Another pointless thread
Posted 13/08/2023 - 15:21
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Has one of your fish suddenly put on a lot of weight?
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Posted 13/08/2023 - 16:01
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jeallen01 wrote:
JAWS Minimus!
On a slightly more "realistic" note, a river/lake bird with a relatively long beak - like a heron (or egret - not sure if we get those in the UK though) - might be able to perch on/near the netting and spear the fish as they pass under the hole.
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Posted 13/08/2023 - 16:31
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Hardgravity wrote:
something seems to have had my fish for a late night snack!
Are you sure they've been eaten? Any chance they might have died and sunk to the bottom? If definitely eaten, you need a camera trap to get photographic evidence of the offender. A basic one that's OK for garden use isn't expensive. You might be surprised at what goes on in your garden (and that's after you and Mrs HG have gone inside :wink.something seems to have had my fish for a late night snack!
jeallen01 wrote:
or egret - not sure if we get those in the UK though
Yes we do. The little egret is now as common as muck in some areas. The great white egret is rare but slowly increasing (magnificent bird, see this thread). Neither are likely visitors to a garden though.or egret - not sure if we get those in the UK though
Steve
Posted 13/08/2023 - 16:32
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Egrets are becoming established in the UK. There was one at WWT Washington a couple of years ago
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Posted 13/08/2023 - 21:23
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Both at Rutland Water
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Gotta K-3iii now, had a K-S2, K50 and so suffering from a relapse and so buying digital camera kit.
Previous addiction has resulted in using Zeniths, Yashicamat, Chinons, Minoltas, Samsungs, Fujis, Cosina, Kodak, Lumix, Canon, Nikon and Pentax etc etc - have tried most makes in the past 50 years. Love cameras - love taking photos even more
Posted 13/08/2023 - 21:24
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bforbes wrote:
Egrets are becoming established in the UK. There was one at WWT Washington a couple of years ago
Thx all for confirming a bird that I saw a couple of years here in West London on a "pond" on a building site - I thought it was an egret but could not be sure at the time.
Egrets are becoming established in the UK. There was one at WWT Washington a couple of years ago
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Posted 14/08/2023 - 07:46
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that was my thought, a bird of some sort, but the pond is close to the house and awkward for anything large to gat at.
The mesh guard is also not damagaed.
I suspect a local cat, but how is a mystery.
The mesh guard is also not damagaed.
I suspect a local cat, but how is a mystery.
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Posted 14/08/2023 - 11:15
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Lubbyman wrote:
Steve
You don't have piranhas in there, do you?
Hardgravity wrote:
something seems to have had my fish for a late night snack!
Are you sure they've been eaten? Any chance they might have died and sunk to the bottom? If definitely eaten, you need a camera trap to get photographic evidence of the offender. A basic one that's OK for garden use isn't expensive. You might be surprised at what goes on in your garden (and that's after you and Mrs HG have gone inside :wink.......something seems to have had my fish for a late night snack!
Steve
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Posted 14/08/2023 - 13:47
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Same thing happened to my fish a year or so ago, I blamed the local cat population but then reckoned it was a young heron who somehow managed to grab carp through a narrow feed slot, pull them through and leave them on the patio. Something they do apparently.
Posted 14/08/2023 - 19:51
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Hardgravity wrote:
The pond is now secure,
three bags of postcrete?
The pond is now secure,
Too far from a shore.
Posted 15/08/2023 - 00:08
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I had all my sticklebacks cleaned out - by a kingfisher!
Posted 17/08/2023 - 20:42
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Just seen a US B-2 Stealth Bomber fly over - and let's guess which lens I had on the camera? Was it a 400mm, or a 300mm, or the 60-250 that's been on the camera for the last few days? No - it was a 20mm
Never seen one of these before, it was quite low (I've always associated them with high level flights) with quite a distinctive engine rumble. Anyone know why it would be over here at present?
Never seen one of these before, it was quite low (I've always associated them with high level flights) with quite a distinctive engine rumble. Anyone know why it would be over here at present?
LennyBloke
Posted 17/08/2023 - 21:20
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LennyBloke wrote:
Just seen a US B-2 Stealth Bomber fly over - Anyone know why it would be over here at present?
I can think of one reason but I might be considered conspiracy theorist Just seen a US B-2 Stealth Bomber fly over - Anyone know why it would be over here at present?
Shame about the 20mm though. What you might have given for another '0'. It's sods law I'm afraid, it never rains but what it pours whenever you leave your brolly at home!
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(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
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What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
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