Springwatch

And what about the gangs of black headed gulls, pinching food from puffins!  Nasty things.

And as for that stoat! Poor old woodpeckers! 

Nature is so cruel, sometimes......

True, and that is one of the strengths of the programme really, isn't it? It shows nature exactly as it is - a real eye opener. Another excellent BBC programme, they really seem to be upping their game just lately ( with notable exceptions!) 

Well done BBC, Nature at its rawest, fascinating no punches pulled 'reporting'. Cruel but kind. All creatures have offspring to feed and that's all they are doing, feeding themselves and their babies!

And what about the gangs of black headed gulls, pinching food from puffins!  Nasty things.

I felt really sorry for the Puffins too Valda,  

I thought the 'story' of the hermit crab and its fight back from extinction in our waters following the Torrey Canyon disaster was fascinating. Some considerable time since then to now and now this delightful crab needs a common name. Crabby Maccrabface apparently will not do, any suggestions?  Returner Crab?

I thought the 'story' of the hermit crab and its fight back from extinction in our waters following the Torrey Canyon disaster was fascinating. Some considerable time since then to now and now this delightful crab needs a common name. Crabby Maccrabface apparently will not do, any suggestions?  Returner Crab?

HMC Endurance

I thought the 'story' of the hermit crab and its fight back from extinction in our waters following the Torrey Canyon disaster was fascinating. Some considerable time since then to now and now this delightful crab needs a common name. Crabby Maccrabface apparently will not do, any suggestions?  Returner Crab?

Being s simple sort I thought red leg crab. Cos its got red legs.

As it's a hermit crab, how about Simon Stylites?