Observations Of Nature Through The Seasons.

[jtay]

Cormorants.... Loads of 'em.

[Methuselah]

Noticed a cherry tree, that usually blooms in Spring, with blossom on it today...How odd?

[ciel]

It was a fine, sunny late autumn afternoon here but it was also cold and breezy, with icy ditches up the glen.

This little red, along with a few others were the only wildelife spots.

 

[knocker]

Popped down to Swanpool, Falmouth, yesterday, In day's of yon it was a small lead mine which is now under the lake.

Winding their necks in

Amongst the reeds

[knocker]

Showing off again!!

 

Edited November 19, 2017 by knocker

[knocker]

Sidney and the Jay

[knocker]

Right you lot, settle down

[knocker]

New species of teddy bear bee discovered

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2017/11/new-species-of-teddy-bear-bee-discovered

[Snipper]

23 hours ago, knocker said:

Sidney and the Jay

The Jay in my garden likes attacking our tree rat. Magpies are none too pleased either. Obviously you can only choose your friends. 

[knocker]

Little terns and beachgoers learning to coexist on eroding NSW beach

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-20/nesting-little-terns-prompt-plan-change-beach-project-nsw/9154922

[knocker]

Check out this lovely little video featuring extremely cute but endangered smoky mice and some of the conservation team who work with them

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-20/food-and-flowers-are-helping-endangered-smoky/9171850

[knocker]

As Oceans Warm, the World’s Kelp Forests Begin to Disappear

Kelp forests — luxuriant coastal ecosystems that are home to a wide variety of marine biodiversity — are being wiped out from Tasmania to California, replaced by sea urchin barrens that are nearly devoid of life.

http://e360.yale.edu/features/as-oceans-warm-the-worlds-giant-kelp-forests-begin-to-disappear

[knocker]

Very clear air this morning and the sudden appearance of the 'Ghost of the Park' caused a Mallard to crash land.

[4wd]

On 17/11/2017 at 13:50, Ed Stone said:

Noticed a cherry tree, that usually blooms in Spring, with blossom on it today...How odd?

Winter flowering cherry - https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/94025/i-Prunus-i-×-i-subhirtella-i-Autumnalis-Rosea/Details

[Methuselah]

2 minutes ago, 4wd said:

Winter flowering cherry - https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/94025/i-Prunus-i-×-i-subhirtella-i-Autumnalis-Rosea/Details

I'll check for it flowering in the Spring, 4...But I expect you are right.

[knocker]

It looked and felt Autumnal down at the lake this morning

And to those who worry about him Sidney was on the ball

[knocker]

Keeping a couple of toes on the nut he'd just popped down and nicked from my hand

[knocker]

Damselflies in distress flee north to Britain

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Record numbers of rare dragonflies were spotted across Britain this year because of changing weather patterns linked to global warming.

A scarlet darter was found at Longham Lakes, in east Dorset, the first sighting in 13 years and only the eighth time that the insect had been recorded in the UK.

Red-veined darters, which are normally found in Africa and southern Europe, were spotted as far north as the Orkney Isles, according to research by the British Dragonfly Society (BDS).

It followed warnings of “ecological armageddon” after research in Germany showed that the number of flying insects had collapsed by more than 75 per cent over the past 25 years. Dragonflies are carnivores and rely on other insects to survive.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/damselflies-in-distress-flee-north-to-britain-lwlgk6q7g

[knocker]

Autumn leaves

[knocker]

I was standing looking at this scene, which was quite dark, when suddenly the sun shot out from behind a cloud.

Edited November 25, 2017 by knocker

[knocker]

Some snapshots of a chappy who dropped in a couple of times this morning. And the last photo was close but no cigar

[knocker]

Anyone else having trouble with the page format?

The Strange and Gruesome Story of the Greenland Shark, the Longest-Living Vertebrate on Earth

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-strange-and-gruesome-story-of-the-greenland-shark-the-longest-living-vertebrate-on-earth

[ciel]

17 minutes ago, knocker said:

Anyone else having trouble with the page format?

The Strange and Gruesome Story of the Greenland Shark, the Longest-Living Vertebrate on Earth

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-strange-and-gruesome-story-of-the-greenland-shark-the-longest-living-vertebrate-on-earth

I did yesterday, knocks, for a moment or two.

[knocker]

[jtay]

Starlings... Loads of 'em.

 

Edited November 28, 2017 by jtay