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Hundreds of people turned out in the rain on ‘Good Friday’ for a ‘Trans Rights’ demonstration in Manchester’s St. Peter’s Square. It came after the UK’s Supreme Court ruled this week that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex; which can cause problems down the line regarding ‘Single sex changing rooms / toilets’, Sport and many other issues previously dismissed. An enormous can of worms has just been opened…….!

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The Robin is a year round resident in the UK, but a small minority of female Robins migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Both the male and female feature similar plumage, both with the distinctive red breast. The male bird is extremely territorial and will aggressively defend his territory, attacking any similar sized birds that try to muscle in on their patch.

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The Brown Rat is a native of central Asia which was introduced to the British Isles around 1720. This incredibly adaptable mammal has subsequently spread throughout the British Isles, and indeed much of the temperate world, carried especially by humans in ships. There is little doubt that due to its capacity to breed and ability to adapt to most environments it has come into conflict with humans. A while this invasive species can be a real problem for both farmers and in a domestic environment , for me personally when in the wild it has a charm and personality , super intelligent and inquisitive and a playful nature.

Common rats are not territorial, but live in loose colonies with a hierarchy determined largely by size and age. There seem to be small family groups within the colony. Rats dig their own burrows, and entrances are usually joined by obvious well-used runs. In hedgerows, the males may have ranges averaging 600m, and females 340m, but in food stores may be as small as 65m. Reproduction is observed all year round in human dwellings.

The Brown Rat has Greyish-brown fur, a prominent pointed muzzle, eyes, large ears and long, almost naked, tail, about the same length as the head-and-body. Much larger than any mice, but comparable with the much darker, shorter-tailed water vole in general size, the Brown Rat is less ‘chubby’ in appearance. Head & body: 15-27cm. Tail length: 10.5-24cm. Weighing 40g at weaning, up to 600g as an adult. Most Brown Rats are usually Between 200-300g.

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Lost to time, Sinclair was a gas station chain throughout the US that used a dinosaur as their mascot. (very fitting) they were mainly popular in the 40s, 50s, and 60s, the brand recently went out of business in 2023 according to an article I read, but I've never seen a new station... at least in Michigan. This location was recently restored by its owner to its original design.

A Collared Aracari on an early morning at Minca, Magdalena, Colombia.

The Robin is a year round resident in the UK, but a small minority of female Robins migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Both the male and female feature similar plumage, both with the distinctive red breast. The male bird is extremely territorial and will aggressively defend his territory, attacking any similar sized birds that try to muscle in on their patch.

Read more at www.wildonline.blog

The Brown Rat has Greyish-brown fur, a prominent pointed muzzle, eyes, large ears and long, almost naked, tail, about the same length as the head-and-body. Much larger than any mice, but comparable with the much darker, shorter-tailed water vole in general size, the Brown Rat is less ‘chubby’ in appearance. Head & body: 15-27cm. Tail length: 10.5-24cm. Weighing 40g at weaning, up to 600g as an adult. Most Brown Rats are usually Between 200-300g.

Read more at www.wildonline.blog