Zvezda & Alex Part V: The Hare Strikes Back

[Galana]

Interesting to see SLO can boast both versions Ssp. of caudatus.

Nice additions to any list.

[xelas]

2 hours ago, Soukous said:

Apologies Alex. It was a cheap shot. 

No apologise needed. You should hear what my daughter thinks of my English .

[xelas]

2 hours ago, Galana said:

Ssp. of caudatus.

 In english, please 

[kittykat23uk]

The race of Long-tailed tit with a white head is Aegithalos caudatus caudatus

[Peter Connan]

On 3/4/2020 at 4:03 PM, Soukous said:

 

Must be a Slovenian thing. In UK a couple means 2.

 

And usually of the same species!

 

[Galana]

4 hours ago, Peter Connan said:

  On 3/4/2020 at 2:03 PM, Soukous said:

 

Must be a Slovenian thing. In UK a couple means 2.

Well it can and does mean many things and I am ignoring the verb.

To be fair to my friend from Ljubijana my copy of Collins Concise does say "5b. 'a couple of' can mean 'a small number of ' as in 'a couple of days'!" which can be non specific. (It's what I tell my wife when I am going away)  "Just a couple of hours/days/weeks dear!"

Although admittedly its roots are based on two as in 'to connect two things'.

[xelas]

While struggling to ID many lifers from Uganda, one more bird from Slovenia. Photo taken just before Uganda trip.

 

BY 025 / SI 025

Collared Dove (Eurasian) - Streptopelia decaocto

 

Barje, 6-Feb-2020

 

[Soukous]

Never mind the local doves, show us the good stuff!! 

[xelas]

17 minutes ago, Soukous said:

Never mind the local doves, show us the good stuff!! 

 

Impatient, eh?! OK, I will do my best to find a Blackbird in the garden. There is also a Starling nesting. 

[Galana]

Bring on the Bulbuls!!

[Dave Williams]

A couple of minutes spent on that Collared Dove in Lightroom would work wonders on the end result It's now a Liver Bird!!

Edited March 9, 2020 by Dave Williams

[xelas]

Luckily you have used our preferred colour, just in too bright of a version! Just for the record, the original photo was not processed at all!

Edited March 9, 2020 by xelas

[xelas]

From the seclusion of my balcony; estimated colleague(s) are kindly asked to refrain themselves from possible artistic interpretations .

 

BY 026 / SI 026

Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus

 

Barje, 16-Mar-2020

[Galana]

How many colleagues do you estimate there are?

I know you well enough to say such things as your misuse of English is one of your more endearing traits.

Edited March 16, 2020 by Galana
amended text.

[xelas]

29 minutes ago, Galana said:

How many colleagues do you estimate there are?

 

I tend to use the Oxford Dictionary more often; but subtle meanings are still hidden so please, explain it to me, I want to have some laugh also . OK no need I have estimated myself the number of my esteemed colleagues that are already, or will be laughing today.

 

And please tell me when my misuse of English will become intolerable. I can always switch to Slovenian ... not that even my family always understands what I am saying in Slovenian .

Edited March 16, 2020 by xelas

[kittykat23uk]

44 minutes ago, xelas said:

 

I tend to use the Oxford Dictionary more often; but subtle meanings are still hidden so please, explain it to me, I want to have some laugh also . OK no need I have estimated myself the number of my esteemed colleagues that are already, or will be laughing today. 

 

And please tell me when my misuse of English will become intolerable. I can always switch to Slovenian ... not that even my family always understands what I am saying in Slovenian .

Please don't! 

[Galana]

1 hour ago, xelas said:

And please tell me when my misuse of English will become intolerable.

Happily I don't ever see that happening!

[xelas]

Another one from our balcony.

 

 

BY 027 / SI 027

Starling (Common) - Sturnus vulgaris

 

Barje, 18-Mar-2020

[xelas]

@Dave Williams, you can remove that annoying branch but please do not change the background .

[Dave Williams]

[Galana]

Brilliant! Love it.

[xelas]

7 hours ago, Galana said:

Brilliant! Love it.

 

Me too 

[shazdwn]

But where are the birds from Uganda? Coming at a tortoise like pace? 😝

[Galana]

28 minutes ago, shazdwn said:

But where are the birds from Uganda?

Be patient. He needs time to filter out all those 8000 photos of Bulbuls and Grey-headed Sparrows.

Seems he has even got a Tortoise doing his post processing for him.

[Dave Williams]

You guys are lucky that you got your trip just in time!  At least you have something to keep you occupied for a good while Alex.