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New set up and guidelines.

by After the Storm » Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:47 pm
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There are a couple of things that have changed on the forum such as the “contact us” below the banner above which, when it is clicked, explains when...
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Snakes in lakes.

by After the Storm » Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:31 pm
Last post by Catrose » Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:32 pm
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by After the Storm » Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:31 pm
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We sat by the lake tonight, I mentioned to Mysty that there was a snake in the water swimming towards us. Clearly for him, I was far too calm in...
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Last post by Catrose
Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:32 pm
There's something in my garden!

by Archy » Sat Aug 03, 2019 10:35 am
Last post by Gardengirl » Sun Aug 04, 2019 5:31 pm
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by Archy » Sat Aug 03, 2019 10:35 am
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It's been a odd week, I took an early morning walk down the lane 6:00am only to find a pine martin and her babies running towards me - they came...
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Last post by Gardengirl
Sun Aug 04, 2019 5:31 pm
6.5ft thigh bone weighing half a tonne

by SP1DER » Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:09 pm
Last post by jsks » Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:50 pm
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by SP1DER » Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:09 pm

Amazing find in the Charente near Angouleme:

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Last post by jsks
Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:50 pm
Feisty squirrel

by Tom » Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:36 pm
Last post by Gardengirl » Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:19 pm
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by Tom » Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:36 pm

We feed the wild birds. They have a metal grille squirrel proof feeder, suspended from a branch of a plum tree, which is for the small birds. They...

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Last post by Gardengirl
Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:19 pm
Uneaten dried sweet corn.

by Tom » Fri May 17, 2019 1:27 pm
Last post by Maricopa » Sat May 18, 2019 8:06 am
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by Tom » Fri May 17, 2019 1:27 pm
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:?: Our pet rabbit won't eat dried sweet corn. Can't blame her because the grains are as hard as bullets but practically all the packaged food for...
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Last post by Maricopa
Sat May 18, 2019 8:06 am
French fishermen and trawlers.

by After the Storm » Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:30 pm
Last post by After the Storm » Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:54 pm
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by After the Storm » Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:30 pm

Okay not quite wildlife in France but we don’t have a section for marine life which might get corrected. In the meantime, I am posting this here....

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Last post by After the Storm
Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:54 pm
Nest boxes

by After the Storm » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:12 pm
Last post by Aardvark » Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:04 pm
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by After the Storm » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:12 pm
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I put this link up elsewhere but thought it deserves its own thread here
I support the idea that integrated nest boxes should be compulsory on all...
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Last post by Aardvark
Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:04 pm
Things that go bump in the night?

by F Flinstone » Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:43 pm
Last post by FrenchForumSurvivor » Tue Mar 05, 2019 12:54 pm
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by F Flinstone » Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:43 pm
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I know this has been mentioned before, however I seem to have a strange problem. We have mice, in the kitchen and the garage and in the ceiling of...
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Last post by FrenchForumSurvivor
Tue Mar 05, 2019 12:54 pm
Eddie came to visit - again!

by Fitter » Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:51 pm
Last post by Annabelle's Papa » Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:00 am
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by Fitter » Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:51 pm
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We have a homing lizard - Eddie Lizard we have named it. It's a lounge lizard because it seems attracted to our lounge floor and likes to play with...
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Last post by Annabelle's Papa
Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:00 am
Bat - in the lounge.

by Fitter » Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:01 am
Last post by Nifty » Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:21 pm
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by Fitter » Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:01 am

One of our indoor cats was getting agitated at something on the floor underneath the open tread stairs - it turned out to be a bat - it moved and he...

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Last post by Nifty
Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:21 pm
What bird could this be?

by Reef » Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:40 pm
Last post by PatF » Fri Nov 02, 2018 3:36 pm
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by Reef » Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:40 pm
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In the last week we have had massive flocks of migrating birds swirling over southern Burgundy, which we have not seen before.

There must have been...
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Last post by PatF
Fri Nov 02, 2018 3:36 pm
Badgers!

by Jazzieb » Thu Nov 01, 2018 1:55 pm
Last post by Le Démerdeur » Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:12 pm
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by Jazzieb » Thu Nov 01, 2018 1:55 pm

A family of badgers seems to have moved in right next to our house. I think it is just a matter of time before they find their way in to the garden...

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Last post by Le Démerdeur
Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:12 pm
A Reminder

by Hexenbeest » Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:38 am
Last post by Tom » Thu Oct 25, 2018 9:00 pm
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by Hexenbeest » Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:38 am

Could I remind everyone who feeds birds to please remove the netting from fatballs before putting them out for the birds. Birds can get their claws...

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Last post by Tom
Thu Oct 25, 2018 9:00 pm
Grues

by Noisette » Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:33 pm
Last post by manonthemoon » Sun Oct 21, 2018 10:00 pm
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by Noisette » Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:33 pm
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Nooooo...I was only thinking that there haven't been any grues going south yet, and we're forecast a beautiful weekend, then this evening the first...
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Last post by manonthemoon
Sun Oct 21, 2018 10:00 pm
STD infected ladybirds

by After the Storm » Sat Oct 13, 2018 2:36 pm
Last post by Ally » Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:38 pm
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by After the Storm » Sat Oct 13, 2018 2:36 pm

The title is not a joke but part of the title that caught my attention and is about ladybirds which are invading the U.K. .

Since being back home...

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Last post by Ally
Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:38 pm
Asian hornet

by primohound » Fri Sep 28, 2018 9:36 am
Last post by Jaques » Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:22 am
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by primohound » Fri Sep 28, 2018 9:36 am

I found an asian wasp - vespa velutina - in my garden sniffing around the fallen pears. Currently he is in a glass jar indoors so I could identify...

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Last post by Jaques
Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:22 am
Wasps

by Franksgranny » Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:39 pm
Last post by Andy72 » Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:56 am
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by Franksgranny » Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:39 pm
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As you all know I'm totally useless about most things, so you probably will all be able to help with this. I have a bit of a covered area which is...
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Last post by Andy72
Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:56 am
Wolves in Brittany - maybe?

by Fitter » Fri Aug 10, 2018 12:38 pm
Last post by pomme homme » Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:01 pm
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by Fitter » Fri Aug 10, 2018 12:38 pm

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That big dog that looks like a greyish alsatian that's been hanging around your neighbourhood may not be a dog at all!

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Last post by pomme homme
Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:01 pm
Getting rid of mice.

by Crazy Diamond » Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:58 pm
Last post by pomme homme » Sat Sep 08, 2018 2:36 pm
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by Crazy Diamond » Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:58 pm
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Not sure if this post is really about wildlife in France, but as there isn't a section for vermin in France this seemed the best alternative.

I...
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Last post by pomme homme
Sat Sep 08, 2018 2:36 pm
Odd couple coupling

by crakpot » Sat Aug 18, 2018 11:56 pm
Last post by crakpot » Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:29 am
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by crakpot » Sat Aug 18, 2018 11:56 pm
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She only flies at night and he is a maniacal day time flyer
It took a few weeks to track down on the right the mad male thanks to this night loving...
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Last post by crakpot
Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:29 am
Edible Dormouse - (Loir - Glis glis)

by Jay » Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:52 am
Last post by Jay » Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:40 pm
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by Jay » Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:52 am
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They are back!

Had a couple of these a year or so ago and we got rid with one of those electronic gizmos but it took a while. They are now living in...
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Last post by Jay
Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:40 pm
swallows have gone?

by Jacko19 » Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:41 pm
Last post by Ally » Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:37 pm
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by Jacko19 » Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:41 pm

We are in the very South Correzze/Lot border - noticed this evening after many evenings with busy swallow flights around our yard there were none....

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Last post by Ally
Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:37 pm
Stoat!

by Fahf » Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:49 am
Last post by pomme homme » Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:30 pm
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by Fahf » Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:49 am
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This happened a couple of years ago at my house in the Ardeche, near the Haut-Loire. My father was over visiting in early spring and it was still...
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Last post by pomme homme
Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:30 pm
What am I

by mysty » Sun Jul 08, 2018 9:14 pm
Last post by Spotty » Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:03 am
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by mysty » Sun Jul 08, 2018 9:14 pm
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Found today on my wood pile
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Last post by Spotty
Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:03 am
Bitten by a tick?

by After the Storm » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:47 pm
Last post by Ally » Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:24 pm
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by After the Storm » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:47 pm

Just been watching the news on TF1 and I was not aware that there had been a request for people to send ticks to the INRA who are testing them for...

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Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:24 pm

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