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  1. A few follow up pics Oily, adult slow worms then youngster. And a butterfly found in a tree (i know it doesn't really belong here).
  2. I have a few dodgy phone pictures - will try to get out with the proper camera tomorrow. 20+ degrees here (in central France) today and suddenly loads of stuff turning up. Was out in the woods this pm and in no particular order in 2 hours i saw all 3 spotted woodpeckers (my wife saw the black one on Tuesday), Oil beetle, Lots of early season butterflies (Red Admiral, Peacock, Brimstone, Large Tortoiseshell and male Orange Tip) and finally under a bit of matting a mum and 2 baby slow worms. Not bad for one afternoon. Oh and one of my daughters saw loads of Palmate newts in the old millstream !
  3. Hi All Mick, I have to pick you up on that - we had a guy come round and he had done exactly that , (as described) last year. Took out an Asian hornet nest (at about 40-50 feet up) in a field on the outskirts of a local village with said paintball gun. We passed by a few days later - no activity at all. To be fair it wasn't your average gun, some higher powered version and surprisingly accurate. It does work. On a separate note, we have had Asians for (at least) the last 4 years - never had any trouble from them apart from grabbing my bees as they returned to the hive. I found letting some grass stalks grow tall in front of the hive seriously reduced their chances of catching one though, and must confess to an adrenaline fuelled 20 minutes with a badminton racquet !!!!!
  4. Must have missed this post AJ. Here's my version of the same thing just about to depart !
  5. I just thought it looked like an early version trail camera - put there by the council to see if they could spot any wrongdoing - you know dropping litter, in a traffic jam with your engine running, going over 20mph etc etc !!!!!
  6. Morning - busy week ! I think they go as follows: Southern White Admiral Swallowtail Queen of Spain fritillary Map (these butterflies are really curious - i think these are 2nd or possibly 3rd generation but i have never seen so many together at once). Then: Black veined white Large skipper Sooty copper Map (underside - which gives them their name) - landed on my glove ! And yes, the elusive wood white Finally: Hummingbird hawk Common blue Weavers (AKA violet) fritillary Southern white admiral again - underside v. similar to Purple Emperor and Lesser Purple Emperor (which we also have !). I have (so) many more butterfly pics (of varying quality it has to be said) - maybe I'll dig out some of the rarer stuff and post it - if you'd like ? !!!!
  7. I think i know what this is but feel free to have a guess - it was a first for me.
  8. OK final final pic. Saw this very odd butterfly in flight (apparently upside down) - never seen anything like it before and had no idea what it was till it landed !
  9. Trying to go for things of interest
  10. Haven't posted for ages - here is the first batch from the last few weeks - a few more to follow.
  11. I had exactly that with a hornets nest down the other end of the fallen tree i was logging my way along - oh look a hornet ! Within 15 seconds maybe 60 - 70. Just started talking calmly to them and slowly backed off. They followed me at a distance of about 2 metres all the way to the tractor 20 metres away. Made sure i was no longer a threat and then got on with their day. Unlike wasps, made no attempt to sting me - but i'd have been in trouble if they had - out in the wood working on my own ! Just as an aside, i kept the saw running the noise/vibration seems to calm them (maybe ?).
  12. Thanks you two. That was my initial take on it but the leaves are truly massive - that's a regular oak (Q. Robur) to the left for comparison. The only one that is even vaguely close is Northern Red (Q. Rubra) but I'm yet to be convinced.
  13. Afternoon Can anyone help me out with an id on this one please ? The only thing i can think of is some sort of Paulownia - the leaves are big (25x16 cm) but don't quite look right to me. Ideas ?
  14. Do you all see what i mean ? I'd be delighted with Pete's Whitethroat picture ! PW I do get what you mean though, but all modesty to one side, if the subject is in sharp focus, that's half the battle for me. Once I'm getting consistent results on that I can start thinking about composition. Not sure I'll ever get to worrying about light levels - don't think I've got 30 years left !!!!

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