gvallee Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I will kick off March favourite uploads with this series taken in the past few days in the rainforest of Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland, Australia Boyd's Forest Dragon (Hypsilurus boydii) Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) Red-legged Pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) preening Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii) Black-faced Monarch (Monarcha melanopsis) 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Wonderful, Gen. So great to be in a place with creatures all about. I got excited yesterday because I saw two fat doves on the fire escape opposite me. The everyday wildlife here is pigeons and sparrows. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 58 minutes ago, NYCat said: Wonderful, Gen. So great to be in a place with creatures all about. I got excited yesterday because I saw two fat doves on the fire escape opposite me. The everyday wildlife here is pigeons and sparrows. Paulette Mostly pigeons here. There is a low level of sparrows on this island. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I should have also mentioned Hawks but one seldom sees one. Of course, Central Park is excellent for bird watchers but I'm almost never there. Some fool vandalized the cage of an Eurasian Eagle Owl in the Central Park Zoo. He is now living in the park but the worry has been whether he knows how to hunt. So far so good. His name is Flaco. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 8 hours ago, NYCat said: Wonderful, Gen. So great to be in a place with creatures all about. I got excited yesterday because I saw two fat doves on the fire escape opposite me. The everyday wildlife here is pigeons and sparrows. Paulette It is a magical place in the rainforest belonging to a maize farm. The owners are being bankrupted by rats eating their crops, so they are diversifying in tourism. They built little paths through the forest, leading down the outcrop to the Barron River. There they mowed the riverbank to allow platypus watching. We were lucky to see one. The path meanders for a couple of kms through various habitats: werlands, lakes. So you can imagine the variety of birds! At night, there is a feeding station in the forest and several species of possums and pademelons (like a little kangaroo) appear. I got great shots from last night. I like to stay put and let the wildlife come to me rather than walking endlessly. The Boyd's Forest Dragon ran in front of me about 2m away, head up. It was so quick that I thought it was a bird to start with. Then he climbed the tree trunk! Same for a couple of birds landing on a perch next to me. I could stay all day. There was only me and the rainforest. We have to leave today but the two roads leading to the tablelands are closed with landslides. Nature rules! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxzoomy Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I liked this one. 4th March, 2023. Walk for Women celebrates the forthcoming International Women’s Day 2023, Manchester, UK. This year’s global theme: ‘Embrace Equity’ focusses on how people can create an inclusive world. This event is organised by Manchester City Council and is part of Manchester’s International Women’s Day celebrations which will take place across the city in March. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Betty LaRue Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 9 hours ago, NYCat said: Wonderful, Gen. So great to be in a place with creatures all about. I got excited yesterday because I saw two fat doves on the fire escape opposite me. The everyday wildlife here is pigeons and sparrows. Paulette There are many birds around my neighborhood. I’ve seen foxes, skunks & possums. There is a small lake behind the houses across the street from me, so geese, ducks & herons fly in & out. Sometimes a flock of geese or mallards wonder up & down the street, presumably looking to eat someone’s flowers if they were blooming. I know the time I had two Peking white pet ducks, I had to fence off my flower beds because they were munching on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hyde Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) Spotted on a street in Bristol last week. Well, it made me smile. Keyword research for this was interesting. I’m now fully up to speed with male/female intimate waxing. 🙂 Edited March 7 by Steve Hyde 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 (edited) Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) in the rainforest at night, Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland, Australia Look Mum, no hands! Edited March 8 by gvallee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted Thursday at 13:23 Share Posted Thursday at 13:23 After all of these exciting uploads I feel the need to bring things back down to earth, or manure in this instance. I was delighted to see a load delivered yesterday so indulged in six heaped barrowloads for my allotment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted Thursday at 17:07 Share Posted Thursday at 17:07 3 hours ago, Bryan said: After all of these exciting uploads I feel the need to bring things back down to earth, or manure in this instance. I was delighted to see a load delivered yesterday so indulged in six heaped barrowloads for my allotment. Is six barrow loads your allotment for your allotment? Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted Thursday at 18:02 Share Posted Thursday at 18:02 54 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: Is six barrow loads your allotment for your allotment? Allan 🙂 Both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted Friday at 10:34 Share Posted Friday at 10:34 16 hours ago, Bryan said: 🙂 Both 😀 Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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