tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post739268715217652914..comments2024-01-03T09:00:35.413+00:00Comments on Adrian's Images: I HOPE. (11/06/14)ADRIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-34829135255424766902014-06-11T19:40:47.373+01:002014-06-11T19:40:47.373+01:00Laura, disfruto de adivinanzas. El problema es que...Laura, disfruto de adivinanzas. El problema es que la gente piensa que soy estúpido.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-21148058032227152552014-06-11T19:36:36.808+01:002014-06-11T19:36:36.808+01:00Horst, I could have done with being a bit closer. ...Horst, I could have done with being a bit closer. I suspect they lose about 50%. It is amazing that any survive.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-20911203234570011162014-06-11T19:26:17.905+01:002014-06-11T19:26:17.905+01:00Yo no me complico con ellas, cuando salgo al campo...Yo no me complico con ellas, cuando salgo al campo, todas son para mí flores silvestres preciosas :)))<br />Un abrazo.Laura. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157493466796939852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-89565577435084017502014-06-11T18:54:38.201+01:002014-06-11T18:54:38.201+01:00Great photos of the Eider Ducks. I am amazed that ...Great photos of the Eider Ducks. I am amazed that there is not more loss of the ducklings than there is. So many hazards and big things that eat ducks in the Ocean. Horst in Edmontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523290699599403329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-72389311504489436742014-06-11T18:47:22.498+01:002014-06-11T18:47:22.498+01:00Thanks Bass, I'm rising the ladder from a very...Thanks Bass, I'm rising the ladder from a very deep hole though.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-8630888232938785382014-06-11T18:46:28.007+01:002014-06-11T18:46:28.007+01:00Bob, It appears I managed 2/3rds correct. It is a ...Bob, It appears I managed 2/3rds correct. It is a pass mark in anyone's book. There is a Shrike here but I can't manage to get it's picture yet. I at first thought it was a Pied Wagtail and didn't bother. It's upset now and won't come near.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-31312403549111367912014-06-11T18:41:03.431+01:002014-06-11T18:41:03.431+01:00Not very much better I warrant.Not very much better I warrant.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-28748357725076029882014-06-11T18:39:44.366+01:002014-06-11T18:39:44.366+01:00Frances, I hope he watched where he was putting hi...Frances, I hope he watched where he was putting his feet. I am hopeless at IDing natural things. It's not so long ago that I could only identify sheep if they had their woolly coats on. Early summer is a great time.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-14377362615701277112014-06-11T18:36:28.233+01:002014-06-11T18:36:28.233+01:00Trevor, the sea is quite choppy today. It drove th...Trevor, the sea is quite choppy today. It drove them close inshore. She has lost one duckling in the last 48 hours.<br />I sometimes think I'll never master this nature business. I am not too bad if I meet someone who knows but to go out mob handed on a nature walk would be hell for me.<br />There are two purple Orchids here. one lot are half the size of this one. I'll get trawling on the internet.<br />There are some very unusual thing here....I suspect I have increased their number by one. There is a Shrike, I've been following it about but haven't got a picture yet. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-84583313858754468392014-06-11T18:35:46.364+01:002014-06-11T18:35:46.364+01:00Adriaan you are a master you rise up the ladder.Adriaan you are a master you rise up the ladder.Bas.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13804347915356897054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-40279497458582408662014-06-11T18:25:58.323+01:002014-06-11T18:25:58.323+01:00Douglas, I've seen the female with the light c...Douglas, I've seen the female with the light cheek feathers twice before. She has lost a duckling. Where the other three came from I don't know.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-40972414239034560722014-06-11T17:33:23.725+01:002014-06-11T17:33:23.725+01:00Great at the naming, I wouldn't have had a clu...Great at the naming, I wouldn't have had a clue. The Eider is fantastic, but they were one short, must have been a Dolphin.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-79065900956922289142014-06-11T17:09:10.863+01:002014-06-11T17:09:10.863+01:00You know your wild flowers better than I do, beaut...You know your wild flowers better than I do, beautiful pics, and nice view of the eiders too.Gillian Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283601772483708539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-7015900412447217752014-06-11T16:14:00.837+01:002014-06-11T16:14:00.837+01:00Fairfax and I went on a pilgrimage this morning to...Fairfax and I went on a pilgrimage this morning to a place where masses of orchids flower every year. Just magic. I'm not bad on wild flowers, but all those different orchids defeat me. Early purple, butterfly....well anyway, they were glorious.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-59413294598590337192014-06-11T15:48:44.576+01:002014-06-11T15:48:44.576+01:00Well done Adrian...you got the Eiders. It's a ...Well done Adrian...you got the Eiders. It's a hard life for them out there on the sea, It'll be interesting to see if she manages to keep all those ducklings?<br /><br />Nice to see a few wild flowers, like you I've got lots of images on file and more waiting to be processed! (I must get my backside into gear and do a post! The problem is finding the time, I much prefer being out and about taking MORE photographs!)<br /><br />I agree with Margaret the first image is of a Plantain...if you look closely at the stem..it's ribbed, as there's only one member of the plantain family to have this feature it must be a Ribwort Plantain (plantago lanceolata).<br /><br />I think the Orchid might be a sub species (pulchella) of the Early Marsh Orchid (dactylorhiza incarnata) It has a good presence in the West of Scotland. <br /> Identifying orchids poses much the same problem as identifying birds...they can all look the bloody same!...[;o)<br />The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-20805130721483813342014-06-11T15:22:58.259+01:002014-06-11T15:22:58.259+01:00It's quite common for birds to help raise a br...It's quite common for birds to help raise a brood. Long tailed tit's do it. Not sure wether Eiders do but the image suggest they do. Fascinating image. I like the flowers tooDouglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-44159280835219378722014-06-11T12:39:51.159+01:002014-06-11T12:39:51.159+01:00Mersad they were trapped in the calmest corner of ...Mersad they were trapped in the calmest corner of the bay. It is good to see them.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-46938939869604171182014-06-11T12:38:43.154+01:002014-06-11T12:38:43.154+01:00Laura, I agree it does me good to sit and look at ...Laura, I agree it does me good to sit and look at the small things that are provided free.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-51148685841834684692014-06-11T12:37:34.996+01:002014-06-11T12:37:34.996+01:00Thank you but not art; yet.Thank you but not art; yet.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-60941107901739960632014-06-11T12:36:58.153+01:002014-06-11T12:36:58.153+01:00Margaret, it is a common plant. I thought it was i...Margaret, it is a common plant. I thought it was in the Rose family.<br />I don't think the three big ducks have full adult plumage yet. Good to see them whatever age they are.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-38398527312067484872014-06-11T12:06:54.179+01:002014-06-11T12:06:54.179+01:00Another great outing for you. I like the last two ...Another great outing for you. I like the last two images and how the ducks are swimming in rougher water.<br /><br />Mersad<br /><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mersad Donko Photography</a><br />Mersadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912588798000508495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-17957417570344946682014-06-11T11:47:29.940+01:002014-06-11T11:47:29.940+01:00so nice the little flowers are magic for me, i rea...so nice the little flowers are magic for me, i really love them ... in the most dark moment of my life these little life gave to me such a power... magic for me are lifetimoebasilicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413505338996496784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-82512282927389762972014-06-11T11:45:03.790+01:002014-06-11T11:45:03.790+01:00cuanto arte hay en cada flor y momento que dibujas...cuanto arte hay en cada flor y momento que dibujas con tu camaraRecomenzarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374707052626551976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-68857306111511839532014-06-11T11:26:51.907+01:002014-06-11T11:26:51.907+01:00Hi Adrian Lovely collection of wide flowers. I...Hi Adrian Lovely collection of wide flowers. I have the first one down at my old caravan and to me it is in the Plantain family. Love the shots of the Eiders. The females do come together with their young and hang out.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.com