across...
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Last post by Wilbro
Fri Apr 29, 2022 9:10 am
The hedgehogs are back!
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Ford Focus »
Sat Apr 23, 2022 1:04 am
For a week or so now we have had hedgehog poo on our lawn. Tonight my wife went to check the food we put out for them and lo and behold there was a...
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Last post by suein56
Wed Apr 27, 2022 5:54 pm
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Last post by Sparkle
Wed Apr 27, 2022 10:22 am
Robins
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Blaze »
Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:07 pm
I can never resist them and there is a pair nesting somewhere close to the house. I've yet to be able to snap them together, but will keep trying....
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Last post by Sparkle
Wed Apr 27, 2022 10:17 am
Éperviers nesting
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by
Headers »
Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:26 am
I am pretty sure we have a pair of éperviers nesting in a tree in the garden. I’m going to have a look through binoculars today to check it out....
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Last post by Spectrum
Fri Apr 15, 2022 12:49 pm
First cuckoo 2022
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Headers »
Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:50 am
5/4/22 9.35 Lot et Garonne just heard a faint but definite first cuckoo.
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Last post by Mangetout
Fri Apr 08, 2022 3:56 pm
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Last post by Ford Focus
Tue Apr 05, 2022 6:43 pm
Jay
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Blaze »
Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:35 am
We're getting frequent visits from this little beauty.
(photo taken through rather a grubby window ......)
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Last post by Sparkle
Sun Apr 03, 2022 2:57 pm
Pigeon disaster
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by
manonthemoon2 »
Fri Mar 04, 2022 11:06 pm
I think I killed a pigeon today.
I saw it in the road as I approached and usually they fly away. I had a van close behind me, I slowed down but then...
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Last post by manonthemoon2
Mon Mar 07, 2022 7:45 pm
Répulsif/Repellent Loir
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Bayleaf »
Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:37 am
After 17 odd (literally) years living in our comfy but ramshackle old farmhouse, it appears the pesky (but oh so cute!) Loirs have found our attic...
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Last post by Bayleaf
Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:41 am
Wild Tales From The Village
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Sparkle »
Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:09 am
I watched this programme last night - it was different and I found it quite enchanting set in France.
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Last post by Sparkle
Fri Dec 31, 2021 1:08 pm
Bird ID
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Spectrum »
Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:58 am
Iam a bit stumped on this one, the last week or so I have heard this bird at night, it stops in the morning, have checked on the usual sites but to...
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Last post by ExMontpelliérain
Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:18 am
Flies or cluster flies
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manonthemoon2 »
Sun Oct 31, 2021 6:48 pm
Not sure of the difference, but our friends are having a big issue with flies.
They're prevalent in a few rooms but not the whole house.
They're...
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Last post by Char
Mon Nov 01, 2021 4:36 pm
Acorns
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Veem »
Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:15 am
Has anyone noticed the acorns this autumn .....................?
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Last post by exile
Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:23 pm
Robin Redbreast, and why we keep our windows mucky
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by Spardo » Sun Oct 24, 2021 4:49 pm
This little chap crashed into our window, even the mucky top half. :open_mouth:
I picked him up off the floor before the dogs noticed and placed him...
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Last post by Blaze
Mon Oct 25, 2021 2:18 pm
Insects
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Blaze »
Sun Aug 22, 2021 4:16 pm
Syrphe pyrastre (type of hoverfly)
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Last post by Blaze
Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:53 am
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Last post by Blaze
Sun Sep 26, 2021 4:55 pm
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Last post by Char
Sun Sep 19, 2021 7:43 pm
Wild Tales from the Village
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Char »
Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:33 pm
I'd posted this elsewhere but thought I'd post it here in case there are some other people that may be interested in watching it.
Animal drama that...
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Last post by suein56
Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:16 pm
Start of the New Season
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Veem »
Sun Sep 12, 2021 12:35 pm
This morning at around 10.30 I heard the first two shots from a hunter's gun. I hope the animals will soon get used to hiding again. 6 months to go.
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Last post by mysty
Sun Sep 12, 2021 5:04 pm
One of our local kestrels
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elsie »
Fri Aug 20, 2021 6:12 pm
Tea on the balcony just after 4pm this afternoon. I had taken my camera out as I'd seen a buzzard on a hay bale.
But then this kestrel landed on a...
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Last post by Char
Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:44 am
Green woodpeckers
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by
Blaze »
Fri Aug 20, 2021 11:15 am
Always welcome !
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Last post by Char
Sun Aug 22, 2021 1:19 pm
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