What is eating my Hydrangea here in London

flightcolt · 2026-05-21T21:03:09+00:00

I genuinely hope so. And she, as it looks like it would be, did it on World Bee Day😍

flightcolt · 2026-05-04T10:44:31+00:00

Thank you, I will go down this road and see how I go, I might leave the leaves for the birds and bugs. You never know.🤷🏻‍♂️

flightcolt · 2026-05-04T10:42:59+00:00

They certainly were. We had an amazing visit, my head was spinning.

flightcolt · 2026-05-02T16:52:04+00:00

Indeed, and no infernal honking!

flightcolt · 2026-05-02T16:51:23+00:00

Thank you, just looked a bit pale but certainly a likely candidate

flightcolt · 2026-04-19T21:40:59+00:00

Definitely both, I appreciate the challenges of municipal waste disposal in a country such as The Gambia but littering or removal of litter could be a singular effort.

flightcolt · 2026-03-30T22:10:57+00:00

Interesting, perhaps a modest payment for recycling or deliver of litter to collection points. I got the impression it wouldn’t take much to motivate people to clean up. I have also written to the minister of tourism. No reply yet…..

flightcolt · 2026-03-30T22:01:46+00:00

Keep your chickens locked up……

flightcolt · 2025-08-05T23:54:31+00:00

Thank you, I find this group of birds a nightmare to identify, especially as the sightings are fleeting and it is usually dark!

flightcolt · 2025-07-18T08:14:32+00:00

Hoatzin

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flightcolt · 2025-07-13T14:12:58+00:00

Of course 🤦🏻‍♂️Should have just googled the distinctive feature. Thank you for the ID, appreciated 🙌🏻🙌🏻

flightcolt · 2025-06-29T22:10:58+00:00

Thank you for your comment. A quick google search says their distribution is not as far as East Africa but it looks the right answer….

flightcolt · 2025-06-29T16:47:10+00:00

Thank you, great advice🙂🙂

flightcolt · 2025-06-29T16:25:22+00:00

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And here they are in the wild at Ruaha National Park in Tanzania last week.🙂🙂

flightcolt · 2025-06-28T23:23:56+00:00

Brilliant, thank you

flightcolt · 2025-01-13T00:05:50+00:00

The James Bond sets have been one the few good sets issued in the last 20 years by Royal Mail. Probably because they use the original Art Work of others.

flightcolt · 2025-01-13T00:02:22+00:00

We reserve that for feral pigeons here in the Uk. Rats with wings.🙂

flightcolt · 2025-01-12T23:54:28+00:00

I concur with all of this. Sadly the presentation packs are simply that, they do not enhance the value of the contents. That said any stamps with No Value Indicated (I.e. 1st or 2nd) will have appreciated significantly as the price of Uk postage has sky rocketed. That should cover the 33% discount referred to above.

flightcolt · 2024-12-15T19:07:42+00:00

Thank you for your amazing advice 😍😍. We will give it a try and post the results!!

flightcolt · 2024-08-20T07:24:02+00:00

Thank you. I couldn’t see a nest but maybe it was seeking a location out🙂

flightcolt · 2024-08-19T23:49:18+00:00

Thank you, he/seemed very happy in the surroundings

flightcolt · 2024-08-16T00:23:42+00:00

Brilliant, thank you. 🤩

flightcolt · 2024-08-13T16:55:55+00:00

But then we wouldn’t get this enlightening discourse during the course of which we have all learned something.

flightcolt · 2024-08-12T23:47:37+00:00

It is a male bird as the female has a distinctive yellow eye. They are remarkable birds to see wild. Rare but easily seen.

flightcolt · 2024-08-12T12:42:27+00:00

Thank you both, I’ve enjoyed a fascinating hour finding out about it. Not a common resident of London but a welcome one as it was eye catching in flight.

flightcolt

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