Wildlife August 2011

[Michael J Campbell]

 

[Panu]

But can you see the other one?

[Maggi Young]

But can you see the other one?

  I hope you're kidding?

[Panu]

Too easy, I am

[fredg]

I found the second bird 

[arillady]

Thanks Fred for the laugh.
No way could I spot that bird. Reminds me of the kildeer birds I saw in an Oregon cemetery.

[arillady]

I was talking about the first photo not the tweety bird.

[mark smyth]

Buzzards and sparrowhawk poisoned in Ireland
http://www.birdwatchireland.ie/Publications/eWings/eWingsIssue23August2011/BuzzardsfoundpoisonednearRoscrea/tabid/1194/Default.aspx

[alpines]

Can anyone ID this for me please. It's about 2 inches long and looks quite intimidating although it posed nicely for the photos.
Thanks in advance.

[mark smyth]

a green cicada?

[annew]

So there I was on "holiday" ( sorting out aged family) in Scotland, putting together a flatpack in a bedroom in mid afternoon.
Up goes the cry "Eeeeeeek there's a bat in the living room eeeeeeek". So there's this large ( for a bat) flying mammal flapping around the room trying to find the way out. Up steps your hero ( yes me, what do you mean hero?) to try and guide it out through the conservatory. The bat takes an immediate liking to me ( now that's understandable) and lands on my lower lip.
Now at this point why do I immediately think of the SRCG forum, when there's this bat hanging upside down on my face?
Anyway, after a short rest (where's the camera when you really need one) the bat managed to navigate its way out and back I go to the flatpack.

Thanks for the chuckle, Fred, though I spent quite a long time wondering why you were putting together a flapjack in your bedroom.

[mark smyth]

I've had many bats land on me but never on my face

[Anthony Darby]

Can anyone ID this for me please. It's about 2 inches long and looks quite intimidating although it posed nicely for the photos.
Thanks in advance.

A beautiful cicada! Our (Auckland) green ones are about half that size. There is a wee one in the New Forest in England but none further north.

[scatigaz]

     Mark, i see you have been doing a little twitching lately. Just wondered if you went for the Semipalmated Sandpiper at Castlerock Today?

[alpines]

Thanks for the ID folks. John B (arilnut) put me right on this. he couldn't believe I'd been over here 6 years and never seen a cicada. It's true!!!!! I'd heard them by the millions but never actually seen one. I guess the term is 'blinkered'