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Sounds amazing southernsoftie :thumbup:
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southernsoftie
Picture the scene: (surprisingly) empty white sands, crystal clear turquoise sea ahead, slurping a smoothie in the shade of a tree, when...
Humming bird hovers overhead, and makes repeated visits back to the same spot. Turns out there was a tiny nest with a couple of chicks just above our heads. At first there were juust a pair of tiny beaks visible above the rim, but towards the end of the holiday, you could see their heads, and eyes too big for the body. Got a cracking pic of the mum in full hover mode, and a not so great shot of the chicks in the nest (bit blurry). Will get them on here if I remember when I get back home.
Also saw: huge pelican, lots of large buzzard type birds circling everywhere (I saw one carrying somethin large off in its talons), another owl outside our room (another pic, but all you can see is the flash reflected in its big round eyes) - research needed on these latter 2 to identify. Owl was between 4-6 inches tall: any ideas?
Huge iguanas on the beach, raccoons, large tail-less rodent like creature, octopus, rays, various colourful tropical fish, fluouurescent sea slugs, moths with nearly 1ft wingspan, large hermit crabs...and a grey squirrel:rolleyes:
Now what exactly was in that smoothie SS http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/t.../rolleyes2.gifhttp://i592.photobucket.com/albums/t...bit/laugh2.gif
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Originally Posted by
southernsoftie
Picture the scene: (surprisingly) empty white sands, crystal clear turquoise sea ahead, slurping a smoothie in the shade of a tree, when...
Humming bird hovers overhead, and makes repeated visits back to the same spot. Turns out there was a tiny nest with a couple of chicks just above our heads. At first there were juust a pair of tiny beaks visible above the rim, but towards the end of the holiday, you could see their heads, and eyes too big for the body. Got a cracking pic of the mum in full hover mode, and a not so great shot of the chicks in the nest (bit blurry). Will get them on here if I remember when I get back home.
Also saw: huge pelican, lots of large buzzard type birds circling everywhere (I saw one carrying somethin large off in its talons), another owl outside our room (another pic, but all you can see is the flash reflected in its big round eyes) - research needed on these latter 2 to identify. Owl was between 4-6 inches tall: any ideas?
Huge iguanas on the beach, raccoons, large tail-less rodent like creature, octopus, rays, various colourful tropical fish, fluouurescent sea slugs, moths with nearly 1ft wingspan, large hermit crabs...and a grey squirrel:rolleyes:
It's amazing what one can see in Morecomb bay ?
Yesterday we had more Tits,(blue,great) and Robins on our feeder that I can ever remember.
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It's amazing what one can see in Morecomb bay ?
:D Very good! ;)
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Andy,
Wot U doin' on my coast? And where?
Ian.
Hest Bank - Morecambe Bay, Pilling, Knott End, Conder Green Ian. Stunning day wandering around just birdwatching :cool:
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Hest Bank - Morecambe Bay, Pilling, Knott End, Conder Green Ian. Stunning day wandering around just birdwatching :cool:
You must have passed through or very close to Lancaster - should have arranged to pop in for a brew
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Frigate birds over Rio.
Lots of other stuff too, but no time to look at it all.
Damn work gets in the way of everything!
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You must have passed through or very close to Lancaster - should have arranged to pop in for a brew
Passed through going out and back. I'll let you know next time I'm out that way :cool:
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About 6 or 7 of these in a tree this morning; did a double take as i thought they were jackdaws, but they were light grey, with a definite crest, had a good look through my book and best I can do is waxwing, colouring put me in doubt but does say here they can appear grey in dull light, so pretty sure that's what they were.
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Grouse
About 6 or 7 of these in a tree this morning; did a double take as i thought they were jackdaws, but they were light grey, with a definite crest, had a good look through my book and best I can do is waxwing, colouring put me in doubt but does say here they can appear grey in dull light, so pretty sure that's what they were.
Every few winters waxwings visit Britain in increased numbers and this winter appears to be one of those times. There have been a lot spotted in the West Riding recently
http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/263460-w...n-the-uk-skies
