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Flick of the Elbow
Guru
- Location
- Pentlands & West Lothian
These fellows sunning themselves in our garden this afternoon
Your day's wildlife
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Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
[QUOTE 4978109, member: 9609"]Are you in an urban environment ? don't see many in the countryside now.[/QUOTE]
We haven't seen the one that used to come into our garden this year either.
We haven't seen the one that used to come into our garden this year either.
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
[QUOTE 4978109, member: 9609"]Are you in an urban environment ? don't see many in the countryside now.[/QUOTE]
I go to some horsey/social events around these parts, I try to distance myself from the "hunt" discussions but it is difficult to stay distant from it as it is norm for some of them. There is still a hard core of "Hunt" culture, I reckon it is caught up in the "master/servant" culture but there is a growing non-hunt. Anyway, I always let them know if they mention it...And they know their horses think I am the dog's bollocks
I go to some horsey/social events around these parts, I try to distance myself from the "hunt" discussions but it is difficult to stay distant from it as it is norm for some of them. There is still a hard core of "Hunt" culture, I reckon it is caught up in the "master/servant" culture but there is a growing non-hunt. Anyway, I always let them know if they mention it...And they know their horses think I am the dog's bollocks
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Flick of the Elbow
Guru
- Location
- Pentlands & West Lothian
[QUOTE 4978109, member: 9609"]Are you in an urban environment ? don't see many in the countryside now.[/QUOTE]
Outskirts of Edinburgh
Outskirts of Edinburgh
Tiger10
Über Member
- Location
- Nr warwick
I saw a goldcrest outside my window this morning, they are hard to spot as they are the UK'S smallest bird.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
A few sheep waiting to go to new pastures this morning .
Glow worm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Near Newmarket
Exquisite Barn owl feather- like a gift from the gods.
The starlings are doing their thing already hereabouts. Winter very much seems to be here.
The starlings are doing their thing already hereabouts. Winter very much seems to be here.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Small rat or large mouse?
Mouse.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
[QUOTE 4983545, member: 9609"]where were they laying eggs and how were they doing it. We have seen a few on our pond this summer and they appear to be laying ggs in the moss on the stones that surround the water, not sure what the idea is, do the eggs get washed off into the water or do the nymphs hatch out in the moss and make their own way into the water. Anyway this is a picture I took a while back; it was appearing to be pushing the rear of its tail into the moss and it spent maybe 20 minutes going to various moss covered stones doing the same - I guess it was egg laying ?
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An interesting article on ovipositing (the act of insects laying their eggs). It does refer to some doing exactly what as you describe. Seems to be to reduce potential predation during the egg phase. Fascinating
http://slatermuseum.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/odonate-oviposition.html
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An interesting article on ovipositing (the act of insects laying their eggs). It does refer to some doing exactly what as you describe. Seems to be to reduce potential predation during the egg phase. Fascinating
http://slatermuseum.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/odonate-oviposition.html
