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22-07-2008, 10:51 PM
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It just goes to show that with good habitat management butterflies can still thrive. 
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22-07-2008, 11:00 PM
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Great find Susie. Never seen one like it. Great pic too. |
23-07-2008, 12:05 AM
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Great shot Susie, what are they feeding on?
Ron
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23-07-2008, 05:24 AM
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Great picture. Perhaps they are taking minerals from an old dropping of some discription.
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23-07-2008, 07:52 AM
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yeah, they are taking minerals. that is a great photo susie, its great to see so many together. |
23-07-2008, 09:53 AM
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Yep, they are on an old poo. There was just one butterfly on it so I added a drop of water from the bottle I carried with me to make it juicy, sat back with the camera and voila! A butterflies banquet. 
I knew it was worth a try because there were loads of freshly emerged butterflies around which needed to take on mineral salts.
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23-07-2008, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Susie  It just goes to show that with good habitat management butterflies can still thrive. | Indeed it does .... although I can think of better "habitats" to "manage" .
A beautiful butterfly .... and an "interesting" photo Susie!
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23-07-2008, 11:00 AM
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I know what you mean.
The "proper" habitat in question though is a chalk hillside which is the most amazing place for butterflies, orchids and all sorts of other things. It is managed by the National Trust and they do an excellent job, making this, allegedly, one of the best butterfly sites in England.
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23-07-2008, 11:25 AM
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Great pic Susie, That was lucky to get all those.. |
23-07-2008, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by ron1863 Great shot Susie, what are they feeding on?
Ron | Poo, Ron Ron... poo poo.. Ron Ron |
23-07-2008, 11:26 AM
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Thats the most interesting oeoeoeoe ive ver seen! nice capture Susiewoosie.
You should send that to the breathing places / countryfile calender comp? they like something a bit more unusual and people can stare at your oeoeoeoe over their cornflakes while its hanging on their fridge door! 
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23-07-2008, 11:33 AM
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[quote=Dan Salter;310061]Thats the most interesting oeoeoeoe ive ver seen!QUOTE]
What is a "oeoeoeoe" Dan?
Actually, I think I know .... I used a certain word in a message a few weeks ago and it suddenly became a "oeoeoeoe"!
Well, this is a child friendly site isn't it?
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23-07-2008, 11:40 AM
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thats funny i purposely used the most un sweary type word i could think of for it and clearly even that was too much....
think Richard the Third haha
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23-07-2008, 11:47 AM
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Mine began with a "c" and a "r".
I suspect yours began with a "t" and a "u" given the Richard III clue!
Neither of us used the word beginning "s" and "h" since we are part of a family show .
I want to know how fine ladies like Susie and Kayleigh got away with the "poo" word when were given a "oeoeoeoe" .
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23-07-2008, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Susie so I added a drop of water from the bottle I carried with me to make it juicy, sat back with the camera and voila! A butterflies banquet. | What a good idea - beautiful shot |
23-07-2008, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by rlchew Mine began with a "c" and a "r".
I suspect yours began with a "t" and a "u" given the Richard III clue!
Neither of us used the word beginning "s" and "h" since we are part of a family show .
I want to know how fine ladies like Susie and Kayleigh got away with the "poo" word when were given a "oeoeoeoe" .
Richard |
I was just wondering that exact same thing...i guess they are just prettier than us and have better curves so get away with these things?
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23-07-2008, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by rlchew Mine began with a "c" and a "r".
I suspect yours began with a "t" and a "u" given the Richard III clue!
Neither of us used the word beginning "s" and "h" since we are part of a family show .
I want to know how fine ladies like Susie and Kayleigh got away with the "poo" word when were given a "oeoeoeoe" .
Richard | Ahhhh! At last I understand what an oeoeoeoeoe is - first I tried Googling it, but to no avail, then I presumed it was WAB specific and that WABBERS had their own language.
The real reason never occurred to me - I am enlightened. |
23-07-2008, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by djackso Ahhhh! At last I understand what an oeoeoeoeoe is - first I tried Googling it, but to no avail, then I presumed it was WAB specific and that WABBERS had their own language.
The real reason never occurred to me - I am enlightened. | Yes .... plain old Anglo Saxon bad language .
Richard |
23-07-2008, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter I was just wondering that exact same thing...i guess they are just prettier than us and have better curves so get away with these things? | Its amazing what we girls get away with
I have never had such a good laugh over a pile of oeoeoeoe in my life..
like the google djackso |
24-07-2008, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by djackso Ahhhh! At last I understand what an oeoeoeoeoe is - first I tried Googling it, but to no avail, then I presumed it was WAB specific and that WABBERS had their own language.
The real reason never occurred to me - I am enlightened. |
You cant say oeoeoeoe but you can say crappy |
25-07-2008, 06:55 AM
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That's a wonderful image Susie - well done on being so inventive!!
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25-07-2008, 10:51 AM
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Any idea what or who produced the poo? |
25-07-2008, 11:08 AM
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i would suggest that it is Vulpes vulpes judging by the hairs and variety of textures in there. | | |
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