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christian pfalz

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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #90 on: June 21, 2010, 03:54:38 PM »
hi, two pics from today...


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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #91 on: June 21, 2010, 06:40:25 PM »
Nice House Leek and Tortoise Back Lizards, Chris.

Here, the weather forecast was dismal with snow forecast for over 500m elevation in the north of the country, and this is the longest day for goodness sake... I reckon that this Common Blue butterfly (I think?) photographed today has a long wait if it's waiting for the flower of one of my favourite Alliums, Allium validum, to open :) The Swamp Onion is in its best element after the weekends flooding so maybe it will open...
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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #92 on: June 21, 2010, 08:31:54 PM »
hi stephen, thanks...
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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #93 on: June 21, 2010, 09:59:34 PM »
Very nice photos, Stephen and Chris.
I can now announce a great excitement for us! Three swifts have been investigating our new swift boxes for the last couple of days and finally entered today! :o  :D  Two have been together in one of the compartments so we are hoping for further developments! Many thanks to Mark for his advice and the CD of swift calls which seem to have made the difference, we rarely saw swifts about before then. The boxes went up on the 28 May.
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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #94 on: June 21, 2010, 10:03:03 PM »
You can see our swifts on YouTube - see Mark's link below.
« Last Edit: June 22, 2010, 08:19:23 AM by annew »
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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #95 on: June 21, 2010, 10:04:51 PM »
anne, thanks....a very good idea for the swifts...
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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #96 on: June 21, 2010, 10:16:49 PM »
I'm very happy to have helped you and extremely happy with your success.

Who will be next to put up swift boxes? Swifts need us!

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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #97 on: June 21, 2010, 10:23:50 PM »
I'm sure I've showed this before. You can get the wood yard to cut out 4 nest boxes from a half sheet of .5 inch exterior plywood
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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #98 on: June 21, 2010, 10:39:45 PM »
Excellent announcement from this Yorkshire provider of executive homes for the busy Swift on the go, eh?!   Even got the interior decor package, I see.... what could be better?  ;D ;D
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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #99 on: June 22, 2010, 07:39:35 PM »
Yes, Maggi, it's not a cowpat, it's the very best hypertufa. I wondered about putting in a few saxifrages but decided that was going too far.
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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #100 on: June 22, 2010, 09:31:47 PM »
Anne why did you delete your video?
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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #101 on: June 22, 2010, 09:45:47 PM »
Sorry Mark, we're amateurs at this. Try -
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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #102 on: June 23, 2010, 08:24:24 PM »
Amateurs?????  It' a terrific video of the swifts finding the entrance to a new home, and they're certainly queuing up Anne, congratulations on your triumph  8)
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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #103 on: June 23, 2010, 08:28:33 PM »
Robin you're next!?
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Re: Wildlife June 2010
« Reply #104 on: June 23, 2010, 08:33:02 PM »
Mark, I am thinking about it, lots of swifts here circling overhead and over the river, I love them but we'll have to see!
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