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daveyp1970

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Wildlife June 2011
« on: June 01, 2011, 10:01:33 PM »
Just a couple to start June with.
1 shield bugs enjoying the sun.
2 skipper
3 Damselfly
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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2011, 10:54:12 PM »
Are you sure it's the sun those shield bugs are enjoying?
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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2011, 10:55:44 PM »
Fred!  :o :o  I was hoping to gloss over that part..... :-X
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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2011, 11:01:36 PM »
It wasn't me.... I'm innocent.... honest
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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2011, 11:30:55 AM »
you two  ;D ;D yes i think they are doing the deed,i hope they have used protection otherwise they will be on Jeremy kyle ;D
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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2011, 10:10:07 PM »
swifts - beginners luck. Only 8 days to attract a pair of swifts

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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2011, 11:55:51 PM »
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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2011, 08:24:23 AM »
Interesting, Mark! Let us know later where they end up...
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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2011, 08:59:06 AM »
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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2011, 11:10:11 AM »
Took the children to Waitomo caves on a less-than-half-price three cave deal with Treatme Auckland. Each cave is different, but they all have amazing stalactites and stalagmites. We saw glowworms in the first cave we went to. This was Ruakuri cave and walking in pitch dark was quite unnerving. No river in the Aranui cave so no glowworms there, but we did see cave wetas, which have a span greater than my outstretched fingers. The female is the right hand one. They are only found less than 20 metres from cave entrances. I admit I didn't take the pic of the mass of glowworms in the last cave as no photography in that cave is allowed, but our guide was the great granddaughter of one of the glowworm cave's two discoverers. The gentle boat ride in the dark at the end, with the cave roof looking like a million stars is one of those sights that everyone must see. It will stay with me and I'll definitely be back.
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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2011, 12:00:02 PM »
The picture of the glowworm cave gives me yet another reason to travel to New Zealand.
One day, perhaps, when work doesn't get in the way.... ;)
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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2011, 06:22:55 PM »
Them wetas are INCREDIBLE! you are sooooo lucky Anthony.
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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #12 on: June 07, 2011, 08:17:48 PM »
Just a few pictures from my frogs in  the pond ....
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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2011, 09:50:45 PM »
Lovely pictures Kris, I've never seen them that close with inflated vocal sacs before.
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Re: Wildlife June 2011
« Reply #14 on: June 07, 2011, 10:17:31 PM »
Quote from: Peter Maguire on June 07, 2011, 09:50:45 PM
Lovely pictures Kris, I've never seen them that close with inflated vocal sacs before.
Thanks Peter , it was not that easy to take the pictures and I still feel it in my bones ...You need a lot of luck too.
Also had a lot of pictures that are not worth to show , only  a few are good anough.
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