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

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  1. martin-f

    martin-f Plant Hardiness Zone 8b

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    Bath and nut time :).

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    • Jenny namaste

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      Having loadsa fun aren't they...
      great piccies Martin,
      thanks for sharing,
      Jenny
       
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        A walk down the Eastern side of Portland Bill this afternoon, nothing unusual.
        Male Linnet.
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        Juvenile Rock Pipit.
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        Fulmar Petrel.
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        Not Buzzing or Flying but enjoying itself anyway.
        Grey Seal.
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          Flying above our garden at 7.22pm this evening. The Emirates A380 Airbus - due in at Gatwick for 7.30pm. Quiet as a mouse
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          There is now another daily flight due in at 12.30 pm (afternoon)
          Jenny
          ps. Emirates have just ordered another 150....:thud:
           
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          • hans

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            Wood pigeons 2 eating lots of my very unripe cherries also pulling peas. My photo will be only of the pie they are going in.
            I never realised how destructive they are.
             
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              We are close to Bournemouth Airport so we get the bottom end as Ryanair have most of the slots and are always circling overhead!!
               
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                Blackbird fledgling in the garden

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                  Went for a walk along the River Severn near the Oldbury Nuclear Power Station earlier in the week, and came back with a few photos which I only just uploaded to the PC.
                  Oyster Catcher
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                  Foot prints in the mud
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                  A pair of crane flew overhead
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                  In one of the Power Stations Cooling Lagoons, we saw this mallard family
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                  And a Canada geese family
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                  Upon returning home we found this youngster
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                    While I was fishing out some blanket weed from our pond I found quite a few damselfly larvae, and carefully teased them out from the tangled weeds and put them back into the pond. After a while I realized that there were lots of very lethargic damselflies about and then I worked out that they were newly emerged and still drying their wings. Here are a few snap shots.
                    This one was still hanging on its casing
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                    Still drying their wings
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                    The casings left behind
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                      Nice Pictures HsuH
                       
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                        Good afternoon ,bees on my Lupins:smile:

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                          @strongylodon How long does it take for blue tits to fledge? The babies are still in their box and I don't want to mow around there whilst they're in it.

                          At least last weekend didn't frighten the parents away. :)

                          Thanks in advance :blue thumb:
                           
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                            This little green guy was happily eating the outside of my "Uncle Walter" rose so I transported him to the wild part of the garden.:snork:

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                              :nonofinger: cheeky little ***
                              I think he needs a swim in the pond....:whistle:
                               
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                                Naah, he hadn't got a Life Jacket, Jenny...............I just hope he likes a diet of Nettles etc.:heehee:
                                 
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