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benborp

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Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #450 on: 27 September, 2019, 11:49:26 am »
Any tips for the location and removal of hedgehogs? No sight or sound of the beast itself but it has left signs.
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Andrij

  • Андрій
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Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #451 on: 01 October, 2019, 03:53:34 pm »
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;D  Andrij.  I pronounce you Complete and Utter GIT   :thumbsup:

BrianI

  • Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Lepidopterist Man!
Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #452 on: 07 October, 2019, 07:35:20 pm »
I've got hedgehogs in my urban back garden!  :thumbsup:
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Sergeant Pluck

Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #453 on: 08 October, 2019, 12:26:36 pm »
Oh excellent. It's been years since I saw one. Get a wildlife camera up!
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BrianI

  • Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Lepidopterist Man!
Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #454 on: 10 October, 2019, 08:20:19 pm »
Quote from: Sergeant Pluck on 08 October, 2019, 12:26:36 pm
Oh excellent. It's been years since I saw one. Get a wildlife camera up!

That's just what I've done this evening. An early Birthday present from mum & sister, a Crenova trail camera with 20mp stills, and 1080p video with night vision  :thumbsup:. Seemed to be the best of the bunch on Amazon for my budget.  Fingers crossed I've set it up properly, as the instructions are a bit Engrish in translation...
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Sergeant Pluck

Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #455 on: 11 October, 2019, 12:50:14 pm »
I look forward to seeing what you come up with Brian!
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BrianI

  • Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Lepidopterist Man!
Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #456 on: 11 October, 2019, 05:51:47 pm »
First test video.  I think I need to experiment with the camera settings & placement.

But you can just about see Mr Hog at the top left of the video, nosying around the feeding station, then making his way through the entrance to have a good feed!

https://youtu.be/eYMwde0LGgM




Currently I've got the camera set to take 6 pictures, then a 90 second video. I think I may set it to take just 1 picture, then a 90 sec video. 

I might also see about raising the camera off the ground a little more, to stop blowing out the foreground exposure.
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Pingu

  • Put away those fiery biscuits!
  • Mrs Pingu's domestique
    • the Igloo
Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #457 on: 11 October, 2019, 07:04:43 pm »
That's reminded me of our hedgepig video from a few years ago  :)


hedgepigs_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr
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Hot Flatus

Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #458 on: 11 October, 2019, 08:56:43 pm »
Bit of an oblique reference to wildlife, but I just found this in twatter:

You don’t know what fun is until you’ve witnessed a drunk on the Edinburgh to Glasgow train screaming “A fucking hate hedgehogs, come at me ya jabby wee cunt” while angrily circling a hairbrush that’s been dropped on the floor...
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Jakob

Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #459 on: 23 October, 2019, 06:35:49 am »
Not mine, but....:D

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Jakob

Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #460 on: 23 October, 2019, 07:15:18 am »
On a similar note, we had this fella visiting a few weeks back
https://youtu.be/tGmuPRzk7hA
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Salvatore

  • Джон Спунър
    • Pics
Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #461 on: 25 October, 2019, 03:56:22 pm »
Quote from: BrianI on 07 October, 2019, 07:35:20 pm
I've got hedgehogs in my urban back garden!  :thumbsup:

Same here. When a neighbour told me he'd seen a hedgehog in my back garden, I bought the cheapest wildlife camera I could find (about £40). My neighbours (and siblings and cousins) are absolutely thrilled when I send them edited highlights of the night's activity (see the 'seen today' thread for a couple).
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JonBuoy

Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #462 on: 25 October, 2019, 07:36:07 pm »
Migrating Russian eagles run up huge data roaming charges

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Russian scientists tracking migrating eagles ran out of money after some of the birds flew to Iran and Pakistan and their SMS transmitters drew huge data roaming charges.
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spesh

Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #463 on: 25 October, 2019, 08:01:07 pm »
Quote from: JonBuoy on 25 October, 2019, 07:36:07 pm
Migrating Russian eagles run up huge data roaming charges

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Russian scientists tracking migrating eagles ran out of money after some of the birds flew to Iran and Pakistan and their SMS transmitters drew huge data roaming charges.

 ;D

On a more serious note, on the local news this morning - one of six sea eagles released on the Isle of Wight in the summer has been found dead, and another is missing after being tracked flying to Essex and back.  :(

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-50164859
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Kim

  • Timelord
    • Fediverse
Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #464 on: 26 October, 2019, 12:41:05 am »
I've just learned via twitter that foxes will chase a laser pointer like cats do.
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spesh

Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #465 on: 30 October, 2019, 09:33:53 pm »
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Ham

Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #466 on: 08 December, 2019, 10:00:07 pm »
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Steph

  • Fast. Fast and bulbous. But fluffy.
Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #467 on: 14 December, 2019, 09:22:21 am »
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Jurek

Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #468 on: 22 December, 2019, 01:53:25 pm »
Just on my way back from my local Polski Sklep, having procured four jars of pickled dill cucumbers, when I saw a rat chasing a cat.
It's supposed to be the other way round, isn't it?
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hellymedic

  • Just do it!
Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #469 on: 22 December, 2019, 02:17:47 pm »
So I thought but I understand there are some BIG rats around nowadays!

[OT] Living in a Jewish area, Sainsbury's supply a good range of (English) Elswood pickled cucumbers; these range from very sweet to not at all, are fairly cheap and might be worth a try if you can get them. The 'Haimishe' variety might suit you.
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Jurek

Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #470 on: 22 December, 2019, 02:42:40 pm »
Thanks Helly, I think I've probably tried most, if not all, of the variants there are of dill cucumbers.
The ones which work best for me are those on my avatar.
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hellymedic

  • Just do it!
Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #471 on: 22 December, 2019, 05:20:47 pm »
We had a lot of Krakus when we were kids, and Nova from Praha...
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Steph

  • Fast. Fast and bulbous. But fluffy.
Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #472 on: 30 December, 2019, 01:22:32 pm »
Total random Wiki moment: I didn't know that we do not have grass snakes in the UK. We have the barred grass snake, speciated in 2017.

So, to rip off Bill Bryson, we have seven species of terrestrial reptile in the UK, being the slow worm, common lizard, sand lizard, adder, smooth snake, barred grass snake, and Michael Portillo.
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hellymedic

  • Just do it!
Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #473 on: 12 January, 2020, 02:11:17 am »
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Ham

Re: A random thread for the wildlife stuff - you know the drill
« Reply #474 on: 13 January, 2020, 09:10:07 am »
Not actually wildlife, more like civilized life

https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/dog-buys-treats-using-leaf
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