Skip to content
The Ventilator

The Ventilator

Incorporating The Ranger's Blog

  • Naturenet home page
  • Contact Naturenet

Birds

Birds 

House sparrows are not pests

17th February, 2009 Matthew Chatfield 8 Comments pests, sparrows

The cheeky house sparrow has undergone a drastic population decline in the UK during the last 25 years. In the

Read more
Birds Isle of Wight Litter and waste 

Birds bothered by black bags

20th April, 2008 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments landfill

The Ranger had an most instructive and enjoyable trip round the Island’s landfill site recently. Run by Island Waste, it

Read more
cormorant
Birds 

Hospital Dinner

11th April, 200821st November, 2020 Cat James 2 Comments birds, hospital, wtf

After The Ranger’s adventures at the Isle of Wight’s only RSPB reserve, it was HM the Cat’s turn to go

Read more
Birds 

Blackbird deathwish?

20th March, 2008 Matthew Chatfield 3 Comments blackbird

Known as blackie, merle, ouzel and zulu in various parts of Britain, the blackbird is not only one of the

Read more
Birds 

Lady Amherst’s Pheasant to become extinct in UK?

27th February, 2008 Matthew Chatfield 15 Comments pheasant

The Independent makes an unsourced claim that there is only a single Lady Amherst’s Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) left in the

Read more
Birds Isle of Wight 

Zombie bird war on Island

7th February, 2008 Matthew Chatfield 3 Comments funny, radio

Startling news from Isle of Wight Radio: At least a dozen more dead birds have washed ashore on our beaches

Read more
Birds 

The ultimate luxury: bird poo on your face.

2nd December, 2007 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments funny, paris hilton

It’s old news if you’re keeping up with the world of beauty treatments, but the latest thing this year for

Read more
Birds 

Roast a swan: save a fish

31st December, 2006 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments swans

The Ranger doesn’t take his kids to feed the birds in the park – despite being responsible for numerous sites

Read more
Birds 

Ladies: salt your husbands!

7th December, 200624th June, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 7 Comments pigeon, salt

Ranger reader Dave Larkin has been hot on the virtual trail of the salted pigeon story. Following up the tale

Read more
Birds 

Laying salt on a pigeon’s tail

25th November, 2006 Matthew Chatfield 14 Comments pigeon, salt

Today the Ranger had an enjoyable family day out with various relatives. In the course of the day, the group

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →

Recent Comments

  • Brenda on Check out this massive wasp
  • Kerry on Ladies: salt your husbands!
  • Stacie Platt on The prickly question of holly leaves

Tags

access australia balloon release beach birds coastal COVID-19 crabs cycling dogs english heritage evolution fashion flies forestry funny gardening government hampshire hantsweb hornets insects invasive invertebrates isle of wight iwcp law litter massive animals music non-native planning plants politics portsmouth review rspb signs spiders surveillance sustainability transport trees wasps wtf
The Virtual Ranger

Categories

Recent Posts

  • Are our streets filled to car-pacity?
  • Why do boomers like minions?
  • Are you a true Isle of Wight local?
  • Having that mainland driving conversation
  • Appy days are here again

Recent Comments

  • Brenda on Check out this massive wasp
  • Kerry on Ladies: salt your husbands!
  • Stacie Platt on The prickly question of holly leaves
  • Tom Sutor on Is there a legal right to collect firewood?
  • Andy Longford on How to plant a hedge
Tweets by virtualranger
Mastodon
Copyright © 2023 The Ventilator. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.