Greetings from Eastleigh, Hampshire

[Vipera]

Hi, just stumbled accross this site today, I noticed my friend is already a member here so I thought I would join to!
My primary interests are reptiles, I like birds of prey too

[wildlifesnapper]

Hi Vipera,

welcome to the site.I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay.

neil

[goosey]

Hello Vipera, so good that you have joined us! Enjoy your time here and watch your interests and friends increase, it sort of just happens! Welcome .

[demicav]

Hello Vipera, welcome to WAB. I'm with you, reptiles are fantastic and I love birds of prey. You'll find many like minded people on here and may even find your interests growing into othere areas. Looking forward to your posts and photos.

[Tursiops2]

Hallo from me
T2

[buzfuz8149]

Hi Vipera,

A warm welcome to WAB, looking forward to your posts and photos.

Carol.

[Deer Stalker]

Hi Vipera.

[Za]

Hi Vipera,I had a great day out walking from Eastleigh to Winchester following the river all the way, you have some very nice wildlife areas around there (and the pub at Shawford wasn`t bad either )
Za

[Vipera]

Wow! thank you for these kind welcomes. I had a nice day today, went up my allotent and had a look under my felts (i have 6 felts) there was a Slow Worm under the first, the second had 3! the 3rd had one and the 4th had another but there was nothing under the last 2, but thats the most i have found there so far!
Then i went to look for more Slow Worms and Grass Snakes at location very near to my allotment, i lifted up a few bits of tin and found some Slow Worms then i had a suprise as i was walking along, a fairly large Grass Snake slithered out accross the path right in front of me, its the first time ive seen one out in the open for over a year, i had my camcorder but i didnt manage to film it. i checked some more tins and was a bit disapointed not to find any slowwies or Grass Snakes until i go to the tin i call reptile city as it often has 2-3 Grass Snakes and some Slow Worms as well, but today tehr was just the one juvenile Grass Snake which i filmed and you could see the milky blue eyes showing it was about to shed, i also got some real nice footage of a dragonfly, it was being kind and just resting on one of the bits of tin and it let me film it really close, i later used the footage to identify it as a black tailed skimmer, if anyone here knows about dragonflys pleaee can you tell me what it was doing with its abdomen, it was pulsating, like it was breathing, maybe it was actually breathing! ive never seen a dragonfly up close so i dont know there behaviour to well
Anyway, thank you all one again for such a warm welcome.
I would love to start posting some pic but at the moment i am without a camera, when i eventually get one i shall certainly post lots of pics!
ps the pub in shawford, is that the one just across the road from the train station, thats where Victor meldrew died! i dont XXXXXX belieeeeeeeeeeeeve it!