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Post by craftysnapper on May 9, 2015 8:13:17 GMT
The camellia's in the garden are in flower early this year because of the mild winter. Nikon D5200  Olympus E-M5  |
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dicklaxt
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Post by dicklaxt on May 9, 2015 10:50:37 GMT
Superb images Paul,,,,,,,,,we don't have a garden per se on this end so Flower images are slow to come but I enjoy shooting them. I have another BTW for you too,where is your garden located, State or Country etc?
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Post by craftysnapper on May 10, 2015 6:39:42 GMT
Thank you Dick, I'm located in the West Midlands England.
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Post by Bayla on May 10, 2015 7:25:55 GMT
Paul,
I should have realised from the picture of the robin you posted that you are another Brit (I'm from the North West) - how do you entice the birds into your garden? We get sparrows, sparrows, sparrows and magpies but rarely see anything with colour apart from one robin which visits us every year in the middle of winter.
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Post by craftysnapper on May 10, 2015 9:22:29 GMT
Bayla we get our fair share of sparrows to (to many) but also blue,grey and long tailed tits as well as blackbirds. I have a feeding station for the birds which helps but robins will sell there souls for dried meal worms you can get them to come within a few feet.  Not had finches in the garden for years.  |
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Post by dicklaxt on May 10, 2015 11:51:29 GMT
We have to many,many sparrows along with starlings as well. They were imported from the UK way back when to help control the locust bloom that caused much crop destruction. The sparrows became more of a problem than the locusts. In the warmer climates of the USA they will nest four times a year which really increases the population. Some cities/counties/states actually have a monetary bounty on them, but the battle has been lost. I do my part as they (both species) destroy eggs and young hatchlings in my Purple Martin Colony in their competition for nest site's. I must keep them under control by eradicating by what ever means I can.
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Post by hmca on May 11, 2015 11:34:07 GMT
Paul, the color and detail on your camellias are beautiful!
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craftysnapper
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Post by craftysnapper on May 11, 2015 17:29:46 GMT
Paul, the color and detail on your camellias are beautiful! Thank you.  |
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Post by pacfam on May 12, 2015 0:37:58 GMT
Lovely, Paul. Camellias are so delicate and come in so many varieties. You have shown a gorgeous pair of examples!!
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