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Re: nature notes II
« Reply #175 on: August 20, 2013, 04:54:19 PM »
August is proving a good month for butterflies, iz coz sun iz sheening, innit. 

Anyway, waves of different species so far - e.g. a lot of gatekeepers, meadow browns, also peacocks, red admirals, skippers, commas, common blue, holly blue.

I've also seen some of the less common ones, such as small heath and small copper.  And my star find, I've seen two clouded yellows, and it seems to be a good year for them.  Some nature reserves are recording them every day.  I think they migrate every year in small numbers. 

Here is a nice pic of small copper.

http://tinyurl.com/kg8pxx3

And here a nice custardy clouded yellow:

http://tinyurl.com/mzac8oa
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« Reply #176 on: August 20, 2013, 05:02:48 PM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-23768626

A dolphin has been seen many miles inland, swimming up the River Dee towards Chester.
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« Reply #177 on: August 20, 2013, 05:04:53 PM »
Oh, that doesn't sound good. Can they get him back out to  sea?
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« Reply #178 on: August 20, 2013, 08:53:53 PM »
Oh dear!  :(  I hope people leave it alone.  Hopefully its inner compass will start to realise it's heading the wrong way.  ???
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« Reply #179 on: August 20, 2013, 10:33:58 PM »
The dolphin is probably looking for someone or something to kill.
lhttp://luna.pos.to/whale/gen_art_killer.html
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« Reply #180 on: August 21, 2013, 09:43:36 AM »
Quote from: powwow on August 20, 2013, 10:33:58 PM
The dolphin is probably looking for someone or something to kill.
lhttp://luna.pos.to/whale/gen_art_killer.html

Interesting article.  The problem is I think is in the 'smiley' mouth and the fact that we love to anthropomorphise things.

I can see the headlines now:  "Lone killer dolphin on rampage in River Dee."
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« Reply #181 on: August 21, 2013, 02:38:14 PM »
They will hop right on to the river banks and drag little people into the water by their ankles. Then they shred their victims with their razor teeth. They don't eat them, they just do it for kicks.
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« Reply #182 on: August 21, 2013, 03:06:30 PM »
Quote from: powwow on August 21, 2013, 02:38:14 PM
They will hop right on to the river banks and drag little people into the water by their ankles. Then they shred their victims with their razor teeth. They don't eat them, they just do it for kicks.

HA!HA!

Apparently the dolphin has gone back out to sea now.
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« Reply #183 on: August 21, 2013, 03:09:44 PM »
For now maybe. It will be back, with friends.
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« Reply #184 on: August 21, 2013, 03:32:50 PM »
People enjoy swimming with dolphins, so they can't be evil predators.
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« Reply #185 on: August 21, 2013, 04:06:09 PM »
This is really excellent news

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/white-tailed-sea-eagles-breed-in-east-of-scotland-for-first-time-in-nearly-200-years.1376994728

Sea eagles breeding for the first time on Scotland;s East coast in 200 years.
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« Reply #186 on: August 21, 2013, 06:24:58 PM »
Quote from: Anchorman on August 21, 2013, 04:06:09 PM
This is really excellent news

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/white-tailed-sea-eagles-breed-in-east-of-scotland-for-first-time-in-nearly-200-years.1376994728

Sea eagles breeding for the first time on Scotland;s East coast in 200 years.

I agree AM,  especially as a nest was destroyed in Angus in June when the tree holding the nest was chopped down! Maybe this chick will be the first of many over the years to come.  ;D
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« Reply #187 on: August 21, 2013, 06:31:51 PM »
Looks like there's a large invasion of silver y moths going on at the moment. They love gardens, and feed on nectar like butterflies. They migrate to the  UK from May onwards in small numbers, but this year seems to be a vintage year for them, with probably many hundreds of thousands making landfall. If anyone wants to identify them, try this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Y
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« Reply #188 on: August 21, 2013, 06:41:11 PM »
Birding wise, the first flush of Autumn is in full swing. Spurn has been reporting 30-50 willow warblers passing through(almost certainly British in origin), with the first pied flycatchers being seen. If the winds veer anyway near the east, and the high pressure continues, some unusual birds might well drop in on the east  coast...maybe this weekend.
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« Reply #189 on: August 22, 2013, 10:22:02 AM »
Dear Jim,

East coast sea Eagle, probably charge punters who take pictures, one day I will fix this chip on my shoulder. :o

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« Reply #190 on: August 22, 2013, 10:45:48 AM »
Yep.
Maybe it'll end up as a mega-chicken supper in Craigmiller?

Seriously, though, alongside the osprey and the beaver (including the ones the authorities didn't want released but are free nonetheless), these are great bits of news.

Now for the lynx. 
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Re: nature notes II
« Reply #191 on: August 22, 2013, 04:32:05 PM »
I got a picture of the grouse visiting my yard yesterday. Sorry about the quality, they don't let people get near them.

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« Reply #192 on: August 22, 2013, 04:45:19 PM »
Nice photos there.  They look very cute - also the flowers look nice.  Is that a woman's leg I can see in the corner of the frame, or a tree-trunk?  Your secret is safe with me.
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« Reply #193 on: August 22, 2013, 04:57:32 PM »
LOL, that's what a woman's leg looks like to you Mr. Wigginhall? YIKES MAN!!
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« Reply #194 on: August 22, 2013, 05:10:44 PM »
Let me tell you, I had a very sheltered childhood.  The closest I ever got to a woman, except my ma, was when my cousin's girl-friend once looked at me across the garden, and I swear, she whispered 'my legs are yours'.  As you can imagine, this started me off on a long career of horticulture.
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« Reply #195 on: August 22, 2013, 05:23:15 PM »
Personally, I prefer drinking Grous.....
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« Reply #196 on: August 22, 2013, 05:29:05 PM »
I am covered in love bites not supplied by my husband!  :o

The insects around along our bridle path at the back of our house love me to pieces.
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« Reply #197 on: August 22, 2013, 05:33:28 PM »
So who's this other lucky man floo? lol
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Re: nature notes II
« Reply #198 on: August 24, 2013, 05:29:31 PM »
As Floo has mentioned those little critters who appear to be in love with both Floo and me, I'd like to mention yet another.

'Tis the season of the fly...
Those little ones, that run round in squares and like to warm their feet on anything vaguely above room temperature, including me.

They always remind me this Ogden Nash poem...

The Fly

God in his wisdom made the fly
And then forgot to tell us why.

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« Reply #199 on: August 24, 2013, 05:50:27 PM »
He sure did! ;D
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