Author Topic: Wildlife 2007 (Read 113328 times)

Carlo · « **Reply #75 on:** February 23, 2007, 01:59:28 PM »

Maggi, et al,

I have tried (via the link in the announcement emails) to unsubscribe from this thread as it has moved even farther than normal from rock gardening. It does not work. What must I do?

Carlo

Maggi Young · « **Reply #76 on:** February 23, 2007, 02:03:01 PM »

David, though i have subjecting Ian to a regular "handbagging" since 1972,he has never yet weakened on any subject I've been harping on about! He was perfectly happy when we had three dogs so I think he is just being obstinate.
As luck would have it, this very day I have heard about a westie bitch in need of a new home... watch this space!

Carlo, I am sorry we are boring you, if the link via each email is not working, then you may unclick the link in your profile preferences. I will do that for you to save you the time.
Cheers,
Maggi

Anthony Darby · « **Reply #77 on:** February 23, 2007, 08:30:35 PM »

Why unsubscribe? Just dip in when you feel urge. You soon learn to avoid threads that bore you. I unclicked all the email options, so it works like any other web site. The site is what people make of it. A thread can turn at the click of a mouse (don't talk to me of mice

). No need to throw all your toys out of the pram.

Maggi Young · « **Reply #78 on:** February 23, 2007, 09:25:03 PM »

What is off topic for a wildlife thread, anyway?

Sorry, Carlo, it is not just my plants I speak to. ( not that you will be reading this

)

Valid points here, though:
I agree with Anthony ( there's a first, surely!), if you don't care for a particular thread, or if you don't like all the email notifications flooding to you postbox , just click to read "recent posts" or "unread posts since your last visit" and you will see what piques your interest, maybe with photos, or you may pass rapidly over those posts where we are "just chatting".
Actually, "recent posts" or "unread posts since your last visit" are a good bet, anyway, in case there are new threads started that you may well be interested in, but would not have enabled emails from.

Anthony Darby · « **Reply #79 on:** February 23, 2007, 09:36:05 PM »

Two days ago I decided enough was enough and for he first time I bought rat/mouse poison. They love it! I suspect I either have a lot of mice or it is slow acting? Anyway, I put a small (16cm²) dish in a hole left by a 'long Tom' in the plunge. I came out with a torch at 9 p.m. to check the greenhouse (what a wild life I lead) and couldn't find the dish. A quick scan with the torch and I realised that an area of flat sand was where the dish should be. Sure enough, it was still in position 10 cm under a covering of sand. I upturned the dish and left the blue poisoned seeds on the sand. An hour later it had been buried again. This morning, the wee sleekit, non-cowrin', non-tim'rous beasty had built a cairn over the spot!!!! The pictures illustrate this morning's work. The stones had been removed from my pots of Ophrys plants.

Maggi Young · « **Reply #80 on:** February 23, 2007, 09:39:05 PM »

Anthony

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I either havea lot of mice or it is slow acting

I suspect that the answer is Both!

t00lie · « **Reply #81 on:** February 25, 2007, 08:30:18 AM »

I spotted this Cricket sps. on a Paulownia tomentosa leaf this afternoon.Although we've had warm generally dry weather conditions for the last month i've only noticed their clicking sound over the recent days.
The last pic has been edited ,(darkened), to gain a clearer shot of its abdomen .

Cheers Dave

mark smyth · « **Reply #82 on:** February 25, 2007, 08:43:57 AM »

very nice. Not knowing very much about NZ bugs I would say it's a Cicada

Anthony Darby · « **Reply #83 on:** February 25, 2007, 08:46:21 AM »

Spot on Mark.

David Nicholson · « **Reply #84 on:** February 26, 2007, 07:14:54 PM »

Anthony, did you catch your mouse or mice?

?

John Forrest · « **Reply #85 on:** February 27, 2007, 03:19:12 PM »

We are lucky enough to have a large Heron colony on an island in the middle of the local park's lake. Not so lucky if you have a Koi Pool nearby. They are just in the process of nest building at the moment and like the tree kangaroo they don't look as though they should be up trees at all. They lean out and tug at small branches to break them off for using as nest material.

Here are a pair having a rest between their efforts.

mark smyth · « **Reply #86 on:** February 27, 2007, 06:23:01 PM »

lovely photo. They should have eggs by now. Along with Ravens and Crossbills they are our earliest breeders

Anthony Darby · « **Reply #87 on:** February 27, 2007, 06:23:55 PM »

Moose activity dying down - hopefully.

illingworth · « **Reply #88 on:** March 03, 2007, 01:20:47 AM »

Lots of insect lovers here and maybe one or two will enjoy the pictures at this link.

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/0,5538,PB64-SUQ9MTk3NDImbnI9MQ_3_3,00.html

Not really "wildlife" .....more like road kill insects.

annew · « **Reply #89 on:** March 03, 2007, 12:30:12 PM »

50+ frogs cavorting in my pond today!

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