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Re: nature notes II
« Reply #350 on: March 03, 2014, 05:19:49 PM »
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« Reply #351 on: March 04, 2014, 09:51:39 PM »
Very good, Johnny. Liked the horticultural pictures in particular.

We had a family of lost ducklings in our garden one day last summer. They were following their mother, who was trying to find water, having got them out of the nest. We gave them lunch (bread soaked in water) then let them rest before setting off down the road!

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Re: nature notes II
« Reply #352 on: March 06, 2014, 02:42:32 PM »
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Re: nature notes II
« Reply #353 on: March 06, 2014, 04:17:35 PM »
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Re: nature notes II
« Reply #354 on: March 06, 2014, 04:25:45 PM »
Tres joli, monsieur.  T'es pas fou, quelquefois. 
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Re: nature notes II
« Reply #355 on: March 06, 2014, 06:12:09 PM »
Yes, I'm soooo done with snow flakes for this year.
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« Reply #356 on: March 06, 2014, 06:31:30 PM »
Spooky. It just started snowing. Big huge fluffy flakes. It's actually coming down thicker and thicker. Oh well, we will be in the +double digits by Friday and next week I turn the heaters on in my greenhouse.
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« Reply #357 on: March 07, 2014, 11:42:04 AM »
Lovely pics, JC. :)

Can I suggest a visit to this site?

http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=4255

The revolution in photographic technology in my lifetime has been remarkable. Rarely do I go birding now without a cluster of photographers with their huge telephoto lenses ready to shoot(interesting word) at anything which captures their fancy. It's a form of collecting which, thankfully, has completely replaced the Victorian idea of shooting the bird literally.

I video birds with a HD movie camera, but the power of the magnification allows me to 'shoot' without disturbing the bird at all.

My favourite photo on the above site is actually the blackbird, as it captures its outspread wings in pristine detail at the exact moment when its wings were at their fullest extent.

The bittern shot looks as if it's an escapee from another planet ;D
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« Reply #358 on: March 07, 2014, 03:44:27 PM »
Thank you antithesis,
That site is great! I can learn from it. My picture taking usually is a, see something, jump off my bike, quickly get out the camera, take pic, and hop back on the bike.

I should actually learn from my brother, he's been into cameras for decades. So was my dad, we have all his cameras and equipment from the 1940s onwards.
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« Reply #359 on: March 09, 2014, 03:17:03 PM »
Good grief, warm sunny day, magnolias are out, butterflies are out (saw a brimstone), the local peregrines are sitting on two eggs, springle is sprungling.
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« Reply #360 on: March 09, 2014, 09:36:15 PM »
Gorgeous today, wasn't it? Cherry plums in full bloom here and saw my first honeybees of the year.

Think it might even dry the soil out enough for a spot of digging later this week.
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« Reply #361 on: March 10, 2014, 01:52:24 PM »
Dear Rhiannon,

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Think it might even dry the soil out enough for a spot of digging later this week.

Spring is in the air, when a young mans fancy turns to thoughts of......................

My thoughts are of giving the greenhouse a damn good clean out, do you own one of those steam wallpaper strippers, excellent for such a job.

I have just put my tomato seeds in, not in full sunlight, I think that has been my downfall when starting them off, Alicante and plum San Marzano.

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« Reply #362 on: March 10, 2014, 04:14:58 PM »
I've just been digging, and it was OK, a bit claggy, like one of my granny's puddings.  This year, we are trying Jersey Royal spuds, which I didn't know you could get.  Of course, spuds need lots of rain!
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Re: nature notes II
« Reply #363 on: March 11, 2014, 02:28:59 PM »
Basements are flooding around the city because of the sudden warm up. But the bright side is getting my greenhouse ready, turning on the heaters and moving my geranium cuttings and seedlings into it.
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« Reply #364 on: March 11, 2014, 05:46:42 PM »
Anyone who remembers the use of DDT as a pesticide will also probably remember the catastrophic effect it had on our birds of prey.

Well, there is another very real threat which goes by the name of diclofenac. Diclofenac is a powerful anti inflammatory drug which has been used on cattle in India, Pakistan and Nepal. It is extremely toxic to vultures, and its use in these countries has wiped out entire vulture populations. These countries have now banned the veterinary use of this drug.

However it is now becoming widely available on the EU market, and has been authorised for use on domestic animals in Spain and Italy, where many of our European vulture species live. According to a technical dossier put together by SEO/BirdLife, the RSPB and the Vulture Conservation Foundation, this will cause a European mass execution of charismatic, endangered and ecologically valuable wildlife.

Anyone who thinks that the veterinary use of this drug needs to be banned, I urge them to read the following and sign the petition by clicking on the change.org link.

http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=4266
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Re: nature notes II
« Reply #365 on: March 12, 2014, 07:08:24 AM »
Quote from: antithesis on March 11, 2014, 05:46:42 PM
Anyone who thinks that the veterinary use of this drug needs to be banned, I urge them to read the following and sign the petition by clicking on the change.org link.
Already signed.

Anyone who has been to, for example, Monfragüe in Spain would be horrified at the possible effect on the European vulture population.
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« Reply #366 on: March 12, 2014, 10:30:26 AM »
I can't believe diclofenac is safe for any animal.
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« Reply #367 on: March 12, 2014, 10:54:43 AM »
Dear Antithesis,

Sorted ;)

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Re: nature notes II
« Reply #369 on: March 12, 2014, 02:34:35 PM »
Quote from: johnny canoe on March 12, 2014, 01:42:45 PM
http://spectator.org/articles/48925/ddt-fraud-and-tragedy

JC:

Try this:

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/165/3889/199.short


And this, which mirrors the evidence I have found in my own part of the world(East Yorkshire) where the sparrowhawk, from a position of no known breeding records whatever(used to be numerous) has made a remarkable comeback after the banning of DDT.

http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2404515?uid=3738032&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21103642520897
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« Reply #370 on: March 14, 2014, 04:04:44 PM »
Beautiful day today, it really felt like Spring, all the hedges are turning white with blackthorn blossom.
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« Reply #372 on: March 20, 2014, 04:09:50 PM »
The daffodils at the moment are glorious. :)

A local dual carriageway has them in abundance on both sides. I remember when I was travelling to work everyday they made the journey more enjoyable. Think they are probably my favourite flower.... love the way they turn their heads to the sun.
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Re: nature notes II
« Reply #373 on: April 03, 2014, 03:53:56 PM »
Men and their toys. Exploring the Frankslide south of my city. 1903 a chunk of the mountain came down and buried the town of Frank. I always get an unsettled feeling when driving that stretch of highway. Another chunk of the mountain will come down some day. It is constantly monitored to warn those below to get out.

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