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Anthony Darby

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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #375 on: May 15, 2009, 09:08:03 AM »
Strange how subspecies Papilio machaon britannicus is confined to the fens around the Norfolk Broads.

We've got a young sea eagle hanging around the Blair Drummond/ bridge of Allan area. Easily recognizeable as it has a white head (young are like this with no white tail) and looks like a flying door.
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #376 on: May 16, 2009, 04:45:32 PM »
Late afternoon and this tiny butterfly looks as if it has the butterfly blues   :(

I wonder what it is thinking ::)

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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #377 on: May 16, 2009, 07:22:37 PM »
"Oh no, not plantain again...."
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #378 on: May 16, 2009, 07:31:39 PM »
"Who are you looking at?"
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #379 on: May 16, 2009, 11:47:28 PM »
"Maybe it's warm enough now to discard my winter coat."
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #380 on: May 17, 2009, 12:26:00 AM »
It certainly is fuzzy, isn't it!  Very cool (or as Lesley mentioned... warm!)
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #381 on: May 17, 2009, 05:08:22 AM »
Saturday past, things wot I found in a puddle!
The frog was keeping cool, the 10cm long water snake was eating tadpoles that frankly didn't stand a chance!
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #382 on: May 17, 2009, 09:32:04 AM »
Quote from: Hristo on May 17, 2009, 05:08:22 AM
Saturday past, things wot I found in a puddle!
The frog was keeping cool, the 10cm long water snake was eating tadpoles that frankly didn't stand a chance!

Golly gosh!  Glad I'm not a tadpole with those slippery customers around! Great photos Hristo - the water snake is exceptional in its perfect pose for your camera  ;)
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #383 on: May 17, 2009, 07:45:01 PM »
Just before nightfall I surveyed the rockery and saw a column of ants in great haste moving nest.  I think this is an ant carrying a pupa with the it's eye clearly visible - shot with super macro as close as I could get
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #384 on: May 17, 2009, 08:30:45 PM »
My goodness, that's some photo, Robin.... I suddenly feel a bit....... itchy!
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #385 on: May 17, 2009, 09:25:06 PM »
Very clear picture of an ant carrying a pupa of a future king or queen. 8)
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #386 on: May 17, 2009, 09:53:38 PM »
Poor froggie, seeing its babies eaten all around it. :'(
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #387 on: May 17, 2009, 10:47:09 PM »
It nearly had me snookered, I now think it looks like a pool frog (Rana lessonae.
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #388 on: May 17, 2009, 10:54:25 PM »
For those of you who are fond of tits, here's a blue tit (Parus caeruleus) arriving at one of my nest boxes with a small green caterpillar. The whole sequence lasted about 10 seconds.
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #389 on: May 17, 2009, 11:28:43 PM »
Fast food definitely or lunch on the wing.
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