tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post24046992562478923..comments2023-04-04T09:31:49.481+02:00Comments on Aigronne Valley Wildlife: A slight Hiatus on the Home Front....Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post-79341229246483592042017-04-30T10:00:38.410+02:002017-04-30T10:00:38.410+02:00Kerry, thank you... there is real beauty in Nature...Kerry, thank you... there is real beauty in Nature as you get close in!<br /><br />Amelia... Cirl Buntings can vary.... and this is the start of their breeding season. This fella is one of the brightest I have seen.... and it was in very good light. <br />But, the person who pointed it out may have seen a female... she isn't at all bright... and the male, dressed for winter, can only really be recognised easily by the "bandit mask" on the face.<br /><br />C&E, Gaynor and Susan... thank you... and thanks for the ident Susan... I'll enter that when I do the next post. Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post-54536698553818487242017-04-27T15:46:26.139+02:002017-04-27T15:46:26.139+02:00I loved the pictures, things are really hotting up...I loved the pictures, things are really hotting up around you. Someone pointed out a cirl bunting to us on our patio but it was not nearly as yellow, so I think he must have been mistaken. Your picture is very clear. We have the black redstarts too. They love bathing in the evening. AmeliaAfrenchgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137203767933953764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post-54573481007145755272017-04-27T09:53:02.125+02:002017-04-27T09:53:02.125+02:00Great Pictures and I agree with Susan... Snake env...Great Pictures and I agree with Susan... Snake envy! AND Susan I know how you know its male!!!!Colin and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990185210945021818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post-76000548173196840992017-04-26T20:19:39.111+02:002017-04-26T20:19:39.111+02:00Super pics. Unlike Susan I don't have snake en...Super pics. Unlike Susan I don't have snake envy!GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post-64477016907108677222017-04-26T18:11:11.459+02:002017-04-26T18:11:11.459+02:00Lovely selection of wildlife, btw. I have snake en...Lovely selection of wildlife, btw. I have snake envy, and the photos of the redstart and cirl bunting are super.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post-5952367433716259412017-04-26T18:08:02.024+02:002017-04-26T18:08:02.024+02:00Oh, and it's male.Oh, and it's male.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post-38261173402079427372017-04-26T18:07:38.412+02:002017-04-26T18:07:38.412+02:00Eupeodes latifasciatus for the hover fly? Based on...Eupeodes latifasciatus for the hover fly? Based on straight front edges of yellow bands, close to front of tergites 3 and 4, and habitat (species of open habitats with preference for wet meadows with rushes or lush vegetations). On the wing March to October.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com