tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post361148382353929989..comments2024-03-27T13:11:22.391+00:00Comments on Pegler Birding: A Return to Heather Lake - on 30th August, 2018Richard Peglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-86981758644126547622018-09-16T19:46:51.747+01:002018-09-16T19:46:51.747+01:00Hi Richard,
really a great beautiful series of dra...Hi Richard,<br />really a great beautiful series of dragonflies and butterflies.<br />Beautiful macros and full of super beautiful details.<br />I would have liked to have been there :-)<br /><br />Greetings, HelmaHelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669041021568049241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-12084778416899821452018-09-15T15:00:49.939+01:002018-09-15T15:00:49.939+01:00I think I'm there already, Wally!I think I'm there already, Wally!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-41556570846388086162018-09-15T00:11:01.077+01:002018-09-15T00:11:01.077+01:00Now worries, Richard! Once you reach my age, you c...Now worries, Richard! Once you reach my age, you can look forward to being absent-minded EVERY day!Wally Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121368850135565674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-39201004674791629732018-09-14T18:00:03.511+01:002018-09-14T18:00:03.511+01:00Oops, Wally! I think I know how that happened. I&#...Oops, Wally! I think I know how that happened. I'd taken a break from cooking our evening meal and was just pondering how to finish off that last sentence when I had to go back to the kitchen and attend to the culinary process. When I came back to it, after the meal, the cursor had moved up in the small 'comment writing' window on my screen (hiding the one-and-a-half paragraphs below) and, forgetting what I'd already written, I 'finished off' the reply two paragraphs above the end of my draft. I guess I'd have written "for my own recent lack of attention to wildlife"! I was having a bit of an absent-minded day that day.<br /><br />Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-67927655038196923362018-09-14T01:45:15.724+01:002018-09-14T01:45:15.724+01:00I assure you, we are very busy compensating for yo...I assure you, we are very busy compensating for your own lack of …<br /><br />As long as it does not involve actual money. Or time. Or effort.<br /><br />And if I can drink coffee while compensating for your own lack of …<br /><br /><br />That last bit is pretty much non-negotiable.<br /><br />Other than that, you can count on us!!<br />Wally Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121368850135565674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-89957558534554376892018-09-13T19:41:42.643+01:002018-09-13T19:41:42.643+01:00Thank you, Wally. You make a very valid point abou...Thank you, Wally. You make a very valid point about the scythe - just got your comment in time to stop me investing in a couple (always got to have a 'spare') - going to buy a pair of secateurs instead, which will fit in a pocket, together with all the other paraphernalia. It might work - if I can find it when I need it!<br /><br />I don't get many opportunities to shoot dragons in flight, as it needs a set of favourable conditions - which is probably a good thing as there is a limit as to how many shots one can take without things getting very repetitive - I've probably erred a bit in that direction with this post.<br /><br />I hope your hot wet season has ended, giving you more freedom to enjoy the great outdoors. My very best wishes to you both - - - Richard<br /><br />We're having a busy non-wildlife week this week. Back to 'life-laundry' and also looking for new furnishings for the first time in many years. These days, we seem to be working on the basis that much of what we buy will 'see us out' - but in an amused, rather than morbid, sort of way!!<br /><br />I hope you are both compensating for my own lack of Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-17223347009795226912018-09-13T19:19:04.104+01:002018-09-13T19:19:04.104+01:00Thank you, Bob, but that's not genious - that&...Thank you, Bob, but that's not genious - that's luck to a large degree. Take enough shots and, sometimes, it turns out OK! My best wishes - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-84443884474214878912018-09-11T16:06:00.515+01:002018-09-11T16:06:00.515+01:00Outstanding photographs, all, Richard!
That Coppe...Outstanding photographs, all, Richard!<br /><br />That Copper is gorgeous! Very nice detailed macro work. Dragons in flight - very impressive!<br />I rather like David's suggestion of a Kevlar suit and may begin shopping for one. Your idea of a scythe, while picturesque and, no doubt, it would look impressive - seems impractical what with hauling camera kit, bins, water bottles and what-have-you. <br /><br />Gini and I wish you and Lindsay the very best week!Wally Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121368850135565674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-24843062721884166102018-09-10T20:02:00.122+01:002018-09-10T20:02:00.122+01:00Hi Richard
Haven't you done us proud with Butt...Hi Richard<br />Haven't you done us proud with Butterflies and the Dragonflies. What a genious you are.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-28197404803099717442018-09-09T22:10:55.521+01:002018-09-09T22:10:55.521+01:00I was actually thinking of impersonating said Reap...I was actually thinking of impersonating said Reaper, David, and having a bit of fun, rather than meeting with him!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-4441763002287138432018-09-09T21:54:16.842+01:002018-09-09T21:54:16.842+01:00You’re not ready for the Grim Reaper yet, Richard....You’re not ready for the Grim Reaper yet, Richard.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-46015159362734747612018-09-09T16:54:11.332+01:002018-09-09T16:54:11.332+01:00Thank you, Marc. Not sure if I'll get many/any...Thank you, Marc. Not sure if I'll get many/any more opportunities this year. It's turned rather cold and windy up here.Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-48153413498512839382018-09-09T16:52:37.504+01:002018-09-09T16:52:37.504+01:00Thank you, Anne - you too!Thank you, Anne - you too!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-30921218429876963772018-09-09T16:42:09.671+01:002018-09-09T16:42:09.671+01:00Thank you, Adrian. I do admit to being rather sati...Thank you, Adrian. I do admit to being rather satisfied when I eventually get a flight shot which contains the whole of the subject in reasonable focus!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-22785383326052903112018-09-09T16:40:18.977+01:002018-09-09T16:40:18.977+01:00Naah, David - just going to get a good old-fashion...Naah, David - just going to get a good old-fashioned scythe to complete the 'Old Father Time' image - or should that be 'the Grim Reaper'?Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-83579058151319624142018-09-09T15:26:03.970+01:002018-09-09T15:26:03.970+01:00A nice autumnal selection Richard. A nice Brown Ha...A nice autumnal selection Richard. A nice Brown Hawker shot indeed. Probably the most challenging of the hawkers to capture at rest.Marc Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550045001915567414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-3804656250731237362018-09-09T14:08:52.582+01:002018-09-09T14:08:52.582+01:00Hi Richard! Your pictures are awesome! Have a nice...Hi Richard! Your pictures are awesome! Have a nice dayAnne Hagman-Niilolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304937783573595329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-80525943061509765962018-09-09T12:50:02.072+01:002018-09-09T12:50:02.072+01:00Excellent shots. The flight images are really well...Excellent shots. The flight images are really well worth your effort. Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-66679595749100204052018-09-09T12:36:08.097+01:002018-09-09T12:36:08.097+01:00Remarkable series of images, Richard, worthy of pu...Remarkable series of images, Richard, worthy of publication it seems to me. Some of the flight shots are nothing short of exquisite. So is the macro work. I am sure you now have on order a customized, highly flexible suit of protective gear, Kevlar perhaps, to enable you to tackle those brambles and get the shots you want. You will look quite the sight as you venture forth as the Invincible Dragonfly Stalker. Be sure to send pictures.<br /><br />David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com