Story and Picture courtesy of BBC News.
A rare lichen last seen in Cornwall in 1998, and now though to be extinct, has been discovered on a fallen branch at a location in southern England, the site is being kept a closely guarded secret for now.
The Golden Eye Lichen Teloschistes chrysophthalmus was once a common sight […]
Five years ago several Guinea Pigs were ‘dumped’ in the wild near Bude in North Cornwall. Only one survived and was named Squeak by the local residents who would see him frequently going about his business in the local fields. They would put food out for Squeak and claimed he was a very friendly and […]
The famous Greek philosopher, Aristotle, was also Europe’s first ornithologist. His observation that ‘one swallow does not make spring’ was made about those birds returning early from their winter haunts.
I wonder what comment he would have made about the swallow seen catching insects above the seaweed at Harlyn Bay near Padstow in North Cornwall on […]
This fascinating story is published courtesy of www.thisiscornwall.co.uk.
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OCTOPUS GRIPPED BY CHRISTMAS TOY
TIWO DAKA
11:00 - 11 January 2008
Louis the Giant Pacific Octopus is so attached to the Christmas present that was dropped into his aquarium tank, he fights his keepers whenever they try to take the toy from […]
Hopefully as many people as possible will participate in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch on January 26th and 27th 2008 it would also be nice to have stories and photographs of birds and wildlife throughout the whole year, which is why I have created this post for anybody who wishes to share their stories and […]
We are all proud of our pets and like to tell others of our pet’s antics.
This page can be used to share your pet stories and pictures with others.
The stories do not have to be dramatic or prize winning, they can be normal everyday tales of the life and times of your pet.
This is […]
On the 26th and 27th January 2008 the RSPB is holding its annual Big Garden Birdwatch when it invites us all to record the birds that visit our gardens during the course of those two days. The results are used to give the RSPB a valuable insight into the bird population of this country, and […]