Country File

[Techno II]

I heard something on the radio earlier this morning that made me shudder.

They were talking about Lyme disease...That nasty disease that can be passed on by ticks.
Ticks are creatures that I loathe even more than tree rats and flying rats....

Been fortunate NOT to see any for a couple of years......

Anyway..on the radio they were chatting about the types of 'wild' animals that ticks like to feed on, and one of the 'presenters' mentioned he and some of his colleagues had found a headless and legless deer body in a park.....and had spent a lot of time counting the number of ticks on the body.

"We got to 15,000.....then gave up, and went down to the pub."

Cheers - Shocked of Wales.

[Heedless Horseman]

I heard something on the radio earlier this morning that made me shudder.

They were talking about Lyme disease...That nasty disease that can be passed on by ticks.
Ticks are creatures that I loathe even more than tree rats and flying rats....

Been fortunate NOT to see any for a couple of years......

Anyway..on the radio they were chatting about the types of 'wild' animals that ticks like to feed on, and one of the 'presenters' mentioned he and some of his colleagues had found a headless and legless deer body in a park.....and had spent a lot of time counting the number of ticks on the body.

"We got to 15,000.....then gave up, and went down to the pub."

Cheers - Shocked of Wales.

More Fun than watching Football !

Rather think they may have meant 1500... But...  If I found a Headless and Legless Deer body... I'd be watching the trees, NOT counting Ticks!  

[Techno II]

More Fun than watching Football !

Rather think they may have meant 1500.

Could be, H.....Though I have seen what must have been hundreds (of varying sizes) on something as small as a hedgehog......YUKK !
Years ago, one of our cats picked up forty something from (we think) lying in some hay in the rabbit hutch.
She had to go to the vets and be K.O'd for them to be removed....She'd have never kept still enough to pick the little nasties off one by one.

Cheers - Phil.

[Orcs]

Spaced out ?

YUKK !

That needs a lead pellet through the head.....Tree rats, and flying rats.....You can keep 'em.
Vile, wretched, things.

Cheers - Mr Reasonable.

Totally agree, trouble is Mrs Orcs likes them.........

[Techno II]

I thought this was a nice story !

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-57808517

Cheers - Phil 

[Leman]

Thank goodness for that! It was starting to get a bit Country Vile.

[Orcs]

I thought this was a nice story !

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-57808517

Cheers - Phil 

Great Story
Personally I think we need to properly release a few more of them

[Steve J]

With the weather almost Summery for once, I went for a 5+ mile walk this morning over the hills and through the fields in our local area. The hay meadows have never looked better, with a lovely mix of grasses and wildflowers, with an abundance of butterflies and the sounds of grasshoppers. I saw Small Whites, Marbled Whites, Meadow Browns, Ringlets, Commas, Gate Keepers and Small Tortoiseshells .

[paulr]

On my holidays I got to see a Royal Albatross soaring around the cliffs of Taiaroa Head

[Techno II]

Do you get wafers with that ?

(Hands up everyone that remembers that sketch.)

Cheers - Phil.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Na - it's an Albatross.....hi Mister Cleese   

[paulr]

it's bl**dy seabird flavour

[Leman]

.....and it's on a stick!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

.....and it's on a stick!

Thats the Stormy Petrol

[Leman]

You've got to love Pedants' Corner. Have you tried the Spring Surprise in the chocolates range?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Prefer Crunchie Frog meself....

[Poggle]

This 'ere is the Cherry Fondant. Now, this is particularly nasty, but we can't prosecute you for that.

[FierceKitty]

Crunchy Frog...heap good....

[Big Insect]

Not a patch on the Anthrax Ripple ... I think Captn Parrot ate one of those

[Steve J]

On my recent walk I forgot to mention that I saw a fox in the field next to me, blissfully ignoring me as it scratched the living daylights out of itself. Also I noticed an oak tree had already started to turn, as well as a few sycamores . Winter is coming!!!