What's Buzzing or Flying near you today... 2015

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  1. Jiffy

    Jiffy The Match is on Fire

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    Thank you for the nice coments, hopefully more will come later
     
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    • "M"

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      You want more compliments? :scratch: :fishing:

      Ok ... :huh:

      We love you :imphrt: ... we adore you :wub2: ... you are our hero :love30: ... (please, tell me when to stop ... :heehee: ) :whistle:
       
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        " M " don't ever stop:heehee:;)
         
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        • Jiffy

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          Bees i hope, the more birds and bees the better :dbgrtmb:
          Thank you "M"
          I do suffer from lack of comfidence after being put down must of my life :mute:
           
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            Saw the first butterfly of the year at our plot this afternoon! Couldn't get very close but appeared to be a Tortoiseshell. I hope it finds somewhere snug to sleep tonight.
             
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              :grphg:

              The trick to dealing with being put down is: remembering that from there, you can only look *up* ;)

              We all love you Jiffster :grphg:
              And, you have definitely given me more than the odd chuckle on here (and I do tend to have a bias towards people who make me chuckle :wub2: )
               
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                @Jiffy I consider you a friend :blue thumb: and your friendliness, knowledge, warmth and humour are treasured by a lot of us. :) :grphg:
                 
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                  Which is what i'm doing now :dbgrtmb: but it takes alot of time but i'm getting there slowly untill someone put a spanner in the works (no one on here)
                  Thank you, but i would Question the knowledge,warmth and humour :whistle::snork:
                   
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                  • LyndaG

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                    Yesterday there was a bee with an obesity problem on my Hellebore, it was HUGE and very fuzzy - couldn't believe my eyes I thought it was way to early for those guys. Didn't stay long so couldn't snap a pic, but it's a good start!
                     
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                    • Trunky

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                      Took a wander alongside the River Deben at Woodbridge this morning.

                      There were plenty of these rummaging around in the seaweed, I think I'm right in saying they are Turnstones?

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                      This photo shows how well their camouflage works against the mud and seaweed.

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                      The gulls were out in force down by the tide mill.

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                      • Trunky

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                        A few more from this morning's walk along the Deben. It gave Mrs Trunky the chance to try out the new lens I bought for her birthday last month, must say I'm quite impressed with her efforts.

                        Turnstone

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                        Curlew

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                        More Gulls

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                        I think this is a Black-Tailed Godwit, not sure though.

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                          Like a good tide mill Trunk :thumbsup:

                          See the Black Headed Gulls are getting their summer plumage :)
                           
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                          Just fallen truly in love ......:wub2:
                          yep - love at first sight....:wub2:
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                          Lovely shots of these birds x
                           
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                            Yep, it's quite a tourist attraction and very popular with artists and photographers too.
                            It's one of only two working tide mills left in the country now, the other one is not far from you, at Eling in Hampshire
                             
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