tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.comments2023-10-03T20:59:58.527+01:00Wild at HullAfrica Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comBlogger222125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-58413506141700549082023-10-03T20:59:58.527+01:002023-10-03T20:59:58.527+01:00Splendid pictures of the Gannets and the Willow Em...Splendid pictures of the Gannets and the Willow Emerald.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-75968846629042083812023-10-03T15:42:36.713+01:002023-10-03T15:42:36.713+01:00To me this is familiar territory. I am impressed b...To me this is familiar territory. I am impressed by the fact that in stages you have walked all the way from Spurn Head to Filey Brigg - and not just walking but observing Nature's gifts along the way.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-17049585240976316152023-10-03T00:48:18.833+01:002023-10-03T00:48:18.833+01:00Looks like you had a good day around Filey and obs...Looks like you had a good day around Filey and observed some of Nature's wonderful treasures.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-91134525397928009862023-10-02T10:34:52.278+01:002023-10-02T10:34:52.278+01:00Thank you for this interesting account of your vis...Thank you for this interesting account of your visit to High Eske Lake. I was there just yesterday morning. It is as if you were walking in my shoes.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-65246259084628355012023-09-26T19:16:57.562+01:002023-09-26T19:16:57.562+01:00What an interesting picture of the Kestrel hoverin...What an interesting picture of the Kestrel hovering in the updraught. I've seen Carrion Crows doing this on tall buildings, but of coure they lack the hovering skill of the Kestrel.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-77229094231298928162023-09-17T17:46:08.625+01:002023-09-17T17:46:08.625+01:00Hi Ralph,
Thanks again for commenting, the beetle ...Hi Ralph,<br />Thanks again for commenting, the beetle is indeed Rutpela maculata, I'll add the id to the photoAfrica Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-33283043249715606762023-09-06T23:23:37.381+01:002023-09-06T23:23:37.381+01:00Particularly interesting to catch a grasshopper in...Particularly interesting to catch a grasshopper in the act of laying eggs.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-62376687780354807732023-09-06T23:21:23.437+01:002023-09-06T23:21:23.437+01:00How very well hidden that Willow Warbler is. I kno...How very well hidden that Willow Warbler is. I know from experience how difficult they are to photograph. Wonder what happened to the Spotted Flycatchers. We occasionally get one in Kensington Gardens.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-86613164832183889992023-08-27T21:15:31.097+01:002023-08-27T21:15:31.097+01:00Thanks for some lovely pictures. Hoverflies are en...Thanks for some lovely pictures. Hoverflies are endlessly fascinating.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-50578351703191622952023-08-01T08:14:27.163+01:002023-08-01T08:14:27.163+01:00Who is responsible for Forrest management on the s...Who is responsible for Forrest management on the site please? I have notice multiple probable phytophthora case on alders in this woods. I have made a report to Tree Alert. Talhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738867811264462370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-61219417633628958772023-07-15T21:07:36.858+01:002023-07-15T21:07:36.858+01:00Lovely picture of the Banded Demoiselle. Is the be...Lovely picture of the Banded Demoiselle. Is the beetle <i>Rutpela maculata</i>?Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-17276397374474952512023-06-19T23:44:01.898+01:002023-06-19T23:44:01.898+01:00Splendid picture of the Conehead nymph with ridicu...Splendid picture of the Conehead nymph with ridiculously long antennae.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-37954615175696234732023-06-08T10:43:07.249+01:002023-06-08T10:43:07.249+01:00Have you seen the Hull Daily mail story regarding ...Have you seen the Hull Daily mail story regarding the female mallard been shot with a crossbow?.It’s on your Barmston drain patch<br />We do have some mindless idiots in our societyTiger Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298938174968162147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-49642106843818073962023-05-30T22:08:07.103+01:002023-05-30T22:08:07.103+01:00The Chaffinch may be suffering from a papilloma vi...The Chaffinch may be suffering from a papilloma virus infection on its feet. This makes them swollen and crusty, and in severe cases can make their toes fall off. It's very infectious and is spread via the twigs they perch on. Although it affects mainly Chaffinches it can attack other birds, and I've seen a Blackbird and a Jay with it.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-79107303582339129352023-05-21T21:53:49.759+01:002023-05-21T21:53:49.759+01:00I've seen a report from the days when street l...I've seen a report from the days when street lamps had fluorescent tubes and used to get warm, of a Red-Winged Blackbird in Canada which found that it could turn the light on in daylight by extending a wing over the photoelectric cell on top of the lamp. Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-90474851735331857342023-05-06T20:55:38.978+01:002023-05-06T20:55:38.978+01:00Great pictures of the mating Blackbirds and House ...Great pictures of the mating Blackbirds and House Sparrows. Chaucer described sparrows as 'hot and lecherous'. Now I see why.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-55539329883626691152023-05-06T19:08:19.896+01:002023-05-06T19:08:19.896+01:00Yes, the sails were repaired by a specialist firm ...Yes, the sails were repaired by a specialist firm in Norfolk. It has taken a while and now they are waiting for ideal weather conditions to fit them. It is a beautiful mill!Africa Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-82603642096377511022023-05-04T20:59:16.254+01:002023-05-04T20:59:16.254+01:00Rabbits seem to have a remarkable tolerance of som...Rabbits seem to have a remarkable tolerance of some poisonous plants. I have heard that they can feed on deadly nightshade, but that weeping willow leaves (which swans scoff greedily) can be fatal to them.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-31246441849467191912023-05-03T21:07:03.895+01:002023-05-03T21:07:03.895+01:00Well done, a fabulous day's tally.Well done, a fabulous day's tally.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-1406312629846626592023-04-25T20:45:54.374+01:002023-04-25T20:45:54.374+01:00Some lovely pictures. Interesting about the works ...Some lovely pictures. Interesting about the works of the Cuckoo-Pint flower.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-81942306855240494742023-04-25T19:57:04.311+01:002023-04-25T19:57:04.311+01:00Hi Ralph, that's an interesting observation. I...Hi Ralph, that's an interesting observation. I've seen lame Pied Wagtails before, it's quite sad to see them limping, as moving around on foot is how they feed. This one seemed to walk ok, and is not the first one I see looking at its feetAfrica Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-22279101099002110882023-04-24T21:32:40.610+01:002023-04-24T21:32:40.610+01:00I wonder whether the Pied Wagtail was looking at i...I wonder whether the Pied Wagtail was looking at its feet because they hurt. They are very prone to foot damage because of the way they sprint around, and often lose toes. Grey Wagtails, which are bigger, are worse affected and are usually lame by the end of their lives -- I knew one which had completely lost both feet.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-76405386354074084642023-04-19T20:17:47.890+01:002023-04-19T20:17:47.890+01:00Thank you so much Ralph. I love getting photos of ...Thank you so much Ralph. I love getting photos of birds singing. I've always been puzzled by the absence of Reed Buntings in this area. Lets hope the male gets a female!Africa Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-26780265835845550712023-04-19T20:16:33.319+01:002023-04-19T20:16:33.319+01:00I've been surprised by the diversity and the n...I've been surprised by the diversity and the numbers this spring. It has been a late spring, very cold and windy to start with, so they appear to have all come out en masse! The bee flies might be parasitic, but they are indicators of healthy solitary bee populations.Africa Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053399184605249420.post-88185050218730495152023-04-18T21:29:15.599+01:002023-04-18T21:29:15.599+01:00What a multitude of butterflies you've got alr...What a multitude of butterflies you've got already. Far fewer here so far. But it seems to be a good year for Dark-Edged Bee Flies (though bad news for the mining bees they prey on).Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.com