RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 16, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2012 I was right - BBC Springwatch Can now confirm Winterwatch will be at 9pm on 22 Feb, BBC Two. Hope to see you then... (It's a Wednesday night so you've really no excuse!)" Springwatch 2011 spent a lot of time at our local tip filming the foxes, so they would probably think the world isn't ready for more Essex foxwatching! Our local foxes probably survive on the food that the children at the nearby school drop on the field. We think most of the foxes live in the school grounds. Perhaps half term has forced them out into gardens. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 16, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2012 I have a solution to fox problems involving a certain amount of black powder and a small piece of lead. I've read somewhere that pepper can deter rodents, didn't know it worked on foxes. Does the lead stop it blowing away? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I've read somewhere that pepper can deter rodents, didn't know it worked on foxes. Does the lead stop it blowing away? Errm, I think Boris' method involves a shotgun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Very tangential to this topic, the following is about with how pigeons sometimes die... I worked for McAlpines back in '67- '68 building a new jetty in Whitstable harbour. As part of the contract we had to demolish a low concrete seawall using dynamite. Now just as the explosive technician was pushing the plunger, a passing pigeon, came to investigate and alighted on one of the charges. And whereupon it promptly disintegrated in a shower of bits and feathers. There was something 'Wiley Coyote' about this incident that had us all laughing for weeks... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Rather macabre and once again off-topic. I saw a similar thing happen at Hamburg station. A pigeon, which had alighted on the catenary was somewhat slow getting airborne as a train pulled into the station and learned the hard way that 15KV doesn't do you a lot of good. There was a crack like a rifle shot which caused everyone to look round. All that remained was a cloud of feathers, some of which were smoking and burning, fluttering to the ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 17, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2012 A similar thing happened to a pigeon at Southend about 20-25 years ago. It was perching on some BT telephone wires above the 25KV lines and did what pigeons are notorious for doing. The inevitable result was that the telephone line (normally 50volt DC) received 25KV via the pigeon and putting the telephones out of action for more than a day. I would not like to receive 25KV where the pigeon got his! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 17, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2012 Errm, I think Boris' method involves a shotgun. I did realise that, I was being silly! Suspect Boris may have a more antique firearm though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I think I'll pass on that woodpigeon salad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Wally Batty was a pigeon fancier all his life. Cleggie observed that the only way Wally would look at his wife Nora, was if she had feathers on her chest. (Last of the summer wine) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I did realise that, I was being silly! Suspect Boris may have a more antique firearm though! Oh, yes! 1863 and all that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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