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Lesley Cox

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Re: Wildlife November 2009
« Reply #120 on: November 27, 2009, 01:20:20 AM »
Well our bumbles will be enjoying a (coolish) summer) so I hope their toes are kept warm when they go north. I know we have at least two species because we have very large, rather torpid bees and a smaller (less than half size) much sprightlier kind. Both are plentiful in my garden. What do the short haired bumbles look like?

Would you like some rabbits to go with them? :D
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Re: Wildlife November 2009
« Reply #121 on: November 27, 2009, 12:05:20 PM »
 Finally brought to my attention that the November thread was still contained in the October thread.... so I have now divided the two :P
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Re: Wildlife November 2009
« Reply #122 on: November 29, 2009, 11:29:06 AM »
The first Goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) of the winter arrived in the garden this morning.
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Re: Wildlife November 2009
« Reply #123 on: November 29, 2009, 01:00:11 PM »
Michael your birds may have arrived but mine have been absent for weeks
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Re: Wildlife November 2009
« Reply #124 on: November 30, 2009, 09:54:47 PM »
I found out why I have no birds. Due to the prolonged rain this month the nuts were mouldy and the niger was sprouting  ::) Very unobservant of me
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Re: Wildlife November 2009
« Reply #125 on: December 01, 2009, 11:28:25 AM »
mouldy nuts... not good! ::)  You had that much rain?  Have heard about all the rain in the UK on our news, bridges collapsing and in danger etc.  And that Scotland wants to secede from the UK. :o
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Re: Wildlife November 2009
« Reply #126 on: December 01, 2009, 12:19:29 PM »
They still hurt because of what the English did to William Wallace ;D
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Re: Wildlife November 2009
« Reply #127 on: December 01, 2009, 12:39:31 PM »
Quote from: mark smyth on December 01, 2009, 12:19:29 PM
They still hurt because of what the English did to William Wallace ;D
Before my time Mark.
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Re: Wildlife November 2009
« Reply #128 on: December 01, 2009, 12:52:09 PM »
Quote from: Anthony Darby on December 01, 2009, 12:39:31 PM
Quote from: mark smyth on December 01, 2009, 12:19:29 PM
They still hurt because of what the English did to William Wallace ;D
Before my time Mark.

 Wasn't he the goalie for Clachnacuddin United, Anthony?  ::) ;)

 Injured by nasty foul playing for Scotland in match against England for World Cup qualifiers 1966?? ;D
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Re: Wildlife November 2009
« Reply #129 on: December 01, 2009, 02:39:26 PM »
Yep, before my time. ;D
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Re: Wildlife November 2009
« Reply #130 on: December 01, 2009, 02:52:09 PM »
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