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Paul T

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Re: Wildlife September - November 20122012
« Reply #240 on: November 22, 2012, 12:04:19 PM »
Sorry, no pictures (it was too busy flitting to sit still), but I think I saw a Macleay's Swallowtail butterfly today at the Botanic Gardens here in Canberra.  Something I've not seen before, and such lovely pale green markings on the undersides of the wings.  I didn't get to see the upper sides of the wings as it was moving them so quickly.... you just ended up seeing the undersides in the moments that the wings were "closed".  Very cool to see something a bit different.  It was feeding rapidly between flowers on Pelargonium australe.
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Re: Wildlife September - November 20122012
« Reply #241 on: November 22, 2012, 12:32:40 PM »
I am happy, they are all going east in this map!

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Re: Wildlife September - November 20122012
« Reply #242 on: November 22, 2012, 02:44:27 PM »
No they are going west
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Re: Wildlife September - November 20122012
« Reply #243 on: November 22, 2012, 02:47:48 PM »
Quote from: mark smyth on November 22, 2012, 02:44:27 PM
No they are going west

 The little wolf icons are all  shown going east  ...... ;D
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Re: Wildlife September - November 20122012
« Reply #244 on: November 22, 2012, 04:44:26 PM »
But Mark is right, in reality they are coming west.
Very close to my area. 🐕🐕🐕

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Re: Wildlife September - November 20122012
« Reply #245 on: November 22, 2012, 05:09:06 PM »
Oh yes, the wolves are spreading west for sure.

I don't think they will swim the channel  or North Sea though......... want to come here, Lina?  ;)
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Re: Wildlife September - November 20122012
« Reply #246 on: November 22, 2012, 05:43:02 PM »
Oh yes, please! But not swimming!🏊

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Re: Wildlife September - November 20122012
« Reply #247 on: November 22, 2012, 05:53:04 PM »
Now there really is a tunnel they can come through!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolves_of_Willoughby_Chase
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Re: Wildlife September - November 20122012
« Reply #248 on: November 22, 2012, 05:59:02 PM »
Just a thought.   'Wildlife summer 2012'.  Is it still summer?
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Re: Wildlife September - November 20122012
« Reply #249 on: November 22, 2012, 06:00:51 PM »
Hmm.... summer..?    I suppose it is rather wishful thinking!  I'll split the thread.
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Re: Wildlife September - November 2012
« Reply #250 on: November 22, 2012, 07:35:09 PM »
Summer here. It was still 21oC at 7 p.m. yesterday. Almost too hot during the day! 8)
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Re: Wildlife September - November 2012
« Reply #251 on: November 22, 2012, 07:50:47 PM »
Envy, envy envy!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
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Re: Wildlife September - November 20122012
« Reply #252 on: November 22, 2012, 08:09:31 PM »
Quote from: Paul T on November 22, 2012, 12:04:19 PM
Sorry, no pictures (it was too busy flitting to sit still), but I think I saw a Macleay's Swallowtail butterfly today....

They are a beautiful thing Paul and incredibly fast flyers as you say. 8) 8)
We used to breed Graphium sarpedon by the hundreds when we lived in Taiwan. Another, very similar, and very beautiful insect.  ;D ;D

Here are some nice pictures of your Graphium macleayanus -

http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Macleay's-Swallowtail/Graphium/macleayanus.html

http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/papi/macleay.html

p.s. - I know you know them as swallowtails, but around the world they are also known as swordtails, ladies, and kite swallowtails !
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Re: Wildlife September - November 2012
« Reply #253 on: November 23, 2012, 01:10:18 AM »
A whole family that never made it to New Zealand. :-\
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Re: Wildlife September - November 2012
« Reply #254 on: November 23, 2012, 01:21:56 AM »
Anthony,

So tempted to say put em on a boat and they'll make it..... but I won't. ;)
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