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Badger Cull.
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sparkiegaz
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Nothing more evil than a human being, we use and treat everything as it's all about us and one day we're have to pay. Maybe Berkley nuclear power station have radiation leak and giant mutant badgers supported by hedge hogs with spines made out of same stuff wolverine has will be waiting... 
any how be great to actually see a badger yes I'm a townie you country boys don't know how lucky you are get all that great riding and wildlife .wonder how many caged badgers got whisked away for the dog fighting scum ...
any how be great to actually see a badger yes I'm a townie you country boys don't know how lucky you are get all that great riding and wildlife .wonder how many caged badgers got whisked away for the dog fighting scum ...
EggyBum6969
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ah cheers i was on a bit of a downer 2day b4 an after posting that comment
i felt a lot better after reading yours sparkie
i felt a lot better after reading yours sparkie
As I said in my first post, the nearest sett is about 50 yards away in a scruffy bit of old woodland I have beyond the top of my garden, and we get the inhabitants in and out if both the front and back gardens nightly.sparkiegaz":1346f4qj said:
We also have foxes, although persistent mange seems to do for them all eventually, poor souls, we have deer, which piss my wife off, as they eat her shrubs (makes me laugh), tawny owls, magpies, jays and my favourite, Sparrowhawks. All of them pass through on a regular basis.
The down side is that the badgers dig the shit out of the lawn and will happily upturn and empty planters or tubs if they think there is something tasty in there, the deer are a bit more selective, but seem to love eating flowers, and the Sparrowhak took a mummy blackbird that had been a regular in the garden all summer... nature in the raw I guess.
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What a good selection of wildlife you have there !
Didn't realise sparrowhawks went for anything that big though .
They have been known to try their luck with shinobis budgies though , but that's another story . Well he will insist on leaving them outside in their cage ! Maybe so he CAN see the sparrowhawk
What a good selection of wildlife you have there !
Didn't realise sparrowhawks went for anything that big though .
They have been known to try their luck with shinobis budgies though , but that's another story . Well he will insist on leaving them outside in their cage ! Maybe so he CAN see the sparrowhawk
highlandsflyer
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I have seen a Sparrowhawk take a large pigeon, in fact was filming as it did so and have it.
We have lots of badgers here, and they are all pretty huge and healthy. Often see them dead by the road, only a few years back I had to pick a dead one up from the road and throw it down the bank to prevent its mate being next. It was circling the dead one, clearly distraught.
There are many reasons to respect the views of people who perhaps have little real life experience with the countryside or nature.
Everyone has a valid opinion, this is a democracy. That is why the Tories have not reversed the hunting ban.
Despite the expense, we need to take the least painful road in dealing with 'cuddly' wildlife. Foxes are best spotted, there is no argument for horse and hounds.
Deer need to me managed, and charging hoorays handsomely to take some makes complete sense.
Badgers are a difficult case. I cannot bear to hear of these beautiful animals being persecuted in the name of cattle that are subsidised thanks to Tescos controlling the prices or milk and meat. Perhaps we ought to see the cattle as of secondary importance.
I have seen a Sparrowhawk take a large pigeon, in fact was filming as it did so and have it.
We have lots of badgers here, and they are all pretty huge and healthy. Often see them dead by the road, only a few years back I had to pick a dead one up from the road and throw it down the bank to prevent its mate being next. It was circling the dead one, clearly distraught.
There are many reasons to respect the views of people who perhaps have little real life experience with the countryside or nature.
Everyone has a valid opinion, this is a democracy. That is why the Tories have not reversed the hunting ban.
Despite the expense, we need to take the least painful road in dealing with 'cuddly' wildlife. Foxes are best spotted, there is no argument for horse and hounds.
Deer need to me managed, and charging hoorays handsomely to take some makes complete sense.
Badgers are a difficult case. I cannot bear to hear of these beautiful animals being persecuted in the name of cattle that are subsidised thanks to Tescos controlling the prices or milk and meat. Perhaps we ought to see the cattle as of secondary importance.
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That is an interesting thought Flyer, but unfortunately, the countryside is not a pretty green place full of wildlife and nice walks / views, it is a production plant, and what it produces is food, and that will always take priority, because there is nothing more important than humans.
I have seen 'our' Sparrowhawk go after blackbirds a few times, and although I did not see the attack, from the spread of feathers in my front garden, it was pretty clear what had happened as cats tend not to pluck their prey, plus, none of the local overfed and rotund felines would have had a chance to get close.Mike Muz 67":2hak4kb1 said:
That is an interesting thought Flyer, but unfortunately, the countryside is not a pretty green place full of wildlife and nice walks / views, it is a production plant, and what it produces is food, and that will always take priority, because there is nothing more important than humans.
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It an be all of the above if it's managed well. As for humans being the most important......
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It an be all of the above if it's managed well. As for humans being the most important......
