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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #405 on: May 20, 2009, 08:24:59 AM »
my goodness, the doubles entendres in this group! what is this--'Carry on Rock Gardening' ? ;)
lovely shots of the grouse, peter :)

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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #406 on: May 20, 2009, 11:36:14 AM »
That is an idea, Cohan! Must start working on it!!!!
'Carry on Rock Gardening' ?
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #407 on: May 20, 2009, 11:39:40 AM »
Maybe they can be incorporated into the new feature "Carry on Rock Gardening". Now where's Sid James when you need him?
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #408 on: May 20, 2009, 11:40:48 AM »
That is an idea, Cohan! Must start working on it!!!!
'Carry on Rock Gardening' ?

As Carole Bainbridge & I always say 'the SRGC is a drinking club with a plant problem'... Carry on Rock Gardening is just an extension of that  :o I still think we need to do our own calendar  ;D
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #409 on: May 20, 2009, 11:42:19 AM »
This week my tadpoles in the tank of 'pea soup' in my classroom are metamorphosing. I have a floating disc of wood for them to climb out on, but have been catching them to release back to the wee pond from where they came.
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #410 on: May 20, 2009, 11:44:02 AM »
Now where's Sid James when you need him?

Fertilising the plants  ??? Though after all these years there will be little in the way of nutriment left  ::)
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #411 on: May 20, 2009, 11:46:36 AM »
That is an idea, Cohan! Must start working on it!!!!
'Carry on Rock Gardening' ?

Perhaps you could follow it up with 'True Grit', David?

I hope this isn't going to start an avalanche of suggestions?   :D :D :D
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #412 on: May 20, 2009, 12:50:38 PM »
'A bridge tufa'?
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #413 on: May 20, 2009, 12:51:22 PM »
Cliff,

Don't worry about me chiming in again.... I'm can't get past the thought of the "wee pond" that the tadpoles came from. :o
« Last Edit: May 20, 2009, 12:55:51 PM by Paul T »
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #414 on: May 20, 2009, 01:01:57 PM »
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #415 on: May 20, 2009, 02:05:24 PM »
'A bridge tufa'?

That deserves an Oscar, Anne!   ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #416 on: May 20, 2009, 03:46:55 PM »
Sorry to move away from the main interest of this thread back to our bird feeder but we now have a starling feeding a baby cuckoo. The cuckoo is perched on a branch about six feet from the feeder and the starling is darting backwards and forwards with beakfulls of fat. After I have finished my cup of tea I will have to take my fat balls out again to refill the feeder.
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #417 on: May 20, 2009, 03:48:44 PM »
The woodpecker is now attacking what remains of David's 'fat balls'  :P if he doesn't fill the feeder up soon there will be a riot...
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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #418 on: May 20, 2009, 04:16:38 PM »
That is an idea, Cohan! Must start working on it!!!!
'Carry on Rock Gardening' ?

David - Up Pompei might be a closer match.

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Re: Wildlife early 2009
« Reply #419 on: May 20, 2009, 05:27:25 PM »
Sorry to move away from the main interest of this thread back to our bird feeder but we now have a starling feeding a baby cuckoo. The cuckoo is perched on a branch about six feet from the feeder and the starling is darting backwards and forwards with beakfulls of fat. After I have finished my cup of tea I will have to take my fat balls out again to refill the feeder.
We want pics David. Put down your Guiness and pork scratchings and gies some pics. ;D
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