Community Stories

Nature Watch, Your Flora and Fauna Photos and Stories

Hetcins1
Posts
891
Likes
9,312
A few pics of northern marsh orchids growing fantastic this year with all the rain we have had here in the north east of the the UK.
IMG20240526141955.jpg IMG20240526141730.jpg IMG20240526140234.jpg
 
BLOW UP
Posts
1,320
Likes
1,679
Charlemagne1333 Charlemagne1333
Worcester cathedral has pair of nesting peregrine falcons with chicks. They return almost every year, so they’ve installed a webcam. They’re about 100 ft up, so close enough for my 600mm lens.

DSC_0757.jpeg DSC_0783.jpeg DSC_0789.jpeg

Great shots!! Could hear the distinctive calls of Peregrines at the Barbican the other, they're also nesting but didn't get to see them.
 
Charlemagne1333
Posts
2,592
Likes
5,274
BLOW UP BLOW UP
Great shots!! Could hear the distinctive calls of Peregrines at the Barbican the other, they're also nesting but didn't get to see them.
I read an article about this, recently. The number of breeding pairs of peregrines, in Greater London, has increased ten-fold in 25 years. The only other city that has more urban peregrines is New York.
 
BLOW UP
Posts
1,320
Likes
1,679
Charlemagne1333 Charlemagne1333
I read an article about this, recently. The number of breeding pairs of peregrines, in Greater London, has increased ten-fold in 25 years. The only other city that has more urban peregrines is New York.
Yes.. it's incredible, the fastest animal on earth, and they're now a regular sighting in central London and the City, on top of churches, old power stations like the Tate Modern chimney etc. they are the perfect artificial cliff tops.. And of course dinner plump (plump-breasted feral pigeons) everywhere👍
 
sheepdoll
Posts
2,644
Likes
4,219
IMG_4498.png IMG_4499.png


Something stinks!


I am told these are dead horse plants. The spread all over the yard. At least the blooms only last a couple days.
 
Alpha
Posts
17,410
Likes
164,311
Love this rhododendron in the garden and it is well liked by the wild life 😀

IMG_3252.jpeg IMG_3256.jpeg
 
BLOW UP
Posts
1,320
Likes
1,679
Tit shots .. update!!
AP1GczOikDtdhax0MW1kM88DdpqppqaFB9ZJxNM0NDOsZ2gf_GdEMJK4eEB7cFCx6RJ8SrdiP0-ylrSfU5jBQKj8OziGCIzG6hnA21VbcakS-gUWZ2nRP1XaKSaut71WBkd4xmKSOTDoXm--y2S_sw5M159uuQtzNGzobZL59RJwNLh0VXP4-ip1L4O2cTSb2V0techudaWqWCUFu_CM0jZeYzvKQREo4k6g3px11VIgPNV3_qsfjij1L32jOE58_v74r3Ck6aOuWoMbx-OYbzVB449R4p15SO8C_g-6jiFS7dYSzj6DDNToiLjNcZgleSspZARLIyuMWRcwowo2JfDIp_2Ka405WdYY-qwKu6Ovwl5Il_PWogBmsRN8OEaEFdLwIT6URhgnKJYBeHQc5eDslulUd437xMOkZXIqeA-7z_DwhEYL_Z5CTAWxYOx1KJu2ZqurWu6SCvuG8Vn8XFx8Y8y17ViXGiIVLA4pG7ECoWtYjmRt9jYw26ecrO9tebWNf0VYVM4MreW5DDsYNsNcUZaCj0FekHumABkaKmTKemF88BeNZ63KwltvExRzn19DCbFH6FvjrL2lEKGDZkHARa5z95z98Uklye4i4YTjBg7BkSHbQW20UrZUdeo51lfR-l2aP3BOYnoGDVzNzu_Rn_yG5WqNPGVJQ33nGuzSw_0Jr9M5b5IqCujDC9IUwxL9vBm_EKNi73cSGDRJPfsqcdTcJpG68f9FSWHc9t6zq-HO4jvCCcdb8bXifEYzjKMw2zEUH-vhzhcBqc9SVZ3cAZWHOxKQJVh0i8Px2ormVx7wVGeZ3xaIhDmjjzl2vRCSHJy0jhtUiFp_AduuJoPwoYDkinZCZ8mPO2YqQZNjBQieR0OUVz-SwTkDSDHPNZQt_EQts-sAV_9HzDAhL2GyYCbiqNrUwid_K1PA-fIq1uwuiFmx26CroNjgicCX-w=w2334-h1750-s-no

Then.. In the morning they've all fledged:
AP1GczOoOSlp8kPvvBVt5s4xLU1TKBBgpHLpCVZwtW_BlLmJv3Jnnz0fnUewsKp-nAVmE7koHVHbtsjSoj31_RWwYkjNVqu2q9MsBrGc4NJyXBEPUfrotwLeaXqHeNvW_OCtvfqi4wOG05Z571wJa3ilubw1B2nn8RLKqbtCmq3veIfA_WizahDwD2xndpJW1UW_yd32707Co-wy05Y_jyU84JnFndOEIq42CRo0y7EDeUCmL0cSZofnoy5ZsKsrMGr-FFIyMwyYeN7uENbV-0xVKKl3J7RAcjX3YZHvukIJJ9DdQ5SjBp-Gc2JVLTPcipslzXDd-sY6NoWDKjAIWJQl7BpLQoAMIVqwcKot78kSembsub1WpajhQLFKJaIFEoiItzxhtMawfoxsoh4tieuE_ldskMaZU2ftG8RewGd0lbzKRoDTJUr-WXVazpMoQiY0omJyAZTrQgfjCVkmDBUyTGnwrlMs-epSMdSPnaCsxIum_Dc9FGMN9kYU4cSXaeOFM9MDObEDRWNHYjvJI2gSbE6S1KN-KcT6IlbKs9yRniCm5A5z7bWrssb2Bq-j4dyEmS4ILocRVlqTxXpA-NUDW2gYpUtJwQstbwfR3uUitZw5q4hnMqk9wCtJ4K92AdxhYqAY8EveptrxbUreg5idYy73M4ujSdhPMVqXuxCjtZgS7yEZjR8bxCzHYzSvqm94SCV5lBnlJQjCkHIZivXhza7q60ZnUukk6jbQVk0pBjW64stFtvfb7WrHsQsZO1j51BWpGpy8JKF07gnnoTlJ5gJFbX8vmpzMpv2W_6pP9-Wm6sksYu3HQlfHB2aZsssEULybzKJiWC6WkAfIKAvpyB9ROhbz8oAx2E0ZuDh__wMdkKCb5jAvrTLzyP-WDeYKEXSMVc0DUZesW0xDO7ypFPycq8cfQeTNdWrG4FgfCNjvj27_ltRz1whMROWDAg=w2334-h1750-s-no
AP1GczP7ZlzlVu--tNK2LXtA743lg9fJ1iGnaLqx0EHKnL9D5RS9ORdBQNl0oCCgLAPCeDYmhC7lcS7cs_C5nthL_lFLN2KFHy-R8Mb37S5gTN0Pw3UzpIYViPWvlQEU5ugLFTFxvU5kQtFjoDdiI5SAWydXVLVWDuPuk-wV_A-YCjRiw0F4-pwQzJPVwoAGuOeSMH27sDqCvos2VKMbftAIEu6VkpboiOPIygKBPdSfmK5RXuMRFnvSAA1sco9vELbnqbkb8qTE-a0vxCM9QkdQFZPVCZ5oxB4je2PoVJZG2ok6_CAdPOQf_ErbG6tBVTFIjOZqknPa4ZAzOSwj7OZI3nwTeUJoJSw6or-2lMpWmWsXUwGNBpk59tJisFqaefxqEbZrKIJNf6jSMQi-m7Cx4U3Tndoj-Vx10NuTPweFHSUgS1ef0LAxA-_QBv8SuyHmYBvoIdCwR5gweedO3pqRkkTlwgpo25sSznME-_Pzy50aXKHbGCp_5ZWB7Dc-HrIYH-X_2uuggEbw-K8K0PGqg2kDJONWsuyl7GRCKvCXJZb7Nrxiqt-w841O88YMrUc_uYFTsg-qj1n3ucY25EPUiSba0fAYmSpPaFNBULV0PUBTvMO8mpfgVhbpGaV6GUFVv_kzrH5RkGQUjib1Yl_EICuGZWRwiAJrPidmv2Yb2pT89XsqHvn8Gw6fil4P0PClfoV8-tmygBk0JRriB9ZCslBgDrGMn-NSKL2iIqmn3tSU7CTXHqP-xr-XOF7AW5hN2YhKtclNBFf2R5JC6-SY1ZCttmKfbXsd-6Fq2OhSLSUKu9VLYPSq4fBo69Ze_tKbEj1hpw28RiE4kHtgHE7yhOPJCPb3Paxs9tTkvo2a8u3a-7st0AiFlEjXVpBMJAEYrk8TktDV_Ssct0DMzWJxDRebKlMYY7980gU_uc6qWbZNY4Q8si1C7Lu_P1BgQQ=w1312-h1750-s-no
 
BLOW UP
Posts
1,320
Likes
1,679
.. sort of ..all of them have fledged and gone to a nice big safe tree, apart from one little fella remains.. In fact it's now the second day and his favourite spot is sitting on one of my old boots, which is acting as a perfect latrine😒
 
hen
Posts
2,716
Likes
7,970
BLOW UP BLOW UP
Tit shots .. update!!
AP1GczOikDtdhax0MW1kM88DdpqppqaFB9ZJxNM0NDOsZ2gf_GdEMJK4eEB7cFCx6RJ8SrdiP0-ylrSfU5jBQKj8OziGCIzG6hnA21VbcakS-gUWZ2nRP1XaKSaut71WBkd4xmKSOTDoXm--y2S_sw5M159uuQtzNGzobZL59RJwNLh0VXP4-ip1L4O2cTSb2V0techudaWqWCUFu_CM0jZeYzvKQREo4k6g3px11VIgPNV3_qsfjij1L32jOE58_v74r3Ck6aOuWoMbx-OYbzVB449R4p15SO8C_g-6jiFS7dYSzj6DDNToiLjNcZgleSspZARLIyuMWRcwowo2JfDIp_2Ka405WdYY-qwKu6Ovwl5Il_PWogBmsRN8OEaEFdLwIT6URhgnKJYBeHQc5eDslulUd437xMOkZXIqeA-7z_DwhEYL_Z5CTAWxYOx1KJu2ZqurWu6SCvuG8Vn8XFx8Y8y17ViXGiIVLA4pG7ECoWtYjmRt9jYw26ecrO9tebWNf0VYVM4MreW5DDsYNsNcUZaCj0FekHumABkaKmTKemF88BeNZ63KwltvExRzn19DCbFH6FvjrL2lEKGDZkHARa5z95z98Uklye4i4YTjBg7BkSHbQW20UrZUdeo51lfR-l2aP3BOYnoGDVzNzu_Rn_yG5WqNPGVJQ33nGuzSw_0Jr9M5b5IqCujDC9IUwxL9vBm_EKNi73cSGDRJPfsqcdTcJpG68f9FSWHc9t6zq-HO4jvCCcdb8bXifEYzjKMw2zEUH-vhzhcBqc9SVZ3cAZWHOxKQJVh0i8Px2ormVx7wVGeZ3xaIhDmjjzl2vRCSHJy0jhtUiFp_AduuJoPwoYDkinZCZ8mPO2YqQZNjBQieR0OUVz-SwTkDSDHPNZQt_EQts-sAV_9HzDAhL2GyYCbiqNrUwid_K1PA-fIq1uwuiFmx26CroNjgicCX-w=w2334-h1750-s-no

Then.. In the morning they've all fledged:
AP1GczOoOSlp8kPvvBVt5s4xLU1TKBBgpHLpCVZwtW_BlLmJv3Jnnz0fnUewsKp-nAVmE7koHVHbtsjSoj31_RWwYkjNVqu2q9MsBrGc4NJyXBEPUfrotwLeaXqHeNvW_OCtvfqi4wOG05Z571wJa3ilubw1B2nn8RLKqbtCmq3veIfA_WizahDwD2xndpJW1UW_yd32707Co-wy05Y_jyU84JnFndOEIq42CRo0y7EDeUCmL0cSZofnoy5ZsKsrMGr-FFIyMwyYeN7uENbV-0xVKKl3J7RAcjX3YZHvukIJJ9DdQ5SjBp-Gc2JVLTPcipslzXDd-sY6NoWDKjAIWJQl7BpLQoAMIVqwcKot78kSembsub1WpajhQLFKJaIFEoiItzxhtMawfoxsoh4tieuE_ldskMaZU2ftG8RewGd0lbzKRoDTJUr-WXVazpMoQiY0omJyAZTrQgfjCVkmDBUyTGnwrlMs-epSMdSPnaCsxIum_Dc9FGMN9kYU4cSXaeOFM9MDObEDRWNHYjvJI2gSbE6S1KN-KcT6IlbKs9yRniCm5A5z7bWrssb2Bq-j4dyEmS4ILocRVlqTxXpA-NUDW2gYpUtJwQstbwfR3uUitZw5q4hnMqk9wCtJ4K92AdxhYqAY8EveptrxbUreg5idYy73M4ujSdhPMVqXuxCjtZgS7yEZjR8bxCzHYzSvqm94SCV5lBnlJQjCkHIZivXhza7q60ZnUukk6jbQVk0pBjW64stFtvfb7WrHsQsZO1j51BWpGpy8JKF07gnnoTlJ5gJFbX8vmpzMpv2W_6pP9-Wm6sksYu3HQlfHB2aZsssEULybzKJiWC6WkAfIKAvpyB9ROhbz8oAx2E0ZuDh__wMdkKCb5jAvrTLzyP-WDeYKEXSMVc0DUZesW0xDO7ypFPycq8cfQeTNdWrG4FgfCNjvj27_ltRz1whMROWDAg=w2334-h1750-s-no
AP1GczP7ZlzlVu--tNK2LXtA743lg9fJ1iGnaLqx0EHKnL9D5RS9ORdBQNl0oCCgLAPCeDYmhC7lcS7cs_C5nthL_lFLN2KFHy-R8Mb37S5gTN0Pw3UzpIYViPWvlQEU5ugLFTFxvU5kQtFjoDdiI5SAWydXVLVWDuPuk-wV_A-YCjRiw0F4-pwQzJPVwoAGuOeSMH27sDqCvos2VKMbftAIEu6VkpboiOPIygKBPdSfmK5RXuMRFnvSAA1sco9vELbnqbkb8qTE-a0vxCM9QkdQFZPVCZ5oxB4je2PoVJZG2ok6_CAdPOQf_ErbG6tBVTFIjOZqknPa4ZAzOSwj7OZI3nwTeUJoJSw6or-2lMpWmWsXUwGNBpk59tJisFqaefxqEbZrKIJNf6jSMQi-m7Cx4U3Tndoj-Vx10NuTPweFHSUgS1ef0LAxA-_QBv8SuyHmYBvoIdCwR5gweedO3pqRkkTlwgpo25sSznME-_Pzy50aXKHbGCp_5ZWB7Dc-HrIYH-X_2uuggEbw-K8K0PGqg2kDJONWsuyl7GRCKvCXJZb7Nrxiqt-w841O88YMrUc_uYFTsg-qj1n3ucY25EPUiSba0fAYmSpPaFNBULV0PUBTvMO8mpfgVhbpGaV6GUFVv_kzrH5RkGQUjib1Yl_EICuGZWRwiAJrPidmv2Yb2pT89XsqHvn8Gw6fil4P0PClfoV8-tmygBk0JRriB9ZCslBgDrGMn-NSKL2iIqmn3tSU7CTXHqP-xr-XOF7AW5hN2YhKtclNBFf2R5JC6-SY1ZCttmKfbXsd-6Fq2OhSLSUKu9VLYPSq4fBo69Ze_tKbEj1hpw28RiE4kHtgHE7yhOPJCPb3Paxs9tTkvo2a8u3a-7st0AiFlEjXVpBMJAEYrk8TktDV_Ssct0DMzWJxDRebKlMYY7980gU_uc6qWbZNY4Q8si1C7Lu_P1BgQQ=w1312-h1750-s-no

Nice to see that your tits are getting bigger
 
sxl2004
Posts
2,549
Likes
7,001
Dan S Dan S
Bear in the neighborhood.

IMG_6598.jpeg IMG_6599.jpeg IMG_6600.jpeg

Capa, the photographer who took pictures of D-Day, said something like if the picture is not telling the story easily, you are not close enough.
I see room for improvement
😁😉😲
 
Dan S
Posts
23,070
Likes
51,544
sxl2004 sxl2004
Capa, the photographer who took pictures of D-Day, said something like if the picture is not telling the story easily, you are not close enough.
I see room for improvement
😁😉😲
Haha, I was close enough! I was barely keeping my 90-lb dog Max under control at that distance.
 
sxl2004
Posts
2,549
Likes
7,001
Dan S Dan S
Haha, I was close enough! I was barely keeping my 90-lb dog Max under control at that distance.

I hear you!!
I admire you for even taking a picture. I would have gracefully hidden behind a window.
 
421 More Posts...
Sign up or log in to reply...

Similar threads

GuiltyBoomerang

What to do with this Ladies Girard Perregaux watch? (Photos and a story to go with it)

GuiltyBoomerang Open Discussion
redpcar
redpcar
Posts
1
Views
1K