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« Reply #30 on: September 08, 2024, 11:43:42 »
Continuing on the subject of rich red wines, I remember that my father's home-made elderberry wine was British, rich and red, and kept very well.  Alas all now finished.

As for seagulls, I can happily live without them - and living well inland I seldom see them.  What I have seen increase in recent years is magpies and grey squirrels.
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« Reply #31 on: September 08, 2024, 17:16:24 »
Grey squirrels were the bane of my life in our previous house - they nearly cost us the sale last year, due to the damage they'd done in the loft and up on the roof, chewing everything - particularly the lead flashing around the chimney.  Roll Eyes

Red Squirrels, however, are to be welcomed.  Grin
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« Reply #32 on: September 25, 2024, 20:35:58 »
But are grey squirrels worse than seagulls ? In my view, they are troublesome pests, but seagulls are worse.
Grey squirrels are allegedly edible unlike gulls.
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« Reply #33 on: September 25, 2024, 21:20:35 »
As I mentioned in the "squirrels"  thread a couple of hours ago: seagull caught winging it on-london-bound train/
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« Reply #34 on: September 25, 2024, 21:36:04 »
You can't take a shotgun out against a seagull (sorry, Timmer, but that's the law Roll Eyes ) but I'd be happy to take out a grey squirrel with one.

Red Squirrels excepted, obviously.  Grin
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #35 on: September 25, 2024, 22:03:08 »
Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on September 25, 2024, 21:36:04
You can't take a shotgun out against a seagull (sorry, Timmer, but that's the law Roll Eyes ) but I'd be happy to take out a grey squirrel with one.

Red Squirrels excepted, obviously.  Grin
Yup, I believe they were made a protected species back in 1981. Mad, utterly mad.
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