be it a green man susie?
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- Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:04 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Avatar evolution
- Replies: 58
- Views: 2909
- Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:55 pm
- Forum: Books, Articles, Videos, TV
- Topic: Butterflynauts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 384
Re: Butterflynauts
unsurprisingly a creature that has evolved to fly in earths gravity can't control its flight in "microgravity" space. wonder what the scientists expected? interesting but it does seem a waste of time and more importantly money, think what could have been achieved with the money that was sp...
- Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:55 pm
- Forum: Competitions
- Topic: November Up close and personal results
- Replies: 8
- Views: 843
Re: November Up close and personal results
thanks for your kind remarks denise!
well done to all who entered! and congratulations to xmile and matt on their placements
gary.
well done to all who entered! and congratulations to xmile and matt on their placements
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gary.
- Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:12 am
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Not Lepidoptera (Birds) - 3
- Replies: 286
- Views: 11687
Re: Not Lepidoptera (Birds) - 3
see lee there is always a silver lining to every cloud!
well perhaps not quite silver, or anything shiney at all
nice edit lisa! zonda your robin looks like its just about to have a bath on a summers day, when did you take the pic?
gary.
well perhaps not quite silver, or anything shiney at all
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nice edit lisa! zonda your robin looks like its just about to have a bath on a summers day, when did you take the pic?
gary.
- Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:40 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Not Lepidoptera (Birds) - 3
- Replies: 286
- Views: 11687
Re: Not Lepidoptera (Birds) - 3
wow there's an awful lot of photogenic robins out there!
think ive started somthing now?
has there been a christmas card thread in the past? if not could it be a regular thing?
pensive? zonda? could be right there nick
gary.
think ive started somthing now?
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has there been a christmas card thread in the past? if not could it be a regular thing?
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pensive? zonda? could be right there nick
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gary.
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:23 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Not Lepidoptera (Birds) - 3
- Replies: 286
- Views: 11687
Re: Not Lepidoptera (Birds) - 3
smart pic gary!
always look good on a fork handle,
mine wasn't in snow either, just a good hard frost down at keyhaven.
they look as round as a ball when its cold!
gary.
always look good on a fork handle,
mine wasn't in snow either, just a good hard frost down at keyhaven.
they look as round as a ball when its cold!
gary.
- Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:38 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Not Lepidoptera (Birds) - 3
- Replies: 286
- Views: 11687
Re: Not Lepidoptera (Birds) - 3
just like to say,
merry christmas to all at uk butterflies, both those that make the site what it is and its users!
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merry christmas to all at uk butterflies, both those that make the site what it is and its users!
gary.
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- Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:50 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Not Lepidoptera (Birds) - 3
- Replies: 286
- Views: 11687
Re: Not Lepidoptera (Birds) - 3
hi zonda,
a smart bird you got there, wonderfull colour and taken beautifully!
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a smart bird you got there, wonderfull colour and taken beautifully!
gary.
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- Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:15 am
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Not Lepidoptera (Birds) - 3
- Replies: 286
- Views: 11687
Re: Not Lepidoptera (Birds) - 3
rules are there for breaking!
gary.
very interesting composition that.
gary.
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- Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:14 pm
- Forum: Website Comments
- Topic: Forum offline
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1112
Re: Forum offline
hi pete, it would appear that i at least now have alot of the images on all the sightings threads no longer attached as there is now just a small window with a box and a red cross within, when you click on the box that used to be the image, it opens a window that presents the message "the the i...
- Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:03 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: egg close-ups - Raynox / Sigma 105mm combo ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 441
Re: egg close-ups - Raynox / Sigma 105mm combo ?
mmmm, thats an interesting suggestion misha. i was with phil budd at the time who knows his stuff and identified it as small copper, we also didn't see any holly blue around but there were several small copper on the locality on beaulieu heath that day in the summer. as the two cats are very similar...
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:05 pm
- Forum: Photography
- Topic: egg close-ups - Raynox / Sigma 105mm combo ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 441
Re: egg close-ups - Raynox / Sigma 105mm combo ?
hi adrian, ive been using raynox lenses for a couple of years now and its one of the reasons ive not bothered to invest in a dedicated macro lens for my dslr at the moment as i feel ive still not fully explored their benefits yet. i mainly use them in conjunction with my prosumer panasonic fz-50 and...
- Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:21 pm
- Forum: Overseas
- Topic: November grayling
- Replies: 5
- Views: 366
Re: November grayling
i missed this thread first time out guy,
the walls are a welcome sight, another of my favourite species, but your speck pic is a cracker.
gary.
the walls are a welcome sight, another of my favourite species, but your speck pic is a cracker.
gary.
- Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:13 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Painted Lady influx!!!
- Replies: 352
- Views: 24906
Re: Painted Lady influx!!!
susie, in answer to your question "do painted ladys ever feed on rotton fruit"? ive never witnessed it, but a sighting has just been posted on the hants iow bc web site reporting 2 painted lady along with red admiral and comma "all" feeding on rotton apples and pears. so i guess ...
- Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:39 pm
- Forum: Foodplants and Gardening
- Topic: Echium fastuosum
- Replies: 3
- Views: 471
Re: Echium fastuosum
hope it develops in to a nice shrub for you susie, given enough root space they grow into a pretty spectacular and large spreading shrub, well my sisters did! its mainly the winter wet with the combination of a couple of sharp frosts that seems to put paid to the half hardy echiums like this one, if...
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:08 pm
- Forum: Foodplants and Gardening
- Topic: Echium fastuosum
- Replies: 3
- Views: 471
Re: Echium fastuosum
hi susie, are you intending to grow it all year round planted in the garden? or in a pot brought under protection for the winter? ive grown wildpretii and pininana before but although the bees liked them i can't say i noticed any butterflies on them. candicans( fastuosum ) would not be as hardy as e...
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:11 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Painted Lady influx!!!
- Replies: 352
- Views: 24906
Re: Painted Lady influx!!!
another painted lady still flying strongly in highcliffe today ( see pic in sightings thread )
gary.
gary.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:07 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: November 2009 Sightings
- Replies: 71
- Views: 9272
Re: November 2009 Sightings
on yet another windy but sunny day down here on the south coast,
in highcliffe, in a garden on hebe again was one nectaring painted lady.
alittle worn now but still flying strong in the winds.
gary.
in highcliffe, in a garden on hebe again was one nectaring painted lady.
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alittle worn now but still flying strong in the winds.
gary.
- Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:08 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: November 2009 Sightings
- Replies: 71
- Views: 9272
Re: November 2009 Sightings
one painted lady in a garden in the forest today basking mostly and feeding on the last few flowers of verbena.
gary.
gary.
- Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:04 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Painted Lady influx!!!
- Replies: 352
- Views: 24906
Re: Painted Lady influx!!!
wonderful pics vince!
here's one i watched on and off for most of the day today in a garden in the newforest. probably the last ill see this year
gary.
here's one i watched on and off for most of the day today in a garden in the newforest. probably the last ill see this year
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gary.