I think the snow is on the way, are we ready for it. Get extra bread and milk.
Shirley

I am thinking about if this camera is reasonably priced in the January sales I just might take the plunge. Any advice, although Eccles has been very helpful in technical advice.
Shirley

Is there another Shirley knocking about, if its me, don't tell me that I should now be looking underground for the Holly Blue, I was going to buy a torch to look in the crevices but perhaps I need a miners hat with a torch on top. When you say red ants Pete, do you mean orange, I have orange ants in...

Thank you, but I've change my mind, its very difficult with a compact to get this macro right
Shirley

Can the photo of the butterfly be taken inside a butterfly farm?
Shirley

I can see them but only that you told me they were there. No searching to-day its freezing, I am going to buy a small torch and search the crevices-- just to see where they are hiding.
Shirley

I think this sort of search is like looking for a bird nest, you don't want to disturb it or touch the eggs but when you find one which is usually accidently it's really thrilling. The pupae in my poly tunnel I think something is getting them, there were loads a couple of months but not so many now....

To Pete, Having read on the home page about the Holly Blue caterpillar eating the inside of the buds of the ivy and a tell tale sign is the empty shells, so could possibly, first find the empty shells and not to far away just could be the pupa which what I search for to-day and found nothing. After ...

Lucky you seeing these birds and getting lovely photos, the colours on the birds and the bracken are wonderful. Congratulations on getting a Waxwing.
Shirley

I can understand the Holly Blue not being on the holly leaves because the flowers of the holly are out very early. So, the ivy flowers are out late for the second brood of the butterfly and studying the photo on the uk photos where the list is on the home page, the pupa is small and brown. My questi...

Christmas is coming but will there be any berries left after the Blackbirds have finished, they were in the tree have a gorge to-day.

Sorry to hear your bad news Jack but at least when you go to hospital they will sort it out. I know we'll all be thinking of you and try and keep in touch to let us know how your doing. Get well soon. Best wishes Shilrey

This pond I'm refering to, last year it had marginal plants including ladies smock, all sorts of plants. Dragon flies used to come brown and blue, there were mosses, and grass all round the edge. Until! a member of the family who owns it decided to get a bull dozer in and clean it out, I tried to ge...

Our old favourite the BlueTit :D Picture 016.jpg The pond just were we live suddenly had two visitors which we believe someone has put them in the pond and left them, which in actual fact are condeming the poor things to a certain death,Mr. Fox will have them sooner or later, as they is no island in...

Again lovely and the dogs in the same spot, I do hope your Mum can get over and see the place for herself I'm sure she'd love it. Thanks Shirley PS I went on sking holiday to Austria and I wasn't very good all I can remember is bend the knees, but the country was fantastic with all the snow on the m...

Lovely photos Padfield, keep them coming. The photo of your house in summer can you take a photo from the same spot with the snow. When its Christmas do you have an outside tree with lights? I bet that's beautiful. I can see the sea from an upstairs window and yesterday it was totally white and brow...

That the funnest thing that I've ever read, I wonder if his full name is Frank Spencer. Now if that doesn't make Em Smile nothing ever will plus the entire web. Good one Denise.

Thanks very much Pete, now I can finish this card to-night. Those two butterflies always get me mixed up. Shirley

Hi,
Is anyone about to say if this is a Small White or a Green-veined White, I need to put the information on the back of a card, if I get it wrong the card is ruined. Its because some of the White's have a bit of green on the back of the wings, therfor the confusion. Thanks Shirley

A couple of photos from along the coast, a pair of Mallards and a Stonechat. Shirley