Interesting Links

[asteria]

Gulls-thieves

http://basik.ru/photo_animals/Birds_Stealing_Ice_Cream/

[Jo UK]

Here is a marvellous series of films called Eagle Eyes, narrated by David Attenborough. The camera work is so surprisingly good.
There are five sections to watch 10F5 to 50F5
Click on the next one as each ends.

I was so late going to bed last night -!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tpqbM0H ... 6A&index=0

[Bosuil]

Thanks Jo, great link!

[macdoum]

Thats a great group of documentary films Jo,as the BBC do so well.
I learned a LOT. Thank you.
And tonight I'm the one going to bed even later than usual...worth every minute.!

[alice44]

I watched them all during daylight when I should have been painting the porch

[visitor]

Carrier Pigeon Faster Than Broadband Internet?

http://www.physorg.com/news171883994.html

[alice44]

Carrier Pigeon Faster Than Broadband Internet?

http://www.physorg.com/news171883994.html

Now I know why the South Africans complain about their internet!

[visitor]

One Raccoon Dog saved - thank you, guys!

http://www.ohtuleht.ee/index.aspx?id=345813

Click on the picture to enlarge and SORRY for my English (hope it's better than nothing).

Two cyclists Raimo and Innar travelled from Riisipere to Haapsalu. They were most amazed when they met an animal which seemed to be with two tails. When they got closer they understood that it was a raccoon dog having a bottle on his head. The animal didn't escape but was waiting for assistance.

The initial scene was funny to the cyclists, but then they realized that the raccoon dog was in big trouble. "There was nothing to think about - how could I leave the animal this way," said Raimo. At first he was going to call emergency, but then decided to act on its own.

The Raccoon dog had been in bottle for quite some time since the container was stuck to the hair and the larvae were found there. "That's a miracle that he could breathe," said Raimo. As soon as the painful "headgear" was off, the raccoon ran to the forest (gratefully!).

The neck of the bottle was cut off. Probably it was used as a vase in a cemetery and the raccoon went to drink from it.

[NancyM]

visitor, your English is EXCELLENT ... thank you for that article.

I clicked the link and saw the picture - that poor animal! I am glad the cyclists helped the poor thing.

[alice44]

what a story poor creature! (and your English is great)
It is a good thing the bicyclists decided to take the bottle off.

[alice44]

http://www.ophrysphotography.co.uk/page ... birds1.htm

Pretty pictures of English Birds.

[NancyM]

a clip from the movie "Winged Migration" ~ a white stork arrives in its winter home

[alice44]

Very nice video

[alice44]

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Wow I did it ;-)
There is a lot of talking here, but they do not really say much. But the piece of cloth woven from Spider silk is amazing.

[Jo UK]

Alice, that was a great find! Thanks.

We shall gradually get used to this youtube button!

[alice44]

Alice, that was a great find! Thanks.

We shall gradually get used to this youtube button!

In a sign of the international state of our society -- it was sent to me by a woman in Exeter and she did not know I have been madly taking pictures of spiders.

[macdoum]

Bociany,that video has great beauty and feeling. The poor stork arrives completely exausted.
(I haven't seen the film yet, its a must-do.)

Alice, Incredible news about spider's web.! Must show hubby.. he pests everyday about the spiders in the morning as he goes out to collect the newspaper.. Listening to him, its a bit like Livingstone in the forests in Africa;. hacking his way to the letterbox.!!!

[unp]

Three clips seen recently:
Crested Tit - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc_UD6eUZAU
Spotted Crake - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT8emyQjAj0
Bullfinch - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YaKENMKUX8

[Olga]

an Owl and a mouse It's a Bubo Africanus.

[Fleur]

funny.
There will be some reason that he is with people in home
actually, he most fly in the free nature