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Photo Gallery => The Gallery => Topic started by: Mrs Ava on February 20, 2006, 23:07:45

Title: Bet you don't see these on your allotment!
Post by: Mrs Ava on February 20, 2006, 23:07:45

(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/red_black_butterfly.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/postman_butterfly.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/owl_butterfly.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/blue_butterfly.jpg)
Took the kids to the local Tropical house at the weekend.  Weather was cold and damp outside, but in the huge house, it was hot and humid!
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/threesome.jpg)

Title: Re: Bet you don't see these on your allotment!
Post by: GREENWIZARD on February 21, 2006, 05:11:13

wish we did see those in our gardens/lotties
must go back to 'butterfly world' someday.......soon  :)
nice pics  EJ

Title: Re: Bet you don't see these on your allotment!
Post by: Hot_Potato on February 24, 2006, 16:38:16

Oh Emma - what little beauties - and the butterflies are great too  ;)

you say 'local tropical house'.....so where would that be then Emma?

knowing the area (as I do) a bit....just wondered!!

p.s. you all look so happy in spite of the cold!

H.P.

Title: Re: Bet you don't see these on your allotment!
Post by: Mrs Ava on February 24, 2006, 18:03:56

Hiya H.P.  Long time no speaky  ;D  It is Tropical Wings in South Woodham Ferrers on the Wickford Road.  They have really expanded it over the last couple of years from just being a butterfly house and a few parrots in an aviary to having a reptile house, pets corners, shetlands ponies, goats, red squirrels and in the summer, Meerkats!  Loads and loads of birds and bugs and fluffies and it looks as though they have acquired yet more land so I suspect the duck pond which went to make way for the Meerkats is being resited!  Well worth a visit, and not toooo badly priced.  ;D

(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/koi.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/wallaby.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/vulcherscopy.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/kookaburracopy.jpg)

Title: Re: Bet you don't see these on your allotment!
Post by: Paulines7 on February 26, 2006, 15:50:15

Super pics EJ. 

What is the lovely, fluffy baby bird with the long beak?  It looks like a member of the Kingfisher family.  Could it be a Kookaburra?

Title: Re: Bet you don't see these on your allotment!
Post by: tim on February 26, 2006, 16:08:54

Great stuff, Emma!

Title: Re: Bet you don't see these on your allotment!
Post by: Mrs Ava on February 26, 2006, 23:32:58

Yes Pauline, a Kookaburra.  They have quite a few of them around the park and they are gorgeous birds.  Mind you, it was sooooo bitterly cold they were all fluffed up to keep cosy.

Title: Re: Bet you don't see these on your allotment!
Post by: ruud on February 27, 2006, 20:50:51

Wow e.j a kookaburra(laughing bird or sometimes cold laughing foul0.Gives me nice memories of my visit 20 years ago to the bush in australia.Have heard and see them in there natural habit and my god they can laugh.

Title: Re: Bet you don't see these on your allotment!
Post by: Dan 2 on March 01, 2006, 19:41:22

Some great Shots EJ! Dan :-)