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Post by hipflaskandy on Dec 19, 2011 15:51:12 GMT
Well, a vid of some jays in winter that nonrab posted elsewhere on here had me a-twitchin' like a good un. There's gotta be other JT-fans on here with more than a passing interest in 'wildlife' generally, so the lightbulb came on for me that folks might wanna share what they're seeing 'out there'... Here's the view from my studio window of our back garden - lots of birdlife - and more! Two of our 'woodcrete' nest boxes can be made out on this poor pic.
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Post by hipflaskandy on Dec 19, 2011 15:53:48 GMT
And here's some of our frogs in our pond, lower down the garden, forming a 'chorus' earlier in the year
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Post by janu on Dec 20, 2011 14:55:01 GMT
Great thought hipflaskandy, here is a Spanish JT fan who is fond of wildlife and photography. That's not the first time I'm sharing my own pics on a board, since 2006 I'm also doing it on another site gettin' so far a very big success like yours will be sure getting it on here. Those next pics were taken by me during my last summer holidays in the North of Spain, more exactly Cantabria, a green and mountanious region with a dense growth of trees, plants, a lot of nature and all thanks to the heavy rains which fall during a great part of the year. Best luck with your thread, I believe it'll bring wonderful sights and great moments along with other users besides new learnings on photography subject and actually knowing new sites of this nice world as we're listening to our beloved band, JT, hehe. a beech tree at the National Park of Saja. The landscape where we were walking after passing the huge forest heavy horses ;D I notify my english is basic ;D saludos to All JT fans.
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Post by nonrabbit on Dec 20, 2011 15:06:00 GMT
This is a great thread however I was a bit pissed off yesterday because I had started a post - a long one and I lost it ;D The wee froggies are too cute. The scenery is very beautiful Janu and I can see a similiarity to Scotland in places certainly in the terrain however maybe not the trees and bushes ours are more windswept
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Post by nobodyspecial on Dec 20, 2011 15:35:59 GMT
Well I can say that I was brought up in the 'outdoors' and without it or being active in it, I go quite bonkers.
I used to climb American Elms free-hand collecting samples for Dutch Elm Disease as well as 'pruning-out' diseased limb sections. Too, a close friend of mine and I would go into the 'Open Oak-Woodlands' and Prairie that remain here in the Northern Mid-west of America, climb the Oaks at night and call Owls of various species into them - they'd land on the limbs, circle and twist there heads, see us and take off. It was always an adventure. That same friend worked for a 'Horse-logger' in northern Idaho; timber was selective cut and then he and his boss, Vernon Tall, (who owned the heavy horses) would haul them out to the pick-up points. Each on either end of the trail - one would hook them up to the harness, pat them on the rump, and away the'd walk through the woods to the p/u, then the other would unhitch them, pat them on the rump and send them back. Tales of the horses 'hoof-boxing' in the frosty early morning light with steam coming out their nostrils. "Heavy Horses" was his favorite JT then "Stormwatch".
Camping in Lake of the Woods in Ontario for 3 weeks at a time 15 miles from town yielded some mighty fine experiences me. Tull would always be with for the long drive up to the big-woods. Later I managed our families 280 acre farm in SW Wisconsin, Badger, Turkey, Whitetail Deer, Great-Horned Owls, numerous songbirds, etc. Of course there was the crazy camo face-painted-deer-poaching bow-hunter who leave the 'innards' as his calling card. Knew who he was but never caught him. Not quite 'the poacher and his daughter' in 'Mountain Men'!!!!
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Post by nonrabbit on Dec 20, 2011 18:52:35 GMT
Gosh I'd love to see some pics of all that mind you the way you describe it I'm already up one of the those trees looking at the owls. Brilliant.
Just shows you how Ian's songs can transport to so many different places.
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Post by nobodyspecial on Dec 20, 2011 21:53:14 GMT
If I had $$$ for the truly great experiences I've had I'd be a Billionaire!!!! But wisdom attained and learned from them will, and is of much greater value!!! (it still doesn't pay the bills!!!!) Our family was extremely musical and I was turned into a musical 'snob' by the quality I heard at a very early age. Being challenged sonically by JT was the first and foremost reason I became hooked. But the thought provoking nature of the lyrics with many universal under-currents fit in well with my Natural Resource skills.
One part of the Oaks I mentioned is a on a sadder note; there isn't a much re-generation of the White Oaks in most of their original range due to lack of fire which was extremely important to young Oaks as the fire burned off invasive plants that would began to crowd out the sunlight which is needed to grow new Oaks.
But the Owls in the Oaks was always, and is always a real trip - especially when a Great Horned glides over your unsuspecting head - they have 'fluted' feathers which allows them to fly silently - nothing like a 4 to 5 foot wing-span ten feet over your head, gliding silently like a ghost from behind to scare the wits out of you and send the goose-flesh chills crawling up the spine!!! Also fun was/is following a group of Crows chasing an Owl in the woods - it'll go on for hours as they badger and dive at the owl which every once in a while will flick-out with a talon - quick as a cat - while holding securely onto the a limb or branch with the other - it's absolutely incredible!!! Now it would be much esasier to 'film' such excitement with the new video features in cameras. Meeting the animals on their own terms was and is, the best way to learn. Observe and listen and enjoy - like listening to JT!!
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Post by steelmonkey on Dec 20, 2011 22:17:16 GMT
I think nature love is second nature for a very, very high percentage of Tull fans...Putting the beauty and wonder of this planet at the center of conciousness shows through in so much Ian writes.
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Post by janu on Dec 21, 2011 7:44:01 GMT
Well, the thread is slowly marching band Listen the wonderful tune as you read the post. This is a great thread however I was a bit pissed off yesterday because I had started a post - a long one and I lost it ;D The wee froggies are too cute. The scenery is very beautiful Janu and I can see a similiarity to Scotland in places certainly in the terrain however maybe not the trees and bushes ours are more windswept Hello nonrabbit. Pity you did lost that post, it also sometimes happened to me, it's frustrating. Try saving them on a word file before posting. Crank it up again and show us your good reports. Glad you did like my summer outings and the wee froggies picture. North of Spain has not only a ground similarity but a very common history to Bristish Islands. Thanks for commenting nobodyspecial, that must have been an exciting experience. I share the same likes and respects for the Nature as you do. I enjoy seeing birds gliding, roe deer bouncing in front of us, cute foxes smelling the bushes, a boundless beauty, even though my favourite interest goes toward trees, and specially yews, not for its wood but yes for its striking stories, its ancient lengthy last life, and so on . I also hate the poaching bow-hunters that exists everywhere though then everytime less. As nonrabbit says, your incredible tales and experiences would have been downright perfect accompanied with nice pics however I manage to imagine the scenes you were witnessing. Worthy mentioning It's been thanks to JT music we can share such special likes and livings. Great. As i've said before, the yew trees are my predilections. Here myself I'm huggin' an astounding specimen. My brother-in-law told me it was good doing it for acquiring a sort of complete welfare, so I did it and it worked, I think ;D Others as we're hill walking this haunted forest during last Easter. Owls, woodpeckers, predatories birds and much more rest onto their branches. A gorgeous beech tree The surroundings of the area we were in. Happy holidays to all. ;D
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Post by nonrabbit on Dec 21, 2011 10:53:22 GMT
Janu I think this thread should be a slow meander through the Tull/Nature scapes rather than a run - see video- please play - what do you reckon? ;D ;D I agree with you about the shared history etc of N Spain - Galicia and Scotland/Ireland and other celtic countries. Breoghan the ancient celtic king for eg and even a Tull connection in the ancient "cup of rings" stone engravings found in celtic countries. The Yew tree of course has a fascinating history. Where I live in Northern Ireland I'm surrounded by vast plantation estates built and landscaped by the rich landowners and now given over to the National Trust who do an amazing job all over the UK in caring for these treasures. The Crom estate is one of the most spectacular. I have to say, that the far west of N Ireland is an undiscovered, unspoilt delight. Crom Estate i44.images obliterated by tinypic/xdzi1w.jpg[/IMG] i41.images obliterated by tinypic/fxtg87.jpg[/IMG] www.discovernorthernireland.com/Crom-Estate-Co-Fermanagh-Newtownbutler-Enniskillen-P2907Here at Crom there is an ancient Yew tree, originally two, which were planted close together in the 17th century.
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Post by hipflaskandy on Dec 21, 2011 15:44:56 GMT
Jings! Some wonderful stuff posted thus far - great pics and sentiment. Well done you lot - more please. Glad my pic of the frogs has been picked-up on. I used to have a good 35mm camera (film, not digi) and various lenses, years ago - long gone, sadly. Nowadays I only have a Sony digi camera (for taking family 'snaps') that cost about £70 And yet that frog pic was taken, just this past Spring, on that cheapie 'instamatic' - damn lucky to have it come out so well! Must get a 'proper' camera in 2012 - there's m' new year resolution sorted! Finally, for now - Yews - allus been my fave tree - grand!
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Post by janu on Dec 22, 2011 7:12:34 GMT
Janu I think this thread should be a slow meander through the Tull/Nature scapes rather than a run - see video- please play - what do you reckon? ;D ;D First of all the very worldwide famous stones of the whole Britain yet obviously what strikes the most is the raw Ian's voice singing elegantly on this nice Dee Palmer's tune. Was it the guessing? Nice song. I totally agree, but also don't forget either Asturias or Cantabria in the N. of Spain as good examples of celtic region settings. And others in France, I guess. These are things one delight reading, the maintenance of the treasures of our planet, in this case of our fav tree So, good news for the irish jews. Hope the same for the rest of the world ones. The Crom estate is one of the most spectacular. I have to say, that the far west of N Ireland is an undiscovered, unspoilt delight.
Crom Estate i44.images obliterated by tinypic/xdzi1w.jpg[/IMG] i41.images obliterated by tinypic/fxtg87.jpg[/IMG] www.discovernorthernireland.com/Crom-Estate-Co-Fermanagh-Newtownbutler-Enniskillen-P2907[/quote]Crom Estate, an essential, lovely and interesting place to visit in my agenda. Thanks for your good explained and displayed report, pics, sites, etc. A wonderful land. So it's the beautiful deers stamp. I'm totally at sighting these two phantasmagoric twins yews located at that fantastic grassland, alongside those old buildings. I have to add that at ancient churches was habitual planting outside of them a yew tree, as a symbol of the eternal living. it was last night when I first watched your tube, nonrabbit, and I can ensure you I dreamt of them. It's also amazing the incredible shapes a yew can surprise us with. Wow 350 years old!! , explains the forest advisor, how much or what kind of knowledges, experiences could they have acquired along their lengthy life? Numerous, legions of them. Impressing. By the next weekend i will have ready a new yew report that will strike all lovers yews trees around this Tull heaven site thread. Wait for my news. THANKS NONRABBIT FOR THIS IMPRESSING FIND. I'm happy enough for having found authentic yews lovers at this unique Tull site. thanks. get that camera, man, and look for yews at your surroundings forests and put here the sights that amaze us Happy Holidays everyone.
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Post by hipflaskandy on Dec 22, 2011 11:19:28 GMT
Not into the forests yet (recuperating at home, from a recent operation) But plenty to see from the windows at the back of the house.... Here's an earlier-in-the-year visitor to my bird-feeding-station that I didn't really expect!
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Post by steelmonkey on Dec 22, 2011 15:07:04 GMT
Good to see you live somewhere where a fox isn't chased down by dogs and rich people !
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Post by hipflaskandy on Dec 23, 2011 13:47:03 GMT
Yup - it's 'rural' Headingley, Leeds! I'm a five minute walk from the famous Headingley (combined) rugby/cricket ground. We're only a mile and a bit from Leeds City Centre - but Leeds has mucho green space, parks, and wooded vallies that run (like bike spokes) into towards the centre - providing 'wildlife corridors' practically into the main shopping precincts! Our (quite large) back garden backs onto another of similar length and forms an extension to Woodhouse Valley Ridge - one of said corridors. It, in turn, runs out of the suburbs as Meanwood Valley - all one Council owned 'nature trail. So it's quite a 'woods' out back, despite our urban surround. We get foxes (toffs & hunters get no access! Definitely no high born Hunting Girl! ) and all manner of interesting birds.... Regularly seeing all the usual garden fare - but including great spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches, tawny owls, four types of tit, four types of finch (with occassional other types too), jays, sparrowhawks - even a red kite has been 'over' us! My wee instamatic isn't up to the task of capturing all these - but I do have the odd 'snap' - watch this space for periodic entries. Cheers!
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Post by janu on Dec 24, 2011 7:12:19 GMT
Not into the forests yet (recuperating at home, from a recent operation) But plenty to see from the windows at the back of the house.... Here's an earlier-in-the-year visitor to my bird-feeding-station that I didn't really expect! Precious fox, would it be looking for a bird lunch? ;D. You were lucky enough at having your camera ready to use, congratulations for the good pic, it's a hard shot to come by as these sort of vermins being such rapid scaping We also got similar exciting encounters on our last summer outings with a group of roe deers (corzos in spanish) but happily gettin' my camera out on time to capture some pics. I love watching them as leaping about, actually they also scape too fast from humans though i was this time a bit lucky to shot them. I`ve been googlin' the area you live, a nice and greenland place. I see nearby there's another Hyde Park, obviously I don't know this one though the London one I do, a really impressing forest in the middle of the city. I shot there some yews you'll soon watch here. Great to know better Leeds areas. Best regards and happy Christmas all from a LocoTull spanish friend. ;D
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Post by hipflaskandy on Dec 24, 2011 20:46:33 GMT
Cheers janu It's good you took time to look up Leeds on the google-earth (I presume) Yep - having a cam handy is a bonus! The shot was taken from my studio window, and the cam lives in a drawer there! Your shots of deer are grand - you had to stalk yours, cam in hand - nice one! My wee fox cub had turned up roughly the same time of day for a few days - not after birds, but the scraps fallen from the feeding station (suet pellets and such) - I wasn'y ready the first few days, but got him eventually - when i moved' in the window to get the shot, he just sat and stared a few valuable secs - then ran like hell! - see shot that came next! have a great Xmas & New Year!
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Post by hipflaskandy on Feb 20, 2012 22:05:18 GMT
OK - still don't own a proper camera - so this is the best I can do taking a shot out of the studio window.... It explains why we aren't getting so many birds on our feeding station these past few weeks.... Enter the sparrowhawk! On this occasion, the bloomin' thing had a dash at something, missed, then sat and thought about it all, on the seed tray! Stayed about six minutes!
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 21, 2012 8:51:34 GMT
He's watching you .....
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Post by hipflaskandy on Feb 21, 2012 9:43:19 GMT
He's watching you ..... Aye! Looking right in my window - Male sparrowhawk turned Peeping Tom. Does that make him a 'Tomahawk'?
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 21, 2012 19:29:39 GMT
He's watching you ..... Aye! Looking right in my window - Male sparrowhawk turned Peeping Tom. Does that make him a 'Tomahawk'? ;D
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Post by hipflaskandy on Apr 17, 2012 8:24:27 GMT
Not exactly 'wildlife' - but a new addition to the household. This is Algy (Algernon, to you posher folks) He's 6/7 month old 'Lurcher Cross', a stray we have brought home from The Dogs Trust, Leeds - and he's not as big as the photos might appear... He's just a shade bigger than yer average whippet. And he's a reet softie! Meantime - we're sat listening (together) to TAAB2 and still Wondering Aloud about it!
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 17, 2012 8:38:27 GMT
Not exactly 'wildlife' - but a new addition to the household. This is Algy (Algernon, to you posher folks) He's 6/7 month old 'Lurcher Cross', a stray we have brought home from The Dogs Trust, Leeds - and he's not as big as the photos might appear... He's just a shade bigger than yer average whippet. And he's a reet softie! Meantime - we're sat listening (together) to TAAB2 and still Wondering Aloud about it! Hi Algy, welcome to the Forum
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 17, 2012 11:23:18 GMT
He's a handsome boy Beautiful colouring, very serene and noble looking. Love the last picture - he is mimicking the statue on the fireplace ;D I once went to the Battersea Dogs country home, near Windsor can't remember the name of the place, with the intention of finding a pooch - bloody hell they asked some questions! and rightly so, but I came away thinking that they don't ask half as many questions before you have kids. I fell in love with an English Sheepdog called Chuckles he was adorable and I spent some time with him but they declined my offer because I didn't have any experience of looking after E. sheepdogs and apparently they are a bit of a handful! There were loads of Whippets and Lurchers and the staff said that they have a lovely nature and make the best pets. I didn't take any dogs - just went home and forgot about the whole thing - sadly.
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Post by hipflaskandy on Apr 24, 2012 10:19:40 GMT
Pleased you find him serene etc, Non-Rab - and he is indeed posing like the wood carving in the background! well spotted!
We've had him just nine days n nights and he hasn't disgraced himself overnight, not once - what a good lad! For a pup 'learning the housetraining' that's bloomin good going, no?
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 22, 2013 17:07:24 GMT
Butterflies are late this year Thought I'd get artistic in my back garden this afternoon.
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Post by JTull 007 on Aug 22, 2013 21:01:13 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on Jul 23, 2014 13:17:32 GMT
I was in the kitchen making coffee this morning when I saw this little fellow in next door's garden so I dashed upstairs and grabbed my camera and managed to get these 2 photo's before the bird flew. I was hoping it was The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker but when I showed a friend of mine who's a member of The RSPB he reckons it's the less rare juvenile greater Spotted Woodpecker. Either way I'm chuffed to have seen it even though I had to take the photo from behind a glass window
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Post by steelmonkey on Jul 23, 2014 19:16:10 GMT
I have no idea why...and I don't expect a Brit nor Canadian to have any insight re: Denver rascist slang circa late sixties....but the scary, mean black boys called me 'peckerwood' for most of junior high.
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Post by steelmonkey on Jul 23, 2014 19:18:33 GMT
I googled: 'A peckerwood is a rural white southerner, usually poor, undereducated or otherwise ignorant and bigoted'...so why a nice jewish boy got tarred with this brush, I have no idea...I guess black people just called white people 'peckerwood' pro forma.
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