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by Char » Sat Aug 07, 2021 2:28 pm » in Welcome and Forum User Guides.
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There are two ways you can add a photo to your posts.

To upload a photo via the attachments option you simply click on the attachments tab with you...
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Hoopoe

Last post by exile « Sun Apr 06, 2025 11:42 pm
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by Spectrum » Sun Apr 06, 2025 8:56 am

First one of the year just landed in the garden, early?

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Sun Apr 06, 2025 11:42 pm
Fire salamander

Last post by RobertArthur « Thu Apr 03, 2025 8:39 pm
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by RobertArthur » Thu Mar 27, 2025 6:42 pm
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Under one of the various lids of our système d'assainissement non-collectif , I came across this fire salamander this morning.
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Last post by RobertArthur
Thu Apr 03, 2025 8:39 pm
Cuckoo

Last post by Polarengineer « Mon Mar 24, 2025 9:31 am
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by ajm » Mon Mar 24, 2025 9:24 am

It's arrived!! 2 days later than last year

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Last post by Polarengineer
Mon Mar 24, 2025 9:31 am
Excellent camouflage

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by RobertArthur » Wed Mar 19, 2025 6:37 pm

...but not everywhere.

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Wed Mar 19, 2025 6:37 pm
Divine retribution

Last post by Pathca « Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:26 pm
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by Char » Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:58 pm
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A nasty little fly decided to bite me which hurt, I moved my arm to get it off and it flew into my cappuccino and drowned itself.
Serves it right,...
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Last post by Pathca
Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:26 pm
Animal photos

Last post by Oldblueraincoat « Thu Dec 12, 2024 10:24 am
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by RobertArthur » Wed Dec 11, 2024 1:13 pm

Watch the funniest animal photos of the year.

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Last post by Oldblueraincoat
Thu Dec 12, 2024 10:24 am
Birds

Last post by exile « Wed Oct 30, 2024 5:18 pm
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by ajm » Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:33 am
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We feed a lot of birds every day and have sparrows,chaffinches,tits,blackbirds etc. We were away for 10 days and naturally they sought food...
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Last post by exile
Wed Oct 30, 2024 5:18 pm
mechanical horse on water

Last post by RobertArthur « Sun Sep 15, 2024 12:18 pm
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by Polarengineer » Sun Sep 15, 2024 9:14 am

For those wishing to see the secrets of the horse galloping on water

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Last post by RobertArthur
Sun Sep 15, 2024 12:18 pm
Squirrels

Last post by exile « Tue Sep 03, 2024 2:03 pm
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by ajm » Mon Sep 02, 2024 5:35 pm

Just had a very enjoyable time watching 4 red squirrels in the garden, just hope that they are not burying nuts already. We have dug up dozens of...

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Last post by exile
Tue Sep 03, 2024 2:03 pm
Poorly deer

Last post by Headers « Sun Sep 01, 2024 6:19 pm
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by Headers » Sun Sep 01, 2024 2:53 pm

A very poorly deer is tottering around near the house.
It curled up for a nap earlier on right outside our kitchen door. It has been nibbling weeds...

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Last post by Headers
Sun Sep 01, 2024 6:19 pm
Many lizards this year

Last post by Lori « Tue Aug 27, 2024 11:48 am
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by RobertArthur » Thu Aug 22, 2024 2:33 pm

They are everywhere those lizards. Once it was a very very fine house with two cats in the yard. Now there is only one, 22 years. Go out for hunting?...

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Last post by Lori
Tue Aug 27, 2024 11:48 am
Where are the insects this year ?

Last post by Bayleaf « Sun Aug 25, 2024 11:57 am
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by Biloute » Fri Aug 23, 2024 9:39 am
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In the spring of 2024, the mason bees appeared as usual to our great delight. But, during the summer so far, and unlike other summers, I have not...
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Last post by Bayleaf
Sun Aug 25, 2024 11:57 am
Hissing in cobra mode

Last post by RobertArthur « Tue Aug 20, 2024 11:05 pm
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by RobertArthur » Mon Aug 19, 2024 10:03 pm
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Last year there where almost 40 frogs in our small pond, now only 12. Where have they all gone? Probably inside this impressive couleuvre , about 150...
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Last post by RobertArthur
Tue Aug 20, 2024 11:05 pm
A lot of buzzing going on, bees

Last post by Lori « Tue Aug 13, 2024 9:23 am
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by RobertArthur » Tue Jul 09, 2024 3:30 pm
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Sitting under a very large lime-tree, in the shade, in full bloom and the sound of silence and buzzing bees. Where do they all come from? During our...
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Last post by Lori
Tue Aug 13, 2024 9:23 am
Ticks

Last post by Polarengineer « Mon Aug 12, 2024 5:21 pm
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by niemeyjt » Mon Aug 12, 2024 7:09 am

10 facts about ticks - true in France as well as here - tough little blighters.

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Last post by Polarengineer
Mon Aug 12, 2024 5:21 pm
Very hairy caterpillar will turn into …….

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by Headers » Wed Jul 31, 2024 5:07 pm

Any ideas please?

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Wed Jul 31, 2024 5:10 pm
No mow . . . no more

Last post by Quiksilver « Mon Jul 22, 2024 10:15 pm
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by niemeyjt » Sun Jul 21, 2024 10:22 pm

The lawn is back, Monty Don decrees

TV gardener makes a mowing u-turn that will delight traditionalists and dismay eco-warriors

The garden lawn...

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Last post by Quiksilver
Mon Jul 22, 2024 10:15 pm
Slithering Squatters!

Last post by niemeyjt « Thu Jul 18, 2024 3:05 pm
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by Bayleaf » Tue Jul 16, 2024 6:47 pm
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Just drying off after a much needed refreshing shower, and I hear slithering in the (very slim space) above our pitched-roof bedroom ceiling. I stand...
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Last post by niemeyjt
Thu Jul 18, 2024 3:05 pm
Turtle Dove in the garden

Last post by ajm « Sat Jun 22, 2024 7:50 pm
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by Headers » Sat Jun 22, 2024 5:31 pm

Saw one this morning for the first time ever up close.
I hope it has a mate.

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Last post by ajm
Sat Jun 22, 2024 7:50 pm
Bird song mobile app

Last post by Wilbro « Wed Jun 05, 2024 9:08 am
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by basquesteve » Sun Jun 02, 2024 11:17 pm
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Having been an Artilleryman my hearing is terrible I came across a great app for mobiles having down loaded it it is independent of any connection it...
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Last post by Wilbro
Wed Jun 05, 2024 9:08 am
We have chicks

Last post by manonthemoon2 « Tue Jun 04, 2024 9:45 pm
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by manonthemoon2 » Sun Jun 02, 2024 10:19 am
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A Robin made a nest inside a screwbox in my husband's shed. This started several weeks ago.

Today I quietly peeped and saw chicks, very newly...
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Last post by manonthemoon2
Tue Jun 04, 2024 9:45 pm
Insects in the garden

Last post by Lori « Sun May 26, 2024 3:41 pm
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by Blaze » Sun May 26, 2024 8:54 am
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The ox-eye daisies seeds we scattered around the garden have really borne fruit with the variety and number of insects they attract. The sprayed...
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Last post by Lori
Sun May 26, 2024 3:41 pm
No Mow May

Last post by Hotrodder « Tue May 14, 2024 11:47 am
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by niemeyjt » Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:36 am
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At the risk of denting Bayleaf 's workload, tomorrow is the start of No Mow May
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Last post by Hotrodder
Tue May 14, 2024 11:47 am
Poor little fledglings

Last post by Quiksilver « Tue May 07, 2024 6:39 pm
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by Headers » Mon May 06, 2024 4:27 pm

This morning we had a traumatic few minutes with a bluetit baby.
We were on our way out and heard a lot of squeaking. We have a newish nesting box in...

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Last post by Quiksilver
Tue May 07, 2024 6:39 pm
Another little life saved (I hope)

Last post by Blaze « Sun Apr 07, 2024 12:34 pm
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by L Austin France » Sun Apr 07, 2024 12:20 pm

Locking up late last night there were a lot of feathers in our 'garden' loo & on inspection I found a rather disheveled Robin in a corner.
The poor...

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Sun Apr 07, 2024 12:34 pm

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