tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post1129833192854238843..comments2023-11-14T08:27:12.028+00:00Comments on Wilde About Birds: A very Late Reed Warbler & Attack of the Ladybirds!Findlay Wildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697309393957070336noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-12372926175265508642013-10-10T21:14:50.992+01:002013-10-10T21:14:50.992+01:00Great post. That little Reed Warbler is really cu...Great post. That little Reed Warbler is really cute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-8927425429752564872013-10-10T09:10:06.951+01:002013-10-10T09:10:06.951+01:00Hi there - I would have thought people would have ...Hi there - I would have thought people would have worked out that introducing alien species we as a bad idea by now! As Arija says above you only have to look at Australia for good evidence.<br /><br />The eyes of the E. Spinebill are that red - I dont mess with my pictures very much apart from a bit of cropping and sharpening.<br /><br />Cheers - Stewart M - MelbourneStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-83117139817709593442013-10-09T19:27:02.865+01:002013-10-09T19:27:02.865+01:00Great post Findlay, I envy you with your ringing, ...Great post Findlay, I envy you with your ringing, keep it upDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161477971524343938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-27945847805295663122013-10-09T02:31:04.547+01:002013-10-09T02:31:04.547+01:00Oh that warbler is sweet! We are having similar pr...Oh that warbler is sweet! We are having similar problems here with the "foreign" ladybugs.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094543520943386032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-84305547852079892792013-10-09T00:17:37.719+01:002013-10-09T00:17:37.719+01:00The introduction of foreign species to combat a pa...The introduction of foreign species to combat a particular pest so very often leads to disaster. For example the cane toads to Australia who, instead of attacking what they were meant to, have now multiplied to plague proportions and are infecting and killing native frogs and wildlife over a third of the continent and spreading.<br />I do hope your native ladybirds will survive. An interesting post as always.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-66179317846684233642013-10-08T21:09:25.285+01:002013-10-08T21:09:25.285+01:00beautiful bird. But the ladybugs was creepy. :(beautiful bird. But the ladybugs was creepy. :(NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-9993166940251233422013-10-08T19:38:09.086+01:002013-10-08T19:38:09.086+01:00200 Lapwings....and alas, I've never seen one....200 Lapwings....and alas, I've never seen one. Of course, it would help if they're here in my part of the globe...I just ogle your photos and dream of seeing one someday.Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-82656262695468943202013-10-08T17:18:44.213+01:002013-10-08T17:18:44.213+01:00I'm pleased that you saw a Harlequin but rathe...I'm pleased that you saw a Harlequin but rather mixed feelings about their presence in our fauna. Good catch of the reewa - late as you say. Tremendous Blackcap weight, I'll bet it flew off slow and low! Phil Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-79978396910204221582013-10-08T16:34:18.459+01:002013-10-08T16:34:18.459+01:00So often actions are taken with good intentions bu...So often actions are taken with good intentions but result in unforeseen consequences. Nice find with the Reed Warbler! Kenneth Cole Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034897745614006325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-49915601785984196622013-10-08T16:23:24.403+01:002013-10-08T16:23:24.403+01:00You should enter your dunnock with ticks pic on th...You should enter your dunnock with ticks pic on the BBC Autumnwatch flickr site's parasites group http://www.flickr.com/groups/bbcautumnwatch/discuss/72157636149341956/Lancs and Lakes Outback Adventure Wildlife Safarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299788091742592953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-71634396803604247342013-10-07T20:42:46.274+01:002013-10-07T20:42:46.274+01:00I remember the ladybird invasion Richard - we got ...I remember the ladybird invasion Richard - we got covered in them millions of them at Southport open air baths (no longer there) everyone was screaming - I'd have been about Finn's age. Like you I've never seen anything approaching it since.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />DaveyManLancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531370350323901851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-45212966997575648842013-10-07T15:23:50.621+01:002013-10-07T15:23:50.621+01:00Sounds like another great weekend, Findlay. You ce...Sounds like another great weekend, Findlay. You certainly pack them in.<br /><br />I'm no expert, and it's hard to tell without some scale, but I think that your dragonfly might be a female Common Darter. I would expect to see blue spots where the wings join the body, and rather yellow looking wings, if it had been a Brown Hawker. If you look closely at your dragonfly image, it seems the yellow appearance is only caused by the shadow under the wings. Where there is no shadow under the wings, they seem clear. A Brown Hawker would be very unusual (but not impossible) at this time of year, but the Common Darter is relatively common at this time of year.<br /><br />It's not good news about the Harlequin Ladybirds! I've only seen one, and that was in my garden. Around 40 years ago, there was one summer when there were swarms of Ladybirds everywhere. It seems that food was so short, they took to biting humans. Really!! I'm not joking!! I got bitten by them several times whilst in the garden or working on our allotment. Never before, and never since.Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-79469536724533433312013-10-06T20:21:15.973+01:002013-10-06T20:21:15.973+01:00Brilliant weekend, the late Reed Warbler and the H...Brilliant weekend, the late Reed Warbler and the Harlequin Ladybird, that is something we don't want.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-39718598762819226942013-10-06T20:03:32.370+01:002013-10-06T20:03:32.370+01:00Sounds like you had another lovely weekend Findlay... Sounds like you had another lovely weekend Findlay... thanks for the update on Haydn's Pool I haven't been fit enough to visit for quite a while.<br />I bet you dream about Ladybirds tonight lol.theconstantwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-66589867059608558032013-10-06T19:58:01.601+01:002013-10-06T19:58:01.601+01:00It was the first time it had been caught, so I put...It was the first time it had been caught, so I put the ring on yesterdayFindlay Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697309393957070336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-64716385407223484792013-10-06T19:56:31.666+01:002013-10-06T19:56:31.666+01:00What a shame they were all harlequin's. The Re...What a shame they were all harlequin's. The Reed Warbler is very late leaving, had it been ringed by you before or was it rang by another group?<br />Great images.Douglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-11685235087719025322013-10-06T19:49:23.753+01:002013-10-06T19:49:23.753+01:00nice that your parents take you out and about - an...nice that your parents take you out and about - and that you recognize that they take time for you. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com