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Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)
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ici repose un essaim d'abeilles !
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One of the many species of
British woodlice pictured in my
dear 2 yr old grandson Oscar's
garden. ...
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The seventh swarm I collected
this season decided to hang up
in the Sully village cemetry on
one of ...
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Uploaded on Jun 16, 2009
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Libellula depressa - Broad-bodied Chaser dragonfly
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Conservatory 62 - finished
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In hunting posture waiting for
unsuspecting prey near the pond
- this is the female. The male
has a ...
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600kg steel and 80kg of sheet
zinc/titanium/copper alloy for
the gutters later. My recent
Flickr ...
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Conservatory 61
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Observation Hive 3
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600kg steel and 80kg of sheet
zinc/titanium/copper alloy for
the gutters later. My recent
Flickr ...
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I've finally finished my
observation hive which lives
inside the conservatory seen
here . The bees ...
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Uploaded on Jun 8, 2009
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Observation Hive 2 - tube detail
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Observation Hive 1
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I've finally finished my
observation hive which lives
inside the conservatory seen
here . The bees ...
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Uploaded on Jun 8, 2009
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I've finally finished my
observation hive which lives
inside the conservatory seen
here . The bees ...
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Uploaded on Jun 8, 2009
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Wood Warbler in full song
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Ready to pop!
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Although he's in the willow tree
he's not a willow warbler! but
one of the rarer of the migrants
to ...
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Uploaded on Jun 8, 2009
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The noise from our pond is
incredible as the male marsh
frogs compete for the attention
of these ...
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Uploaded on Jun 4, 2009
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Who's a handsome duck?
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Hoopoe puts in an appearance
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Mallard male showing off his
spring green sheen ...
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Uploaded on May 24, 2009
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We've been hearing them since
early April with their
'Hoop-hoop' call but its been a
couple of years ...
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Uploaded on May 23, 2009
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"and out of the strong came forth sweetness ..."
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Rampant Renaissance lion honey bee nest !
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The huge swarm I collected at
the Château de Sully, at least
35000 bees, had come from this
amazing ...
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Uploaded on May 8, 2009
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The huge swarm I collected at
the Château de Sully was now
hived, then I wondered where it
had come ...
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New Home for the swarm
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Renaissance Swarm Waggle Dance Video
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The huge swarm I collected at
the Château de Sully yesterday
pretty happily went into this
hive and ...
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Uploaded on May 8, 2009
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The huge swarm I collected at
the Château de Sully yesterday
was covered in dancers. This is
a 34 ...
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Uploaded on May 8, 2009
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Renaissance Swarm
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A swarm in May ...
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I thought the previous one was
big but then I was called out by
the Duchess at the 16th ...
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Uploaded on May 8, 2009
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.. is worth a load of hay. This
year's superb April has brought
me a wonderful crop of ...
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