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[maxthecollie]

Lie on your back you might

[susie123]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

Lie on your back you might

Someone made a whole book out of that some years ago...

Amazon.com: "Sam, the Ceiling Needs Painting": Woody Gelman, Sy Goodstadt, Mel Poretz: Books

[shillelagh]

heres mine .. for today ...

1 4pm out the back of my house
2 4pm out the front of my house ... what a difference
3. sun was setting
4, 5, 6 & 7 .. the moon before it went into hiding behind the clouds ....

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by shillelagh

heres mine .. for today ...

1 4pm out the back of my house
2 4pm out the front of my house ... what a difference
3. sun was setting
4, 5, 6 & 7 .. the moon before it went into hiding behind the clouds ....

Ever changing skies - I can't photograph the moon for toffee don't know if it's me or my camera...so nice ones.

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Ever changing skies - I can't photograph the moon for toffee don't know if it's me or my camera...so nice ones.

Here are some moon photos I took...of the moon, magpie, swan and a goose with 1 leg...

[mobertol]

A walk up Helm Crag in the Lake District -particularly hard climb but worth it -stunning views from the top.

1 Me by The Ease
2 Starting to walk towards Sour Milk Ghyll
3 Sour Milk Ghyll
4 Ready to begin the ascent of Helm Crag (hard climb)
5 Easedale Tarn and Sour Milk Ghyll
6 Ascent of The Howitzer
7 Dave on top!
8 Me comtemplating the view
9 Grasmere from Helm Crag - possibly also Buttermere
10 Ascent to The Lion and The lamb

Note the changing skies -only minutes between shots 9 and 10.

[susie123]

More from Grange over Sands on Tuesday...

1 Cottage door
2 Community orchard
3 Seat carved from a fallen tree
4 Floral walls
5 - 9 Couldn't resist these geese on the park lake. They are bar headed geese from central Asia but seem quite at home in Cumbria. They fly higher than any other bird in the world, crossing over Mount Everest on their annual migration.
6 I've heard of a headless chicken...

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by susie123

More from Grange over Sands on Tuesday...

1 Cottage door
2 Community orchard
3 Seat carved from a fallen tree
4 Floral walls
5 - 9 Couldn't resist these geese on the park lake. They are bar headed geese from central Asia but seem quite at home in Cumbria. They fly higher than any other bird in the world, crossing over Mount Everest on their annual migration.
6 I've heard of a headless chicken...

I just love that cottage Sue -didn't have a "for sale" sign by any chance

[susie123]

Originally Posted by mobertol

I just love that cottage Sue -didn't have a "for sale" sign by any chance

Sadly no... and I'd be first in the queue if it did - except it was right on the main road!

[susie123]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

1) Are the Bar-headed Geese clipped or can they fly? Down south we have the Egyptian Geese which are spreading around from one pair in 1999 they are free flying ferals. I guess it will be 50 years before they spread to the Hynburn Area. Another one is the Chinese Mandarin Duck another feral species in the wild.

Can't help you there Kes - didn't get close enough to investigate! I think there may have been other species around but we didn't see any in our brief visit. Have seen mandarins around in other places.

BTW those geese were not in Hyndburn - they're in Grange over Sands on the edge of the Lake District. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about them...

The Bar-headed Goose is often kept in captivity, as it is considered beautiful and breeds readily. Records in Great Britain are frequent, and almost certainly relate to escapes. However, the species has bred on several occasions in recent years and around five pairs were recorded in 2002, the most recent available report of the Rare Birds Breeding Panel. It is possible the species is becoming gradually more established in Great Britain. The bird is sociable and causes no problems for other birds. The "wild" population is believed to be declining in Great Britain due to over-hunting.

Six rare birds in one pic | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by susie123

Can't help you there Kes - didn't get close enough to investigate! I think there may have been other species around but we didn't see any in our brief visit. Have seen mandarins around in other places.

BTW those geese were not in Hyndburn - they're in Grange over Sands on the edge of the Lake District. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about them...

The Bar-headed Goose is often kept in captivity, as it is considered beautiful and breeds readily. Records in Great Britain are frequent, and almost certainly relate to escapes. However, the species has bred on several occasions in recent years and around five pairs were recorded in 2002, the most recent available report of the Rare Birds Breeding Panel. It is possible the species is becoming gradually more established in Great Britain. The bird is sociable and causes no problems for other birds. The "wild" population is believed to be declining in Great Britain due to over-hunting.

Six rare birds in one pic | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Yes I know Grange over Sands we used to go to that lake there with all the ornamental ducks there, that where you took the photos?

I've seen the TV programs about the Himalayas the Bar-headed Goose is the highest flying goose and migrates over the mountains there. There are many in the London parks I've seen some flying.

Also there is a Pelican that can fly in the park but it stays in the park.

[davemac]

Today in Pictures, a journey around Spring Wood.

1. Another fungi, Dead Mans Fingers.
2. A view across to Longridge Fell and beyond.
3. I think it might be a Puff ball fungi (will look it up later) but what do you think it looks like!
4. Its nice to sit and take in the view.
5. You might well look a bit sheepish.
6. Thats one rock hard bracket fungi (Ganoderma).
7. Not sure what this is, they are small and the size of a match head.
8. Don't know why, but there are a lot of coins hammered in to the top of this and other felled trees.
9. Dappled shade, and time to stand still for a while.
10. Spore heads of sphagnum moss.

And there it is, a pleasant walk, but a bit muddy underfoot.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by davemac

Today in Pictures, a journey around Spring Wood.

1. Another fungi, Dead Mans Fingers.
2. A view across to Longridge Fell and beyond.
3. I think it might be a Puff ball fungi (will look it up later) but what do you think it looks like!
4. Its nice to sit and take in the view.
5. You might well look a bit sheepish.
6. Thats one rock hard bracket fungi (Ganoderma).
7. Not sure what this is, they are small and the size of a match head.
8. Don't know why, but there are a lot of coins hammered in to the top of this and other felled trees.
9. Dappled shade, and time to stand still for a while.
10. Spore heads of sphagnum moss.

And there it is, a pleasant walk, but a bit muddy underfoot.

That spotty botty fungus - common earth ball, Scleroderma citrinus...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scleroderma_citrinum

The coin tree is a kind of superstition - I've seen the one at Aira Force waterfall near Ullswater.

Wish Tree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[susie123]

Originally Posted by kestrelx

Yes I know Grange over Sands we used to go to that lake there with all the ornamental ducks there, that where you took the photos?

I've seen the TV programs about the Himalayas the Bar-headed Goose is the highest flying goose and migrates over the mountains there. There are many in the London parks I've seen some flying.

Also there is a Pelican that can fly in the park but it stays in the park.

Yep I took the pics by the park lake. There didn't appear to be much apart from the geese. At first I thought they were grebes, from a distance, you don't often see geese in the water.

Think I've seen the pelican in London, a long time ago!

[shillelagh]

heres mine ...

1. nephew sam wi next doors cat ...
2. red robin .. its autumn .. the leaves are starting to turn
3. dont know what it is ...
and the rest are the sunsets and the moon