Bluetits, badgers and foxes on TV
Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:28:35 GMT
We had a BBC wildlife film crew here on 10th April filming for a programme
called Iolo's Welsh Safari. They took away some video of my bluetit nestbox
camera which will be shown on Monday at 7.300 on BBC One Wales. If you have
a Sky dish, you can also watch it on Channel 972. The programme will also
include ...
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Flora with exact information on seeds
Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:55:29 +0200
Hello everybody,
I am trying to compile as much information on seed morphology (size,
shape, surface features, colour etc) as possible. I came across the
flora of Butcher (1961) A New Illustrated British Flora which has very
good and concise information on nearly all covered species. As I
understand only two out ...
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Was this a hornet?
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:51:59 +0100
Moving containers in the garden shed this morning I was startled by a loud
buzzing. A huge, 3 cm long, wasp like creature started cruising slowly
around brushing aside any cobweb in its way.
I was not going to get near enough to annoy it! I got the impression of
black and yellow stripes of about equal width. My ...
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Strange bees in Buckingham
Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:12:57 +0100
In Buckingham town centre there are some flats whose ground level
windows open onto large "window troughs" filled with bare earth. Thursday
morning this earth was pocked with fairly evenly spaced holes being
excavated by lots of busy bees. They were uniformly dark and hairy like
small bumble-bees but good at hov ...
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Badgercam
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:58:56 GMT
The badgercam is back on line from 2100 BST till 2200 BST each evening.
If they scoff everything before that, I shall switch off to save power and
increase my 'Green' credibility ;-)
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Dave & Viv are living happily ever after in Pembrokeshire.
http://www.daviv.com Webcam & videos of badgers and foxes on ou ...
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Exclusive New Avril Lavigne Pictures
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:55:55 GMT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBfECWItys
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ID help please.
Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:52:36 -0000
Can anyone please tell me the common name and latin name of these...
all photos are from the UK.
http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Landscape/slides/IMGP2200.html
Also, latin name for this
http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Landscape/slides/IMGP0534.html
rapeseed?
Can you ID the Tree(s). Latin name and common name please
h ...
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BBC NEWS | England | Cumbria | Attempt to return rare butterfly
14 Mar 2007 00:06:07 -0700
The marsh fritillary has virtually disappeared from the county because
of changes to the way land has been used over recent decades.
Now 20,000 caterpillars are being released in an effort to re-
establish the species and prevent future declines in population.
The move is the culmination of a three-year projec ...
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ID help please insect larva
Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:07:27 +0000
Please see...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/watchman/417401000/
1cm long resident for at least two days between the door seals of our
car. Presumably fell from either ash or sycamore tree under which car is
normally parked. (Rochdale, UK)
In resting position, very flat; when disturbed, quite active movin ...
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New series of Living World 06:35 Sundays
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:47:00 -0000
Starting next Sunday 11 March for usual short run of four programmes
06:35-07:00 BBC Radio 4.
First programme is on Brownsea Island (red squirrels).
Mike.
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