tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post5346253633940042372..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: Otters and Orange LadybirdsCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-24242209377480428352012-11-01T23:24:00.083+00:002012-11-01T23:24:00.083+00:00Thanks, Juliet. I was hoping they were in the Dea...Thanks, Juliet. I was hoping they were in the Dean Village area so I could pop out at lunch time. I may not get there after all. I haven't seen a single ladybird since February! How wonderful to see so many together, and Orange ones too!Debs F Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842165842862495398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-16827445386809996452012-10-31T20:43:06.252+00:002012-10-31T20:43:06.252+00:00Hi debs - they're in the fence posts by the si...Hi debs - they're in the fence posts by the side of the steps up to Colinton village. I want to try and get some better photos of the groups too, I have got better photos of individual ladybirds but its the groups that are so amazing! I'm sure you''ll take wonderful photos of them! Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-32999943770879021312012-10-31T19:20:38.562+00:002012-10-31T19:20:38.562+00:00Juliet, I'd love to see (and photograph) these...Juliet, I'd love to see (and photograph) these ladybirds. On what stretch of the river are they?Debs F Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842165842862495398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-39014769202263762452012-10-31T07:31:53.144+00:002012-10-31T07:31:53.144+00:00Tommaso - yes you're right, otters are related...Tommaso - yes you're right, otters are related to ferrets etc. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-19540572401234250242012-10-31T03:23:38.114+00:002012-10-31T03:23:38.114+00:00Here in Puget Sound the Southern Resident pods of ...Here in Puget Sound the Southern Resident pods of Orcas are Endangered and so studied a lot. One group has a dog that rides in the bow of a boat and can detect the smell of whale poop so they can collect it for analysis of diet etc!!!<br /><br />Never seen those lady bugs - ours are red and only gather in large numbers on a warm side of a house when they first hatch.RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-76387256047770824892012-10-31T00:47:26.431+00:002012-10-31T00:47:26.431+00:00what interesting ladybirds! and good to know there...what interesting ladybirds! and good to know there are otters around here!Annette Taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674734515964476954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-9737542277263189592012-10-30T22:56:04.078+00:002012-10-30T22:56:04.078+00:00Hi Juliet,
Always interesting to come and visit y...Hi Juliet,<br /><br />Always interesting to come and visit you and thanks for sharing.<br />As we do not have otters here, great to read your post. Cute orange ladybirds.<br /><br />Happy week<br />hugs<br />CarolynDraffin Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448539647442095635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-5377875315204869512012-10-30T20:52:00.153+00:002012-10-30T20:52:00.153+00:00Very nice work at Daily Haiku, Juliet.Very nice work at Daily Haiku, Juliet.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717622168200846486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-38909876491231289862012-10-30T19:54:18.705+00:002012-10-30T19:54:18.705+00:00Gillena - ladybirds come in a full range of colour...Gillena - ladybirds come in a full range of colours! Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-62966547919343290632012-10-30T19:53:57.400+00:002012-10-30T19:53:57.400+00:00Ms Sparrow, I don't think they're rare, bu...Ms Sparrow, I don't think they're rare, but they are certainly often overlooked!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-40147498899616085212012-10-30T19:51:44.106+00:002012-10-30T19:51:44.106+00:00thanks Caroline - that's a good point and I h...thanks Caroline - that's a good point and I have bookmarked the Ladybird survey website to go back to so I'll let them know! Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-86407297670760387642012-10-30T19:29:39.301+00:002012-10-30T19:29:39.301+00:00Oh, I am not surprised that otters eat rabbits...I...Oh, I am not surprised that otters eat rabbits...I think otters are connected with the ferrets family, and ferrets, I think, hunt rabbits.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-81116351707370201822012-10-30T19:26:53.612+00:002012-10-30T19:26:53.612+00:00Actually this is great news about otters'poo. ...Actually this is great news about otters'poo. Maybe the only in the world smelling pleasant. Maybe I ezaggerate but sounds like something God forgot from Eden and left for us to discover in this valley of tears!<br /><br />For dogs actually it's a kind of heaven they already know, for them I think every poo smell deliciously...Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-12287955508365642602012-10-30T18:38:50.004+00:002012-10-30T18:38:50.004+00:00What interesting ladybugs! I wonder if they're...What interesting ladybugs! I wonder if they're a rare variety.Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-57083482608680146622012-10-30T17:28:35.160+00:002012-10-30T17:28:35.160+00:00I'm sure Helen at the Ladybird survey would be...I'm sure Helen at the Ladybird survey would be interested in this, Juliet, and your photo. I'm jealous ;-) !Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-60333047411273163862012-10-30T15:33:10.452+00:002012-10-30T15:33:10.452+00:00As always im blown away when i visit,
always li...As always im blown away when i visit, <br /><br />always like your hyperlinking; <br /><br />didn't know ladybirds came in colour orange<br /><br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-38664893151536658352012-10-30T14:59:32.637+00:002012-10-30T14:59:32.637+00:00Interesting Juliet. I have sent details to my fri...Interesting Juliet. I have sent details to my friend, who is interested in such things and is a volunteer at Foxglove Covert, the MOD nature reserve on Catterick Garrison.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com