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• Octopus? Ice cream? Is there anything gulls don’t eat? – in pictures

  15-03-2025 08:00
  
  Gulls are known for being ravenous – check out a selection of things they like Continue reading...
  
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• From profiteroles to moles: project uncovers gulls’ surprising diet

  15-03-2025 08:00
  
  Salford University findings show gulls are predators – not just opportunists snatching people’s snacksIn pictures: Octopus? Ice cream? Is there anything gulls don’t eat?Gulls are renowned for snatching chips from tourists’ hands, but a scientific project has revealed the greedy birds also like to tuck into moles and quench their thirst with seal milk.The discovery was among several surprising findings made by a University of Salford ecologist, Dr Alice Risely, after she s
  
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• Country diary: The terrible noise of an oak falling upside down | Derek Niemann

  15-03-2025 06:30
  
  Frome, Somerset: The sight of this great tree pointing down the gorge gives an indication as to its cacophonous collapseA plaintive summons from the foot of a gorge calls a bullfinch to its mate. But where exactly are these shy birds? Hard enough to spot as they flit through wet woodland draped with streamers of moss and ferns obscuring all angles. Even trickier in a place where sounds bounce off the stone walls.Water music is ever-present down here and the river streams song
  
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• We moved to the country to give our rescued working dogs a better life | Michael Burge

  15-03-2025 00:00
  Meeting the energy needs of our dogs in a suburban back yard was difficult, but in the travelling stock reserves of rural NSW, our pack can stretch their legsSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterThe week we moved from Brisbane to the New South Wales New England region seven years ago, my husband, Richard, asked the bloke at a local hardware shop if he stocked dog doors. The response was, “No, why would you need one?”I groaned internally. Being regional returners with two res
  
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• ‘A perfect storm’: the dedicated rescuers caring for sodden seabirds blown in by Cyclone Alfred

  15-03-2025 00:00
  Birdwatchers’ thrill of seeing birds up close that usually spend their lives at sea is tempered by sadness and pity at the extent of injuriesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMost people in Brisbane were battening down the hatches ahead of the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. For a few, though, it was one of the most exciting natural events of their lives.Over the course of the weekend and into Monday, throngs of birdwatchers lined the shores of Bramble Bay in t
  
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