salymap - I have had a look at this for you. Local authorities have a duty to collect them if they are on the highway but not from gardens. Many will though move them with rubbish if they are in a sealed plastic bag. She shouldn't touch it but rather use a spade. Some people would bury it but that wouldn't be my preference. I'd want removal. If it stays on the lawn for any length of time, it will smell so it must be moved one way or another. Has she a kindly neighbour who would put it in a bag? - Lat.
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At my daughter's in South London the resident dog-fox sits on the lawn chomping on his fleas and laughing. He is very dominant.
Looks promising in Southampton this morning - much warmer.Comment
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Thanks Lat, I don't know the latest but cousin has a cat and dog who are naturally very 'interested' so it's tricky.Originally posted by Lateralthinking1 View Post
Back on topic. Seems a very pleasant morning at the moment, let's hope the rain stays away.Comment
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Seems a very pleasant morning at the moment, let's hope the rain stays away.
.... indeeed veritable dhobi weather and open windows too!According to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.Comment
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Rainy and grey here with temps rising. Gosh, all this widlife: foxes, cheeky squirrels, one-legged blackbirds! We never see foxes anymore but coyotes are abundant though I've never seen one. We have our own cheeky (grey) squirrels who are, as I type this, sitting in the tree outside my window. They, and the resident Cedar Waxwings duke it out over who gets the crusts of stale bread we put out. During the warmer weather, skunks, bats, and racoons visit our garden.Comment
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Not doing too bad yourself in the wildlife stakes, marthe!!Originally posted by marthe View Post
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Caliban, some wildlife are desirable and some not! Racoons helping themselves to the contents of the cats' food dish in the kitchen was one thing; finding them on the sofa in the living room quite another! Randy and Randette were having quite a good time until we caught them in the act (hope I don't get banned for posting this)!Comment
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Good Lord!! Makes cheeky squirrels look positively discreet and decorous!Originally posted by marthe View Post
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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You really see all life in Rhode Island and Bayswater. We just have large dead foxes to deal with
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Saly, what happened with the dead fox in the end? I think here we could have the local Animal Control deal with the situation. They, the local bird sanctuary, and the local animal shelter are very good at sorting out this sort of thing. We're very grateful to the local shelter for taking care of one of our cats in a sensitive manner after he had been hit by a car.Comment
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After what Lat wrote about local authorities being responsible for collecting dead animals if found on the highway, I would have been sorely tempted...Originally posted by marthe View PostComment
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Me too! The Rooks and Crows would soon make inroads into it so saly's cousin would be benefitting the local scavengers with a hearty meal! 12.3 degrees today and late afternoon, slight drizzle.Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostComment
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We don't email each other every day but I will suggest it to her, but unless someone helped her it would be difficult. Err, I had thought of putting it in any handy truck but ...........don't want Amanda arrested.Comment
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Yes, I appreciate that saly (and I assume your cousin is possibly a senior citizen so can play the elderly lady card?) but surely, Environmental Health - has she tried them - as a health hazard detrimental to neighbourhood, encouraging rats?Originally posted by salymap View Post Spreading disease?
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I like the look of a Cedar Waxwing
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