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johnstephen29

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #45 on: September 04, 2014, 08:46:44 PM »
Hi Matt, Anthony & Guss thanks for letting me know what the moth was, really beautiful insect, first time i had seen one of these.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #46 on: September 06, 2014, 12:34:55 PM »
Not exactly wildlife.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #47 on: September 06, 2014, 01:13:26 PM »
Quote from: Anthony Darby on September 06, 2014, 12:34:55 PM
Not exactly wildlife.
This footage was on TV tonight - quite amazing!
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #48 on: September 06, 2014, 02:03:19 PM »
I wouldn't have wanted to be on that container ship! :o
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #49 on: September 12, 2014, 12:44:30 PM »
Male Nathusius' pipistrelle singing for females. The cheeky male had set up his song post at the entrance of the maternity roost so the females had to see him when they came home at dawn
http://youtu.be/FGoTMhXTxTg?list=UU7Rtd8UWbrOs57wFluGWiXg
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

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Re: wildlife
« Reply #50 on: September 14, 2014, 08:30:30 PM »
my house wildlife...

Amazing... a tiny, long legged cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides) caught an much larger domestic house spider (Tegenaria domestica).
The cellar spider sucked 2 days on his quarry until the empty dry corpus fell down (and the corner was cleaned by weekly routine).
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #51 on: September 19, 2014, 10:29:22 AM »
Quote from: Matt T on September 03, 2014, 10:50:10 AM
Most of our swallows have already left, just in the last few days. There are just one or two hangers'on still around  :'(

We still have some here - I presume they are our last babies that were only starting to fly a few weeks ago ... worried that the parents have left them.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #52 on: September 19, 2014, 11:13:31 AM »
Quote from: mark smyth on September 12, 2014, 12:44:30 PM
Male Nathusius' pipistrelle singing for females. The cheeky male had set up his song post at the entrance of the maternity roost so the females had to see him when they came home at dawn
This is a time expansion recording, using a bat detector. In reality, it's ten time faster, each call spent less than 1 second and it's nearly inaudible : when the recording is slowed, the sound become deeper and can be listen to.  When you are not too old, you can ear bat's social calls, like common pipistrelle which is not a single call but 3 very close ones.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #53 on: September 19, 2014, 07:54:24 PM »
A Red Admiral butterfly with Colchicum speciosum
Butterflies usually fly off when disturbed.  This Peacock butterfly dropped to the ground and I could see how the eye spots on the back wings would frighten a predator.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #54 on: September 19, 2014, 08:52:41 PM »
Kraba you know your bats! Do you study them?

From last night
Leisler's bat, Nyctalus leisleri, calling from a sing post
http://youtu.be/ypmdcg7y1Xk?list=UU7Rtd8UWbrOs57wFluGWiXg

Daubenton's bats, Myotis daubentonii, inside their roost location, out of the roost but not yet leaving to feed two hours after sunset
http://youtu.be/n7PENBI7bfM?list=UU7Rtd8UWbrOs57wFluGWiXg
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #55 on: September 20, 2014, 10:31:46 PM »
Quote from: Armin on September 14, 2014, 08:30:30 PM
my house wildlife...

Amazing... a tiny, long legged cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides) caught an much larger domestic house spider (Tegenaria domestica).
The cellar spider sucked 2 days on his quarry until the empty dry corpus fell down (and the corner was cleaned by weekly routine).

Armin I am touring Ireland and I don't know what they feed their spiders on but they are huge.  Today at my sisters and I felt something on my arm when I turned to look I nearly died of fright, everyone thought it was so funny but not me I have never seen a spider that big. Checking my hotel room tonight just incase. Not sure how big the spider you are talking about but hopefully I won't see a spider as big as that one today.
Angie  :)
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #56 on: September 23, 2014, 07:22:51 PM »
Quote from: angie on September 20, 2014, 10:31:46 PM
Armin I am touring Ireland and I don't know what they feed their spiders on but they are huge.  Today at my sisters and I felt something on my arm when I turned to look I nearly died of fright, everyone thought it was so funny but not me I have never seen a spider that big. Checking my hotel room tonight just incase. Not sure how big the spider you are talking about but hopefully I won't see a spider as big as that one today.
Angie  :)

LOL...How about mice, Angie?
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #57 on: September 23, 2014, 08:06:00 PM »
Quote from: Armin on September 23, 2014, 07:22:51 PM
LOL...How about mice, Angie?

Just don't like anything that is hairy and moves fast. Keep thinking of those big spiders. Back to Aberdeen now and little spiders  :)

Angie  :)
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #58 on: September 23, 2014, 09:11:54 PM »
Quote from: angie on September 23, 2014, 08:06:00 PM
Just don't like anything that is hairy and moves fast.

Then you may not like me either Angie, whenever we meet ::) ;) ;D
Best wishes for the rest of your holiday.  I hope these misadventures have a funny side and bring happy memories too.
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Re: wildlife
« Reply #59 on: September 23, 2014, 09:16:28 PM »
Us Australians are all laughing out loud after reading the above discussion about spiders..  ;D  Angie I recommend you think carefully about wildlife before you consider immigrating to Australia.  8)

Warning - do not click the link below if you suffer from arachnophobia. A very common spider in Australian houses and we consider it harmless. (ish).

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Lesquerella&safe=off&rlz=1C1KMZB_enAU578AU578&es_sm=93&biw=1920&bih=979&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=1d4hVLabJsfi8AXZwoKAAQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#safe=off&tbm=isch&q=huntsman+spider
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