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    I got called out today to look at a swarm of honey bees livin' "wild" in a field ditch above the little village of Cononley near Skipton. Must admit I was a bit sceptical 'bout what I'd find. Well what a sight it was!


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    Just lately i have seen lots of Quayle running around, lots of Roadrunners, Rattlesnakes, many types of lizard, some very big Eagles. And yesterdays highlight was a couple of Coyote crossing the road in front of us. Still looking for Scorpions!

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    Can anyone see my photo of the bees on the last but one post? I can't...maybe it's my computer?

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    I can see it wharfee

    Three buzzard, one kingfisher and one heron spotted by the river on Monday night's run

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    6 hares, while running up the Dane Valley Way on Turn Edge. All within about 300 metres of each other.

    No coyotes. :thunbdown: It's wilder than I thought out there on the Isle of Man

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    Quote Originally Posted by wharfeego View Post
    Can anyone see my photo of the bees on the last but one post? I can't...maybe it's my computer?
    I can see it wharfee - what a lot of bees, very impressive!!

    Here's my "wildlife" encounter today Just been to fetch this fat lazy thing from the cat hotel (aka "grandad's") and this is what I find.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wharfeego View Post
    Can anyone see my photo of the bees on the last but one post? I can't...maybe it's my computer?
    I can see it too. It looks like you were stood about 2 feet away from them. How zoomed in were you? and were they aggressive at all?

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    I can see it now!
    I was about 10' away from the "hive". Zoomed-in; 300mm lense. Not aggressive one bit..even when the beekeeper sawed-off the branch they were attached to. I think they were desperate for some human help. They wouldn't have survived the winter. Hopefully the beekeeper will gain a few jars of honey from the swarm next summer. He's promised me a jar. Nice one!

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    Wow, I love this picture

    Quote Originally Posted by wharfeego View Post
    I got called out today to look at a swarm of honey bees livin' "wild" in a field ditch above the little village of Cononley near Skipton. Must admit I was a bit sceptical 'bout what I'd find. Well what a sight it was!


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    Prairie dogs today. And a very big bird, could have been an Eagle. Not too sure, doing about 40mph on the bike at the time.

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