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Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Jul 08, 22 7:18 am Subject: Wildlife |
Horseflies are awful - you have my full sympathy, especially with 3 bites!!!! I reacted so badly to the last bite that I had to take antihistamines and get some hydrocortisone cream from the pharmacy. ... |
Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
Replies: 2068
Views: 2290472
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri May 06, 22 10:17 am Subject: Wildlife |
Saw the first dragon fly of the year - such lovely insects.. We get the red ones, blue ones and the sort of golden yellow ones. |
Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
Replies: 2068
Views: 2290472
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu May 05, 22 7:27 am Subject: Wildlife |
Just looked up your Mistle Thrush - gosh they are pretty! |
Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
Replies: 2068
Views: 2290472
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Apr 22, 22 8:47 am Subject: Wildlife |
I keep on chasing them off - makes me look like a mad woman. |
Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
Replies: 2068
Views: 2290472
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Apr 22, 22 8:04 am Subject: Wildlife |
Yes, they are! We get a gang of Azul Magpies sweeping through in the morning and early evening. |
Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
Replies: 2068
Views: 2290472
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Apr 21, 22 6:59 am Subject: Wildlife |
Found it!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombylius_major
That is the bumblebee like thing with the spear on its nose....
The Cuckoo of the insect world! |
Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
Replies: 2068
Views: 2290472
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Apr 20, 22 8:29 am Subject: Wildlife |
We have some of the bumblebees with the white bottoms. They love the rosemary flowers in the garden. I have noticed that the wasps have started appearing too.. |
Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
Replies: 2068
Views: 2290472
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Apr 19, 22 2:46 pm Subject: Wildlife |
I had to shoo a Violet Carpenter Bee out the house 3 times yesterday. They're rather intimidating! |
Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
Replies: 2068
Views: 2290472
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sat Apr 16, 22 10:22 am Subject: Wildlife |
Saw the first Golden Oriole of the year today.  |
Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
Replies: 2068
Views: 2290472
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Apr 12, 22 4:57 pm Subject: Wildlife |
Very cute.
I found a poor little dead shrew a few weeks back. Poor thing!
Saw a Jay on the way up the hill yesterday. |
Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
Replies: 2068
Views: 2290472
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sat Apr 09, 22 7:42 am Subject: Wildlife |
Ahhhhhh.. a 'domestic' situation.. |
Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
Replies: 2068
Views: 2290472
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Apr 08, 22 5:03 pm Subject: Wildlife |
Got off my lazy bottom and looked it up. Mascari Comosum, apparently. |
Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
Replies: 2068
Views: 2290472
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Apr 08, 22 12:22 pm Subject: Wildlife |
We have this weird and wonderful flower that has popped out of the gravel - I don't know what it's called, so I call it a Portuguese bluebell.
https://www.downsizer.net/gallery/31020/IMG_6287.jpg |
Topic: Wildlife |
Shan
Replies: 2068
Views: 2290472
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Apr 07, 22 3:52 pm Subject: Wildlife |
Some fantastic photos!
We have a new visitor to our garden: a little Serin, which sits in our olive tree and sings (well squawks) its little heart out. Fascinating little bird. |
Topic: a new bonzo in the pack |
Shan
Replies: 35
Views: 11676
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Tue Mar 22, 22 2:31 pm Subject: a new bonzo in the pack |
From her photo, she looks very alert and interested in what's going on around her, even if a little unsure of herself. Good to hear she's settling down. |
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