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Nectar specialist
with a convergent design
ultra-fast wingbeat.
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by Scooj
- Seen on the hill overlooking Barcelona.
Tag: 1. Haiku
Opah
Searching the oceans
vermillion, scimitar fins,
moonfish so striking.
by Scooj
Monk parakeet
Screeching green flashes
fly from palm top to palm top
busy nestbuilding.
by Scooj
- A native of Argentina, this parakeet is quite at home in Barcelona which boasts the largest European population. Probably not entirely welcome, but suitably exotic.
Adam’s rainbow
.
It doesn’t matter
where in the world I see one,
I remember him.
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by Scooj
Barcelona
.
Planning our first day
DD and I on our hols
La Rambla to start.
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by Scooj
- DD=darling daughter in ‘Netmums’ speak
Axolotl
Neotenous newt
from Mexico. I had a
pet one called Wobert.
by Scooj
Message from Lanzarote
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Text message from son
better than any postcard
that wouldn’t be sent.
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by Scooj
Pine marten
Scottish invasion
most welcome advance southwards
recolonising.
by Scooj
- On the news that pine martens have been filmed for the first time ever in Northumberland. It is thought that habitat improvements amongst other factors have aided the natural advance.
Dugong
Elegant sea cow
grazing sea grass. Benign beast;
habitat shrinking.
by Scooj
Dung beetle
Unremarkable
until seen rolling boulders
of animal poo.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 