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Olga Bondareva

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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #90 on: October 12, 2009, 09:50:46 AM »
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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #91 on: October 12, 2009, 10:42:23 PM »
anyone watching the new BBC wildlife programme on BBC1 now?Brilliant start. No doubt they will keep it up. 4 years to make the 10 programmes
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

All photos taken with a Canon 900T and 230

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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #92 on: October 12, 2009, 10:45:04 PM »
Olga I have not looked at that web site for a very long time. Thanks for the reminder
http://macroclub.ru/gallery
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

All photos taken with a Canon 900T and 230

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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #93 on: October 12, 2009, 10:53:55 PM »
Olga is there a photo of Narcissus fly on the web site? Merodon equestris or Eumerus tuburculatus?
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

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Olga Bondareva

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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #94 on: October 13, 2009, 05:23:10 AM »
Mark
This website is a community of macro-photography lovers. I am not sure there are so special insects.
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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #95 on: October 13, 2009, 11:33:59 AM »
Scandalmongers.  :)



Elegant destroyer of my Salix.  :)

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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #96 on: October 13, 2009, 11:34:14 PM »
Beautiful lizards Olga and I LOVE the dewy caterpillar. Surely worth the Salix leaves to have such a beautiful creature in the garden on a damp day. :)
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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #97 on: October 14, 2009, 02:02:28 AM »
Olga,

I love both those pics.  The Lizards are just perfect, and the afro on that caterpillar is so cute!!  ;D
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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #98 on: October 14, 2009, 08:02:05 AM »
How did you get so close to those two Scandalmongers Olga?  They move so quickly at the slightest thing....lovely to see two together and the Caterpillar is astonishingly beautiful - which one is it?
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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #99 on: October 14, 2009, 07:05:39 PM »
Olga,
beautiful shot of the lizards (Zootoca vivipara; former Lacerta vivipara, Waldeidechse). This is the widest spread lizard in Europe. Noteable, it gets living babies.

Today, in the late afternoon, I was lucky to first hear and then see 5 swarms of cranes (Grus grus, Eurasischer Kranich), total number maybe 200 to 250 birds.

It was quite spectacular to see them spiraling up utilizing last thermal winds to gain height. After reaching enough height (estimated ~500 meter) they changed into energy saving V-shape formation for long distance flights and wandered southwards.
After 10 minutes the spectacle in the sky was over and their shapes and noise faded away in the distance.

It left a good feeling and satisifaction to me to have seen those fascinating birds but also the awareness that autuum and long, dark nights are in front of us. :(
I adore the birds performance and condition to fly 2 times a year thousands of kilometers - how weak are humans in comparison?

 
« Last Edit: October 14, 2009, 07:10:35 PM by Armin »
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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #100 on: October 14, 2009, 07:59:32 PM »
Quote from: Armin on October 14, 2009, 07:05:39 PM
Today, in the late afternoon, I was lucky to first hear and then see 5 swarms of cranes (Grus grus, Eurasischer Kranich), total number maybe 200 to 250 birds.

Hi Armin,
About 4 o'clock I also noticed a first flock of cranes here - unfortunately I only heard their voices but enjoyed it nevertheless. It seems they are very early.

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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #101 on: October 14, 2009, 08:04:03 PM »
Are the cranes arriving or leaving?

Nothing by comparison - I saw a goose today. A boring Greylag, Anser anser, hhhonk hhhonk
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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #102 on: October 14, 2009, 08:09:20 PM »
Gerd,
great to hear this. I believe the relative early time for leaving conditions to the current cold arctic north wind :(
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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #103 on: October 14, 2009, 08:19:28 PM »
Armin,
Why can't we leave also?
Southern Spain would be a much better place for the next months  ;D

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Re: Wildlife October 2009
« Reply #104 on: October 14, 2009, 08:40:17 PM »
Gerd,
good question - maybe because we have no wings and we can't eat a winter long only acorns ;D

For those who are more interested - I've marked the location where I saw the cranes today.

Yellow: distribution of cranes = breeding area in summer
blue: winter areas
green: main flight routes

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