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Offline Bellringer

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #165 on: May 20, 2011, 02:06:52 pm »
The swans nesting behind the old Billington's garage in Conwy have produced 7/8 cygnets - they were all having swimming lessons in the shallows there this morning.

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #166 on: May 21, 2011, 04:26:21 pm »
A male and female Greater Spotted Woodpecker were feeding together on the birdfeeder earlier this week and since then I have seen the female one here early in the morning.  Too far away though to get any photo.


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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #167 on: May 23, 2011, 11:28:14 am »
Ducks on the Llangollen canal yesterday

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #168 on: May 25, 2011, 05:35:55 pm »
Swans and Cygnets in Llanfairfechan today

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #169 on: May 25, 2011, 05:37:22 pm »
and another

Offline Blodyn

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #170 on: May 25, 2011, 11:20:54 pm »
What lovely photos of the swans and cygnets.

These goats were looking pretty relaxed this morning.  They could hardly be bothered to move when I walked past. 

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #171 on: May 28, 2011, 05:51:46 pm »
A couple of Badgers were feeding underneath the bird table last night so I rushed upstairs and got my camera. By the time I came down, there was only one Badger there but I was able to open the door and go onto the decking without disturbing him and then I zoomed in to take a close up.
Just then the batteries failed!    *****     :rage:
Must remember to buy some more tomorrow.

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #172 on: May 28, 2011, 08:21:29 pm »
How annoying!

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #173 on: May 28, 2011, 08:50:10 pm »
Just then the batteries failed!    *****     :rage:
Must remember to buy some more tomorrow.

You don't have a rechargeable battery in your camera?  ???

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #174 on: May 29, 2011, 10:36:14 am »
Just then the batteries failed!    *****     :rage:
Must remember to buy some more tomorrow.

You don't have a rechargeable battery in your camera?  ???
No, I don't use the rechargeable ones at present.  I've been on walks before when the battery has gone flat and I've just warmed them up using my hands and they have worked for the remainder of the walk.  You can't do that with rechargeable ones so you would have to carry spares with you.

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #175 on: May 30, 2011, 10:28:02 pm »
I had a visitor today...one who somewhat outstayed his welcome.

I think he might have been sent by Merddin Emrys ?  ...see below.
I chuched him out after about half an hour... but he kept strolling back in, until finally nestling down on the top shelf of my shop for a while.

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« Reply #176 on: May 30, 2011, 11:10:03 pm »
Oh he's a beauty  8) , he must like the scents in there! not sent by me though, as you know the resident pigeons here have trained me L0L
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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #177 on: May 31, 2011, 10:00:56 am »
Nice to see you can still attract the odd bird Fester  :twoface:
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« Reply #178 on: May 31, 2011, 10:14:00 am »
The rings on the legs will have his ID, Fester.  The trained pigeons can be very persistent, but he was probably simply extremely tired.
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.  ― Michel de Montaigne

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Re: Local Wildlife
« Reply #179 on: May 31, 2011, 10:42:16 am »
until finally nestling down on the top shelf of my shop for a while.



always interesting to see whats on the top shelf in a shop  :laugh:
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