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13-11-2007, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by honeybee  When Beavers would have naturally occured, most of the British Isles would have been forested Maybewe could employ them in sustainable coniferous plantations as lumber jacks.
My mum wants to know if they will intervene with the Fox with the bad leg at Formby? |
No - I don't think the Beavers will approach him  |
13-11-2007, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ron1863 No - I don't think the Beavers will approach him | ha de ha
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14-11-2007, 08:39 PM
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Everyone see the lovely underwater footage with the seals?
Also my next project is going to be a green roof when I get my new shed. Been toying with idea for a while. Anybody already have one? Any tips?
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14-11-2007, 09:08 PM
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Just caught a little bit of the Seals, but taped the programme so i`ll watch it properly tomorrow.Bills geordie accent was quite impressive
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14-11-2007, 09:38 PM
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I really loved Bill on top of the Meadow roofs! 
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15-11-2007, 03:27 PM
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I agree, I thought those rooftop meadows were very cool. I gotta say I was a bit freaked when the stag with the one antler (can't rememebr his name!) got involved in a confrontation.... |
15-11-2007, 05:43 PM
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned Gordon Buchanan. His camera work is fabulous but unfortunately his time with the foxes was down to a minimum this series.
Oh, those eyes, (swoon), and I swear it must be a sin for a man to have such an attractive voice. If only I was fifty years younger. lol
The owls barely got a mention, so too the Badgers.
I know Beavers were introduced as something new and exciting to watch, but you know what they say about pleasing all the people all of the time, give me birds, foxes and Badgers anyday.
There...moan over. (smile). |
15-11-2007, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by snowdrop I'm surprised no one has mentioned Gordon Buchanan. His camera work is fabulous but unfortunately his time with the foxes was down to a minimum this series.
Oh, those eyes, (swoon), and I swear it must be a sin for a man to have such an attractive voice. If only I was fifty years younger. lol
The owls barely got a mention, so too the Badgers.
I know Beavers were introduced as something new and exciting to watch, but you know what they say about pleasing all the people all of the time, give me birds, foxes and Badgers anyday.
There...moan over. (smile). | Foxes are my favourite mammal so I totally agree with what youre saying snowdrop (apart from fancying Gordon Buchanan of course ).His footage was so fascinating I think it could warrant a series of its own.
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15-11-2007, 09:04 PM
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Well it's goodbye to our section 4 wildlife nutter and his close companion Kate Humble. I have found AW a pure joy to watch and i cant go without giving the lesser nutter Simon King a big praise though i saw him when the starlings flew in to settle. I think he holds it down well but would love go Billy live on air? Each & everyone has ther quality's. But it just wouldn't be without the foxes, Does & Stags, Seals, Stoats, Pine Martins, Hedgehogs, Shrews, Whales Sea Eagles etc etc that were the stars of the show
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16-11-2007, 06:17 PM
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If you liked the reindeer you might be interested in this. Google, Denbury Farm live web cams. There are two. Camera two is showing a stag and his doe's.
I've just been watching a fine big dog Fox on camera one frighten the living daylights out of a large rat busily eating the scraps supplied by the farmer. |
16-11-2007, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by snowdrop If you liked the reindeer you might be interested in this. Google, Denbury Farm live web cams. There are two. Camera two is showing a stag and his doe's.
I've just been watching a fine big dog Fox on camera one frighten the living daylights out of a large rat busily eating the scraps supplied by the farmer. | Just tried to watch but it wouldnt work, probably my comp 
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16-11-2007, 07:28 PM
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I know its a bit late in the day but id also like to add some respect for Gordon Buchanan....Love his film segments on foxes or anything else...and although im a 100% straight hetro big butch non girly kinda guy (who makes jam and bread and knows the names of most wildlfowers and butterlfies  ).....Yes...he does have a nice voice 
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16-11-2007, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter I know its a bit late in the day but id also like to add some respect for Gordon Buchanan....Love his film segments on foxes or anything else...and although im a 100% straight hetro big butch non girly kinda guy (who makes jam and bread and knows the names of most wildlfowers and butterlfies ).....Yes...he does have a nice voice | In a hetro bigest butch terminator stylee i found him very foxy... Oh yer
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17-11-2007, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter I know its a bit late in the day but id also like to add some respect for Gordon Buchanan....Love his film segments on foxes or anything else...and although im a 100% straight hetro big butch non girly kinda guy (who makes jam and bread and knows the names of most wildlfowers and butterlfies ).....Yes...he does have a nice voice |
Excellent cameraman and a good narrator. Did anyone see a nature programme on Sky where he spent a year on the Isle of Mull. Excellent stuff. |
17-11-2007, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ron1863 Excellent cameraman and a good narrator. Did anyone see a nature programme on Sky where he spent a year on the Isle of Mull. Excellent stuff. | Yes i did and it was great...he is from Mull i believe...and the programme i have just noticed is out on dvd ...EAGLEs on MULL or something like that.
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17-11-2007, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by KatRaven Agree. I didn't see the damage footage, but Bill was saying the other night that they can bring down the really big trees, and I just think that that is the last thing we need in this country - we have precious little ancient or mature woodland left as it is
They are lovely creatures, but maybe we should just leave things as they are?  | I'm not sure if it's been mentioned here but someone on the BBC Autumnwatch forum made an interesting point - his job is to conserve the water ways by coppicing the trees, damming, etc. and basically doing the job the Beavers would do in that area if they were still in the wild. So maybe the Beavers would not be too much of a problem if the areas we didn't want them to 'coppice' were unsuitable habitats for them to set up home anyway?
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17-11-2007, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter Yes i did and it was great...he is from Mull i believe...and the programme i have just noticed is out on dvd ...EAGLEs on MULL or something like that. | It is indeed available on DVD and highly recommended too. "Eagle Island"
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03-08-2008, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Gaina I'm not sure if it's been mentioned here but someone on the BBC Autumnwatch forum made an interesting point - his job is to conserve the water ways by coppicing the trees, damming, etc. and basically doing the job the Beavers would do in that area if they were still in the wild. So maybe the Beavers would not be too much of a problem if the areas we didn't want them to 'coppice' were unsuitable habitats for them to set up home anyway? | Sorry for only replying just now and posting on an old thread, only I haven't been on the forum for ages - had a lot on my plate this year so far!
Anyway, if that's the case, then I can't see any harm in re-introducing them - apart from the fact that the guy on the BBC Autumnwatch forum would be out of a job! | | | |
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