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
Birds
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ajm »
Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:33 am
We feed a lot of birds every day and have sparrows,chaffinches,tits,blackbirds etc. We were away for 10 days and naturally they sought food...
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Last post by exile
Wed Oct 30, 2024 5:18 pm
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Last post by RobertArthur
Sun Sep 15, 2024 12:18 pm
Squirrels
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ajm »
Mon Sep 02, 2024 5:35 pm
Just had a very enjoyable time watching 4 red squirrels in the garden, just hope that they are not burying nuts already. We have dug up dozens of...
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Last post by exile
Tue Sep 03, 2024 2:03 pm
Poorly deer
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Headers »
Sun Sep 01, 2024 2:53 pm
A very poorly deer is tottering around near the house.
It curled up for a nap earlier on right outside our kitchen door. It has been nibbling weeds...
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Last post by Headers
Sun Sep 01, 2024 6:19 pm
Moles
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RobertArthur »
Tue Aug 20, 2024 4:29 pm
After 22 years our first battle with moles. We gave it a try with coffee ground. Cease fire for nearly three days. Now he/she is back. Back to square...
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Last post by niemeyjt
Wed Aug 28, 2024 6:32 pm
Many lizards this year
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RobertArthur »
Thu Aug 22, 2024 2:33 pm
They are everywhere those lizards. Once it was a very very fine house with two cats in the yard. Now there is only one, 22 years. Go out for hunting?...
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Last post by Lori
Tue Aug 27, 2024 11:48 am
Where are the insects this year ?
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Biloute »
Fri Aug 23, 2024 9:39 am
In the spring of 2024, the mason bees appeared as usual to our great delight. But, during the summer so far, and unlike other summers, I have not...
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Last post by Bayleaf
Sun Aug 25, 2024 11:57 am
Hissing in cobra mode
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RobertArthur »
Mon Aug 19, 2024 10:03 pm
Last year there where almost 40 frogs in our small pond, now only 12. Where have they all gone? Probably inside this impressive couleuvre , about 150...
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Last post by RobertArthur
Tue Aug 20, 2024 11:05 pm
A lot of buzzing going on, bees
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RobertArthur »
Tue Jul 09, 2024 3:30 pm
Sitting under a very large lime-tree, in the shade, in full bloom and the sound of silence and buzzing bees. Where do they all come from? During our...
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Last post by Lori
Tue Aug 13, 2024 9:23 am
Ticks
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niemeyjt »
Mon Aug 12, 2024 7:09 am
10 facts about ticks - true in France as well as here - tough little blighters.
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Last post by Polarengineer
Mon Aug 12, 2024 5:21 pm
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Last post by niemeyjt
Wed Jul 31, 2024 5:10 pm
No mow . . . no more
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niemeyjt »
Sun Jul 21, 2024 10:22 pm
The lawn is back, Monty Don decrees
TV gardener makes a mowing u-turn that will delight traditionalists and dismay eco-warriors
The garden lawn...
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Last post by Quiksilver
Mon Jul 22, 2024 10:15 pm
Slithering Squatters!
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Bayleaf »
Tue Jul 16, 2024 6:47 pm
Just drying off after a much needed refreshing shower, and I hear slithering in the (very slim space) above our pitched-roof bedroom ceiling. I stand...
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Last post by niemeyjt
Thu Jul 18, 2024 3:05 pm
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Last post by ajm
Sat Jun 22, 2024 7:50 pm
Bird song mobile app
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basquesteve »
Sun Jun 02, 2024 11:17 pm
Having been an Artilleryman my hearing is terrible I came across a great app for mobiles having down loaded it it is independent of any connection it...
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Last post by Wilbro
Wed Jun 05, 2024 9:08 am
We have chicks
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manonthemoon2 »
Sun Jun 02, 2024 10:19 am
A Robin made a nest inside a screwbox in my husband's shed. This started several weeks ago.
Today I quietly peeped and saw chicks, very newly...
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Last post by manonthemoon2
Tue Jun 04, 2024 9:45 pm
Found in the garden
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Blaze »
Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:52 pm
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 ...
Jay...
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Last post by Blaze
Wed May 29, 2024 9:42 am
Insects in the garden
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Blaze »
Sun May 26, 2024 8:54 am
The ox-eye daisies seeds we scattered around the garden have really borne fruit with the variety and number of insects they attract. The sprayed...
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Last post by Lori
Sun May 26, 2024 3:41 pm
No Mow May
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niemeyjt »
Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:36 am
At the risk of denting Bayleaf 's workload, tomorrow is the start of No Mow May
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Last post by Hotrodder
Tue May 14, 2024 11:47 am
Poor little fledglings
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Headers »
Mon May 06, 2024 4:27 pm
This morning we had a traumatic few minutes with a bluetit baby.
We were on our way out and heard a lot of squeaking. We have a newish nesting box in...
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Last post by Quiksilver
Tue May 07, 2024 6:39 pm
Early birds?
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Veem »
Sun Aug 13, 2023 12:50 pm
We haven't seen any, but a few people have posted on a local FB page that over the past 3-4 days they have seen grues flying NE over the Ruffec area....
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Last post by Doug
Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:09 pm
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Last post by Blaze
Sun Apr 07, 2024 12:34 pm
Reinette/grenouille/frog ????
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demi »
Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:57 am
I was at a friend's garden yesterday & we spotted this frog which she called a reinette. I looked up the translation& it gives it as a tree frog. I...
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Last post by Quiksilver
Sun Mar 31, 2024 11:13 am
Hare
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Blaze »
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:37 am
What a surprise, just a few metres from the kitchen door into the garden ....
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Last post by Wilbro
Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:59 pm
Woodpecker?
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manonthemoon2 »
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:53 pm
What are the birds called in France please?
I'm trying to find a bird feeder because the ones we get visited by don't seem to like the small bird...
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Last post by A.N.Other
Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:07 pm
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