mikechell 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2014 Well, just an FYI. The Painted Buntings were here for about a week. We haven't seen them for the last two days, so we don't believe they're nesting here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2014 Out for a walk behind the house. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2014 There are so many flowers, wild and domestic, that are variations on that purple/lavender. At the risk of sounding ... feminine ... it never gets old. And a field of those is one pretty balm to the eyes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimk 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2014 Beautiful field of flowers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2014 Its the bluebells that pop up every year. Its a lovely 30min walk through mixed woodland and bluebell after bluebell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2014 Fshng2 ... Pretty sunset on the Southern Hemisphere? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted November 7, 2014 From the sea front in Golspie today. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2014 They're probably protected ... but this young Ibis just about became fly tying material today. I was almost close enough to grab it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2015 My wife sent me this picture yesterday. A Muscovy Duck couple has taken up residence in my Mother-n-law's rose bed. Wife had just arrived at her house and was taking a picture of them when a Kestrel swooped in and grabbed one one of the ducklings. It dropped it a second later and the parents got to it and brought it back to the flock. What Wife didn't realize, until she was showing the picture to Mom ... was that she had caught the Kestrel in the photograph. While it is just a blur, there it is, fraction of a second before grabbing the duckling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlaFly 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2015 That's amazing Mike! Ever use a Muscovy feather for anything? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2015 I have not ... Wife likes them. She won't let me run one down to get its feathers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prybis 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2015 I have not ... Wife likes them. She won't let me run one down to get its feathers. Just blame it on the Kestrel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2015 Thanks, Prybis ... I hadn't thought of that! I might try that when I get home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrocarp 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2015 yes yes, i got the jeep bug too.... lol yeah yeah, i enjoy my digital camera..... lol that bird was something else. i got right down on the pavement snapped it and he never moved. wish i knew what kind it was. -chris Looks like either a gold crest or a fire crest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
