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Anyone here a lover of Wildlife. And no I'm not talking Bout people on fab. As I know a lot of you are wild.
I quite enjoy seeing animals in the wild. Seen quite a lot of Wildlife in South Africa and other places around the world.
I also live out in countryside, so I regularly see Barn Owls, Deers and Foxes.
Anyone else a big wildlife and animal lover and if so. Got any interesting stories? |
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By *eliWoman 4 days ago
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I'm trying to domesticate a fox! Slowly. Really slowly. It's so lovely though - we've got woods opposite and there are various adorable beings to be found.
I've also got a *pet* robin who is getting braver every day, bring him left over berries 
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"My love is particularly if the ocean. I do a lot of conservation and preservation Work and I’m a marine mammal medic so regularly wrestling or just babysitting seals "
Niceeee. About 14 years ago. I did volunteering work in South Africa. Help looked after Marine life like Hammerhead Sharks, Tiger Sharks and Cape Fur Seals.
So good on you for helping to preserve life. |
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"I'm trying to domesticate a fox! Slowly. Really slowly. It's so lovely though - we've got woods opposite and there are various adorable beings to be found.
I've also got a *pet* robin who is getting braver every day, bring him left over berries
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Have you named this particular fox? There's a fox I see quite often going into people's gardens. Someone on a local Facebook group page said a lot of people are leaving the fox peanuts to eat. |
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"Animals are awesome.
The animal kingdom is far more interesting and beautiful than the human one. Even the brutality of it.
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I'm the same. I find the animal kingdom far more interesting. You got a favourite animal? |
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By *inkShyWoman 4 days ago
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Love all animals, always have and seem to attract them.
Mum once found me hugging a Sparrowhawk in the garden (I'm assuming it was injured!) when I was about 8 😳
In Dominican Republic, the fledglings were having a nightmare first flight in the wind so all settled on my toes on the sunbed - very odd 🤣
We have a fox that comes to our garden every night to sleep under the rosemary bush, and when our eggs are delivered she takes them if we aren't quick enough. Makes me laugh imagining her trotting down the road with her box of eggs. |
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"I'm a big animal lover, lived in Australia for 10yrs and the diverse wildlife was amazing.
Australia is crazy with the wildlife. Did you encounter any Saltwater Crocs?"
I saw some salty crocks in The kimberley from my 4x4 but I lived in Perth and they're not native there. I swam with a couple of whale sharks though. Roos in the garden and redback spiders were a daily sight. |
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By *inkShyWoman 4 days ago
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We were swimming and snorkeling in a creek in Florida. A baby manatee started playing with me and was body to body with me, it began swimming away but still touching me - you can't touch back so I just had to go for a little ride until it's mum intervened ❤️ |
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I live on the outskirts of countryside, so lots of farm animals seen on the way to and fron work, this time of year os lovely seeing all the lambs frolicking about. We also get a lot of Red kites above us.
Near where I work is a small canal so see a lot of bird life there too, and occasionally a family of otters appear, nice to sit and watch on my lunch break.
I love birds, just how majestic they are in the air. |
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We have a few nature walks around my area and on one walk with my dog in the Summer, when she was busy sniffing about (on lead!), I turned around and saw a doe/deer standing on the path where we had been walking. She was looking at something else and then disappeared into undergrowth before I had chance to get my camera out.
If felt quite magical - I felt honoured. It was particularly magical as my dog didn’t ruin the moment by spotting the deer and barking her tits off. |
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Oh we also have a lot of muntjac deer in and around areas of the town, as lovely as it is seeing them, its sad because its because we have encroached on their habitat by building so much in the town 😔 |
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"I live on the outskirts of countryside, so lots of farm animals seen on the way to and fron work, this time of year os lovely seeing all the lambs frolicking about. We also get a lot of Red kites above us.
Near where I work is a small canal so see a lot of bird life there too, and occasionally a family of otters appear, nice to sit and watch on my lunch break.
I love birds, just how majestic they are in the air."
Niceeee. Otters are great to watch and look at aren't they. |
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"We were swimming and snorkeling in a creek in Florida. A baby manatee started playing with me and was body to body with me, it began swimming away but still touching me - you can't touch back so I just had to go for a little ride until it's mum intervened ❤️"
I bet that was an experience you'll never, ever forget. |
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"I'm a big animal lover, lived in Australia for 10yrs and the diverse wildlife was amazing.
Australia is crazy with the wildlife. Did you encounter any Saltwater Crocs?
I saw some salty crocks in The kimberley from my 4x4 but I lived in Perth and they're not native there. I swam with a couple of whale sharks though. Roos in the garden and redback spiders were a daily sight."
Heard Saltiness are a huge problem in Oz at the minute. Those Redback Spiders are venomous aren't they?
Whale Sharks? Nice. I bet that was an amazing experience to watch. |
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"Get the boar come through most mornings - especially on a Thursday the night before bin day.
Lots of birds, deer, squirrels and other wildlife here in the forest "
If those squirrels are grey, you should do the forest a favour and remove as many as possible. Terrible things to have in an ecosystem.
The mr |
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"Get the boar come through most mornings - especially on a Thursday the night before bin day.
Lots of birds, deer, squirrels and other wildlife here in the forest
If those squirrels are grey, you should do the forest a favour and remove as many as possible. Terrible things to have in an ecosystem.
The mr "
Speaking of which. I'm trying to remember last time I saw a red squirrel. |
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"Get the boar come through most mornings - especially on a Thursday the night before bin day.
Lots of birds, deer, squirrels and other wildlife here in the forest
If those squirrels are grey, you should do the forest a favour and remove as many as possible. Terrible things to have in an ecosystem.
The mr
Speaking of which. I'm trying to remember last time I saw a red squirrel. "
There are small colonies living in the wild in Cumbria, north east, anglesey apart from that the rest are in captivity. But the ones living in the wild are only there because of heavy grey control.
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"I'm trying to domesticate a fox! Slowly. Really slowly. It's so lovely though - we've got woods opposite and there are various adorable beings to be found.
I've also got a *pet* robin who is getting braver every day, bring him left over berries
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Aww I love this Meli ❤️
I like animals a whole lot better than most people. |
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I've seen a few beautiful Deers round and about.
Once a very young one ran in front of me, when I was on my way to work, very early in the morning.
With its little cotton tail bobbing. Made me smile. |
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I love all animals (not pigeons, obviously) and I spend half my life down a YouTube rabbit hole (pun very much intended).
Can I mention here that it’s David Attenborough’s 100th birthday on 8th May. I mention him for obvious reasons but mainly because he is the one who hooked me on the natural world as a child. He’s my favourite person in the world. |
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"I love all animals (not pigeons, obviously) and I spend half my life down a YouTube rabbit hole (pun very much intended).
Can I mention here that it’s David Attenborough’s 100th birthday on 8th May. I mention him for obvious reasons but mainly because he is the one who hooked me on the natural world as a child. He’s my favourite person in the world."
Wow. He turns 100 soon? I better get binge watching his documentaries in honour of him. |
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"I love all animals (not pigeons, obviously) and I spend half my life down a YouTube rabbit hole (pun very much intended).
Can I mention here that it’s David Attenborough’s 100th birthday on 8th May. I mention him for obvious reasons but mainly because he is the one who hooked me on the natural world as a child. He’s my favourite person in the world.
Wow. He turns 100 soon? I better get binge watching his documentaries in honour of him."
He does! I believe the Beeb are doing a big thing with him that week. I’ll definitely be bingeing a DA day. |
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"Get the boar come through most mornings - especially on a Thursday the night before bin day.
Lots of birds, deer, squirrels and other wildlife here in the forest
If those squirrels are grey, you should do the forest a favour and remove as many as possible. Terrible things to have in an ecosystem.
The mr
Speaking of which. I'm trying to remember last time I saw a red squirrel.
There are small colonies living in the wild in Cumbria, north east, anglesey apart from that the rest are in captivity. But the ones living in the wild are only there because of heavy grey control.
The mr "
Still got them in Freshfield/Formby Merseyside. |
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"Animals are awesome.
The animal kingdom is far more interesting and beautiful than the human one. Even the brutality of it.
I'm the same. I find the animal kingdom far more interesting. You got a favourite animal?"
Favourite is difficult to answer, so many fascinating creatures on land, sea, and air. |
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By *inkShyWoman 4 days ago
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"We were swimming and snorkeling in a creek in Florida. A baby manatee started playing with me and was body to body with me, it began swimming away but still touching me - you can't touch back so I just had to go for a little ride until it's mum intervened ❤️
I bet that was an experience you'll never, ever forget. "
100%, probably the most docile animal ever and it's amazing when they pick you 🥰 |
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By *vaRoseWoman 4 days ago
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"Get the boar come through most mornings - especially on a Thursday the night before bin day.
Lots of birds, deer, squirrels and other wildlife here in the forest
If those squirrels are grey, you should do the forest a favour and remove as many as possible. Terrible things to have in an ecosystem.
The mr "
They aren’t anywhere near a red squirrel population so right now they’re not doing any harm and fill the same ecological niche.
The martens are back and actively hunting them, so I’ll let the predators keep their prey. |
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"Get the boar come through most mornings - especially on a Thursday the night before bin day.
Lots of birds, deer, squirrels and other wildlife here in the forest
If those squirrels are grey, you should do the forest a favour and remove as many as possible. Terrible things to have in an ecosystem.
The mr
They aren’t anywhere near a red squirrel population so right now they’re not doing any harm and fill the same ecological niche.
The martens are back and actively hunting them, so I’ll let the predators keep their prey. "
I saw a marten for the first time last year. They're very shy with humans aren't they. |
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"I love all animals (not pigeons, obviously) and I spend half my life down a YouTube rabbit hole (pun very much intended).
Can I mention here that it’s David Attenborough’s 100th birthday on 8th May. I mention him for obvious reasons but mainly because he is the one who hooked me on the natural world as a child. He’s my favourite person in the world.
Wow. He turns 100 soon? I better get binge watching his documentaries in honour of him.
He does! I believe the Beeb are doing a big thing with him that week. I’ll definitely be bingeing a DA day."
All favourite favourite DA documentary? Got to Planet Earth 3 or Blue Planet 2 for me. |
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"Animals are awesome.
The animal kingdom is far more interesting and beautiful than the human one. Even the brutality of it.
I'm the same. I find the animal kingdom far more interesting. You got a favourite animal?
Favourite is difficult to answer, so many fascinating creatures on land, sea, and air. "
I get that. Though I will admit Owls have grown on me. Especially see the Barn Owl hunting. Just amazing. |
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"I love animals. It heavily influenced my decision to go vegetarian some years back. I love my puppy, although he is giant pain in my assholes"
Did you watch videos of them being slaughtered for meat and just decided. I can't do this? |
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I have been fortunate to see crocodiles .. and hippos in the wild...
The size of both creatures , is rather intimidating.
I did not realise the actual proportions of either prior to that opportunity.
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" I have been fortunate to see crocodiles .. and hippos in the wild...
The size of both creatures , is rather intimidating.
I did not realise the actual proportions of either prior to that opportunity.
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I encountered a lot of Nile Crocs in South Africa. I couldn't believe how huge they were |
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Very much so.
It's like flaming Longleat in our garden some days minus the exotics 
I was very fortunate to see a tiger when I was in rural India but mostly I enjoy the foxes and badgers that cause havoc in our garden. |
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"Very much so.
It's like flaming Longleat in our garden some days minus the exotics
I was very fortunate to see a tiger when I was in rural India but mostly I enjoy the foxes and badgers that cause havoc in our garden. "
Wow a tiger in the wild? That is amazing. They're so elusive and difficult to spot. I bet that was an experience.
Sadly I've never seen a badger yet |
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"Very much so.
It's like flaming Longleat in our garden some days minus the exotics
I was very fortunate to see a tiger when I was in rural India but mostly I enjoy the foxes and badgers that cause havoc in our garden.
Wow a tiger in the wild? That is amazing. They're so elusive and difficult to spot. I bet that was an experience.
Sadly I've never seen a badger yet "
It was a very brief experience.
We have a regular badger visitor, every 48 hours. They're quite aggressive so we stay well clear.
We have loads of foxes. One year a vixen got quite friendly and would lay in the garden near us in the summer. She brought her cubs to show us that year too. We like them because they keep the slugs and rats down |
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"Very much so.
It's like flaming Longleat in our garden some days minus the exotics
I was very fortunate to see a tiger when I was in rural India but mostly I enjoy the foxes and badgers that cause havoc in our garden.
Wow a tiger in the wild? That is amazing. They're so elusive and difficult to spot. I bet that was an experience.
Sadly I've never seen a badger yet
It was a very brief experience.
We have a regular badger visitor, every 48 hours. They're quite aggressive so we stay well clear.
We have loads of foxes. One year a vixen got quite friendly and would lay in the garden near us in the summer. She brought her cubs to show us that year too. We like them because they keep the slugs and rats down "
Did you see any sloth bears or elephants whilst in India?
Best way, badgers can be really nasty when they want to be.
Yeah foxes are great. People say foxes are shy around humans. But I've noticed a lot are generally tolerant of humans and aren't shy at all. She brought her cubs too? Awww that is great. |
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"Very much so.
It's like flaming Longleat in our garden some days minus the exotics
I was very fortunate to see a tiger when I was in rural India but mostly I enjoy the foxes and badgers that cause havoc in our garden.
Wow a tiger in the wild? That is amazing. They're so elusive and difficult to spot. I bet that was an experience.
Sadly I've never seen a badger yet
It was a very brief experience.
We have a regular badger visitor, every 48 hours. They're quite aggressive so we stay well clear.
We have loads of foxes. One year a vixen got quite friendly and would lay in the garden near us in the summer. She brought her cubs to show us that year too. We like them because they keep the slugs and rats down
Did you see any sloth bears or elephants whilst in India?
Best way, badgers can be really nasty when they want to be.
Yeah foxes are great. People say foxes are shy around humans. But I've noticed a lot are generally tolerant of humans and aren't shy at all. She brought her cubs too? Awww that is great."
I saw a lot of elephants but never in the wild but no sloth bears.
This particular vixen wasn't shy at all, we caught her thinking about coming in to the house once, we drew the line there  . I wonder if it's a progression because there are so many urban foxes now.
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My house backs onto a park so we get a lot of squirrels. Foxes and badgers make a regular appearance... badgers particularly are a nuisance as they tip over our pots and pull the plants out. I was lucky enough to meet someone who does wildlife filming and he took me to see some little owls. Was extremely privileged as we saw them mating which was apparently something he had rarely seen them do. That was quite awesome. |
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"I could easily go and live in a cave with lots of animals, humans are destructive, spiteful creatures. Animals are “what you see, is what you get”"
Foxes are pretty spiteful. They'll bite the heads off all your chickens but only take one away |
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"Very much so.
It's like flaming Longleat in our garden some days minus the exotics
I was very fortunate to see a tiger when I was in rural India but mostly I enjoy the foxes and badgers that cause havoc in our garden.
Wow a tiger in the wild? That is amazing. They're so elusive and difficult to spot. I bet that was an experience.
Sadly I've never seen a badger yet
It was a very brief experience.
We have a regular badger visitor, every 48 hours. They're quite aggressive so we stay well clear.
We have loads of foxes. One year a vixen got quite friendly and would lay in the garden near us in the summer. She brought her cubs to show us that year too. We like them because they keep the slugs and rats down
Did you see any sloth bears or elephants whilst in India?
Best way, badgers can be really nasty when they want to be.
Yeah foxes are great. People say foxes are shy around humans. But I've noticed a lot are generally tolerant of humans and aren't shy at all. She brought her cubs too? Awww that is great.
I saw a lot of elephants but never in the wild but no sloth bears.
This particular vixen wasn't shy at all, we caught her thinking about coming in to the house once, we drew the line there . I wonder if it's a progression because there are so many urban foxes now.
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I think so. Foxes are a common sight in cities. So they're probably used to people now. Plus as well fox hunting is banned too. So the relationship has changed. Just my theory though. |
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"My house backs onto a park so we get a lot of squirrels. Foxes and badgers make a regular appearance... badgers particularly are a nuisance as they tip over our pots and pull the plants out. I was lucky enough to meet someone who does wildlife filming and he took me to see some little owls. Was extremely privileged as we saw them mating which was apparently something he had rarely seen them do. That was quite awesome. "
Niceeee. I've never seen a badger. Seen Barn Owls and Foxes. I think there's an Owl near me. I can it at night. Wonder if the Owl has little Owls 🦉 |
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By *e MonkMan 3 days ago
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"My love is particularly if the ocean. I do a lot of conservation and preservation Work and I’m a marine mammal medic so regularly wrestling or just babysitting seals "
I feel your pain
Marine mammal medic ??????
I used to be an area coordinator for a particular marine mammal rescue unit you may know
I have had seals, guillemots, puffins etc in my bath overnight.
At present I have a family of foxes and hedgehogs living in my garden, I also have a robin, pied wagtail and a family of magpies feed of me daily. These are handled by me, they have been coming around for ages |
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"My love is particularly if the ocean. I do a lot of conservation and preservation Work and I’m a marine mammal medic so regularly wrestling or just babysitting seals
I feel your pain
Marine mammal medic ??????
I used to be an area coordinator for a particular marine mammal rescue unit you may know
I have had seals, guillemots, puffins etc in my bath overnight.
At present I have a family of foxes and hedgehogs living in my garden, I also have a robin, pied wagtail and a family of magpies feed of me daily. These are handled by me, they have been coming around for ages "
Damn a seal in a bath. I bet that was a sigh to behold.
There's a hedgehog near some woodlands in my local park. Quite the local celebrity actually.
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By *e MonkMan 3 days ago
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I do a lot of scuba diving here in the West Coast of Scotland
April to August I get to see Basking Shark up close as well as dolphins, porpoises, Fin and Pilot Whales
Back in the day I got pretty close to a young Humpback in the Clyde that had followed US submarines
Most exotic I’ve seen is a Rizzo’s Dolphin that came right up the Clyde into the City Centre. These are Pelagic species that do not come any closer than around 10 miles from shore. |
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By *e MonkMan 3 days ago
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"My dream is to go whale watching and hopefully see an Orca - whether that be in Scotland or Canada, ive loved them since I was 5
Or
Go on safari and see lions - i love them"
There was a pod of Orca around Ailsa Craig in the Clyde a few years ago, definitely see them in the Pentland Firth
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Definitely an animal lover! Have too many pets and I’ve done quite a few wildlife walks here but I haven’t got round to doing anything outside of this country yet. Definitely a few on the bucket list! |
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"Lovely weather for the Lambing season
It really is. There's a lot of signs near where I love. Telling dog owners to keep their dogs on leads due to the lambing season "
I watched our farmer friend skin a dead lamb that died at birth
He tied the skin onto the back of a lamb that a mother never accepted and presented it to the mother of the dead lamb.
The mother smelt the dead skin and thought it was her own, and adopted the other lamb as it's own.
You don't realise what farmers have to do, and don't appreciate the hard times of farming |
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have visited Western Canada on several occasions specifically to see wildlife
Multiple whale species
Black and Grizzly Bears
Dolphins, porpoises , seals and sea lions
Wolves
Super cute sea otters, beavers, river otters
Can defo recommend a trip |
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"Anyone here a lover of Wildlife. And no I'm not talking Bout people on fab. As I know a lot of you are wild.
I quite enjoy seeing animals in the wild. Seen quite a lot of Wildlife in South Africa and other places around the world.
I also live out in countryside, so I regularly see Barn Owls, Deers and Foxes.
Anyone else a big wildlife and animal lover and if so. Got any interesting stories? "
My guilty pleasure is taking my camera down to my local RSPB reserve (90 min bike ride tops, longer walk) and trying to get interesting or good detailed shots of native and migratory birds.
Ironically the best shot I have probably gotten is of a group of deer one misty morning about a month back.
I'm yet to get an iconic kingfisher shot.
But I love it, hiking, or nosing around nature reserves brings me so much peace.
Before the iran stuff kicked off I was going to plan a 2 week trip to maderia. 1 week hiking the levadas, and one week sea kayaking and hoping I get to see some marine wildlife |
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"have visited Western Canada on several occasions specifically to see wildlife
Multiple whale species
Black and Grizzly Bears
Dolphins, porpoises , seals and sea lions
Wolves
Super cute sea otters, beavers, river otters
Can defo recommend a trip"
I'm so envious. What a great experience to have witnessed. |
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"My house backs onto a park so we get a lot of squirrels. Foxes and badgers make a regular appearance... badgers particularly are a nuisance as they tip over our pots and pull the plants out. I was lucky enough to meet someone who does wildlife filming and he took me to see some little owls. Was extremely privileged as we saw them mating which was apparently something he had rarely seen them do. That was quite awesome.
Niceeee. I've never seen a badger. Seen Barn Owls and Foxes. I think there's an Owl near me. I can it at night. Wonder if the Owl has little Owls 🦉 "
If you can here a twit followed a twooo.. you've probably got a pair of tawny owls 😍🦉🦉 |
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Yessssssss
Am a wildlife conservationist with a specialism in primate behaviour... so spend a lot of my time in jungles around the world observing monkeys and other beautiful species
Defo prefer animals to humans  |
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"Yessssssss
Am a wildlife conservationist with a specialism in primate behaviour... so spend a lot of my time in jungles around the world observing monkeys and other beautiful species
Defo prefer animals to humans "
Amazing. I'm so envious |
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Walking my dogs everyday I see foxes at night ...they're not scared of me and just move away slightly when they see the dogs on the lead
Squirrels in the morning usually playing on the ground and running up and down trees
Seeing whales in the ocean is top of my wish list
I know one thing that most people's love of wildlife came from watching David Attenborough on the BBC
When he passes on a little bit of all of us with die with him
The bit that remembers the Gorilla's playing with him or the whale jumping out of the water to catch seals or even the iguana escaping from the snakes |
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Kruger National Park in South Africa. The animals are free to roam. You drive around and stop whenever you want. I saw a herd of elephants. Majestic creatures. So many other animals but elephants are the memory that stays with me.
Locally, I see a lot of foxes. Very shy creatures and they don't trouble anyone. |
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"have visited Western Canada on several occasions specifically to see wildlife
Multiple whale species
Black and Grizzly Bears
Dolphins, porpoises , seals and sea lions
Wolves
Super cute sea otters, beavers, river otters
Can defo recommend a trip"
Thats my dream! |
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"Kruger National Park in South Africa. The animals are free to roam. You drive around and stop whenever you want. I saw a herd of elephants. Majestic creatures. So many other animals but elephants are the memory that stays with me.
Locally, I see a lot of foxes. Very shy creatures and they don't trouble anyone."
I actually stayed and volunteered with the rangers and staff at Kruger for 2 and half weeks. |
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"We see foxes(Leicestershire 😁), squirrels, frogs, hedgehogs and various birds in the back garden.
Loads more other animals out and about near us too. "
Do you see a lot of red squirrels or is it mostly the grey ones you see? |
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"My house backs onto a park so we get a lot of squirrels. Foxes and badgers make a regular appearance... badgers particularly are a nuisance as they tip over our pots and pull the plants out. I was lucky enough to meet someone who does wildlife filming and he took me to see some little owls. Was extremely privileged as we saw them mating which was apparently something he had rarely seen them do. That was quite awesome.
Niceeee. I've never seen a badger. Seen Barn Owls and Foxes. I think there's an Owl near me. I can it at night. Wonder if the Owl has little Owls 🦉
If you can here a twit followed a twooo.. you've probably got a pair of tawny owls 😍🦉🦉"
Those are the grey ones aren't they? |
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"My house backs onto a park so we get a lot of squirrels. Foxes and badgers make a regular appearance... badgers particularly are a nuisance as they tip over our pots and pull the plants out. I was lucky enough to meet someone who does wildlife filming and he took me to see some little owls. Was extremely privileged as we saw them mating which was apparently something he had rarely seen them do. That was quite awesome.
Niceeee. I've never seen a badger. Seen Barn Owls and Foxes. I think there's an Owl near me. I can it at night. Wonder if the Owl has little Owls 🦉
If you can here a twit followed a twooo.. you've probably got a pair of tawny owls 😍🦉🦉
Those are the grey ones aren't they?"
No , you might be thinking of the great grey owl x |
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"My house backs onto a park so we get a lot of squirrels. Foxes and badgers make a regular appearance... badgers particularly are a nuisance as they tip over our pots and pull the plants out. I was lucky enough to meet someone who does wildlife filming and he took me to see some little owls. Was extremely privileged as we saw them mating which was apparently something he had rarely seen them do. That was quite awesome.
Niceeee. I've never seen a badger. Seen Barn Owls and Foxes. I think there's an Owl near me. I can it at night. Wonder if the Owl has little Owls 🦉
If you can here a twit followed a twooo.. you've probably got a pair of tawny owls 😍🦉🦉
Those are the grey ones aren't they?"
No. They are... tawny... clever naming eh?
I think the creative people were all on annual leave when owls were named |
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"My house backs onto a park so we get a lot of squirrels. Foxes and badgers make a regular appearance... badgers particularly are a nuisance as they tip over our pots and pull the plants out. I was lucky enough to meet someone who does wildlife filming and he took me to see some little owls. Was extremely privileged as we saw them mating which was apparently something he had rarely seen them do. That was quite awesome.
Niceeee. I've never seen a badger. Seen Barn Owls and Foxes. I think there's an Owl near me. I can it at night. Wonder if the Owl has little Owls 🦉
If you can here a twit followed a twooo.. you've probably got a pair of tawny owls 😍🦉🦉
Those are the grey ones aren't they?
No , you might be thinking of the great grey owl x"
Yeah I am thanks. Getting them all mixed up haha x |
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"My house backs onto a park so we get a lot of squirrels. Foxes and badgers make a regular appearance... badgers particularly are a nuisance as they tip over our pots and pull the plants out. I was lucky enough to meet someone who does wildlife filming and he took me to see some little owls. Was extremely privileged as we saw them mating which was apparently something he had rarely seen them do. That was quite awesome.
Niceeee. I've never seen a badger. Seen Barn Owls and Foxes. I think there's an Owl near me. I can it at night. Wonder if the Owl has little Owls 🦉
If you can here a twit followed a twooo.. you've probably got a pair of tawny owls 😍🦉🦉
Those are the grey ones aren't they?
No. They are... tawny... clever naming eh?
I think the creative people were all on annual leave when owls were named "
Hahaha hey if they ever find a new species of Owl. We can name them after you |
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"My house backs onto a park so we get a lot of squirrels. Foxes and badgers make a regular appearance... badgers particularly are a nuisance as they tip over our pots and pull the plants out. I was lucky enough to meet someone who does wildlife filming and he took me to see some little owls. Was extremely privileged as we saw them mating which was apparently something he had rarely seen them do. That was quite awesome.
Niceeee. I've never seen a badger. Seen Barn Owls and Foxes. I think there's an Owl near me. I can it at night. Wonder if the Owl has little Owls 🦉
If you can here a twit followed a twooo.. you've probably got a pair of tawny owls 😍🦉🦉
Those are the grey ones aren't they?
No , you might be thinking of the great grey owl x
Yeah I am thanks. Getting them all mixed up haha x"
No need to get in a flap ! 🤣🤣 .. I'm a big fan of owls x |
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"My love is particularly if the ocean. I do a lot of conservation and preservation Work and I’m a marine mammal medic so regularly wrestling or just babysitting seals
Niceeee. About 14 years ago. I did volunteering work in South Africa. Help looked after Marine life like Hammerhead Sharks, Tiger Sharks and Cape Fur Seals.
So good on you for helping to preserve life."
I was doing marine work in SA about 14 years ago too.... mine was marine law enforcement. Amazing bc of the place but conservation can be a hugely depressing area to work in  |
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Massive animal lover.
Sad moment and start to today, dropped my son off this morning, 10 minute walk each way to station. On the way back I saw 2 squirrels on the road, 1 old, 1 young, both dead. Really hit me hard, ran to car and got something to carry them to the side of the road and place in some bushes so they didn't get more damaged.
Poor things. |
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"I've also got a *pet* robin who is getting braver every day, bring him left over berries
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I love this, Robins are my spirit animal 
I am a massive fan of wildlife OP 🙋🏻♀️
Anything outdoors and I'm in heaven 
Plants, animals, nature 🫶 |
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When I was a child wildlife programmes used to bore me
Now as an adult I appreciate them
Never seen them.in the wild but I live them through David Attenborough and now the new guy thats supposed to be the new David Attenborough unfortunately 7 cant remember his name dark guy with dreadlocks was on strictly |
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