Topic: Wildlife and Natural Places

[kavah]

Wow - superb photos. Thanks for posting.

[zero zero]

Patagonia looks spectacular. Thanks so much for these!

I went to all these places on a 30 day tour from Santiago to Buenos Aires via Ushuaia with a company called Dragoman. There's a lot more I could have included but this is already the longest post I've done on here and feels very self indulgent.

Please share some more if you have time. As I said in the other thread, it's a really welcome distraction.

[Komic]

Cheers everyone.

Weird to see penguins in a place that isn't icy! Amazing shots, the first one looks like it's straight out of a movie

Yeah, saw penguins are few times on my travels but never near any snow. Saw some on the Galapagos whilst wearing a vest which felt really out of place.

Patagonia looks spectacular. Thanks so much for these!Please share some more if you have time. As I said in the other thread, it's a really welcome distraction.

Yeah I might do some more once cabin fever starts kicking in, always enjoy going through the old photos

[Buggy Eyes Alfredo]

Bioluminescent dolphins off the coast of California.

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[rob1966]

[Crosby Nick]

Amazing picture.

[kavah]

^ fantastic photo.

Saw a cockroach this morning in the lift in my building. Smart mother fuckers those bugs, riding elevators now 

[Tesco tearaway]

Fucking Woah!!!   

[zero zero]

Great picture Rob. I love leopards of all kinds

[rob1966]

Great picture Rob. I love leopards of all kinds

Slash (Guns N Roses) shared it on his FB page. Its a wonderful pic, shows how fantastic and also sly as fuck nature is.

[rob1966]

Another posted on Slash's FB

[Buggy Eyes Alfredo]

I was unfortunately not there, but this massive bulk just ran by my cabin this weekend.

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[Brissyred]

Found him sunning himself in the backyard.

[BarryCrocker]

Found him sunning himself in the backyard.

The George Costanza of lizards.

[reddebs]

We've just had a red squirrel run along the fence in the garden.  Never seen one in the flesh before!!

[Crosby Nick]

We've just had a red squirrel run along the fence in the garden.  Never seen one in the flesh before!!

Never been to Formby?!

They have them near my in-laws in Northern Ireland too. Are you in Wales now?

[reddebs]

Never been to Formby?!

They have them near my in-laws in Northern Ireland too. Are you in Wales now?

I've never been to the sanctuary at Formby to see them, nor have I seen them at Meresands woods at Rufford either.

Yes we're in Anglesey now and we'd seen reports of viewings in the area so to see one the day after we arrived is superb.

[Crosby Nick]

I've never been to the sanctuary at Formby to see them, nor have I seen them at Meresands woods at Rufford either.

Yes we're in Anglesey now and we'd seen reports of viewings in the area so to see one the day after we arrived is superb.

Nice welcome committee for you!

[reddebs]

The red squirrels are regular visitors now as are the rabbits and hares but we've also had a weasel make an appearance this week 😁

[Millie]

We've just had a red squirrel run along the fence in the garden.  Never seen one in the flesh before!!

Brilliant.  Ive seen them in Jersey.  They are so cute.

[MakeUsDream2005]

Thanks for posting these amazing pictures. Patagonia is right at the top of my list of places to visit, as a keen hiker/photographer (only for personal enjoyment). That first picture is outstanding with the light hitting those magnificent cuernos!

[reddebs]

Since getting our bird feeder for the garden the red squirrel we use to see on occasion now comes for breakfast every morning.

It loves the black sunflower seeds.

[liverbloke]

Since getting our bird feeder for the garden the red squirrel we use to see on occasion now comes for breakfast every morning.

It loves the black sunflower seeds.

lovely that

[reddebs]

Think we might have a bumble bee nest if there is such a thing.

I was checking on some plants and could hear it buzzing away nearby and when I looked up to see what it was upto it disappeared into a hole in the edge of the lawn 😯

[.adam]

Think we might have a bumble bee nest if there is such a thing.

I was checking on some plants and could hear it buzzing away nearby and when I looked up to see what it was upto it disappeared into a hole in the edge of the lawn 😯

I found a few holes in my lawn the other day, I assumed they were worm mounds which we tend to get after heavy rain.

Gave it a kick to get rid of the mound and a bee buzzes out of the hole. Have since looked it up and it would appear they are solitary mining bees.

https://www.rentokil.co.uk/blog/mining-bees/

Good for aerating the lawn apparently. Not causing any harm so I'm happy to leave them bee

[afc tukrish]

I found a few holes in my lawn the other day, I assumed they were worm mounds which we tend to get after heavy rain.

Gave it a kick to get rid of the mound and a bee buzzes out of the hole. Have since looked it up and it would appear they are solitary mining bees.

https://www.rentokil.co.uk/blog/mining-bees/

Good for aerating the lawn apparently. Not causing any harm so I'm happy to leave them bee

Something of a buzz from the natural, gratis aeration?

[reddebs]

I found a few holes in my lawn the other day, I assumed they were worm mounds which we tend to get after heavy rain.

Gave it a kick to get rid of the mound and a bee buzzes out of the hole. Have since looked it up and it would appear they are solitary mining bees.

https://www.rentokil.co.uk/blog/mining-bees/

Good for aerating the lawn apparently. Not causing any harm so I'm happy to leave them bee

I'd never harm a pollinator although I have no issues squishing drunken wasps in the autumn 😁

[rob1966]

Did a delivery to a Boots RDC in Nottingham yesterday, there is a couple of grass areas as you drive out, saw a bloody big fox stood in the middle of one of the grass areas, didn't expect that in what is basically a huge plant. Looked larger than any fox I've seen before, wonder what drugs he's been nicking?

[Crosby Nick]

There’s a young minke whale currently beaches by Richmond Lock in London. I run over that sometimes, it’s a long way in land from the sea (just about still tidal there). Probably won’t end well sadly but pretty crazy to see.

[rob1966]

There’s a young minke whale currently beaches by Richmond Lock in London. I run over that sometimes, it’s a long way in land from the sea (just about still tidal there). Probably won’t end well sadly but pretty crazy to see.

Just been on the radio that they have managed to free the whale. Lets hope it goes back out to sea this time.

Edit: Now its stuck at Teddington.

[reddebs]

We've got a couple of red squirrels feeding in the garden this morning, one bigger than the other.

They first appeared together trotting along the fence and I thought they must be a parent and youngster till the bigger one shooed the little one off into the bushes.

They've reappeared again with the big one gorging itself on sunflower seeds whilst the little one watched from the bushes but now they've both trotted off together again so maybe they are parent and youngster 🤷

[rob1966]

We've got a couple of red squirrels feeding in the garden this morning, one bigger than the other.

They first appeared together trotting along the fence and I thought they must be a parent and youngster till the bigger one shooed the little one off into the bushes.

They've reappeared again with the big one gorging itself on sunflower seeds whilst the little one watched from the bushes but now they've both trotted off together again so maybe they are parent and youngster 🤷

Brilliant - I'd be feeding them all day if that was my garden.

Get some pictures up.

[reddebs]

Brilliant - I'd be feeding them all day if that was my garden.

Get some pictures up.

They love the black sunflower seeds and come pretty much everyday for them, sometimes twice a day.

I've got some pics but not worked out how to get pics up yet without Tapatalk as I don't know how to resize them 🤦

[rob1966]

They love the black sunflower seeds and come pretty much everyday for them, sometimes twice a day.

I've got some pics but not worked out how to get pics up yet without Tapatalk as I don't know how to resize them 🤦

Create a free account on something like photobox, upload the pics to that and then you can post them that way, you right click on the image an can copy the url, that's how I do it

[reddebs]

Create a free account on something like photobox, upload the pics to that and then you can post them that way, you right click on the image an can copy the url, that's how I do it

So do I use the image thingy on here and add attachment then select the pic?

Just realised I'm on my phone so don't have a right click 🤦

[rob1966]

So do I use the image thingy on here and add attachment then select the pic?

Just realised I'm on my phone so don't have a right click 🤦

You just need to select the image tags and then post the link inbetween them. This is what a Sparrowhawk did to a wood pigeon in my garden a few years back

[BarryCrocker]

You just need to select the image tags and then post the link inbetween them. This is what a Sparrowhawk did to a wood pigeon in my garden a few years back

They had a pillow fight?

[Crosby Nick]

They had a pillow fight?

[reddebs]

You just need to select the image tags and then post the link inbetween them. This is what a Sparrowhawk did to a wood pigeon in my garden a few years back

Nah it's not working mate it's just highlighting it rather than letting me paste the link.

[rob1966]

They had a pillow fight?

It was vicious