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Showing posts with label Mammals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mammals. Show all posts
Sunday, 4 April 2021

Voles and holes in France

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  Gardeners and householders in France are forever complaining about the presence of voles in their gardens, either because of the holes th...
Monday, 5 October 2020

Sexton or Burying beetles in France

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  Our house is full of places where animals live and overall we are happy with that and it rarely causes any actual harm although occasional...
Friday, 28 August 2020

Ferrets and hunting with ferrets in France

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In France the ferret has the status of domestic animal which is guaranteed to it by the order of August 11, 2006 , issued by the Ministry o...
Friday, 11 January 2019

Beaver in Pyrénées-atlantiques, France

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In the Pyrénées-Atlantiques the first photos emerge of a beaver after several centuries of absence for this species in this area of France ...
Sunday, 9 December 2018

Hedgerows and Dry Stone Walls in France

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As soon as we start to take a look at either Hedgerows or Dry stone walls it soon becomes clear that in France as in many parts of the UK ...
Friday, 30 November 2018

Hunting in France and the decline in species

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What role, if any, does hunting play in the massive species population declines we are experiencing across the board in France? Hu...
Thursday, 18 January 2018

Hedgehogs in France and their decline.

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Extraordinary as it may seem the French hedgehog population has declined by some two thirds during the course of the last 20 years or so wit...
Tuesday, 15 April 2014

On the trail of Otters and Beavers in La Vienne

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20 years or so ago it would have been impossible to find an Otter or Beaver in any of the rivers and waterways of the Vienne department of ...
Thursday, 13 March 2014

Pine marten caught on camera.

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All of a sudden whoosh, the sun is shining, the air is warm and the spring rush commences and it’s early by a good week or two, surprises e...
Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Bats and mushroom growing underground in France.

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One thing I've learnt is that when you get out and about you never know what that day will bring and that was certainly the case again ...
Saturday, 11 January 2014

What's hiding under the hive roof

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I think it's best to start for non Bee keepers with a short explanation of a basic hive structure. Shown below is a French Dadant Ruche...