Nature

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

We've been feeding the Foxes for a few years now, but for the last four months or so, they failed to appear

About two weeks ago, a Hedgehog turned up?

We've not had a Hedgehog in the garden for about 40 years!

It called every night for it's tinned Hotdogs

Tonight, we had the predicted Gunfight at the OK Corral!

Guess what?…..They just ignored each other!

That was a nice surprise!

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

[Andy CParticipant @andyc56856]

Hi Bob

And there is me trying desperately to get rid of the three foxes from my garden. They s@&£ everywhere and are really noisy. Not good for the kids playing on the grass.

Andy

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Sorry Andy….We don't have any problems?

We love the wildlife……They are precious, but slowly fading away

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Typical Cheshire wildlife

But imagine waking up to this pair on the lawn

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Nice to see you are getting your humour back

Bob

[ChrisBParticipant @chrisb29081]

Good for the roses Paul? 🌹🌹🌹

[Peter FitnessParticipant @peterfitness34857]

Bob, here's some Aussie wild life. The kangaroos, a mother and her joey, were just outside our daughter's back fence in Blackwater, central Queensland. The koalas were in a tree only 20 metres from our own house.

Peter.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Peter

A nice response

Are the Roos and Koala's seen as harmless wildlife….Or are they a pest at times?

The Foxes in the UK are a real pest at times, but the Hedgehogs are rare peaceful creatures and are welcome in the garden

Bob

[Peter FitnessParticipant @peterfitness34857]

Bob, roos can be a real pest, especially to graziers and farmers growing crops. Since white settlement in Australia roos have flourished due to land clearance, pasture improvement, improved water supply etc., and in places they can appear in almost plague proportions. Controlled shooting has taken place in some areas to prevent total destruction of the land, much to the horror of the animal liberationists, but it is necessary, and legal. There is no danger of them becoming a threatened species however, as they can be seen all over rural Australia in large numbers.

Koalas, on the other hand, are an inoffensive, peaceful animal much loved by all Australians, and tourists. Unfortunately, they are suffering the effects of habitat destruction as well as an insidious disease called chlamydia, which doesn't seem to affect animals which are not under any stress. However, animals who are suffering stress caused by the encroachment of humans on their habitat are susceptible.

Foxes, which were introduced to Australia by early settlers, are a real pest here too, as they are deadly on domestic chickens. I know, because we have lost numerous chickens to them over the years.

Peter.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Very interesting, Peter

We have a TV series here sometimes, and a chap in Oz has devoted his life to saving orphaned Roos!

He'd better not find out, that they exist in epidemic numbers!

We have a creature here in the UK called the Badger. ….Although they are plentiful, I've never seen one!

In some parts of England, they are being culled.,…….Much to the displeasure of the general public

They are being blamed for spreading a Bovine infection

What a tipsy turvy world, hey?

Hedgehogs are quite rare these days

Eventually, the wildlife will only exist in controlled areas?

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

We get a lot of these around here

And they grow big in Cheshire

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you Paul

He must be on the Custard Creams?

Bob

[Tony HadleyParticipant @tonyhadley]

Peter,

The best wildlife in Australia is the budgerigar. They used to be kept as pets in nearly every household, in the past, now only a few to be found. Is it true that they are superb flyers and can out-fly all their prey in the wild?

This was my pet budgie, sadly he passed away last year. A superb pet and someday I hope to get another one.

Tony

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Tony

We had one, same as yours…..Called Sparkie

He could talk all day

He used to lie in a toilet tube and roll about

He also laid quite a few eggs!

Bob

[Peter FitnessParticipant @peterfitness34857]

Tony, I know that budgerigars are very fast flyers, but I don't think that they could outrun (fly) a peregrine falcon. They can be found in the drier regions of inland Australia in huge flocks numbering in the thousands. The natural colour is green, the many colour variations seen in pet birds have been selectively produced by breeders over many years. The native budgie is also much smaller than the pet variety.

Peter.

[Bob WilsonParticipant @bobwilson59101]

Paul,

Is that a genuine big rabbit, or has the image been faked? I have seen similar with domestic cat!

Bob

[Bob WilsonParticipant @bobwilson59101]

It appears to be real. Here on U Tube

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[The Long BuildParticipant @thelongbuild]

Hi Bob

think you may have to take that back about the custard creams as all evidence suggests it is very much true about Darious the Rabbit.

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