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Anthony Darby · « **Reply #210 on:** April 27, 2007, 10:41:13 PM »

Could be a wren or perhaps a robin?

mark smyth · « **Reply #211 on:** April 27, 2007, 11:00:00 PM »

It is a Wren Troglodytes troglodytes but they, actually he, usually builds a nest of moss. This guy build most of it using Acer disectum leaves from last year and then using moss on the inside. It's position is between two big Wisteria stems. He builds lots of nests and brings her round them all and she decides which one to use. This one has eggs inside

Rob · « **Reply #212 on:** May 02, 2007, 02:36:05 PM »

A large red damselfly - male.

Also a pic of the book I used to look up what type of damselfly it was.

I know nothing about bugs, can anyone recommend any modern books with good photographs to identify hoverflys, bumblebees etc?

Rob · « **Reply #213 on:** May 02, 2007, 03:59:30 PM »

One more photo to show the pair of damselflies laying their eggs in duckweed floating on the pond.

mark smyth · « **Reply #214 on:** May 02, 2007, 04:29:33 PM »

great shots

Maggi Young · « **Reply #215 on:** May 02, 2007, 04:32:25 PM »

I agree!, great shots, Rob. Bit of luck to get the hoverfly in the picture to compare scale of the two.

TC · « **Reply #216 on:** May 04, 2007, 06:10:29 PM »

I found this snuffling around my back garden at lunch time today. If it stays around then maybe I can stop my midnight snail and slug hunt.

annew · « **Reply #217 on:** May 04, 2007, 07:05:58 PM »

Don't count on it!

Anthony Darby · « **Reply #218 on:** May 04, 2007, 07:06:55 PM »

May the Fourth be with you Tom. Here's this morning's Mallards

Anthony Darby · « **Reply #219 on:** May 04, 2007, 09:33:13 PM »

Talking of birds, I was round at my parents' house in Doune one night last week. When I was leaving we heard a bird. My Dad enquired: "what was that?". "An owl" I said. My Dad then said, impatiently "I know it's an 'owl, but what's 'owlin'?"

Hans J · « **Reply #220 on:** May 07, 2007, 10:16:17 AM »

Yesterday by a trip in the woods near river Rhein we saw two cockchafer (Melolontha ) - but I dont know which species , they are for me the first since a long time .
In the last years we saw still Phyllopertha horticola .

greetings
Hans

Anthony Darby · « **Reply #221 on:** May 07, 2007, 10:29:50 AM »

I remember seeing these at dusk during a holiday cricket match one July in Christchurch, near Bournemouth (then in Hampshire - can't get my head round how they moved a whole town into Dorset

). Scary!

TC · « **Reply #222 on:** May 07, 2007, 12:06:19 PM »

Local residents enjoying the good weather

Maggi Young · « **Reply #223 on:** May 07, 2007, 12:33:09 PM »

Great pix again, Tom.... are you sure you're not moonlighting for the tourist board ?

Joakim B · « **Reply #224 on:** May 07, 2007, 07:21:23 PM »

Nice pics every one
Here is a mother of nine and is the ninth not the uggly duckling? 8 black and 1 white

Maybe a mallard chick but I am not sure. I do not remember them as white/yellow but my memory is not so good.
Kind regards
Joakim

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