Post Your Pics & Videos of the Great Outdoors

[mort]

Not the greatest pic because we gave it a wide berth, unfortunately not everyone does. They have been battered by the storms this year and we saw quite a few that hadn't made it, and a few, like this one, that were exhausted.
They are about labrador size at this age.

 

[hydrophyte]

Not the greatest pic because we gave it a wide berth, unfortunately not everyone does. They have been battered by the storms this year and we saw quite a few that hadn't made it, and a few, like this one, that were exhausted.
They are about labrador size at this age.

That's very sad. Is there any local wildlife rescue that can deal with these?

 

[PARAGUAY]

I think there are ,the centrs build them up, give them antibiotics if needed, but of what l understand like a lot of rescue centres they are overwhelmed and do what they can where they can,often they are full to capacity and rely on donations ,which understandably is a struggle

 

[Ratvan]

Currently snowed in at a lovely hotel in the Yorkshire dales.

 

[mort]

That's very sad. Is there any local wildlife rescue that can deal with these?

There are some excellent volunteer groups funded by donations but as Paraguay mentions, they are normally very full. In the case of these, they normally live on the sand banks offshore but have been blown onshore by the recent storms. They should be ok after resting up and the volunteers only intervene if they are obviously injured (many have their heads wrapped in fishing line/plastic) or sick. The dead ones are never collected, just recycled by the ecosystem.
The main problem is people who get to close, some through ignorance wanting a selfie and some through kindness not knowing they are simply knackered and having a rest.

I'm fond of them after swimming with some off the Great Orme in North Wales and they were very gentle in the water but I wouldn't want to have to catch an adult on land.

 

[Nont]

Found this ginormous Ficus sp. tree growing in the swamp at the park today. In the second photo, in the bottom right, you could see a Thai endemic Alocasia hypoleuca as well.

 

[PARAGUAY]

Sunday morning

 

[Nont]

Here are photos of plants from water reservoir and Alocasia hypoleuca growing on palm tree in a plantation nearby.

 

[PARAGUAY]

Stanedge canal tunnel Saddleworth longest and highest in UK

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
I was in Cumbria a couple of weeks ago. Not the greatest photo, but Keswick with Derwent Water, from Latrigg.



This the "Judge's House" in Cockermouth, we had a meal on the balcony a couple of years ago, when it was the "Honest Lawyer" restaurant.



Cheers Darrel

 

[Davycc]

Wow that is very scary.

 

[Nont]

Wetland in southern Thailand. The tall sedge is Actinoscirpus grossus.

 

[PARAGUAY]

Loving Autumn

 

[andy]

My “office” 😊

 

[PARAGUAY]

The Heron taking advantage of the droughts this summer

 

[Nont]

I visited Sydney, Australia, in October and here are some photos of the pond at Macquarie Park. I'm really excited to see Alisma plantago-aquatica here (even though it was planted). It's also native to Thailand, but I've never seen it.

 

[PARAGUAY]

Few years on but the fern on the Oak tree still doing well

 

[Nont]

Alocasia hypoleuca on the road side.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Alocasia hypoleuca on the road side.

Nice, you are going to need a big paludarium for that one.

cheers Darrel

 

[Nont]

Hi all,

Nice, you are going to need a big paludarium for that one.

cheers Darrel

Smaller plants might work, but the stem will break out of paludarium eventually. I have many at home (I’m 175cm tall for reference).