On my afternoon ciggie break I was enjoying a perfectly clear sky when I saw a buzzard being mobbed by 2 gulls and a large rook. They would not give up on the buzzard and I could suddenly hear the...
Hi all, Hope someone here can help as I'm at my wits end over my dog. i have a 3 year old Chocolate Lab but he has one MAJOR issue. He's so jealous. I've had him as an 8 week old pup but he does not...
You may have noticed there is a wedding of sorts on today. If you'd like to natter about it please do so here. This should avoid different "shifts" starting separate Royal Wedding threads....
My Tomatoes that I grew from seed back in Feb/Mar time are about 5" tall now. They are outside in a cold house. The tomato plants you see in the garden centres are huge! And the ones my friend...
Picking up 3 chickens this afternoon Coop ready got some poultry spice my grandad used it years ago the mix with cooked leftovers and mashed it up serving it warm in the winter to the birds delight is...
Start with Lord or Lady- Your first name is the name of one of your grandparents. Your surname is double-barrelled so the first part is the name of your first pet and the second part is the name of...
I'm not into angling myself but several people I've spoken to have commented about problems with fish poaching by east european immigrants. They say this was never a problem before the influx of...
... the customers in M & S's food hall (Hereford) for being the most judgemental and po-faced bunch of miseries I have encountered. Youngest boy was having a minor melt-down in there today (just a...
Spent a couple of days in Wales this week (camping-very cold) and visited Gigrin Farm to see them feeding the Red Kites. Amazing! Over 300 Kites, including the 2 white ones, plus a Buzzard and various...
Not a question but.......................
I heard two Cockoo's today whilst walking in the woods near home, not heard them round hear before, so perhaps things are looking up for these birds....
Just been pointed in the direction of Jasmine Harman from A Place in the Sun. Very annoying voice but really sexy. Her strong tendency to show off legs and cleavage helps. Also, there's some woman in...
hi im looking for a book i had as a child in the 80s it was a 3 book box set of birds trees and flowers of the british isle it also came with a telescope
Any ideas?
cheers....
First Swallow of the Year arrived yesterday in my neck of the woods in North Wales, I normally get 2 every Year but so far only 1 has appeared. Hope it's Mate arrives soon otherwise there will be no...
One of Mr & Mrs Blackbirds babies has succumbed to the sparrowhawk. Feathers all over the garden. Was only admiring them yesterday evening.
Two babies left now. Nature can be cruel.
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my chicken used to have free run of the whole garden and I have now put her in a smaller, enclosed area. She has a lovely coop with somewhere to roost and a nesting box. She has access to concrete,...
Can anyone please help me try to identify a birdsong which I hear loud and clear every morning and evening but am unable to actually see the bird itself? It sounds like WH WHO WHOO? Someone has lent...
Katie Price has been involved in a crash with two horses. Just as well it wasn't a crash with two pantomime cows. The paramedics wouldn't have known which one to treat.