harve90 Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 On a recent trip from Tring to Tardebigge I was surprised to see a dead animals floating in several of the locks along the route. Although the creatures were floating close to the boat it was hard to tell what species I was looking at because they were very bloated. I think they may have been Beavers, all looked identical. Could these animals have been nesting in the locks and died when the paddles were opened. Has anyone else seen the like of this. I saw at least eight. Not the same one eight times just thought I would mention that as if replies on this forum are true to form ...... well you know what I mean. Anyhow is this a common sight at this time of year or am I unwittingly guilty of a one man cull of species specific wildlife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I didn't know that beavers nested, I'm certainly not googling it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 On a recent trip from Tring to Tardebigge I was surprised to see a dead animals floating in several of the locks along the route. Although the creatures were floating close to the boat it was hard to tell what species I was looking at because they were very bloated. I think they may have been Beavers, all looked identical. Could these animals have been nesting in the locks and died when the paddles were opened. Has anyone else seen the like of this. I saw at least eight. Not the same one eight times just thought I would mention that as if replies on this forum are true to form ...... well you know what I mean. Anyhow is this a common sight at this time of year or am I unwittingly guilty of a one man cull of species specific wildlife? i have no idea what you saw but i can with almost 100% certainty tell you it wasn't a beaver, i think there is a local large rodent that established itself after escaping from a private collection, called a Glis Glis , they may have been those? Beaker, on 10 Feb 2014 - 9:22 PM, said:I didn't know that beavers nested, I'm certainly not googling it! disappointingly http://admin.harunyahya.com/books/science/devotion/images_devotion/beaver3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Have encounterd dead puppies in the cut before. Where they these perhaps..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 disappointingly http://admin.harunyahya.com/books/science/devotion/images_devotion/beaver3.jpg That's not a nest, it's a lodge. "And some fell on stony ground." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Beaker, on 10 Feb 2014 - 9:30 PM, said: That's not a nest, it's a lodge. "And some fell on stony ground." i am very aware what a beavers lodge is and was just playing along with your light hearted post "And some fell on stony ground." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Coypu? meant to be eradicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 MtB wisdom regarding animal corpses in the cut: Sometime animals die and fall in. Other times animals fall in and die. There. Was that helpful? MtB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) i am very aware what a beavers lodge is and was just playing along with your light hearted post "And some fell on stony ground." Touche! ETA Can't find the acute accent on my tablet. Edited February 10, 2014 by Beaker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 MtB wisdom regarding animal corpses in the cut: Sometime animals die and fall in. Other times animals fall in and die. There. Was that helpful? MtB Nope. Sometimes animals die when they are thrown in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harve90 Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) To big to be Glis glis and not any kind of dog. Sorry I am no expert on Beavers (some would disagree) accommodations, lodge it is then I won't forget that one again. I should have taken a photo of one, the animals in the lock I mean, not a Beaver. It's a mystery. Edited February 10, 2014 by harve90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 To big to be Glis glis and not any kind of dog. Sorry I am no expert on Beavers (some would disagree) accommodations, lodge it is then I won't forget that one again. I should have taken a photo of one, the animals in the lock I mean, not a Beaver. It's a mystery. Corpses swell when in water.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harve90 Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 A glis glis wouldn't swell to that size surely ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Reed Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Corpses swell when in water.. And they swell on land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bagdad Boatman (waits) Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 hedghogs swell to 12 inch diameter and if you squash them with the boat phew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Rabbits are the most common bloated corpse around here Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Rat. Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) Could be Muntjac deer? Or Rabbits? I used to see quite a few dead things bobbing around on the Tring Summit. The straight sides stop them from getting out. Edited February 10, 2014 by Water Rat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Rabbits are the most common bloated corpse around here Richard Rabbits the most common by far round this way as well Followed by small rodents killed by my cat I saw a moorhen surfing on a dead cat near Coventry and I did have to flush a dead sheep out of a lock once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I did have to flush a dead sheep out of a lock onceWe always carry mint sauce onboard! Martyn. Smiley here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 On the Aylesbury Arm back in November there was about 6 or 7 full size dead deer in one of the pounds. Looked like they all had a bullet hole in the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
station tug Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 mink???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catrin Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I don't believe that you will find any beaver nesting wild in the UK. I also think that they build lodges in rivers. I don't think they can possibly be beavers. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wild-beaver-spotted-in-england-for-first-time-in-800-years-8717543.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 mink???? I hope so. I hope they were not otters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patty-ann Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Muntjac deer are the size of dogs and there have been otters sited but if there was that many it points to a more common animal. Guess shows importance of keeping cameras handy,. I heard in our local tescos that the camera snapping brigade had stampeded one of the otters seen locally to its death--not quite sure how as I left because it appeared a highly amusing topic amongst the staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Tring area I would agree that rabbits is by far the most common. On a larger scale sheep are quite common as well. Seldom seen anything more exotic, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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