tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post4747419778185834184..comments2024-03-28T12:04:44.953+00:00Comments on Pegler Birding: Exciting Times and Other Observations - 24th August to 6th September, 2020Richard Peglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-34483010947295933842020-10-04T19:18:06.189+01:002020-10-04T19:18:06.189+01:00Hi Richard,
A very nice blog. Yes, I still have tr...Hi Richard,<br />A very nice blog. Yes, I still have trouble with the new blogger but we will have to get used to it.<br />I really love your photos of the red kite, especially the flying images of this kite. Very well done.<br />Your long-tailed tit is beautiful to see and great that you also saw a kingfisher :-) The damsels are also a very nice series and I really like to see this beautiful jufer (also the meadow-bred damselfly).<br />Nice blog Richard<br />Kind regards, Helma<br />Helmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669041021568049241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-58404974794514733702020-09-23T20:32:04.026+01:002020-09-23T20:32:04.026+01:00Thank you, Wally, I don't get out and about as...Thank you, Wally, I don't get out and about as often as I'd like to, but I like to make the most of it when I do! And then, if I can't get out, I can nip into the garden and see what I can find there - or even just take photos from my study window! I'm just so pleased that I have interests that can sustain me in these difficult times. Sadly, Lindsay is finding it more difficult than I am as most of her interests are social ones which have gone by the board in the current circumstances. Unfortunately, she has limited walking ability so there is little we can do outside together unless it is primarily car-based.<br /><br />My very best wishes to you both - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-31340962313199472922020-09-23T20:20:28.866+01:002020-09-23T20:20:28.866+01:00Thank you, Diane. I am pleased to report that thos...Thank you, Diane. I am pleased to report that those young hedgehogs are growing fast so that now it is sometimes difficult to tell them apart from the adults. As of this morning I can confirm that my suspicions that we have more than four Hedgehogs visiting have proven correct. The trail cams showed that we had at least five visit us last night.<br /><br />Best wishes to you both - stay safe - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-72806918125221975602020-09-23T20:12:46.178+01:002020-09-23T20:12:46.178+01:00Thank you for your kind words, Frank. I hope that ...Thank you for your kind words, Frank. I hope that one day I will get some better Kingfisher photos. I have had some lucky times in the past - just not since February this year!<br /><br />Best wishes - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-23041810475903159122020-09-23T04:30:43.635+01:002020-09-23T04:30:43.635+01:00As I was savoring each image of the Willow Emerald...As I was savoring each image of the Willow Emerald, with such fascinating metallic colors, along comes a series of fantastic photographs of the Red Kite! In between the main attractions were sprinkles nuggets of pictorial pleasure such as Long-tailed Tits, Sunflowers, Hoverflies, a Magpie, Woodpigeons and even a Darter!<br /><br />What a feast for the senses!<br /><br />Thank you for getting out and about, Richard, so you could feed my addiction for Nature!<br /><br />Gini and I have been out a lot, lately, and all is well here. We send our best wishes to you and Lindsay. Wally Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121368850135565674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-6513474617363638612020-09-22T10:03:16.212+01:002020-09-22T10:03:16.212+01:00Hi Richard and thanks for the comments on my blogs...Hi Richard and thanks for the comments on my blogs today. I was so excited to see the Little Owl once again.<br /><br />As always I love all your photos, but the Long-tailed Tits and the Red Kite are my favourites. I do though love the sunflowers, so bright and cheery always.<br /><br />We have bats around here though I seldom see them. The ones I have seen are Pipistrelle bats and although I have no idea where they roost during the day, they make their presence known during the night with all their poop over our car parked in our own barn!!! Sometimes we forget to throw the cover over!!!!!<br /><br />Hope those hedgehogs grow quickly so they can can survive winter which suddenly seems to have arrived here!<br /><br />Take care and have a good week, best wishes to you both, DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-7247941828714310872020-09-21T20:28:39.539+01:002020-09-21T20:28:39.539+01:00Hello Richard
exciting days that you describe, I h...Hello Richard<br />exciting days that you describe, I have had these "problems" with the kingfisher for weeks, just like you are extremely far away so that no good details can be seen. But your other pictures are very nice again ...<br />Greetings Frankwaldlaeufer68 Frank Scholtyssekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054940091779028444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-29990041364130205242020-09-21T20:14:30.805+01:002020-09-21T20:14:30.805+01:00Thank you, Bob, for your very welcome words of enc...Thank you, Bob, for your very welcome words of encouragement. Stay safe - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-61520388324092658282020-09-20T21:42:14.363+01:002020-09-20T21:42:14.363+01:00I have only seen Red Kite from my garden twice, Mi...I have only seen Red Kite from my garden twice, Mike, so am delighted to hear that you sometimes get them flying over your garden. They do seem to be doing rather well these days.<br /><br />I believe that Gigrin Farm in Wales is still worth a visit!<br /><br />Best wishes - stay safe - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-59892649367463356942020-09-20T21:16:47.641+01:002020-09-20T21:16:47.641+01:00Beautiful images, I love the Willow Emerald, Long-...Beautiful images, I love the Willow Emerald, Long-tailed Tit, and the Red Kite, stunning Richard.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-52281425003001993762020-09-18T00:05:42.729+01:002020-09-18T00:05:42.729+01:00Hi Richard, The red kite has got to be my favourit...Hi Richard, The red kite has got to be my favourite bird. I used to travel to Wales many times a year but now, in Sussex, I have got them on my doorstep. On occasions I have them flying over my garden. Stay safe. Mike.Mike Attwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314216249222074615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-45164218389251493992020-09-17T19:21:09.699+01:002020-09-17T19:21:09.699+01:00The Red Kites in UK are only here because of sever...The Red Kites in UK are only here because of several reintroduction programmes, Roos, as they were at one time totally absent from UK. However, the introduced colonies seem to be doing extremely well. A few years ago Lindsay and I drove about 160 km south from home to see Lindsay's sister and in the last 30km we counted 44 Red Kites!<br /><br />Sadly, I have never found a Kingfisher's nest! <br /><br />Thank you for your encouraging words. Stay safe - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-67792302175951430852020-09-17T19:12:26.715+01:002020-09-17T19:12:26.715+01:00Thank you, Anne!Thank you, Anne!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-62001809471330282142020-09-17T10:17:06.454+01:002020-09-17T10:17:06.454+01:00Hello Richard, Red Kites stunning and we do not se...Hello Richard, Red Kites stunning and we do not see them here a lot. Your photos are amanzing. The Long tales tit so cute. Love those little birds. Good to see the Hedge hogs have plenty to eat. They will get trough the Winter with all the care you are giving them. And you make great change if you know where the King Fisher makes it nest. Stick a stick in the ground and you will see they will use it for fishing. That is if it is not to far from your home ofcourse. <br />Thank you for your reaction on my blog concerning the Ospreys. <br />Take care,<br />Regards,<br />RoosRooshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095611236289233818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-3394166607877814302020-09-16T20:09:44.460+01:002020-09-16T20:09:44.460+01:00Congratulations! Incredibly great observations!Congratulations! Incredibly great observations!Anne Hagman-Niilolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304937783573595329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-11284822971978839532020-09-16T19:33:39.416+01:002020-09-16T19:33:39.416+01:00Thank you, Pete. Mealworms and peanuts are another...Thank you, Pete. Mealworms and peanuts are another no-no as far as Hedgehogs are concerned, for the same reason. There a link to an interesting article here, which explains in detail. https://www.hedgehogstreet.org/forums/topic/what-to-feed-hedgehogs-the-danger-of-too-many-mealworms/Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-58489259660470179052020-09-16T19:27:12.392+01:002020-09-16T19:27:12.392+01:00Thank you, Marc. It was a great relief to find tha...Thank you, Marc. It was a great relief to find that those Willow Emeralds had managed to set up a sustainable colony. Stay safe - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-47251515457290985522020-09-16T19:24:54.748+01:002020-09-16T19:24:54.748+01:00Oh dear - where was my head when I wrote that - yo...Oh dear - where was my head when I wrote that - you are, of course, absolutely correct David, and I will amend the text forthwith.<br /><br />That place in Wales that you refer to was probably Gigrin Farm, near Rhayader. It was/is famous for its Red Kites and when Lindsay and I went there in 2007 we reckon we saw between 300 and 400! There have been a few introduction schemes since then and, having once been extirpated from UK, there is now a healthy population in many areas of UK.<br /><br />I was amused by your Mississippi Kite story and you deserved all the ribbing it brought you. Incidentally, I never forget how to spell Mississippi after many years ago someone told me "Em Eye Crinkle-letter Crinkle-letter Eye - Crinkle-letter Crinkle-letter Eye - Hump-back Hump-back Eye".Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-37893316280331325222020-09-16T18:42:31.342+01:002020-09-16T18:42:31.342+01:00Thank you for your kind comment and your ID pointe...Thank you for your kind comment and your ID pointer. It certainly seems to fit the bill for a male Ripponensia splendens to the extent that I shall record it as a 'probable'.<br /><br />Delighted to hear that you've got Willow Emeralds near you. If I was living in my old Middlesex home I'd now be looking for them in the River Pinn as I seem to remember it as having a sluggish flow with plenty of ovverhanging trees - it has probably changed out of all recognition, however!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-81604734054290745512020-09-16T15:43:15.654+01:002020-09-16T15:43:15.654+01:00Another good read, with some excellent photographs...Another good read, with some excellent photographs Richard. Also an interesting piece of info received re Hedgehogs and the Sunflower hearts weakening their bones. Being our Hedgehog guardian, Mrs W has taken note.<br /><br />Take Care Stay Safe.Pete Woodruffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039548314043002357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-53582009923662530882020-09-16T12:39:52.456+01:002020-09-16T12:39:52.456+01:00That's what I like to see Richard, a post full...That's what I like to see Richard, a post full of Willow Emerald shots backed up by your usual excellent photography. Take care. Marc Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550045001915567414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-88330547273867012282020-09-16T11:51:32.241+01:002020-09-16T11:51:32.241+01:00Now Richard, I am a little puzzled when you ponder...Now Richard, I am a little puzzled when you ponder where the bats might roost at night. Do they not roost during the day, being active from the crepuscular period in the evening through to pre-dawn the following day? As for Red Kites, these are splendid birds indeed. Kites are so graceful in flight. I recall visiting Britain about twenty-five years ago and other than at a location in Wales this species was very uncommon. It seems to have occupied many regions of the country in recent years. There is a bird here called a Mississippi Kite and about twenty years ago I visited friends in a small town in Kansas. They were very anxious to have me go with them to the local baseball diamond to watch their granddaughter play there. I was so entranced watching the Mississippi Kites hawking for insects above the baseball field I missed her home run. My friends have both passed away since then, but they never let me forget it for as long as they lived!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-20760161938031134242020-09-16T05:09:22.611+01:002020-09-16T05:09:22.611+01:00Some great shots of the Willow Emeralds. They;ve t...Some great shots of the Willow Emeralds. They;ve turned up in my part of west London over the last couple of years.<br /><br />I wonder if your unidentified fly is the hoverfly, Ripponensia splendens?Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.com