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Lesley Cox

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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #420 on: August 10, 2009, 01:18:04 AM »
A beautiful Highland cow (or?) and looking very conversational. :)

Anthony if your new Ashes cap produced THAT result, what are you going to go for the 5th test? Many will be worried.
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Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #421 on: August 10, 2009, 02:24:26 AM »
We had a couple of 17 degree days here in Dunedin. I heard a cicada-Kikihia subalpina at the botanical gardens which is unheard of for this time of year, my previous record was 25 June.
Its good to see and hear more bugs around the place, I have my fingers crossed for a fantastic spring and summer.
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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #422 on: August 10, 2009, 09:00:07 AM »
While in Townsville we went for a day-trip to Magnetic Island (known colloquially as "Maggi island"!) where we saw what appears to be an eagle under its nest high in a pine tree,
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and for the first time I saw the small "Rock Wallabies" at a feeding area,
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A few days later we visited the Ross Dam and saw the wallabies again! This one appears to have a joey in her pouch.
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The few butterflies we saw were mostly too quick for me to capture (on film) but this one settled on a fallen African Tulip tree bloom ,
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(Ed. identified by Kees Green as: chocolate Argus butterfly, Judonia hedonia)
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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #423 on: August 10, 2009, 09:24:13 AM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on August 10, 2009, 01:18:04 AM
A beautiful Highland cow (or?) and looking very conversational. :)

Anthony if your new Ashes cap produced THAT result, what are you going to go for the 5th test? Many will be worried.
More shocking umpiring decisions, but I don't think that would have affected the result? :-\
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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #424 on: August 10, 2009, 09:30:35 AM »
...... and even more irresponsible English cricketers.
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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #425 on: August 10, 2009, 10:07:31 AM »
Too right David. I thought for a while SB was going to do a Botham, but he swashed his buckle once too often, and after the next shocking decision the team just went down the Swannee! :(
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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #426 on: August 10, 2009, 10:49:51 PM »
Sundance (male Panther chameleon) was on his holidays, until a week ago, at a pupil's house. He has been wandering the greenhouse ever since. I had to remove Etta, as she was getting stressed (see second pic - the dark stripes indicate high emotion), having had the run of the place for the previous 5 weeks!
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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #427 on: August 10, 2009, 10:51:51 PM »
My caterpillar rearing scheme has allowed me to release over a dozen small tortoiseshells, 10 painted ladies, one red admiral and so far, one peacock, as shown in the pic.
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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #428 on: August 10, 2009, 11:23:25 PM »
Anthony, what fabulous creatures and colours and what a fantastic achievement with your butterfly repopulation in Dunblane  :)
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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #429 on: August 11, 2009, 02:53:55 AM »
Hi Fermi
That chocolate Argus butterfly, Judonia hedonia, looks like he has been around a while. They do seem to get damaged quite quickly that species. Still nice to see an Australasian butterfly.
Magnetic Island is fantastic, I remember the huge fig trees, they made me look tiny.
Hope you had a great time in the tropics.
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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #430 on: August 11, 2009, 09:55:58 AM »
Hi Kees
thanks for the ID on the butterfly.
Yes, Maggi island was great, unfortunately I was coming down with bronchitis at the time so didn't do anything too energetic ;D A great place for a lazy holiday!
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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #431 on: August 11, 2009, 09:46:19 PM »
The peacock is truly beautiful. I wish our early settlers had introduced more butteflies along with sparrows, rabbits et al.
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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #432 on: August 11, 2009, 09:47:24 PM »
Nice to see your Peacock butterfly, Anthony. I saw the first fresh one near my house today but the rain came on before I had time to investigate nearer to where the caterpillars were feeding.  I have seen 15-20 or maybe more Small Tortoiseshells on the creeping thistles round the fields near the nettles where I saw the caterpillars.  Difficult to count when they keep moving and are in several places.  Good to see so many and it is quite close to the village so some may have found their way to gardens there.  The wild scabious - Succisa pratensis is coming into flower and it is good for butterflies so I hope to see more next sunny day.
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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #433 on: August 12, 2009, 09:48:51 AM »
Over the past three days a handsome friend has decided he/she wants to know more about the Forum so he/she looks out to see what's what, flutters on the window and sits on my mouse mat trying to get my attention - so this is his/her contribution to wildlife today  ;)
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Re: Wildlife mid 2009
« Reply #434 on: August 12, 2009, 09:59:23 AM »
RR will you take a photo of the view from that window?
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