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The Natural World
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"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
Me, 2015
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Think of the sandpaper...Dave B wrote:Blimey, need a lot of millet to keep that lot satisfied!
Alan Henness
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?
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and the barrow for the, er, outcome, every morning.Alan H wrote:Think of the sandpaper...Dave B wrote:Blimey, need a lot of millet to keep that lot satisfied!
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
Me, 2015
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Alan Henness
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?
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Alan Henness
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?
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Clever!
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
Me, 2015
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Alan Henness
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?
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Alan Henness
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?
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I got myself "bonded" to a sulphur crested cockatoo when I worked at a local animal centre. They also had an African grey, supposed to be the most intelligent of parrots, but Arthur was the better socialiser and great fun. I hgot a perfectly preened beard and tache every time I met him.
Six months after they moved to Somerset I went down there. Arthur saw me coming about a hundred yards away, jumped of his perch and ran to me. They have good facial memories as well!
But that dancing was something else!
Six months after they moved to Somerset I went down there. Arthur saw me coming about a hundred yards away, jumped of his perch and ran to me. They have good facial memories as well!
But that dancing was something else!
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
Me, 2015
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Alan Henness
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?
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That's nae breast stroke! Being clearly similar but more laid back than the butterfly it's possibly owl stroke ... I'll try it next time I'm in a pool
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This is awesome! I had no idea that birds could dance. Thank you for sharing.Alan H wrote:
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Wow! I didn't know owls could swim! Why isn't it flying away instead of swimming?Alan H wrote:
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Once in the water the under feathers would be waterlogged, probably weigh a lot more and wet feathers don't work well. Non aquatic birds have surface oils but only for rain.
The swimming may be modified flying, slow because of the water. It was probably trying to fly, desperately! Unless it got to shore or something it would be very quickly exhausted.
I should add the the surface tension of water is actually quite strong, it can hold a small floatplane down making it nedd to "wiggle" to break the grip.
All birds enjoy a daily bath but thats a bit too much. Caring farmers put plastic milk crates, upside down, in cattle troughs, these float just under the surface, cows push them down but they will support a large bird to take a drink. Unless it is experienced a bird may have trouble telling a puddle and a pond appart.
The swimming may be modified flying, slow because of the water. It was probably trying to fly, desperately! Unless it got to shore or something it would be very quickly exhausted.
I should add the the surface tension of water is actually quite strong, it can hold a small floatplane down making it nedd to "wiggle" to break the grip.
All birds enjoy a daily bath but thats a bit too much. Caring farmers put plastic milk crates, upside down, in cattle troughs, these float just under the surface, cows push them down but they will support a large bird to take a drink. Unless it is experienced a bird may have trouble telling a puddle and a pond appart.
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
Me, 2015
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That's interesting Dave. Hope someone rescued the bird.Dave B wrote:Once in the water the under feathers would be waterlogged, probably weigh a lot more and wet feathers don't work well. Non aquatic birds have surface oils but only for rain.
The swimming may be modified flying, slow because of the water. It was probably trying to fly, desperately! Unless it got to shore or something it would be very quickly exhausted.
I should add the the surface tension of water is actually quite strong, it can hold a small floatplane down making it nedd to "wiggle" to break the grip.
All birds enjoy a daily bath but thats a bit too much. Caring farmers put plastic milk crates, upside down, in cattle troughs, these float just under the surface, cows push them down but they will support a large bird to take a drink. Unless it is experienced a bird may have trouble telling a puddle and a pond appart.
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Just had to post this one - a red-capped woodpecker, the like of which I once spotted in my suburban garden so I know it's not that big, was apparently pounced on by a baby weasel. The woodpecker understandably took flight with the weasel clinging to his back!
Story here: http://time.com/3729535/woodpecker-weasel-photograph/
Story here: http://time.com/3729535/woodpecker-weasel-photograph/
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That has to be the epitome of the "lucky shot"!
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
Me, 2015
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No prizes but does anyone know what this creature from Brazil is?
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Alan reckons it's a coypu. I'm inclined to agree unless anyone's got any better ideas.
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Coypu.
Alan Henness
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?
There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?