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mark smyth

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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #210 on: March 09, 2010, 05:52:04 PM »
Nothing displays as good as a male lapwing. I saw a male buzzard displaying today and two ravens tumbling.

redpolls, siskins and goldfinches now gone

My canary is singing louder every day.
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #211 on: March 09, 2010, 05:54:40 PM »
A nice shot of a cute robin, Michael!
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #212 on: March 09, 2010, 06:02:22 PM »
^^Not sure if thatīs an error, lapwings have reached Southern Finland at least. Last year the first lapwing in Oulu (Northern Finland) was found third of March.
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #213 on: March 09, 2010, 06:07:53 PM »
PK, amazing anyway!
BTW what is your name?
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #214 on: March 09, 2010, 06:13:27 PM »
Hi, PK, great to have you join us..... hope the coming season is a good one for the birds and the flowers with you!
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #215 on: March 09, 2010, 06:35:33 PM »
Welcome PK, hoping to see some plants from Finland  :)
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #216 on: March 09, 2010, 07:08:09 PM »
Thank you, I noticed many of you use your real names, so I fixed my account. The spring is coming here also, eventhough temperature stays below zero in forecasts.
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #217 on: March 09, 2010, 08:10:20 PM »
Panu,
welcome to the forum. :) Which plants are your favourites?   
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #218 on: March 09, 2010, 08:48:55 PM »
Probably something that doesnīt thrive here ;) Rock gardening is quite new to me, so maybe I need to kill some plants first and decide whether I like them or not. If I have to choose something, maybe Androsace spp. and Colchicum spp. But thatīs enough about me in this topic ;)
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #219 on: March 09, 2010, 08:56:37 PM »
Panu,
fine, you have selected families with large numbers of species! Great for builting up collections in rock gardens.
The forum is excellent media for learning and information exchange. The more you study the more you will like it! :D
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #220 on: March 11, 2010, 09:19:38 AM »
has anybody seen any frogs in their pond so far this year? Normally mine is a heaving mass of them by now?
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #221 on: March 11, 2010, 11:15:24 AM »
Any frog in my pond would still need an ice axe  :P Ice still several inches thick.
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #222 on: March 11, 2010, 07:03:11 PM »
Despite our warm temperatures the troughs in the back garden, that will not get direct sun for a couple of months, are frozen solid.
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #223 on: March 11, 2010, 07:14:48 PM »
Not easy to shoot through double glazing but my wife shot this one at the weekend in the Borders.
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Re: Wildlife February 2010
« Reply #224 on: March 11, 2010, 07:19:38 PM »
Quote from: fredg on March 11, 2010, 07:14:48 PM
...............my wife shot this one at the weekend in the Borders.

Cruel woman :P ;D
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