Re: PESO: Sandbathing Speckled Mousebirds

[Daniel J. Matyola]

That is quite a chaotic scene.

Dan Matyola
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On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 11:17 PM David Mann  wrote:

> Monkeys! And I feel hard done by with the neighbour's cats digging up our
> vege garden. Nevermind the cat from down the road who stole all of our
> gardening gloves.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
> > On Feb 2, 2022, at 3:08 AM, Alan Cole  wrote:
> >
> > I am posting this tale because I have been having severe e-mail
> > difficulties of late. Hopefully it will reach the list. If it fails from
> my
> > Vox account I will try my g-mail account.
> >
> > This photo is not of much merit & is merely intended as part of the
> story.
> > A heavy crop of a shot with the K5 & Sigma 170-500 @ 500mm. About 10 of
> > them in that hole. They shot off as soon as they heard the shutter. They
> > know I hate them & hurriedly fly off whenever they see me!
> >
> > Growing veg. & fruit in Phalaborwa is problematic because of the
> Mousebirds
> > & Monkeys. The Mousebirds go for anything soft, even the hearts of small
> > Pawpaw trees. The locusts of the Lowveld! Aluminium foil plates hung from
> > poles helps a bit. The local "swarm" is about 40 strong. The Monkeys love
> > Avos & Mangoes & even dig out carrots! I grow all the susceptible veg.
> > behind wire now.
> >
> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51856437149/
> >
> > Alan C
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Re: PESO: Sandbathing Speckled Mousebirds

[David Mann]

Monkeys! And I feel hard done by with the neighbour's cats digging up our vege 
garden. Nevermind the cat from down the road who stole all of our gardening 
gloves.

Cheers,
Dave

> On Feb 2, 2022, at 3:08 AM, Alan Cole  wrote:
> 
> I am posting this tale because I have been having severe e-mail
> difficulties of late. Hopefully it will reach the list. If it fails from my
> Vox account I will try my g-mail account.
> 
> This photo is not of much merit & is merely intended as part of the story.
> A heavy crop of a shot with the K5 & Sigma 170-500 @ 500mm. About 10 of
> them in that hole. They shot off as soon as they heard the shutter. They
> know I hate them & hurriedly fly off whenever they see me!
> 
> Growing veg. & fruit in Phalaborwa is problematic because of the Mousebirds
> & Monkeys. The Mousebirds go for anything soft, even the hearts of small
> Pawpaw trees. The locusts of the Lowveld! Aluminium foil plates hung from
> poles helps a bit. The local "swarm" is about 40 strong. The Monkeys love
> Avos & Mangoes & even dig out carrots! I grow all the susceptible veg.
> behind wire now.
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51856437149/
> 
> Alan C
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Re: PESO: Sandbathing Speckled Mousebirds

[John Sessoms]

FWIW, it came through from g-mail.

On 2/1/2022 9:08 AM, Alan Cole wrote:

I am posting this tale because I have been having severe e-mail
difficulties of late. Hopefully it will reach the list. If it fails from my
Vox account I will try my g-mail account.

This photo is not of much merit & is merely intended as part of the story.
A heavy crop of a shot with the K5 & Sigma 170-500 @ 500mm. About 10 of
them in that hole. They shot off as soon as they heard the shutter. They
know I hate them & hurriedly fly off whenever they see me!

Growing veg. & fruit in Phalaborwa is problematic because of the Mousebirds
& Monkeys. The Mousebirds go for anything soft, even the hearts of small
Pawpaw trees. The locusts of the Lowveld! Aluminium foil plates hung from
poles helps a bit. The local "swarm" is about 40 strong. The Monkeys love
Avos & Mangoes & even dig out carrots! I grow all the susceptible veg.
behind wire now.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51856437149/

Alan C
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PESO: Sandbathing Speckled Mousebirds

[Alan Cole]

I am posting this tale because I have been having severe e-mail
difficulties of late. Hopefully it will reach the list. If it fails from my
Vox account I will try my g-mail account.

This photo is not of much merit & is merely intended as part of the story.
A heavy crop of a shot with the K5 & Sigma 170-500 @ 500mm. About 10 of
them in that hole. They shot off as soon as they heard the shutter. They
know I hate them & hurriedly fly off whenever they see me!

Growing veg. & fruit in Phalaborwa is problematic because of the Mousebirds
& Monkeys. The Mousebirds go for anything soft, even the hearts of small
Pawpaw trees. The locusts of the Lowveld! Aluminium foil plates hung from
poles helps a bit. The local "swarm" is about 40 strong. The Monkeys love
Avos & Mangoes & even dig out carrots! I grow all the susceptible veg.
behind wire now.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51856437149/

Alan C
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