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by Biker
Mon Apr 01, 2019 11:58 pm
Forum: Birds
Topic: STARLINGS
Replies: 468
Views: 442196

Re: STARLINGS

I have a native Starling that has returned here for at least five years now. He is an amazing mimic and his calls are easy to identify. Never see him eat, but he protects the food source with some vigour. He sits over the food source on the top end of the clothes line pole and allows only one other ...
by Biker
Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:41 am
Forum: Birds
Topic: STARLINGS
Replies: 468
Views: 442196

Re: STARLINGS

Fabulurks !!!!
by Biker
Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:36 am
Forum: Hedgehogs
Topic: Your Garden Hedgehogs
Replies: 1393
Views: 1183952

Re: Your Garden Hedgehogs

:drill: Hi team !!! Latest info provided to wildlife hospitals is to avoid any food for hogs that include mealworms, peanuts and sunflower seeds as all of these cause metabolic bone disease. If you'd like to add something to regular food that is safe, honey is currently recommended and is used by ho...
by Biker
Mon Jan 07, 2019 7:30 pm
Forum: General Nature
Topic: Government sanctions culls.
Replies: 28
Views: 29990

Re: Government sanctions culls.

:wave2: Hi Jacksparra ! Wildlife hospitals will have to keep records and NE say that they will 'carry out random audits which could result in the closure of hospitals not complying'. :drill:
by Biker
Sun Jan 06, 2019 1:57 am
Forum: General Nature
Topic: Government sanctions culls.
Replies: 28
Views: 29990

Re: Government sanctions culls.

For info : Natural England have advised all wildlife hospitals that the treatment of grey squirrel, muntjac deer and Canadian geese will be illegal from March 2019. Basically, if handed in as sick, injured or orphaned the general public must be advised that the animal/bird will be 'put down'. I doub...
by Biker
Sun Jan 06, 2019 1:08 am
Forum: Birds
Topic: STARLINGS
Replies: 468
Views: 442196

Re: STARLINGS

Fabulous video capture Butterfly. :clap: :drill:
by Biker
Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:58 am
Forum: Hedgehogs
Topic: One way to help hedghogs
Replies: 4
Views: 9124

Re: One way to help hedghogs

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by Biker
Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:19 am
Forum: Hedgehogs
Topic: Your Garden Hedgehogs
Replies: 1393
Views: 1183952

Re: Your Garden Hedgehogs

Brilliant videos Willpar !!! So great to see cute, healthy hogs !! :) Agree with all of your comments entirely. You really do an amazing job. :nod: Foxes never seem to bother Hedgehogs around here. It's more likely to be a big black 'domestic' cat that is disrupting their regular trails. My pump act...
by Biker
Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:00 am
Forum: Birds
Topic: STARLINGS
Replies: 468
Views: 442196

Re: STARLINGS

Some of my starlings coming in for food. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb13T4mncXI[/youtube] Yesterday afternoon I counted 65 on the rooves across the road, that's without seeing if any were on my roof. Getting through a lot of food. Love that !!!! Brilliant Willpar !!!! :nod: :clap: :dr...
by Biker
Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:04 am
Forum: Hedgehogs
Topic: Your Garden Hedgehogs
Replies: 1393
Views: 1183952

Re: Your Garden Hedgehogs

Usual visitors still attending here. One large female, one medium male and two youngsters. All above the minimum weight so well set for settling down when they choose to. Increase in numbers being handed in at the wildlife hospital - mostly attacked by dogs, strimmered, young hogs that have lost the...