Odonata IDs please
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:01:07 +0100
Could people kindly confirm or provide identifications for my various
pictures of dragonflies, demoiselle flies and damselflies at
http://www.stewart.hinsley.me.uk/Images/Odonata/Odonata.php
(Note: the images have been trimmed, reduced and compressed, but there's
still the best part of 2Mb worth.)
The d ...
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clipper ship
Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:46:10 GMT
it was very sad news to here about the Cutty Sark being almost destroyed in
the fire, but it is also very sad news about another Clipper ship named the
CITY OF ADELAIDE which is also going to be destroyed by North Ayrshire
Council and the Scottish Maritime Heritage.
the City of Adelaide is due to be deconstru ...
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Peacock caterpillars
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:59:18 +0100
Can someone enlighten me.
First I am really pleased to be finding more nests of Peacock butterfly
caterpillars than for several years.
I have watched these swarms grow, but then they seem to drastically thin
out, leaving behind loads of shrivelled skins.
Is this an indication that they have been parasitis ...
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Flowers of Iberian Peninsula
Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:27:41 +0100
Can anybody recommend a good, modern field guide to the flowers of the
Iberian peninsula?
I've just returned from holiday in the Sierra Aracena, NW of Seville -
the wild flowers where spectacular but most aren't in NW Europe or
Alpine guides I already have.
I do have a copy of "Flowers of the Mediterranean", ...
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Log pile advice
Sun, 3 Jun 2007 18:19:01 +0100
My first posting to this NG - not sure if it's OT, feel free to suggest
alternative places to ask.
We've had a logpile in the garden for a few years, which we added to last
winter. We now think it's rather too large for its location, so we want to
move it to another part of the garden.
We've not looked to ...
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Holly Blue
Sat, 2 Jun 2007 20:04:05 +0100
I have a couple of Holly trees in my garden and we are close
to a wood where it is common. I have always asssumed the
blue butterflies that always appear are Holly Blues.
Today Iwas able to see one very close. It appeared to be laying
it's eggs on a green holly berry.
Does this match the habit of a Holly Blue? ...
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Odonata IDs please
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:01:07 +0100
Could people kindly confirm or provide identifications for my various
pictures of dragonflies, demoiselle flies and damselflies at
http://www.stewart.hinsley.me.uk/Images/Odonata/Odonata.php
(Note: the images have been trimmed, reduced and compressed, but there's
still the best part of 2Mb worth.)
The d ...
|
clipper ship
Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:46:10 GMT
it was very sad news to here about the Cutty Sark being almost destroyed in
the fire, but it is also very sad news about another Clipper ship named the
CITY OF ADELAIDE which is also going to be destroyed by North Ayrshire
Council and the Scottish Maritime Heritage.
the City of Adelaide is due to be deconstru ...
|
Log pile advice
Sun, 3 Jun 2007 18:19:01 +0100
My first posting to this NG - not sure if it's OT, feel free to suggest
alternative places to ask.
We've had a logpile in the garden for a few years, which we added to last
winter. We now think it's rather too large for its location, so we want to
move it to another part of the garden.
We've not looked to ...
|
Holly Blue
Sat, 2 Jun 2007 20:04:05 +0100
I have a couple of Holly trees in my garden and we are close
to a wood where it is common. I have always asssumed the
blue butterflies that always appear are Holly Blues.
Today Iwas able to see one very close. It appeared to be laying
it's eggs on a green holly berry.
Does this match the habit of a Holly Blue? ...
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