What's Buzzing or Flying near you today.... 2014

Discussion in 'Wildlife Corner' started by Marley Farley, Jan 8, 2014.

  1. Ellen

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    I'm out in the sticks so there's a fair bit, but none in my immediate vicinity :)
     
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    Ragwort seeds can stay dormant in the ground for up to twenty years apparently.
     
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      Hoverfly on bramble blossom (the bees were all too quick for me)

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        Could be a duck or!

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          The finches have been very tame this last week - or the heat is getting to them. We've been having to walk around them on the patio.

          This one decided to have a snooze, standing on one of our water bowls that has not been cleaned lately (or filled up). There are three different size and depth ones within 2ft of where he was sitting.

          I was able to walk right up to him as he was waking up but he still didn't fly away. :)
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          I ended up about 18" away from him and took this on zoom whilst standing there. He wasn't the least bit worried.
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            Good evening,I stalked this Collard Dove for two hours crawling through the grass,with the sun beating down on me,I had to change lenses,stifle two sneezes,then the cramp in one leg,through some stinging nettles,what perseverance:lunapic 130165696578242 5::lunapic 130165696578242 5:

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              Woo I think the heat got to you its a wood pigeon:chicken:
               
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                After all that crawling about Woo it certainly looks like you took him by surprise! :biggrin:
                 
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                  :lunapic 130165696578242 5: :lunapic 130165696578242 5: :lunapic 130165696578242 5: STOP IT !!
                  MY SIDES ARE HURTING
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                    :lunapic 130165696578242 5:

                    Good morning Spruce its OK just testing your Bird ID, it is a bird isn't it? :heehee: I thought about editing my post ,but I enjoyed the humour so much myself that I am going to leave it:lunapic 130165696578242 5:

                    This is my new watermark;)
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                      Hi Woo

                      We should have a caption thread on here for the photos would be great fun,

                      mine for this is "mad dogs and Englishmen"

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                        Hi Spruce the trouble is I'm just the same in the winter months";) when you are a sandwich short of a picnic like me you have to learn to laugh at yourself:heehee: No wonder our pigeon pie never tasted quite right:lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                         
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                          Not Buzzing or flying but an old friend I visited to day:smile:

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                              A few treats this evening for my boys
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