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Re: wildlife
« Reply #840 on: November 04, 2016, 10:19:16 AM »
Quote from: admin on November 03, 2016, 06:41:15 AM
A Red Kite photographed last week.

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #841 on: November 05, 2016, 10:27:29 AM »
Quote from: fermi on October 31, 2016, 01:30:37 PM
The flowering eucalypt is attracting nectar feeders including the Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) which are colourful and noisy,

Lovely to see Fermi 8)
The eucalypt isn't bad either.  Do you know what it is?
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #842 on: November 05, 2016, 02:04:25 PM »
Quote from: ashley on November 05, 2016, 10:27:29 AM
Lovely to see Fermi 8)
The eucalypt isn't bad either.  Do you know what it is?
Hi Ashley,
possibly Eucalyptus sideroxylon, red-flowering Ironbark,
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #843 on: November 05, 2016, 02:23:16 PM »
Beautiful.  Reputedly frost hardy to about -6°C, so maybe worth a try here with careful siting :-\
Have to do without the lorikeets though ;D
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #844 on: November 05, 2016, 04:48:35 PM »
Quote from: Anthony Darby on November 04, 2016, 06:58:13 AM
Ladybirds pupate on vegetation,

As I've discovered they're also quite partial to pupating on polycarbonate sheet and Horticultural fleece.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #845 on: November 06, 2016, 03:37:40 AM »
Quote from: brianw on November 04, 2016, 10:16:12 AM
Hi Anthony
The "cases" are visible in this
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The ones I broke contained white grubs, ~2mm diameter x 5mm long. Just sort of assumed they were from the other occupants.
Yes, as I said, some sort of potter wasp. Ladybird larvae or pupae are never white grubs, and pupate on or near their food source. http://www.mattcolephotography.co.uk/Galleries/insects/Bugs%20&%20Beetles/slides/Harlequin%20Ladybird%20Pupa%201.html

Here are potter wasp nests http://tristram.squarespace.com/home/2008/7/24/potter-wasp-nests.html
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #846 on: November 06, 2016, 04:22:23 PM »
Anthony:

Wow those are wonderful images  I have to return to look at all of them.

Thanks for sharing.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #847 on: November 06, 2016, 08:18:20 PM »
Lucky enough to see two waxwings today. Exquisite birds.







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Re: wildlife
« Reply #848 on: November 06, 2016, 08:20:43 PM »
My favourite winter visitors!  Great birds, very friendly and chatty - which appeals to me - as well as being so beautiful . Exquisite photos, Fred, you've excelled yourself with these!
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #849 on: November 06, 2016, 08:25:42 PM »
These are the sharpest and best pictures of waxwings that I have seen, fantastic Fred.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #850 on: November 06, 2016, 09:03:36 PM »
Thanks Ian. The light was perfect.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #851 on: November 06, 2016, 11:54:15 PM »
Wonderful Waxwing images Fred!
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #852 on: November 07, 2016, 08:38:54 AM »
You never cease to amaze me with the quality of your images, Fred.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #853 on: November 07, 2016, 09:28:55 AM »
Magnificent.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #854 on: November 12, 2016, 11:46:15 PM »
In a friend's tree this afternoon here in the city, a Great Horned Owl with a buddy.


Rather fried from a superb 5.5 hour stint of Tristan und Isolde this afternoon.


johnw - +4.5c and rising.
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