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by Char » Sat Aug 07, 2021 2:28 pm » in Welcome and Forum User Guides.
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There are two ways you can add a photo to your posts.

To upload a photo via the attachments option you simply click on the attachments tab with you...
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Found in the garden

Last post by exile « Sun Jul 31, 2022 5:41 pm
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by Blaze » Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:52 pm
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This jay has been a frequent visitor. He has been chased away by a pair of blackbirds, presumably as he was hoping to pinch their eggs ...

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Last post by exile
Sun Jul 31, 2022 5:41 pm
Fig eating Badgers

Last post by Lori « Tue Jul 26, 2022 4:35 pm
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by Headers » Mon Jul 04, 2022 5:48 pm
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I went out late last night to call the cat in - we re having trouble with a big black cat that tries to get into the house at night.
I heard a rumpus...
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Last post by Lori
Tue Jul 26, 2022 4:35 pm
Don't mess with the bears!

Last post by Niftyons « Wed Jul 20, 2022 11:30 pm
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by Nomoss » Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:18 pm
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They are dangerous when frightened, so don't stand there when they are beaten towards you! -20211121- &pid=726375-1589636708-4e8a2cdb

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Wed Jul 20, 2022 11:30 pm
Multiple wasp stings

Last post by basquesteve « Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:51 pm
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by Wilbro » Sun Jul 10, 2022 9:27 am
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While clearing some tree cuttings yesterday afternoon and taking them to a quiet corner way down at the bottom of the garden I've used for years l...
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Last post by basquesteve
Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:51 pm
Wolf attack?

Last post by Nomoss « Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:02 pm
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by Nomoss » Wed Jun 29, 2022 1:39 pm

Having had poultry killed by dogs without any sign of any being eaten, I understood that dogs are the most likely culprits where livestock are killed...

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Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:02 pm
Very strange

Last post by Doug « Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:37 am
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by Spectrum » Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:59 pm

Yesterday we could hear a wasp in the lounge making a right racket, I have heard the noise in the past in another house, and it was a wasp trying to...

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Last post by Doug
Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:37 am
A snake on the bed

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by manonthemoon2 » Sun Jun 12, 2022 10:04 am
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Not my bed, on Sherlock's bed this morning. Can anyone let me know if it's poisonous please in case it bit Sherlock or worse, Sherlock tried to eat it
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Last post by Hotrodder
Mon Jun 13, 2022 9:50 am
Ants and Mice

Last post by Yonner « Thu May 26, 2022 6:57 pm
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by manonthemoon2 » Sun May 08, 2022 7:54 pm
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We've had mice for years, since 2011 despite our best efforts. They tend to get into some of our kitchen draws which have gaps at the back. I hoover...
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Thu May 26, 2022 6:57 pm
Mrs Tiggywinkle

Last post by exile « Thu May 19, 2022 3:00 pm
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by 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

Last post by Char « Sun May 15, 2022 5:25 pm
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by 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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Sun May 15, 2022 5:25 pm
Screaming Peacocks!

Last post by exile « Thu May 05, 2022 1:04 pm
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by Bayleaf » Wed May 04, 2022 8:47 am
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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

Last post by Wilbro « Fri Apr 29, 2022 9:10 am
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by 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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Fri Apr 29, 2022 9:10 am
The hedgehogs are back!

Last post by suein56 « Wed Apr 27, 2022 5:54 pm
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by Ford Focus » Sat Apr 23, 2022 1:04 am
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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
splish splas I was taking a bath

Last post by Sparkle « Wed Apr 27, 2022 10:22 am
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by Sparkle » Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:04 pm

My little sparrows taking their daily bath and chat :D

splish splash i was taking a bath.jpg

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Last post by Sparkle
Wed Apr 27, 2022 10:22 am
Robins

Last post by Sparkle « Wed Apr 27, 2022 10:17 am
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by 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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Wed Apr 27, 2022 10:17 am
Éperviers nesting

Last post by Spectrum « Fri Apr 15, 2022 12:49 pm
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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

Last post by Mangetout « Fri Apr 08, 2022 3:56 pm
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by Headers » Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:50 am
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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
There birds and there are flying pests.

Last post by Ford Focus « Tue Apr 05, 2022 6:43 pm
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by Ford Focus » Tue Apr 05, 2022 11:54 am

Eighteen years in rural France and we had loads of different birds visiting our bird feeders. Luckily due to having five farmers around us we were...

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Last post by Ford Focus
Tue Apr 05, 2022 6:43 pm
Jay

Last post by Sparkle « Sun Apr 03, 2022 2:57 pm
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by Blaze » Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:35 am

We're getting frequent visits from this little beauty.
(photo taken through rather a grubby window ......)

Jay a.JPG

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Last post by Sparkle
Sun Apr 03, 2022 2:57 pm
Pigeon disaster

Last post by manonthemoon2 « Mon Mar 07, 2022 7:45 pm
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by manonthemoon2 » Fri Mar 04, 2022 11:06 pm
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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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Mon Mar 07, 2022 7:45 pm
First grues flying south west

Last post by Yonner « Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:08 am
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by Veem » Sun Oct 10, 2021 3:11 pm
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Has anyone else spotted any yet? We've just seen two smallish groups flying overhead and definitely heading SW.
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Last post by Yonner
Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:08 am
Répulsif/Repellent Loir

Last post by Bayleaf « Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:41 am
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by Bayleaf » Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:37 am
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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

Last post by Sparkle « Fri Dec 31, 2021 1:08 pm
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by Sparkle » Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:09 am
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I watched this programme last night - it was different and I found it quite enchanting set in France.
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Fri Dec 31, 2021 1:08 pm
Bird ID

Last post by ExMontpelliérain « Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:18 am
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by Spectrum » Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:58 am
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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

Last post by Char « Mon Nov 01, 2021 4:36 pm
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by 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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Mon Nov 01, 2021 4:36 pm

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