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Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6540
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 21 9:56 am Post subject:
Dpack, don't destroying angels seem innocuous at first? They're why I'll never eat a wild ground dwelling white gilled mushroom...

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 21 12:23 pm Post subject:
quite tasty according to victims

Jam Lady

Joined: 28 Dec 2006
Posts: 2506
Location: New Jersey, USA

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 21 3:20 pm Post subject:
If you want to rub something that looks like this on your lip feel free to go right ahead. Me? Don't think so.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 21 6:36 pm Post subject:
nice snap, nice meeting

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15575

Posted: Wed Jun 09, 21 8:41 am Post subject:

I assume that is a cicada. No, don't think I fancy it.

Out in the woods night before last charcoal firing, and quite late yesterday evening. Plenty of thrush singing, and think we have several by the sounds of it. Also heard owls, possibly raven, robin, blackbird and wren. Heard odd noise which could be a nightjar, but not sure as I have never heard a real one. We have the right habitat. Saw a roe deer on the way out.

At home, we seem to have a blackbirds nest just above our bedroom window with some very hungry youngsters judging by the comings and goings this morning, as well as a possible robins nest near the front door.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Wed Jun 09, 21 9:29 am Post subject:

birdtown has been very active feeding nestlings

old news wildlife tiny rather reminds me of some "pets i have known"

a nicely written piece that i missed first time, modern wildlife studies and fossil wildlife studies have much in common, well at least for me

a few days of warm weather after a cold few months has compressed"spring"
the nettle is in full bloom, the bramble is 20% bloomed, other "weeds" are thriving some a bit late and they do seem all together rather than in sequence

in a few mins the bee species count went up by 2, a small ladybird was seen and there are now 4 species of hoverflies, plenty of orb and other spiders, i have not seen a false widow so far this year no dought one will try to see me first

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15575

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 21 6:07 am Post subject:
Interesting article. The warm weather has brought things on in the garden well; the wisteria is in full flower and the ox-eye daisies are opening. The blackbirds are actually nest building rather than feeding young, which seems a bit late, but may only have started to be viable recently, unless they are a young pair getting confused.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45457
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 21 7:12 am Post subject:
the twotone towny pigeon is two pigeons when they are together one has a white wing tip, everything else is a total match

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6540
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 21 4:11 pm Post subject:
We have lots of wood thrush about, but the other night I had one singing to me from the closest tree. The most up close I've ever been to them. Very nice nachtmusik

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 21 7:22 am Post subject:
This was in the greenhouse the other day. Never seen one with such colourings before.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 21 8:17 am Post subject:
tt and me both think they bite, no idea what sort it is

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6540
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 21 9:50 am Post subject:
Isn't that just a type of cranefly?

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 21 7:35 am Post subject:

Slim wrote:

Isn't that just a type of cranefly?

Yep, Tipula maxima by the looks of it. Only a risk to you if you're a vegetable.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45457
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 21 12:52 pm Post subject:
not bitey is good

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 21 1:26 pm Post subject:
Glad it's a non-bitey as it really likes my greenhouse. Four times I've had to set it free.

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