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Reciprocal living with our finned, furred and feathered friends

4th September, 20214th September, 2021 Cat James 0 Comments birds, dogs, isle of wight, iwcp, wtf

“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”

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Enough with feeding the ducks.

9th March, 2014 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment birds, bread, ducks, feeding, hampshire, rspb, wwt

Look, we have to talk about this feeding the birds lark. I know the RSPB tell you to do it,

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Why are there no really big insects any more? Blame birds.

9th June, 201214th February, 2018 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments birds, dragonflies, fossils, insects, invertebrates, massive animals

It’s no secret that 300 million years ago, the largest insects were a lot bigger than they are now. The largest

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The lucky bustards

29th March, 2010 Matthew Chatfield 4 Comments birds, bustards, massive animals

Way back in 2005 The Ranger blogged about an unexpected sighting of a flying Great Bustard (Otis tarda)seen over the

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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

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Daft reasons to fell trees

26th April, 2006 Matthew Chatfield 3 Comments birds, planning, trees

The Ranger gets to hear some pretty feeble reasons for felling trees in his job – usually along the lines

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Bird flu – the advance continues

16th February, 2006 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments bird flu, birds

So, dead swans in Germany now. That’s getting a bit uncomfortably close. Suddenly the worries about a few Taiwanese bird-farmers

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You lucky Bustard!

28th October, 2005 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments birds, bustards, salisbury

A remarkable story from just over the water at Portland. You’ll no doubt be well aware of the Great Bustard

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