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  1. joespy

    Springwatch

    Did anyone else note the "goofs" on Monday's show.... first we had the "knowledgeable" Martin commentating over the Scrape webcam describing an Avocet as being a previously rare species that had recovered due to preventative action true and nowt wrong there, but as we watched, he dismissed the...
  2. joespy

    Yorkshire Birding

    Thanks for that John... typical though... when your back's turned.....:-C Joe
  3. joespy

    Yorkshire Birding

    I passed the new West Yorks Police dept this aft.. ( it's between North Featherstone and Normanton ). ... there's a pond opposite it which regularly hosts 50+ Grey lag and loads of gulls, but nowt really special it would seem........ .................... But this aft. there were 5 lads with...
  4. joespy

    Warning Car thieves

    Thanks for that BW.... When we thought about it afterwards we wondered why there were so many local police cars patrolling and now we know........ But... as is always the case... when you want one, to report it, you can't find 'em. We drove around the area twice but had to get back to meet up...
  5. joespy

    Warning Car thieves

    Can I just warn anyone who visits the Guadalhorce reserve near Malaga. We've just returned and while waiting for a late flight decided to visit here before flying home. We parked up in Guadalamar near the sea wall and when we came back approx. 3 hrs later, the car had been broken into. The...
  6. joespy

    Dragonflies

    Crisp but smooth ..as ever H2, very good...... the mention of Grey Wagtail reminds me of this afternoon in Hebden Bridge. One very dead juvenile, probably a RTA victim, had been carefully placed on a shop window sill with a flower over it.... sad but sweet that it had touched someone enough to...
  7. joespy

    Yorkshire Birding

    As ever cracking shots Doc... by the way .. have you got that Barny in a hut in your yard.........;) Joe
  8. joespy

    The Peak Of Summer.

    Mmm yes... almost as invigorating as the Whoosh of the Peloton... still, back to earth but a good read like this eases the withdrawal symptoms.... :t: Joe
  9. joespy

    Yorkshire Birding

    Hope you're up before 06.00hrs Sat morn Neil.... the A65 ( the main road thro' Ilkley ) and other roads that feed off/on from it are closed from then until late afternoon.......:t: Joe
  10. joespy

    Yorkshire Birding

    No show from 15.15 - 16.00...:eek!: ................. stood with 2 other guys who'd had a report from RBA, they came from Blacktofts on the way home to Chesterfield. One of them rang in to RBA and reported "no show"...... They'd had 6 Spotshank... Disappointing... I've seen a good few before...
  11. joespy

    Barn Owl

    Was that today Yorky.......? Where..? It was rainy miserable here all day... nice to see your Barny.. sort of cheers one up doesn't it...? :t: It's a bit of role reversal.. the bird looking out from a hide people watching......:eek!: :-O
  12. joespy

    ID Pipit please

    Thanks.....:t: Joe
  13. joespy

    ID Pipit please

    Is this a Tree or Meadow Pipit anyone please Cheers Joe
  14. joespy

    Me & Our Max (21 months)

    Don't know if Max is your first G/kid ...............but I reckon if the best a man can be called is Dad.... then running it an extremely close second is Grandad .... Enjoy...:t: Cheers Joe
  15. joespy

    Insect ID please

    Thanks Shane.....:t:
  16. joespy

    Insect ID please

    Can anyone ID this insect please....? Pic 1 I think it may be a Bee of some kind because it was lying dead on my front window sill, along with approx. 40 of its mates ( I didn't think flies gathered together in such numbers ) They must have entered thro' the open top window late...
  17. joespy

    Critique away

    Did you forget to remove the claws of a bird sat higher up the branch... or did you leave it in as a talking point................;) 'cos if you did it's worked...:-O A good credible pic though, considering the dull lighting and despite Roy's churlish comment .... I, and plenty of others...
  18. joespy

    Yorkshire Birding

    This was interesting at Fairburn yesterday, not just the bird itself but where it and others were nesting........... the old sandstone wall in the village, opposite the Cut car park. Apparently they've nested there regularly for the last few years. Anybody know if this "nesting in walls" is...
  19. joespy

    Need a new Rucksack - Nikon 300mm f2.8

    Just bought, to fit my Nikon D40 + Sigma 150/500 into, this............. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/r.html?R=2FX4LEDV0T0OE&C=3AOWPWPM94BIV&H=H6NG73VVMJ2DIFQBSERQFOICNU4A&T=C&U=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fdp%2FB002VPE1WK%2Fref%3Dpe_385721_37038051_TE_dp_1 I can recommend it, it's a snug...
  20. joespy

    Yorkshire Birding

    With a wingspan of 400mm it could well have been a Noctule http://www.arkive.org/noctule-bat/nyctalus-noctula/image-A14978.html Joe
  21. joespy

    Yorkshire Birding

    Reminds me of some years back when first on Cyprus, at Neo Chorio, and one night I walked to the local bar in the pitch dark. When suddenly across the small street light flew this big thing... I knew it wasn't a bird, the wings didn't look "feathered" turns out they were Fruit Bats and they...
  22. joespy

    Yorkshire Birding

    Nice new fence Mark.....? ;) :t: Joe
  23. joespy

    Yorkshire Birding

    Nice to see some early migrants in the sun this morning at Fairburn.... 3 Sand Martins over Lin Dyke Car park Just trying out the new lens on this Sleeping Beauty...:eek!: Joe
  24. joespy

    Acros and Acronyms- birding terms explained! - beginning birders

    A few names from when I was a kid... Scribbler.... Reed Bunting ... named from its egg colouring and sad to say, when Eggs were collected and their recognition was equally respected... I still have my 2 Observers books, one of Birds and the other Birds Eggs... the Bibles of my...
  25. joespy

    Insulating insoles

    Best Insoles I've ever had are Sorbothane ( still using them), they are quite warm and have excellent impact support.. better though with a size larger boot than normal to help circulation.... Cheers Joe
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