tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91923286638935517242012-01-20T12:24:12.892ZWelcome to the Animal Days Out Community Blog! Our view on everything Animal, Wildlife and Nature in the community!ADOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06142717777008567410noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192328663893551724.post-90441894858181314682012-01-20T12:24:00.000Z2012-01-20T12:24:12.900Z

Test Blog

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As we start to move into the summer months, the butterfly becomes a common visitor to our parks and gardens. Depending on the species of butterfly, certain plants and shrubs become a magnet for these beautiful insects to land and drink nectar from. The life-cycle of a butterfly is truly remarkable. Starting as a tiny egg, this hatches into a long creepy-crawly caterpillar with sometimes

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Here is a short but sweet blog. The next time you think about squashing that spider, think of this. A man was walking down the beach at sunset. As he walked along, he saw another man in the distance. He noticed this man kept leaning down, picking up something and throwing it out into the water, again and again. As he approached even closer, he noticed that the man was picking up starfish that had

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With the first signs of spring they start to appear. The warmth stirs them out from their hiding places and these hungry little predators begin their work of hunting down their prey. Their prey are no match for this hunter and whole colonies can be devoured within hours. Without the ladybird we would surely be infested with aphids ruining our crops and plants. If the bee does an invaluable job

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We are still in the midst of yet another harsh cold winter. This is now the third consecutive winter with large snowfall, plummeting temperatures and regular frost and ice. Everyone was talking about the impact on bird numbers after last year's hard winter, when a freezing spell of weather between January and February resulted in the fifth coldest winter in 100 years. The RSPB stated that

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Linda needed to get the kids out of the house. The kids were excited until they realised their mum wanted to take them to Barnes for the day. Little did they realise....... “Who fancies a day out exploring and seeing new things?” On hearing this my kids were wild with excitement. What could it be? A day out at Lego – Yippee!! Perhaps mum is taking us to the park for a change and not dragging us

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The last few daddy long legs have managed to bumble their way in to the house and are now flapping against a tall standard lamp in the corner of the living room. Like a man trapped in a prison cell, they can't seem to break free from the glow of the lamp as they fly into the lampshade time after time. It's like watching a plane crash land as it bumps into the ground and then lifts up a bit,

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The story was a little late surfacing this year, but nether the less the melting Arctic ice caps got 5 minutes of air time on BBC Radio 5 Live recently. As sure as The Pope is a catholic, the story always emerges at some point at the end of the summertime as of course the full effects of the melting ice shelves can be measured and seen properly. The 5 Live presenter quite rightly highlighted that

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  Although Linda had a 'thing' about insects, she not only overcame her phobia, but she ended up committing to being a 'mum' to more of the critters next spring! I recently took my two children and husband to Butterfly World near St. Albans in Hertfordshire. My youngest daughter learnt all about bugs and beasties at school and was very excited to go there. I was looking forward to taking some

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...and Foxy Loxy ate Chicken Licken, Henny Penny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Lucky, Drakey Lakey, Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurkey, because that's what foxes do! The story of Foxy Loxy, the cunning fox who lured the farm poultry into his den to feed his cubs after they all thought the sky was falling in and he promised them he would take them to the king. During the summer, the red fox made the news

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What Is The Point of Zoo's? Just prior to the general election Labour's Charities Minister Angela Smith denounced zoos as "relics of the Victorian era" and said it was "inappropriate to keep wild animals in captivity in this way". She went on to say that "Target dates should be set for the final animals to be imported and the last zoo to be shut". Labour Party Animal Welfare Minister Jim

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