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Martin Baxendale

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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #60 on: May 10, 2012, 07:16:58 PM »
Swifts arrived here today.  :) At least now it sounds like Spring/Summer even if the weather's still wintry.
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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #61 on: May 10, 2012, 08:20:58 PM »
While chatting to Anne Wright this evening the first of my swifts arrived home and spent 30 minutes preening before going out again.
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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #62 on: May 10, 2012, 10:13:37 PM »
and this evening another two arrived at 21.11 and 21.26
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #63 on: May 10, 2012, 10:19:46 PM »
Mark,
it's like Big Brother is watching you ;D
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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #64 on: May 10, 2012, 10:35:19 PM »
yes it does :)
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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #65 on: May 10, 2012, 11:20:42 PM »
Would the ants be harvesting the fur on the leaves for any reason? Do they have a nest that could be lined? I don't know a lot about ants. ::)
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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #66 on: May 11, 2012, 01:50:39 AM »
I don't think ants would harvest fur off leaves. They would be looking for food of some sort.
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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #67 on: May 11, 2012, 09:01:46 AM »
Could they be harvesting water produced by guttation?
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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #68 on: May 11, 2012, 11:31:44 AM »
I don't see why not Anne. I think you'd have to spend a morning watching them to crack it?
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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #69 on: May 11, 2012, 12:03:19 PM »
Whatever the ants are doing they have a few of us intrigued.
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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #70 on: May 11, 2012, 02:32:26 PM »
Which bird has benefitted most ( numerically ) from the ever more popular garden feeders? (According to the RSPB)

The Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis.

We have a constant stream coming to our Niger seed feeder. Often 'queues' form in the branches of the surrounding fruit trees. ;D ;D
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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #71 on: May 11, 2012, 06:28:13 PM »
A few moments ago we had a very different ( but very welcome ) visitor to the bird feeders! ;D ;D ;D
Heavy rain not helping the pictures. :(
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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #72 on: May 11, 2012, 06:58:14 PM »
the first pair of white tailed eagles to nest in Ireland in 100+ years is doing so at an inland lough in County Clare.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0501/1224315407261.html
« Last Edit: May 11, 2012, 07:08:49 PM by mark smyth »
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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #73 on: May 11, 2012, 07:00:56 PM »
Just up the road a bit from here Mark.
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Re: Wildlife summer 2012
« Reply #74 on: May 11, 2012, 09:26:11 PM »
Pass Bushy Island very often on our way into Mountshannon on the boat.

Unfortunately haven't gone into Mountshannon in the last four weeks. Maybe we'll take a spin past the island this Sunday. :)

I'll see if I can get pics.
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