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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Coal tit parade
Considering the wet and miserable ‘summer’ we’ve had, I’m amazed at how many coal tits are in my garden. At any given time there must be somewhere between 50 and 70, and their appetite is enormous. I have four feeders … Continue reading
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Tagged buzzard, chaffinch, coal tit, copper beech, fox, great tit, greenfinch, otter, peanut butter, red squirrel, stoat, weasel
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Roe deer and rabbits
It’s been quite a busy week. I was putting the final touches to my new book, Wildlife and the Law, after suggestions from the editor and publisher. It should be with the printer before the end of October and … Continue reading
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Tagged carrion crows, coal tit, general licences, juniper, lapwing, myxomatosis, rabbit, red kite, redwing, roe deer, starling, woodcock
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The duck killer identified
It’s difficult to get on with any work with these wee squirrels around. I watch them for hours and I’m gradually getting better at distinguishing the main two that come to the garden (I’ve only once seen three so this … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation (Natural Habitats etc) Regulations, live-catch traps, mink, otter, rat, red squirrel, tunnel trap, weasel
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Squirrels identified?
I had an interesting day yesterday watching the red squirrels in my garden. I think I can see a slight difference between the two: one seems to have a slightly darker tail than the other and seems the more dominant … Continue reading
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Tagged acorn, buzzard, cat, hazel nut, khaki Campbell, pine nut, red squirrel
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New visitors to our garden
I have an acre and a half on the edge of a Perthshire village. Roughly half is woodland, comprising mainly 60 or 70 years old larch trees (a friend and former colleague, Neil Macdonald, planted them as a youngster when … Continue reading
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Tagged ash, birch, fir, hawthorn, khaki Campbell, larch, mealworms, peanut butter, pine nut, red squirrel, rowan
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