tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post7711113447850273492..comments2024-03-28T09:23:58.554+00:00Comments on Always look on the wild side of life: Fledglings and flowersLou Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14933986820262509435noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-86988558092019714262013-07-22T21:18:59.321+01:002013-07-22T21:18:59.321+01:00Thanks Tom he is certainly back to being the bounc...Thanks Tom he is certainly back to being the bounciest pup at his training class! People are so inconsiderate of nature! How would they like it if we knocked down their houses because they are unsightly ruining the countryside! Lou Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933986820262509435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-80650469430808813272013-07-21T13:23:28.939+01:002013-07-21T13:23:28.939+01:00Poor ol' pup ! Hope he is recovering well :) L...Poor ol' pup ! Hope he is recovering well :) Lovely photos Lou - particularly like the poppy . Looks like your martins have done well and keeping themselves busy. We have some idiots that knock nests off around here because they are unsightly and messy on their house. Give me strength! <br /><br />Tom Tom Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06443128399990472390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-57833924167201262122013-07-12T10:02:20.040+01:002013-07-12T10:02:20.040+01:00Thanks Margaret, I'm just about to take a look...Thanks Margaret, I'm just about to take a look at your poppy post :)Lou Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933986820262509435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-19405963186866749782013-07-12T10:01:14.276+01:002013-07-12T10:01:14.276+01:00Thanks Wendy :) Pup will definitely make up for it...Thanks Wendy :) Pup will definitely make up for it! I'm sure he is more disobedient than before, or maybe we are imagining it?! Lou Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933986820262509435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-5731989121046156052013-07-12T09:59:27.644+01:002013-07-12T09:59:27.644+01:00They are impressive looking dragons aren't the...They are impressive looking dragons aren't they! I will have to take my camera next time!Lou Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933986820262509435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-9292374204526265442013-07-12T09:57:21.602+01:002013-07-12T09:57:21.602+01:00Thanks Tim :) not long for pup now! Thanks Tim :) not long for pup now! Lou Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933986820262509435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-68156308098293743372013-07-11T21:56:34.477+01:002013-07-11T21:56:34.477+01:00HI Lou Mary Lovely set of photos and wonderful th...HI Lou Mary Lovely set of photos and wonderful that you saw the Martins fledge. I loved the poppy shots. Bracken looks meserable. MargaretMargaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-21644270035468097472013-07-11T21:23:02.343+01:002013-07-11T21:23:02.343+01:00Terrific photos. I love the House Martins, and it&...Terrific photos. I love the House Martins, and it's marvellous that you saw them fledge. Poor Bracken, he does look sorry for himself. I expect he'll make up for lost time when he's fully recovered from the op!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-30814927380433411812013-07-11T19:31:58.164+01:002013-07-11T19:31:58.164+01:00I wish my broad Bodied Chasers would be as obligin...I wish my broad Bodied Chasers would be as obliging! Also very envious of your House Martin fledglings after the down tools disaster here. I think I like your Scorpion Fly picture best - gorgeous. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-7832017435683827242013-07-11T16:02:19.987+01:002013-07-11T16:02:19.987+01:00A lovely post Lou. I really enjoyed all of the pho...A lovely post Lou. I really enjoyed all of the photos you posted - especially the valerian going to seed and that fab scorpion fly. Hope that your pup can have his 'cone of shame', as it's called in Up, removed soon.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363592883349241096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-64664158297127405722013-07-11T15:47:39.480+01:002013-07-11T15:47:39.480+01:00Bracken has managed to split one of the edges by c...Bracken has managed to split one of the edges by consistently running into things and us of course! We have taken it off for a while to let his neck have a bit of a breather! I'm glad Cleo isn't much of a bird catcher :)Lou Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933986820262509435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-57058865078227282722013-07-11T14:51:07.413+01:002013-07-11T14:51:07.413+01:00Ted is impressed that the cone has remained in pla...Ted is impressed that the cone has remained in place at all because he ditches them the second he gets home. At least the hot weather might take the edge off wanting to run- Teddy has been flaked out in the garden all week :-)<br /><br />Cleo has asked me to say she is more of a mouse person, in case any cats reading this think she is a sissy when it comes to hunting :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-69093923557122806022013-07-11T12:56:22.637+01:002013-07-11T12:56:22.637+01:00Wow, a cat who didn't play and kill it! You ob...Wow, a cat who didn't play and kill it! You obviously have her well trained in bird catching etiquette :) <br /><br />Aw, Bracken says thanks to Ted. He says he just wants to run off the lead and not have the silly cone on his head any more. Oh and he certainly doesn't want to be making any return trips to the vets in the future after what they did to him!Lou Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933986820262509435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-52181448574529682782013-07-11T12:52:27.180+01:002013-07-11T12:52:27.180+01:00Yes well we thought it might calm him down... I gu...Yes well we thought it might calm him down... I guess it takes a while because he is still his manic bouncy self!! <br /><br />The housemartins must do a similar thing here over the strawberry fields where there are probably enough fruit flies to feed the HMs for the whole year summer! <br /><br />Thanks for your advice on post issues! It is really very temperamental! Lou Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933986820262509435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-83257434596731046522013-07-11T12:49:34.073+01:002013-07-11T12:49:34.073+01:00LOVE those baby martins! How lucky to catch the fl...LOVE those baby martins! How lucky to catch the fledging moment. Our second batch of sparrows have just gone too. Cleo (cat) brought one in to her room through the cat flap and left it for me (alive and unharmed). It was very lively, independent and noisy as sparrows are and took ages to catch and return to the garden.<br /><br />Ted sends his commiserations to Bracken and says he knows all too well how he feels but it does go away eventually!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-59028999003275518042013-07-11T12:49:31.471+01:002013-07-11T12:49:31.471+01:00Thank you :) He is pretty much back to normal, he ...Thank you :) He is pretty much back to normal, he just has to keep his cone on for another 3 days! Then he can stop inflicting pain on our legs when he blunders into us! Lou Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933986820262509435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-9170881354269066812013-07-11T12:36:34.968+01:002013-07-11T12:36:34.968+01:00Poor old Bracken, mind you a dog with out his bits...Poor old Bracken, mind you a dog with out his bits is a more pleasant and calmer dog.<br />I love the Housemartins, round our way the juveniles as soon as they're fledged an adult bird flies them up to reservoir and teaches them to drink and catch insects of the surface, with amusing results.<br />Your "post" issue is a Blogger issue not your internet connection, what I do is when the message "an error occured whilst trying to save/publish your post" I hit the "ignore" bit I then wait until it tries to "save" it automatically again if it saves ok without the message appearing then I hit publish button, it takes a few goes and is frustrating, the other way is to preview the post before publishing and after a preview then publish but it can still happen (preview failed to load etc). Very frustrating.Douglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627991011532369893.post-49240521661066929182013-07-11T12:17:14.865+01:002013-07-11T12:17:14.865+01:00Some beautiful flower photos there and so pleased ...Some beautiful flower photos there and so pleased you were able to see the House Martin chicks fledge :) Hope the pup recovers soon.Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com