acherontia

Member of the Wild Empire

Last Activity: Yesterday 01:17 PM

Visitor Messages

Showing Visitor Messages 1 to 10 of 21

Yesterday 02:48 PM - permalink
Jason Green

Hi Acher,

Just realised I hadn't responded to your post in the Bad Day thread - apologies. Thanks! Hopefully the SSD can now be worked on.

Take care,

Jason
- View Conversation
25-10-2009 02:26 PM - permalink
PMG

Nice to see you back - hope you are soon back on your feet and off out round our local areas - or where ever you feel like going.
- View Conversation
08-10-2009 09:27 AM - permalink
monkey

Thank you very much Acher for your kind comment on my red deer photo I do like the time of year when the heather is so purple as it does make a lovely contrast to the deer in the New Forest which are my favourite subjects

Linda
- View Conversation
13-08-2009 01:57 PM - permalink
acherontia

Thanks for the explanation, Joe! Nice to know my latin roots are still vaguely (very vaguely) there!
Did I read that you actually named the sponge? The only traces I can find of it are on a website 'Old as the Hills' and a PDF that is partly in Oriental characters. I should be processing images but curiosoity got the better of me ;) I must 'waste' quite a lot of time trying to learn and find out about various things that are new to me!!
I suppose that there are quite a few organisms still being catologued and, unfortunately, quite a few that may never be - especially in rain forests.

Acher
11-08-2009 11:37 PM - permalink
Acutipuerilis

You're the first person who's asked, and you've actually done pretty well! :-)
It's interpretable in a number of ways, but it was originally meant along the lines of "spiky teenager" - it's a fossil sponge I named because the juveniles were incredibly prickly! (Full name Acutipuerilis spinosus.) It's a delightful species, honestly. The spines are as long as the body in one specimen...
Cheers,
Joe
- View Conversation
18-07-2009 05:47 AM - permalink
PMG

Its always as well to start from a reasonable standpoint when asking someone not to do something but I can understand OH's feelings too - you just never know these days with knife crime and drugs whether someone can be reasoned with or is just going to have a go and if there are more of them than you and they can ride off and disappear and not be traced after ........ its a risky business and as I get older I get less likely to complain when folk are misbehaving .........
- View Conversation
17-07-2009 08:18 AM - permalink
PMG

Hi acherontia - its Pauline by the way - think the confusion comes from my 'handle' being PMG! Sounds like you are very local if you've been shouting at youths at Low Hall! It was one of my sites - along with Amberswood - when I worked on the ranger service and there has always been intermittant probs with bikes. A little whisper tells me that White-letter Hairstreak has just been found there? Haven't heard from GrahamO yet but I'd be happy to give info if asked.......
- View Conversation
09-07-2009 01:11 PM - permalink
momji1971

Hi acherontia,
Thanks for your friendship request. Really happy to accept.

regards.
Stu.
- View Conversation
01-07-2009 06:48 PM - permalink
dunlin

Hi there, id love to accept your friendship request
- View Conversation
22-06-2009 02:40 PM - permalink
acherontia

Hi everyone and thanks to you all for being my friend - I've never come across this kind of facility before - it's great! Cheers for the very warm welcome.

I don't get here very regularly as it depends how busy we are with the college and field stuff. College may have ended but there's about 3 briefs his Nibs has to do over the holidays and we always try to get out and about a lot too - plus trying to earn a bob or two with our old skills. ie artist/signwriter/paint effects etc.
Aaarg!!

Achers

Page 1 of 3

About Me

About acherontia

Biography

Avid wildlife photographer and partner of BA Honours Wildlife Photography student.

Location

Sunny Lancashire

Interests

Photography/Wildlife

Occupation

Student support and 'Managing Director'
Signature
SonyAlpha 700/Minolta 300mm f4G/90mm Tamron macro/28-80mm landscape/slave flashes etc