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    Predator and prey

    The bat has been identified as a Brown long eared bat by local expert. Here is a closer view: It has just started to catch Oak eggar moths, I have cleared all the remains to see if this is a switch of diet or an addition to the Yellow underwings.
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    Predator and prey

    Hi John, East Devon, this gives a better view, re ear size
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    Predator and prey

    I believe the moths are large yellow underwings but no idea re species of bat:
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    UK Curlew breeding program - Guardian article

    You might find this 2013 paper funded by the RSPB and Natural England of interest, Upland land use predicts population decline in a globally near-threatened wader
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    Albino Brook Lamprey

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    Some Otters

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    Roe deer +UFO

    I think it is a moth, the dots are wingbeats per frame of the video. If this is the case then the wings are as reflective as an animal's eyes,
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    Roe deer +UFO

    when paused it first appears it is four distinct dots, as it leaves the frame it becomes three. If you pause the video at 6 secs the chain appears to be at least four inches long. if its a moth then the camera has produced some serious distortion.
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    Roe deer +UFO

    Any ideas, is this some kind of camera glitch?
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    How to REALLY reduce your carbon footprint

    Global warming is caused by the burning of fossil fuels. The fertility for Food production has always depended on the carbon cycle. Artificial fertilizers have by-passed this dependence, their production is energy intensive. The fossil carbon footprint of meat is system dependent. This is...
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    Wild Turbines.

    With roughly 2/3rds of their reserves dependent on grazing animals I don’t think the RSPB would entirely be in agreement: ‘However – this doesn't mean stopping eating meat altogether! Cattle grazing is extremely important for maintaining many areas of wildlife rich habitat but it's often very...
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    A survey reported in Countryfile tonight shows that the badger cull is working

    Until the early 90s we had tb under control: http://www.vet-wildlifemanagement.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=28 Despite Prof Boyd’s observation that ‘cattle movement controls to prevent the spread of bTB are working, as otherwise we would probably a lot more...
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    A survey reported in Countryfile tonight shows that the badger cull is working

    When one considers that reactor cattle are culled, not because they have tb, but because they have been exposed to it, in hot spot areas they are tested at six monthly intervals, and herds under tb restrictions cannot sell animals to other farmers. All farmers must test cattle that are to be...
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    A survey reported in Countryfile tonight shows that the badger cull is working

    You might find this paper of interest , it describes the pathology of tb in both badgers and cattle, http://www.bovinetb.info/docs/johngallt_b_review9-04.pdf It explains why badgers with tb are so effective at spreading tb, and in contrast how difficult it is for cattle to spread it. The...
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    Lamprey spotting

    Saw first brook lamprey of the year yesterday, (east Devon, river axe)
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