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johnstephen29

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #600 on: March 16, 2016, 07:04:49 PM »
I saw some starlight murmurations earlier, I hope I've spelt that right. It was an amazing site, just wish I had my phone on me to take some pics.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #601 on: March 20, 2016, 07:22:19 PM »
Starling in its lovely spring plumage.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #602 on: March 20, 2016, 07:24:25 PM »
Dapper little birds, aren't they?
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #603 on: March 20, 2016, 07:38:32 PM »
Live action camera of new American eagle chicks at the US National Arboretum in
Washington DC :
http://www.eagles.org/dceaglecam/
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #604 on: March 20, 2016, 07:45:36 PM »
Live action camera of new American eagle chicks at the US National Arboretum in
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http://www.eagles.org/dceaglecam/
Thanks for the link, Jim -  very clear pictures of this beautiful bird.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #605 on: March 20, 2016, 07:48:08 PM »
Yes the Statling appears all blackish until you look closely.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #606 on: March 20, 2016, 08:00:09 PM »
Heron sat on nest at my local patch.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #607 on: March 21, 2016, 12:41:29 PM »
Heron sat on nest at my local patch.
Keeping a very low profile!
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #608 on: March 21, 2016, 12:41:55 PM »
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #609 on: March 21, 2016, 09:32:17 PM »
Of course you can see beavers there too Maggi - but then I think they are fairly commonplace in parts of Scotland nowadays?

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #610 on: March 21, 2016, 09:50:10 PM »
Perhaps, I don't know. It's easier to see ospreys  I'm sure !
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #611 on: March 22, 2016, 09:00:25 AM »
First Spring migrants here are Chiffchaff. A couple of singing males appeared (in Valleyfield Woods) at the weekend.

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #612 on: March 25, 2016, 06:28:05 PM »

In one of our ponds, spring is heard and see. Rana temporaria, grenouille rousse.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #613 on: March 25, 2016, 07:31:42 PM »
Beautiful pictures. Late though Fred, our common frog tadpoles are just hatching.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #614 on: March 25, 2016, 09:02:04 PM »

With us, there was still ice on the pond last week, each night ...  :)
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