tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post8129454339996318374..comments2024-03-28T12:04:44.953+00:00Comments on Pegler Birding: Getting Back Into The Groove - 20th to 22nd April, 2019Richard Peglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-23841380132670479032019-06-12T10:02:29.771+01:002019-06-12T10:02:29.771+01:00Hello Richard,
I am therefore happy that they are ...Hello Richard,<br />I am therefore happy that they are always with closed wings hihi .....Helmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669041021568049241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-87591021595144172482019-05-20T11:36:12.044+01:002019-05-20T11:36:12.044+01:00Thank you for visiting my blog. I follow you now. ...Thank you for visiting my blog. I follow you now. Caroline https://www.blogger.com/profile/09495073220308706114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-29219778957335304282019-05-20T10:42:27.699+01:002019-05-20T10:42:27.699+01:00Thank you for your visit, and your kind words, Car...Thank you for your visit, and your kind words, Caroline. <br /><br />I hope you have a great week ahead of you - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-6327726146175038032019-05-20T08:27:59.097+01:002019-05-20T08:27:59.097+01:00Beautiful photos of the butterflies and the birds....Beautiful photos of the butterflies and the birds. The kestel is my favorite. Greetings Caroline Caroline https://www.blogger.com/profile/09495073220308706114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-25810450425993208612019-05-16T11:08:37.848+01:002019-05-16T11:08:37.848+01:00So sorry to hear of your family's health issue...So sorry to hear of your family's health issues, Wally. I hope that all gets better soon. I'm absolutely fine now, thank you.<br /><br />I'm enjoying the macro lens, particularly as it saves me some weight. However, in order to save on weight carried, I find that I make a choice of which lens to take with me before I set out - and sometimes make the wrong choice! I took the macro with me on Tuesday and spent the whole day wishing I'd taken the Sigma 50-500 as there was some amazing Dragonfly action taking place beyond the sensible reach of the 150 macro! I did, however, use it to get more Green Hairstreak images (never seen so many of them in one area before)!<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend, and take good care. My very best wishes to you and Gini - - - Richard<br /><br />Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-66479443095479427332019-05-16T10:58:08.990+01:002019-05-16T10:58:08.990+01:00Thank you for your very kind words, Carine. I'...Thank you for your very kind words, Carine. I'm sorry to say that the environment, in general, here is in a very poor state. There are pockets where the environment is good, but isolated pockets mean that disaster is virtually inevitable unless corridors are built between them to join them up. We're now seeing restricted gene-pool issues causing collapse of some species. Add to that the disasterous crash in invertebrate numbers, and it gets extremely worrying.<br /><br />In spite of that, Lindsay and I are both fine, thank you!<br /><br />Take great care. With my very best wishes - - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-66137592150565527922019-05-13T17:10:06.879+01:002019-05-13T17:10:06.879+01:00We are dismayed that you have been ill, Richard! W...We are dismayed that you have been ill, Richard! We are overjoyed that you appear to be on the mend!<br /><br />Our life the past few months has been a bit chaotic, taking care of sick family members and squeezing in a couple of road trips. Hopefully, I will soon manage a blog post to try and begin to catch up.<br /><br />This post of yours has certainly lifted my spirits! I may have to sell some property to purchase a macro lens - oh, wait - I have no property to sell. :(<br /><br />Seriously, your work is fabulous. Count me among the Green Hairstreak fans. Although, I'm also partial to the bee fly.<br /><br />Gini and I truly hope you're feeling better and we trust you and Lindsay are having a wonderful new week!Wally Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121368850135565674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-12876316798094595662019-05-13T09:14:56.127+01:002019-05-13T09:14:56.127+01:00Hello Richard!
As usual you offer a great variety ...Hello Richard!<br />As usual you offer a great variety of interesting animals and insects proving this environment is quite healthy, something becoming rare here in France unfortunately.<br />The Holly blue and Green Hairstreak butterflies are really stunning and your photos are beautiful!<br />I hope you are both well, I wish a great week!<br />Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-53749724938159668712019-05-11T10:38:15.276+01:002019-05-11T10:38:15.276+01:00Thank you for those kind words, Helma, but sorry i...Thank you for those kind words, Helma, but sorry if I made you jealous with the Green Hairstreaks! - they really are beautiful butterflies. It is, however, fortunate that they always sit with their wings closed as they are much less glamorous with them open, with the upper side of the wings being a relatively plain 'milk chocolate' brown! <br /><br />With my very best wishes - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-21780874976813045922019-05-10T19:33:45.106+01:002019-05-10T19:33:45.106+01:00Hello Richard,
Thanks to an antibiotic cure, you s...Hello Richard,<br />Thanks to an antibiotic cure, you soon felt better again. I read that you had annoying spam responses. I had a number of them, and in behere I marked them as spam and blocked them simultaneously. Fortunately I now have little trouble with it.<br /><br />Your photos in this blog are great again and most of all I am jealous (and green) of your beautiful green butterflies !!! Unfortunately I haven't had time for it yet but I think they are great. You show beautiful and beautiful sharp photos of them.<br />Of course the other photos are also a pleasure to view :-)<br /><br />Have a nice weekend.<br />Greetings, HelmaHelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669041021568049241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-28151194137009798012019-05-09T19:48:06.524+01:002019-05-09T19:48:06.524+01:00Gracias, Germán, por tu visita, palabras amables y...Gracias, Germán, por tu visita, palabras amables y por enseñarme una nueva palabra: amplexus. He visto esto en ranas muchas veces, pero nunca antes en sapos. De hecho, rara vez veo un sapo! Con mis mejores deseos - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-79523962639213588032019-05-08T22:24:24.104+01:002019-05-08T22:24:24.104+01:00Extraordinario reportaje, todas las fotos son fant...Extraordinario reportaje, todas las fotos son fantásticas. Justamente hoy he estado fotografiando un amplexus de Bufo bufo, estaban en pleno frenesí. Enhorabuena Richard, un abrazo desde España. Germán Ibarra Zorrillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264969574304579865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-78825520414004350592019-05-08T14:26:29.665+01:002019-05-08T14:26:29.665+01:00Thank you, Frank for those kind words. Sadly, thos...Thank you, Frank for those kind words. Sadly, those pheasants represent an outdated pastime that I am very much against. My best wishes - - - Richard.Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-81110442032814968402019-05-07T19:30:14.612+01:002019-05-07T19:30:14.612+01:00Hello Richard
The pheasants are really unbelievabl...Hello Richard<br />The pheasants are really unbelievable, which makes people think of everything ...<br />great pictures beautiful post<br />Greetings Frankwaldlaeufer68 Frank Scholtyssekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054940091779028444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-50984293595560763402019-05-06T21:58:59.257+01:002019-05-06T21:58:59.257+01:00My health was getting me down a lot, Roos, but I&#...My health was getting me down a lot, Roos, but I'm fine now, thank you. I don't like to take antibiotics, but it was necessary in this case.<br /><br />It was a most enjoyable weekend of excursions, but the weather has not been good since then, except on days when I have had other commitments. I hope that the situation will change soon and that we will get some warm dry weather without wind!<br /><br />Take good care. My very best wishes - - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-68188981748589069312019-05-06T21:54:33.654+01:002019-05-06T21:54:33.654+01:00Communing with nature is certainly a great tonic, ...Communing with nature is certainly a great tonic, David, and one I should partake of more often.<br /><br />I suspect that, unwittingly, you probably saw a Common Sun Beetle when you were last in UK, as they are, I understand, exceeding common. Coleoptery is, however, a subject that I dare not immerse myself in - I have enough to learn already, with all my current wildlife interests!<br /><br />Not doing much in the way of raqmbling at present due to weather constraints but, hopefully, we'll see a turn for the better soon.<br /><br />My love to you and Miriam - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-48904215352508024842019-05-06T10:48:58.616+01:002019-05-06T10:48:58.616+01:00Hello Richard, glad to read you are on your feet a...Hello Richard, glad to read you are on your feet again after being ill. It must have been quite heavy that you where on antibiotics. On your outing you sure did encounter some great insects, butterflies and birds. I love the Green Hairstreak. Still have to see my first one. <br />Regards and take good care of yourself.<br />RoosRooshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095611236289233818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-52825413964086067462019-05-05T20:39:19.357+01:002019-05-05T20:39:19.357+01:00Good to see you out and about, Richard, with no il...Good to see you out and about, Richard, with no ill effects. Maybe a bout of nature is the cure you needed. You have a great series of pictures of a variety of organisms but that Common Sun Beetle takes the prize for me. I am sure I have never seen one and it would fascinate me to to end to come across one. Stay well and bring us more tales of Rambles with Richard!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-4933432487288649172019-05-05T20:05:37.438+01:002019-05-05T20:05:37.438+01:00Your insect images are wonderful, Diane. We're...Your insect images are wonderful, Diane. We're doing reasonably well for birds in the garden, but we have had little sunshine for a week or so, and so are not doing so well for insects. The moth trap is out tonight, so I'll see what that brings.<br /><br />It's been many years since last saw a Scarce Swallowtail - such a fabulous butterfly, and I'm jealous. You have a knack of making me jealous with your sightings!<br /><br />Have a wonderful week ahead, and my best wishes for you to have plenty of sunshine - - - Richard Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-5826185324862873082019-05-05T19:28:00.184+01:002019-05-05T19:28:00.184+01:00Lovely set of photos. I seem to be stuck on insec...Lovely set of photos. I seem to be stuck on insects as well at present. Although we had a frost this morning, the birds are not coming to the garden and the insects are far more common. We had a Scarce Swallowtail in the garden this afternoon which I was delighted actually waited for me to go and get the camera.<br />Glad to hear that you are feeling very much better. Take care and do not overdo things. <br />Very best wishes for the coming week, DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-18188879813867827002019-05-05T19:25:13.304+01:002019-05-05T19:25:13.304+01:00Thank you, Adrian. I'm delighted to hear that ...Thank you, Adrian. I'm delighted to hear that you're intending to do more macro work this year and I'm looking forward to seeing some of your results. You may be interested to know that, although I used the Sigma 150 macro on the first and third of those days, the second day (with the Holly Blue and the Green Hairstreak) I only had the Sigma 50-500 with me - it doesn't do too badly for macro work.<br /><br />I hope that you are not getting too much of this cold spell. Best wishes - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-56184064760966573312019-05-05T19:14:34.383+01:002019-05-05T19:14:34.383+01:00Good to see you bright eyed and bushy tailed again...Good to see you bright eyed and bushy tailed again. I have decided to do some more macro this year and will polish up the lens.<br />As always the photography would be hard to better. The star of this show for me is the last image of the Holly Blue. Real drama in the image. Stunning it is.Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-52842006328335837572019-05-05T19:10:49.310+01:002019-05-05T19:10:49.310+01:00Thank you for your kind words, Anne, which are muc...Thank you for your kind words, Anne, which are much appreciated. Thank you also for the interesting information about Bombylius major.<br /><br />Have a wonderful week ahead, and take good care - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-41793671918342725012019-05-05T17:47:58.518+01:002019-05-05T17:47:58.518+01:00Hi Richard! Incredibly great pictures, and interes...Hi Richard! Incredibly great pictures, and interesting observations! Specially colored Pheasant! (Bombylius major) its caterpillar uses honey from (Andrenidae) and larvae as food. They are often seen flying near the bees nest. Anne Hagman-Niilolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304937783573595329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-2648681432807030562019-05-05T17:22:00.174+01:002019-05-05T17:22:00.174+01:00Much as I love damselflies, I think that the Green...Much as I love damselflies, I think that the Green Hairstreak probably is the winner over the Large Red Damselfly for me too Bob. Thank you for your kind words. My very best wishes - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.com