Probably some nutrient in the arable crop. Lunchtime, they would have preferred the woodland cover. Perhaps someone was walking a dog through the woods.Quote:
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Probably some nutrient in the arable crop. Lunchtime, they would have preferred the woodland cover. Perhaps someone was walking a dog through the woods.Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonykay
A Sea Eagle seen from Bloodstone Hill, Rum on my 60th birthday. Nice
We have a Vole in our 'new' garden!! We now have an issue Re: Sorting that bit of garden out. We were going to dig loads of the plants up and try and get some order but there are burrows all round the front at the top of the retaining wall. Were also getting some bats and Swifts coming into the garden which we can watch from the 'french window'.
I have just seen your fantastic macro photos of damsel flies and spiders on Flickr Wharfeego, very impressive!
Saw a heron last week on the shore of Loch Fyne, and another one today on the river in the middle of Betws-Y-Coed.
Assume they are quite common then.... Nature is not my strong point. But they are lovely birds.
A pair of hummingbird hawk moths, a good year for them.
Saw a few of these a few years ago...really interesting and great to see!!Quote:
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Cheers WC.Quote:
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Here's one of them, spotted on some roadside vegetation at Leighton Moss...
Fingerbob Blue
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Fingerbob Blue by Andy Holden, on Flickr
Nice photo! :)
I've just returned from a few days in Pitlochry. Highlights were cuckoo, yellowhammer and osprey. The latter two at Loch of the Lowes.
There's a webcam, if you don't live near it - https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk...-lowes-webcam/
Highlights from last week's Scottish trip - Red-Throated Diver on Knoydart then a Black-Throated Diver on the LAMM, in the Fannichs.
Cuckoos absolutely everywhere!
Up till now I had only seen and heard Cuckoo's on my holiday to Rum, yes there were loads in Scotland. Lovely sighting yesterday on Barden Moor, by the lower reservoir.
Apparently the Cuckoo's that come to the East migrate over Malta, Sicily and up Italy where they are shot, West Coast cuckoo's come up through France and Spain and have a better chance of surviving. This has been shown by radio tracking birds.
A cuckoo calling from the direction of Causey Pike, as we trotted down the Newlands Valley to the finish of Allan McKeown's successful (21.32) BG just this last Saturday evening.
Mattpo, have a run up through Heber Ghyll woods and listen out when you hit open country
Pre-work dawn run along Grand Union Canal from Elthorne Park (Ealing) towards Southhall. A gem of a trail.
Loads of rabbits (I gave up counting), two magnificent white swans, and a fox, not to mention the multitude of bird-life.
Ran behind the 'County Asylum' (as Ealing Hospital was known 150 years ago) and through 3 bridges (one of IKB's last designs in 1859).
Beautiful morning in our Capital city. The Grand Union Canal sign said 193 miles to Birmingham - now there is an idea....
Off to catch the Central Line eastbound from Ealing Broadway to Stratford (Olympic Park).
working in burbage valley over last week. I knew there were ring Ouzels, but not as many as country file said. A day later talking to the 12 years olds I had with me I could hear one and then we saw one juming around in bracken. the boys were really please, 10 minutes later one lad says is that one Ian...and there sat on a rock 15ft away was the whitest breasted Ring Ouzel I've ever seen..Superb..
a brilliant day only spoit by the journey home...Ouch ;)
We appear to have a lovely flock of Tree Sparrows coming to the feeder now! From being a fairly dull feeder its become quite nice with at least two species we've not had at previous homes!!
Bloody squirrel at my window birdfeeder..
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Try shooting with an air-rifle rather than a camera.Quote:
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Good to see you posting on this thread Graham. However, I'm not entirely convinced you're completely grasped the spirit of the conversation. Maybe more Springwatch and less Peckinpah for a while?
Springwatch? Who was the Director?Quote:
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Watching TV the other evening - patio doors wide open - saw something move out of the corner of my eye - looked round to see a frog in the middle of the lounge floor. Frog proved to be much more agile than me as I spent the next ten minutes trying to evict it.
Kingfisher on the canal near Macclesfield this lunchtime - lovely.
Just north of Kerridge Boatyard for any locals.
Peregrine falcons nesting at Humphrey Head. 2 chicks. Heard em a few times, finally spotted the nest yesterday. Look like they're nearly ready to fly
Nice trip around Snailsden and the Don watershed. Saw Curlew, Lapwings, Skylarks, Snipe, Meadow Pipets. Got so close to a grouse it's wing brushed my leg. Saw a very large Mountain Hare bounding along.
An owl (tawny, I think) swept low overhead as I ran towards a narrow strip of woodland on the outskirts of Wrexham yesterday morning.
Saw two stoats this morning near to Ennerdale.
Probably not really ranking as a famous sighting, but for someone born and bred in Coventry, it was a first time for me...!
Perhaps not the most glamourous wildlife encounter but Mrs Clough and I enjoyed watching a leaf cutting bee making trips back and forth to a hole in a raised bed at the allotment. It was carrying small pieces of leaf to make a nest.
Found a bee's nest in a rabbit hole - Walney island.
Seals at the south end of the island which was nice.
Millions of flying ants last night - everywhere, all around Mam Tor etc.
I once came across such a phenomenon, several years ago at the summit of Grange Fell in Borrowdale.
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2 turtles at lunchtime and a lizard this afternoon.
I had a cheese sandwich,a banana and a cup of coffee.Quote:
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Tortoise and a lizard while on our evening walk.
Great here for wildlife and sunshine ��
was this at Malham or have travel further a field.. :)Quote:
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Slightly further afield.��
Just a turtle or 2 seen from the beach.
Not Scarborough either ��
Turkey? we were there a couple of weeks ago and there were loads of turtles about...but we were sailingQuote:
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Crunchy meat pies. Turtles are saltier than tortoises.
Humming bird hawk moths here in Rodez, North of Toulouse.
Short-eared owl (I think) on the side of Shutlingsloe at about 7:30 yesterday. Also, this week's great excitement: hedgehogs in the garden. Three little ones so far, which makes me think there will be big ones that are less fearless. I say "fearless" - Mrs Noel tried to take a photo of one of the little ones, and it walked up to her and sniffed the lens of the camera!
Were the three little ones together? Or did they arrive on their own?