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Weather Article 2
Northern Blocking in the UK Northern blocking is one of the most influential drivers of UK weather. High pressure building interrupts the jet stream’s usual westward flow in the high latitudes of Greenland, Iceland, or Scandinavia. This “block” forces weather systems to divert around it, often locking the UK into a particular pattern for days…
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Badger Article 4
Badgers in Spring….. Badgers are very active in spring after keeping warm and conserving energy throughout winter. February marks prime cub birth season within the UK. A litter normally has 1-5 cubs, and they will remain tucked up in the sett, feeding from their mum. They will stay underground for a few months. February and…
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Dancing in the Dark
Guest Post–Angel Alma Friday the 16th of January was a special day in Lapland. For the first time in roughly six weeks, dawn broke. It peeked above the horizon at 12:02 p.m. and disappeared at 12:43 p.m. This happened in Utsjoki, in the northernmost part of Finland. Winter nights are long in other parts of our…
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Weather Article 1
#Weathercat: My mummy and I both love the weather. She maintained a weather diary using paper for many years during her youth; now, our garden features a weather station we’ve had for quite some time. She finds it so interesting, exciting, and scary. The UK’s weather feels the impact of its island status plus its…
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Where Is The Snow?
Guest Post—Angel Alma This winter, the winter as we normally think of it, was very late. Even in Southeast Finland, snow can stay as early as October, and almost every year we have a white Christmas. Once Mum even had to drive to work by her kick-sledge! Her car did not have winter tires yet,…
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Badgers–Scent Glands (Badger Article 2)
Why you see a badger pop its bottom down on the ground… Scent plays a pivotal role in group and territory maintenance. Valuable tools in the act of scent-marking are the subcaudal gland (SCG), which is close to the anus, and the paired scent glands located just inside the anus—anecdotal observations suggest that scent glands between the…
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Badgers in Winter…(Badger Article 3)
Badgers slow down so much that they can happily go into a deep sleep for days or even weeks during times of harsh weather. This sleep state, torpor, requires a significant sound for awakening, unlike hibernation’s deeper state. Badgers build up reserves of fat during the autumn when there is plenty of food to eat.…
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Badgers
A little intro to the European Badger……our black and white stripy friend. Life Span: 5 – 7 years (typical in wild).Have been known to live up to 13 years. Body Length: 75cm (30″) head to tail.90cm (35″) max. Weight: 10 – 12kg (22 – 26lbs) average.23 – 27kg (51 – 60lbs) heaviest recorded. Distribution: Found…
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Guest Post: Angel Alma (and Mum) Introduction
Hi, I’m Angel Alma, and I am honored to visit McPusspuss Musings as a guest writer. I’m a Finnish tabby girl, born in a country house owned by mum’s friends. Mum collected me as a tiny kitten to live with my big brofur Aimo. We lived in Southeast Finland, near the eastern border, where Mum…
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