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david r · Friday 21st February 2003, 21:08

Hello,
Here is a of the photo taken last October in my offshore garden.
Dave

Ashley beolens · Friday 21st February 2003, 21:12

Im only getting the top part of your pic here, is anyone else having this problem?

david r · Friday 21st February 2003, 21:16

Sorry Ashley,
I have probably made a mistake somewhere along the line, I will try again later.
Dave.

paula · Friday 21st February 2003, 21:48

May be it is too large? Try reducing its size.

Andrew · Friday 21st February 2003, 22:48

Come on, I wanna see your garden. If not, I'll burst a vessel!! LOL

steve_nova · Friday 21st February 2003, 22:56

Nice view of the sky! I would try Paula's suggestion and reduce it's size.

david r · Friday 21st February 2003, 23:00

Sorry for the delay, my daughter ( 14 ) took over the computer.
members with daughters this age will undrstand.
Dave

david r · Tuesday 25th February 2003, 12:43

Sorry for the delay in resizing this photo.
Dave

Marysan · Tuesday 25th February 2003, 12:51

Lovely, David, worth the wait, thanks.

Reader · Tuesday 25th February 2003, 14:26

Definitely worth the wait. My missus would be proud of that and she loves gardening.

Andrew · Tuesday 25th February 2003, 15:56

Talk about not making a silk purse out of a sow's ear!! You defied the common misconception there!

Paul 42 · Wednesday 26th February 2003, 18:10

Smashing garden mate! No wonder you get so many winged visitors! Are those Bramblings admiring it?

david r · Thursday 27th February 2003, 16:16

Another photo from offshore.
Dave

NCLady · Saturday 1st March 2003, 18:06

How far are you out at sea? So much color in the flowers, wondereful. What kind of birds are the rose breasted ones on the right of the first picture? Your garden looks better than mine!

Ashley beolens · Saturday 1st March 2003, 18:09

I see you get loads of Chaffinches (the birds in both pics) but was there a wheatear in the firt pic or are my eyes going from reading BF all day?

david r · Saturday 1st March 2003, 19:00

NCLADY,
Thanks we are approx. 190 miles from the nearest land and all the birds in the photo's are chaffinches, though I see the bird in the first pic. that Ashley thought may have been a Wheatear. Here is another pic. with a different bird.
Dave

steve_nova · Saturday 1st March 2003, 19:58

Crickey! It looks like a Crossbill. Poor thing looks lost and lonely. I hope he found his way back home.

LuBird · Saturday 1st March 2003, 22:13

Those are great pics. What a different view of the world you must see

Facinating.

david r · Saturday 1st March 2003, 22:38

Hi Steve & Lubird.
Steve you are correct it is a Common Crossbill. Unfortunalely, in my experience they are one of the species that do not do well when crossing the North sea. Perhaps the shortage of food that makes them errupt leaves them in a weakened state to start with. Here is another pic.

new 2 this · Sunday 2nd March 2003, 14:09

Lovely photos Dave, and those plants are brilliant, someone's been busy.....

Are you travelling anywhere or just working in the north sea?

Lets hope the crossbill made it across the sea fine, lovely bird.

LuBird · Sunday 2nd March 2003, 15:23

These are facinating pics david r. Thanks for sharing this lovely space with us

I swear I can almost smell the flowers living there.

david r · Sunday 2nd March 2003, 18:44

New to this,
Hi, we are permanently moored to the seabed, and join / leave the unit by helicopter.
Dave

new 2 this · Sunday 2nd March 2003, 20:39

Hi David,

Bet the birds are glad to have you there so they can stop and rest, and what a lovely rest place they find.

Teresa

Friday 21st February 2003, 21:12	#2
Ashley beolens Breeding the next generation of birders. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks, UK Posts: 1,159	Im only getting the top part of your pic here, is anyone else having this problem? __________________ Ashley Beolens http://www.fatphotographer.net http://viewsfromanurbanlake.blogspot.co.uk/ - Local patch blog http://mothininthegarden.blogspot.com/ - Moth Blog

Friday 21st February 2003, 21:48	#4
paula Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Devon UK Posts: 305	May be it is too large? Try reducing its size. __________________ paula http://www.wildlifeandphoto.net

Friday 21st February 2003, 22:48	#5
Andrew wibble wibble Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Devon. UK. Posts: 11,364	Come on, I wanna see your garden. If not, I'll burst a vessel!! LOL __________________ Are you listening to the voice that talks in your head while you read this?

Tuesday 25th February 2003, 12:43	#8
david r Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: northumberland Posts: 142	Sorry for the delay in resizing this photo. Dave Attached Thumbnails

Tuesday 25th February 2003, 12:51	#9
Marysan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego, California, USA Posts: 6,913	Lovely, David, worth the wait, thanks.
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Friday 21st February 2003, 21:16	#3
david r Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: northumberland Posts: 142	Sorry Ashley, I have probably made a mistake somewhere along the line, I will try again later. Dave.

Friday 21st February 2003, 22:56	#6
steve_nova Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,858	Nice view of the sky! I would try Paula's suggestion and reduce it's size.

Friday 21st February 2003, 23:00	#7
david r Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: northumberland Posts: 142	Sorry for the delay, my daughter ( 14 ) took over the computer. members with daughters this age will undrstand. Dave

Tuesday 25th February 2003, 14:26	#10
Reader Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Coventry Posts: 5,905	Definitely worth the wait. My missus would be proud of that and she loves gardening. __________________ Visit my web site. http://www.coventrybirder.co.uk/ Latest British lifer: Harlequin Duck British List: 404. World List: 1070

Tuesday 25th February 2003, 15:56	#11
Andrew wibble wibble Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Devon. UK. Posts: 11,364	Talk about not making a silk purse out of a sow's ear!! You defied the common misconception there! __________________ Are you listening to the voice that talks in your head while you read this?

Wednesday 26th February 2003, 18:10	#12
Paul 42 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Saint-Etienne France Posts: 251	Smashing garden mate! No wonder you get so many winged visitors! Are those Bramblings admiring it? __________________ Faites l’amour et pas la guerre!

Thursday 27th February 2003, 16:16	#13
david r Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: northumberland Posts: 142	Another garden photo Another photo from offshore. Dave Attached Thumbnails

Saturday 1st March 2003, 18:06	#14
NCLady Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wilmington, NC - USA Posts: 122	How far are you out at sea? So much color in the flowers, wondereful. What kind of birds are the rose breasted ones on the right of the first picture? Your garden looks better than mine!

Saturday 1st March 2003, 18:09	#15
Ashley beolens Breeding the next generation of birders. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks, UK Posts: 1,159	I see you get loads of Chaffinches (the birds in both pics) but was there a wheatear in the firt pic or are my eyes going from reading BF all day? __________________ Ashley Beolens http://www.fatphotographer.net http://viewsfromanurbanlake.blogspot.co.uk/ - Local patch blog http://mothininthegarden.blogspot.com/ - Moth Blog

Saturday 1st March 2003, 19:00	#16
david r Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: northumberland Posts: 142	NCLADY, Thanks we are approx. 190 miles from the nearest land and all the birds in the photo's are chaffinches, though I see the bird in the first pic. that Ashley thought may have been a Wheatear. Here is another pic. with a different bird. Dave Attached Thumbnails

Saturday 1st March 2003, 19:58	#17
steve_nova Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,858	Crickey! It looks like a Crossbill. Poor thing looks lost and lonely. I hope he found his way back home.

Saturday 1st March 2003, 22:13	#18
LuBird Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 284	Those are great pics. What a different view of the world you must seeFacinating.

Saturday 1st March 2003, 22:38	#19
david r Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: northumberland Posts: 142	Hi Steve & Lubird. Steve you are correct it is a Common Crossbill. Unfortunalely, in my experience they are one of the species that do not do well when crossing the North sea. Perhaps the shortage of food that makes them errupt leaves them in a weakened state to start with. Here is another pic. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by david r : Sunday 2nd March 2003 at 10:42.

Sunday 2nd March 2003, 14:09	#20
new 2 this Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom Posts: 41	Lovely photos Dave, and those plants are brilliant, someone's been busy..... Are you travelling anywhere or just working in the north sea? Lets hope the crossbill made it across the sea fine, lovely bird. __________________ TT Ugggggg they're everywhere!!!!!!

Sunday 2nd March 2003, 15:23	#21
LuBird Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 284	These are facinating pics david r. Thanks for sharing this lovely space with usI swear I can almost smell the flowers living there.

Sunday 2nd March 2003, 18:44	#22
david r Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: northumberland Posts: 142	New to this, Hi, we are permanently moored to the seabed, and join / leave the unit by helicopter. Dave

Sunday 2nd March 2003, 20:39	#23
new 2 this Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom Posts: 41	Hi David, Bet the birds are glad to have you there so they can stop and rest, and what a lovely rest place they find. Teresa __________________ TT Ugggggg they're everywhere!!!!!!

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