Amazing! well I think so.

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by islandman

Hi Gaz, I only joined yesterday.

Kayleigh. Purple footprints, ha ha ha. What you see is the reflection of the sky in the water. Being new to taking pics like this, I don't know how to avoid it. Gaz has obviously worked it out.

Sorry


I have toad pawn and newts in my pond the adult toads do not come back and eat the black dots. The toad spawn/baby toads tastes horrible apparently even the newts in my pond will not eat them.
They will eat the tadpoles though.
The baby newts you are seeing with the gills are called efts.
The toadpoles will eat the newt eggs though. The newts will lay 200-300 eggs over the summer only 5 or 6 will make it to adulthood.

[islandman]

Don't know how or why, but my pics have now been reduced in size, that's OK by me, just as long as they can make out the subject matter. Also I've been and enterered the pic in the archive, but who will see it lord knows, as I can't find it.

[gazlukas]

Yep like you say only a few make it long term , i meant adult newts feast on spawns , got some big frogs in mi pond , as soon as i notice there spawn early in the year they have newts crawlig all over it , just been out and gave 20 pairs to a chap from one of the surrounding villages , cheers for now

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by islandman

Don't know how or why, but my pics have now been reduced in size, that's OK by me, just as long as they can make out the subject matter. Also I've been and enterered the pic in the archive, but who will see it lord knows, as I can't find it.

Did you put it in "forum images" If you look in the Gallery then click on the Archive link at the top, then go into "my photos" refresh the page they should be in there..If you then click on the pic and copy all the url It looks like this.

[url=http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/pictures/showph

Then post on the thread. Then your pic will be shown.

[islandman]

Despite spending much longer that I wished, I am still unable to locate my pic with the text submitted. After being informed of a correct procedure or risk moderators removing my contribution, I uploaded pics to achieve via browse.

In view of the fact that in my opinion, this unique round-about way of submitting pics appears to be above me, maybe I should look elsewhere for a forum that does not require such measures and actually welcomes new members more readily rather than give the impression you either do it right or risk the wrath of mods.

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by islandman

Despite spending much longer that I wished, I am still unable to locate my pic with the text submitted. After being informed of a correct procedure or risk moderators removing my contribution, I uploaded pics to achieve via browse.

In view of the fact that in my opinion, this unique round-about way of submitting pics appears to be above me, maybe I should look elsewhere for a forum that does not require such measures and actually welcomes new members more readily rather than give the impression you either do it right or risk the wrath of mods.

The mods will give you all the help you need.. I'm sorry if I gave you wrong impression of them.

I know it can be a bit complicated but if you stick with it, it does get easier..
The mods have a job to do and removing threads and posts when people deleted the pics from outside links causes all sorts of problems.

As for welcoming new members, I don't think you will find another friendlier site on the web.