tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post1227394459646098916..comments2024-01-19T11:41:09.359+13:00Comments on A Hebridean in New Zealand: Monday Morning MedleyGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-74662631075199696642012-04-30T22:53:07.224+12:002012-04-30T22:53:07.224+12:00I did appreciate your comment. I just forgot to a...I did appreciate your comment. I just forgot to acknowledge it at the time. Silly me.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-89283368435733848662012-04-30T22:52:24.386+12:002012-04-30T22:52:24.386+12:00Kiwis gou round in shorts in March! It's stil...Kiwis gou round in shorts in March! It's still late summer!GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-15263485206431223382012-04-30T22:51:44.051+12:002012-04-30T22:51:44.051+12:00Your suggestions are as good as any Deedee. I hav...Your suggestions are as good as any Deedee. I haven't managed to find out yet.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-39159208950222751322012-04-30T22:50:55.741+12:002012-04-30T22:50:55.741+12:00I never did manage to discover what the thing on t...I never did manage to discover what the thing on the snail is.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-91366634491746832232012-04-18T11:52:31.254+12:002012-04-18T11:52:31.254+12:00GOR. GEOUS! I'm so impressed!GOR. GEOUS! I'm so impressed!shabby girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340974325967555770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-41427442476171044692012-04-17T17:45:32.610+12:002012-04-17T17:45:32.610+12:00What a super set of shots, GB. I love the Tussock...What a super set of shots, GB. I love the Tussock Katydid and Praying Mantis ones especially. (I thought it was foolish Englishmen who went around in shorts in March that had blue knees!)Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-1691943424703988902012-04-17T13:29:30.183+12:002012-04-17T13:29:30.183+12:00Nice shots, GB! I too like the mantis photo-blue ...Nice shots, GB! I too like the mantis photo-blue knees, ha! I wonder if that is a parasite of some kind hitching a ride on your snail, or maybe an egg case?? No idea really but please let us know if you find out.Deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171030223413480117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-3864424556231024752012-04-17T01:09:36.787+12:002012-04-17T01:09:36.787+12:00Thanks GB - that's very interesting.Thanks GB - that's very interesting.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624194722106155800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-27312299402957059082012-04-16T21:44:01.048+12:002012-04-16T21:44:01.048+12:00Georgia is VERY impressed with your Praying Mantis...Georgia is VERY impressed with your Praying Mantis photo - as I am - and she says the grasshopper is a boy. She was a bit "grossed out" by the snail's tail and says to let us know when you find out what it is. I love the autumn colours!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-50449846935008414712012-04-16T21:25:14.742+12:002012-04-16T21:25:14.742+12:00Yes they are called Grasshoppers or Katydids. Cri...Yes they are called Grasshoppers or Katydids. Crickets here are Teleogryllus commodus or Bobilla species. That's all according to Andrew Crowe who seems to be the authority on most things nature here.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-65516952150740458542012-04-16T21:00:36.837+12:002012-04-16T21:00:36.837+12:00Thank you. They are never very far away Jane and ...Thank you. They are never very far away Jane and Lance.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-41843918067699713142012-04-16T20:59:25.289+12:002012-04-16T20:59:25.289+12:00There's so much to see and photograph Meike. ...There's so much to see and photograph Meike. Occasionally I like to share and to post a reminder for when I look back.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-24936174020464385252012-04-16T20:40:50.046+12:002012-04-16T20:40:50.046+12:00Love the Conocephalus photos GB. Do they call them...Love the Conocephalus photos GB. Do they call them grasshoppers in New Zealand? We call coneheads crickets in the UK.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624194722106155800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-83900627178420017092012-04-16T19:09:03.134+12:002012-04-16T19:09:03.134+12:00Hello Graham:
These are amazing images and show cl...Hello Graham:<br />These are amazing images and show close ups of insects and creatures which, in the main, we should prefer to view from afar!!<br /><br />WE do hope that you have an enjoyable week.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-667384885913128332012-04-16T18:12:58.975+12:002012-04-16T18:12:58.975+12:00Fascinating glimpses of the world around you! Than...Fascinating glimpses of the world around you! Thank you for sharing these.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com