A few animals weve met on French aires

[denisejoe]

A cs near Smarten in kent has wallabies it great sitting watching the Joe's climbing in and out of the pouches

 

[Pete5996]

This guy probably just got blown from across the Med - to an aire on the south coast of France

The praying mantis is very much a French resident, Bill - quite common here in the south-west. A friend has had one resident in her polytunnel for the past couple of months. She called him Steve - but he's now produced an egg sack....

 

[Devon Sue]

We stopped on the Aire at St Germaine de la Coudre in 2018, and had these for neighbours - the circus was in town

 

[Ian Bosman]

Funniest experience we had was some years back on the racecourse last Great Yarmouth with the Caravan Club. Told on arrival that the races were still on but park near that white railing over there the man said. As we were having tea there was a pounding of hooves as the horses passed by within a few feet of us. We also had an instance of a chicado (like a large grasshopper and well camouflaged) inside the van which decided to start chirping late one night. Ever had one had close quarters you will know what I mean when it took us an hour to find it and escort it off the premises.

 

[tonyidle]

One goes Pop.................somebody had to do it sorry!

A description used by a teacher friend: A weasel is weasily recognised but a stoat i stoatally different.

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[leggings]

We have a man in Tewkesbury who takes his tortoise for a walk regularly down the busy high street where people give him/her water and treats. And yes, he carrys a poop bag!

Does it walk to slough?

 

[movan]

Does it walk to slough?

 

[FIDGET]

I think its a play slow ---- slough as in though

 

[In a Pickle]

A Deaths Head Hawks moth caterpillar on the pavement outside our house!

 

[Abacist]

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I don't like the look of that and the Missus would be screaming the place black!

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[FIDGET]

I don't like the look of that and the Missus would be screaming the place black!

Hi, Abacist
I must admit I had to step back when I saw it , had to switch to zoom on camera as didn,t want to get too close

 

[Abacist]

Hi, Abacist
I must admit I had to step back when I saw it , had to switch to zoom on camera as didn,t want to get too close

It looks an adult adder but how long was it? They don't come as big as grass snakes.

 

[movan]

A Deaths Head Hawks moth caterpillar on the pavement outside our house!
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He's weed!!

 

[FIDGET]

It looks an adult adder but how long was it? They don't come as big as grass snakes.

From memory it was between 2 to 3 foot biggest I,ve ever seen
It was on the footpath to the beach from the car park
It was in Brittany Parking Chapelle Notre-Dame de l'espérance
Étables-sur-Mer, 63051 camper contact

 

[Sue Gath]

A Deaths Head Hawks moth caterpillar on the pavement outside our house!
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Wow Amazing

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[Sue Gath]

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Lovely photos

 

[Sue Gath]

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fresh off the boat at Mortagne sur Gironde aire

Nice fish we do a lot of sea fishing in Devon our favourite is plaice

 

[Sue Gath]

The praying mantis is very much a French resident, Bill - quite common here in the south-west. A friend has had one resident in her polytunnel for the past couple of months. She called him Steve - but he's now produced an egg sack....

I had one sat on top of my wardrobe a few years ago

 

[604]

While we were on a campsite in France a couple of years ago we had a wolf stroll past and then came back again about ten minutes later, he never even looked at us.

 

[Lazyboy]

Met this "beast" on a French Aire (Cordes sur Ciel) in 2014. English guy with a Belgium wife I believe and they used to "buy and sell" at different Brocantes/antique fairs around France. He said when they acquired the pig they were told it was a "small one" but it kept on growing! He has made a ramp so that it can get in and out of the van. It is the van with the wooden high chair at the rear. (Not sure about his payload) Allegedly it is house trained so always "asks" to go out. I did say to the guy 'what about the smell?" and he said the pig has got used to it!! boom boom.

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[DBK]

In the Morvan region.
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Are you peeing in that bottle?

 

[Sue Gath]

Met this "beast" on a French Aire (Cordes sur Ciel) in 2014. English guy with a Belgium wife I believe and they used to "buy and sell" at different Brocantes/antique fairs around France. He said when they acquired the pig they were told it was a "small one" but it kept on growing! He has made a ramp so that it can get in and out of the van. It is the van with the wooden high chair at the rear. (Not sure about his payload) Allegedly it is house trained so always "asks" to go out. I did say to the guy 'what about the smell?" and he said the pig has got used to it!! boom boom.

looks like a Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig !!! I love pigs but don’t know if I love them enough to share a motorhome lovely story and probably very interesting people so excited to go on our first trip

 

[Sue Gath]

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Oh wow that must have been exciting