tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post1371302880580023094..comments2024-03-28T12:04:44.953+00:00Comments on Pegler Birding: Story of a Quarryman - Summer, 2016Richard Peglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-50786567592372691282016-09-17T11:47:53.717+01:002016-09-17T11:47:53.717+01:00Thank you so much, Helma. I had much pleasure in g...Thank you so much, Helma. I had much pleasure in getting these images, so I'm delighted that you enjoyed them too!<br /><br />Take good care - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-48088524472785274892016-09-12T10:54:16.838+01:002016-09-12T10:54:16.838+01:00Wow ...... what a great blog! The many butterflies...Wow ...... what a great blog! The many butterflies that I see here are truly wonderful. The marbled witch is really great to see. Many vlidners, dragonflies and beautiful flowers. Nature gives us so much beauty! Great to see. My compliments.<br /><br />Greetings, HelmaHelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669041021568049241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-52326898834904767152016-09-04T18:12:06.447+01:002016-09-04T18:12:06.447+01:00Thank you, Noushka. I think that Ketton is probabl...Thank you, Noushka. I think that Ketton is probably past its best for this year, but I suspect that I'll see a lot more of it next year!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-78640534800399015902016-09-04T14:27:06.274+01:002016-09-04T14:27:06.274+01:00WOW, my goodness, what a lengthy post!!
It makes r...WOW, my goodness, what a lengthy post!!<br />It makes really difficult to comment on the photos but I'll say that Ketton quarry is certainly a very interesting place to discover and preserve.<br />Great dragonfly and butterfly pics and a + for the green pecker lady!!<br />Keep well Richard, and share my warmest regards with Lindsay :)Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-30740058291843744112016-09-04T12:51:19.617+01:002016-09-04T12:51:19.617+01:00Thank you for your very kind words, John. Thank you for your very kind words, John. Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-42955956798417679662016-09-04T11:59:54.984+01:002016-09-04T11:59:54.984+01:00Thank you so much for your kind words, John. I'...Thank you so much for your kind words, John. I'm looking forward to revisiting some of those places with you next year. Hopefully we can start a little earlier in 2017 and catch more of the action.<br /><br />See you soon - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-29407679973136791982016-09-04T11:44:54.744+01:002016-09-04T11:44:54.744+01:00Thank you for your very kind words, Pete, and for ...Thank you for your very kind words, Pete, and for the moth ID. I shall edit this post now!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-30129904483351735492016-09-04T11:43:10.640+01:002016-09-04T11:43:10.640+01:00Thank you, Anne. There is a rich collection of wil...Thank you, Anne. There is a rich collection of wildlife in these places.<br /><br />Green Woodpecker is often heard in this region, but can be difficult to see - and very much more difficult to photograph!<br /><br />Have a great week!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-63267978046176765312016-09-04T10:20:00.378+01:002016-09-04T10:20:00.378+01:00Thanks, Doug. I've never really learned the ar...Thanks, Doug. I've never really learned the art of brevity!<br /><br />It's amazing, and refreshing, to see how quickly nature can take back an industrial site if it is not left in a too polluted condition.<br /><br />I hope we're going to be able to enjoy another post from you soon?Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-40565029219290494492016-09-04T10:15:07.311+01:002016-09-04T10:15:07.311+01:00Thank you, David, It did, indeed, take quite some ...Thank you, David, It did, indeed, take quite some time to process and assemble the images, and the text took a while also. I just wish I could carry the latin names for the species in my head, rather than having to look them up each time!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-35965242074945644122016-09-04T10:12:57.847+01:002016-09-04T10:12:57.847+01:00Another terrific post,jam packed with interesting ...Another terrific post,jam packed with interesting facts,information,and above all,superb photography.<br />A real delight to see.<br />John.JRandSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578266188930995611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-68457670193409947622016-09-04T10:12:34.379+01:002016-09-04T10:12:34.379+01:00Hello Roos! Yes, I have really grown to love these...Hello Roos! Yes, I have really grown to love these limestone quarries. I just wish that they were a little closer to my home - the nearest is about 80km from me. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to your next blog post.<br /><br />With my best wishes - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-41713568213165727782016-09-04T10:02:53.350+01:002016-09-04T10:02:53.350+01:00Thank you so much, Margaret!Thank you so much, Margaret!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-73931438397562781752016-09-04T10:02:11.155+01:002016-09-04T10:02:11.155+01:00Thank you, Lin. That Bee Orchid was a real highlig...Thank you, Lin. That Bee Orchid was a real highlight for me!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-31926748371546106632016-09-03T20:05:17.488+01:002016-09-03T20:05:17.488+01:00Hi Richard, what a superb post, great images of th...Hi Richard, what a superb post, great images of the Butterflies, also the Orchids are beautiful. The Swollen Thigh beetle is certainly a find, glad to have found the quarry in the quarry!!, we certainly had a couple of wonderful afternoons at both Ketton and Hills and Holes.. See you soon.<br />Regards JohnTitus John Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257227880929684276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-34578000259993517092016-09-03T14:30:57.362+01:002016-09-03T14:30:57.362+01:00An education reading through this, with such an ar...An education reading through this, with such an array of creatures to be seen and informed upon....Well done Richard.<br /><br />Your 'unidentified moth' is a Silver-ground Carpet. Pete Woodruffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039548314043002357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-17714031819872078132016-09-03T13:21:26.993+01:002016-09-03T13:21:26.993+01:00Hey Richard! That's an interesting place. A lo...Hey Richard! That's an interesting place. A lot of fine species and incredible images. Green woodpecker !!! Congratulations! I may never see the kind :-( Have a nice weekend!Anne Hagman-Niilolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304937783573595329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-21335302192631365602016-09-03T11:36:01.739+01:002016-09-03T11:36:01.739+01:00A mega sized post with plenty of images. I find th...A mega sized post with plenty of images. I find the swollen thigh beetle is weird and wonderful at the same time. <br />Looking around Northants most of sites are ex-quarries reverted back to nature. I kind of like the quarries that are unmanaged though a lot has to be said for those that are managed well. <br />You know how one of my sites is such a quarry and one next to a working quarry, I really like watching/searching for nature that develops and adjysts alongside such conditions Douglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-6772562759912870842016-09-03T10:47:15.724+01:002016-09-03T10:47:15.724+01:00An epic post indeed, Richard, with many fine image...An epic post indeed, Richard, with many fine images. it must have taken a while to assemble this one! Congratulations on a job well done.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-72092467531624035022016-09-03T08:54:33.380+01:002016-09-03T08:54:33.380+01:00Hello Richard, some great observations in this blo...Hello Richard, some great observations in this blog. Those orchids are so beautyful! Than all those special butterflies wow, some of it I have not seen yet, that Marble White for instance. These are indeed great places for all those butterflies, insects, lizzards etc. You must have felt like in a small paradise.<br />Thank your for your comment on my latest blog.<br />Take care, RoosRooshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095611236289233818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-15357248012397989902016-09-03T08:43:06.256+01:002016-09-03T08:43:06.256+01:00WOW! I started off thinking I will picking a favou...WOW! I started off thinking I will picking a favourite but your wonderful shots just kep coming on and on and so there was no chance. A excellent collection of shots Richard.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-73949289888674550742016-09-02T22:38:02.313+01:002016-09-02T22:38:02.313+01:00Wonderful selection of pictures Richard, I love th...Wonderful selection of pictures Richard, I love the close-ups of the butterflies and I love the picture of the Bee Orchid.Linda Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804368844243909168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-28477555752609451292016-09-02T20:27:29.685+01:002016-09-02T20:27:29.685+01:00Thank you, Marc. I was still in nappies when I sta...Thank you, Marc. I was still in nappies when I started writing it!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-8270435083540731142016-09-02T18:07:53.079+01:002016-09-02T18:07:53.079+01:00Well thats some post Richard, I was teenager when ...Well thats some post Richard, I was teenager when I started reading that!! Some lovely shots and a lovely variety to look at.Marc Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550045001915567414noreply@blogger.com