Comments on: Loitering with Intent http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/ Watching nature take its course, from the top of a hill in northern England Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:51:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: nezza http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1675 nezza Sat, 17 May 2008 21:04:04 +0000 http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1675 You've got til the end of August for the Countryfile comp, so plenty of time *winks* You’ve got til the end of August for the Countryfile comp, so plenty of time *winks*

]]> By: Toni http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1664 Toni Thu, 15 May 2008 22:21:26 +0000 http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1664 I think I have pond envy. I think you chose wisely. I think I have pond envy. I think you chose wisely.

]]> By: Glo http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1656 Glo Tue, 13 May 2008 23:28:57 +0000 http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1656 What an inviting photo showing such a tranquil looking spot ~ congratulations on you both for creating such a lovely oasis. It must be fascinating watching the inhabitants, especially when you love photography. We have the great blue heron here, and it is also infamous for finding fish in ponds. I have taken photos of herons, but mostly near the ocean, although I have taken a photo of one in a pond at a park that I quite like... thanks for sharing your pond. So sorry to read about you missing Thing Two...it sounds like she had a lovely home and was very much loved and well cared for. What an inviting photo showing such a tranquil looking spot ~ congratulations on you both for creating such a lovely oasis. It must be fascinating watching the inhabitants, especially when you love photography. We have the great blue heron here, and it is also infamous for finding fish in ponds. I have taken photos of herons, but mostly near the ocean, although I have taken a photo of one in a pond at a park that I quite like… thanks for sharing your pond.

So sorry to read about you missing Thing Two…it sounds like she had a lovely home and was very much loved and well cared for.

]]> By: Flighty http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1655 Flighty Tue, 13 May 2008 18:29:14 +0000 http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1655 I know but you have both! xx I know but you have both! xx

]]> By: Robin http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1653 Robin Tue, 13 May 2008 17:38:12 +0000 http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1653 You have a lovely pond. :) I love watching the herons at our pond. They're beautiful birds, but you're right about how awkward they look in trees. You have a lovely pond. :)

I love watching the herons at our pond. They’re beautiful birds, but you’re right about how awkward they look in trees.

]]> By: uphilldowndale http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1652 uphilldowndale Tue, 13 May 2008 07:22:47 +0000 http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1652 Joss, crows take eggs from the house if we are not quick off the mark. Nezza, I've so many commitments and deadlines at the moment, but my master plan is to work on photography in the summer. Flighty, I bet there are all sorts of little things living in your pond, quality not quantity!! Joss, crows take eggs from the house if we are not quick off the mark.
Nezza, I’ve so many commitments and deadlines at the moment, but my master plan is to work on photography in the summer.
Flighty, I bet there are all sorts of little things living in your pond, quality not quantity!!

]]> By: nezza http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1651 nezza Mon, 12 May 2008 21:49:05 +0000 http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1651 You really should try and have a go at the Countryfile photo comp! You really should try and have a go at the Countryfile photo comp!

]]> By: Joss http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1647 Joss Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:31 +0000 http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1647 Wow! What a gorgeous pond! I am amazed that it manages to support both fish and frogs. All our tadpoles get eaten by the fish and now there are very few frogs left. We have a heron that flies over here now and again. Just recently I have noticed it being mobbed by a pair of crows on a regular basis. These crows have also take our dove chicks, and mobbed a black bird with one leg in the garden. They are the local mafia. People go on about magpies, but crows seem to be far worse. Any experience of the damn things on your patch? Wow! What a gorgeous pond! I am amazed that it manages to support both fish and frogs. All our tadpoles get eaten by the fish and now there are very few frogs left.

We have a heron that flies over here now and again. Just recently I have noticed it being mobbed by a pair of crows on a regular basis. These crows have also take our dove chicks, and mobbed a black bird with one leg in the garden. They are the local mafia. People go on about magpies, but crows seem to be far worse. Any experience of the damn things on your patch?

]]> By: Jan http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1646 Jan Sun, 11 May 2008 20:46:31 +0000 http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1646 You're pond looks absolutely wonderful. No wonder you never sit on the sofa, when you are surrounded by all that beauty. You’re pond looks absolutely wonderful. No wonder you never sit on the sofa, when you are surrounded by all that beauty.

]]> By: Flighty http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1644 Flighty Sun, 11 May 2008 14:21:58 +0000 http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/loitering-with-intent/#comment-1644 I'm just a teeny bit envious of your pond. However I'm grateful that I've got the washing up bowl one on the plot. Apart from a couple of tadpoles I've yet to see any other wildlife near, let alone in, it. My only sightings of kingfishers have been fleeting flashes of colour. I’m just a teeny bit envious of your pond. However I’m grateful that I’ve got the washing up bowl one on the plot. Apart from a couple of tadpoles I’ve yet to see any other wildlife near, let alone in, it.
My only sightings of kingfishers have been fleeting flashes of colour.

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