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 Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
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 Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Aug 15, 18 12:34 pm Subject: Wildlife |
the visual id thing can be tricky , paw prints are fairly strong data.
deer kills that show the marks of being choked by a big cat with sharp claws and rather big teeth to drop em and then partiall ... |
| Topic: What I do on Mondays! |
dpack
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Aug 14, 18 11:55 pm Subject: What I do on Mondays! |
| nice spider snaps, thanks. |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Aug 14, 18 11:38 pm Subject: Wildlife |
definitely plenty of scope to adapt to dinner be it vole or bambi.
what i was getting at was that the bigger things are often seen as a pest by humans. a mouse hunter is a pal but if billy bird can ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Aug 14, 18 9:10 am Subject: Wildlife |
yep i was just comparing what we have with those rather charming vultures, i spose our kites are about the same size.
iirc size is more dependant on temp and available food than on distances , with ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 97
Views: 7781
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Mon Aug 13, 18 10:15 pm Subject: Wildlife |
we do have buzzards, not as big but a bit scary if they mistake snoozing in the sun for carrion  and ravens which are pretty big as corvids go but are utterly charming and rather clever. kites ... |
| Topic: brambles, how are yours? |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Aug 11, 18 5:31 pm Subject: brambles, how are yours? |
it is a good year for em so long as they had their feet in something at least a little damp. the ones round here in dry spots look more bushfire than fireside port.
i still have a lot ripening fast ... |
| Topic: brambles, how are yours? |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Aug 10, 18 9:16 pm Subject: brambles, how are yours? |
4 kg top quality frozen and bagged, 10 lt of mashed fruit fermenting.
a good year and a perfect day for getting scratched, the wildlife was very accommodating and nowt bit me that i have noticed
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| Topic: Penny Buns/CEPS/Porcini |
dpack
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Aug 10, 18 12:54 pm Subject: Penny Buns/CEPS/Porcini |
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| Topic: Outside light |
dpack
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Fri Aug 10, 18 12:53 pm Subject: Outside light |
| ps a ticket from 2007 may or may not be a reflection of the real condition of the wires/fittings 11 years later |
| Topic: Outside light |
dpack
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Fri Aug 10, 18 12:51 pm Subject: Outside light |
| it seems like you know how to proceed but having seen the price of pv/led ones i recon unless you need always on plug and play might be far better than hard wired to the mains. |
| Topic: Plums |
dpack
Replies: 13
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Aug 09, 18 9:41 pm Subject: Plums |
i have brambles at the mo
see your sticky and raise you a spines and flower bug bites
at least the understanding with the wasps is still respected by both parties
the fruit leather hin ... |
| Topic: Plums |
dpack
Replies: 13
Views: 287
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Aug 09, 18 9:16 pm Subject: Plums |
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| Topic: Plums |
dpack
Replies: 13
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Aug 09, 18 6:45 pm Subject: Plums |
plum sauce freezes well.
if you go the full hoi sin it keeps for several years in a larder |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Aug 09, 18 12:21 am Subject: Wildlife |
kite buzzard , similar dinner so a dispute seems likely.
york's city carnivore birds are a bit smaller.
SH, K,Peri.
the latter seemed to have 3 chicks from 2 families last year.
this year i h ... |
| Topic: Penny Buns/CEPS/Porcini |
dpack
Replies: 6
Views: 239
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Aug 08, 18 9:01 pm Subject: Penny Buns/CEPS/Porcini |
nice
as it is getting to that time of year im checking my best spot daily and no shrooms so far but the "crop patterns " look promising
at a guess we need a bit more rain and a few degrees cooler ... |
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