Hello from a Brit living in Holland!

goosey · #1 (**permalink**) 20-08-2007, 12:05 PM

Hi all! I have also come over from WAB - enticed over by the offer to look at Paul M's photo's

. I recognise a few others from there aswell but it will be nice to meet you all. I hope to be able to contribute and shall delve into to my photo's to see what I can post. No exotic animals or birds in Holland I am afraid but I shall do my best. See you around

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stirling · #2 (**permalink**) 20-08-2007, 01:17 PM

welcome goosey.look forward to seeing your photos.
best, from mike

goosey · #3 (**permalink**) 20-08-2007, 06:11 PM

Thanks Mike, I see you have brought some of your stunning art work with you here, by way of your avatar

Guy F · #4 (**permalink**) 20-08-2007, 08:51 PM

Hi Goosey and welcome to the site, I look forward to seeing any shots you can find.
Guy

goosey · #5 (**permalink**) 21-08-2007, 11:54 AM

Thanks Guy, I have added a couple I liked to the galllery which I couldn't put on WAB because they were taken here - it's a start.

paul m · #6 (**permalink**) 23-08-2007, 12:45 PM

Glad to see you - you'll find far better photos than mine - including your own - there are quite a few insects in the Netherlands that aren't found in UK so shall look forward to them

Cheers, Paul

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Originally Posted by goosey

Hi all! I have also come over from WAB - enticed over by the offer to look at Paul M's photo's

. I recognise a few others from there aswell but it will be nice to meet you all. I hope to be able to contribute and shall delve into to my photo's to see what I can post. No exotic animals or birds in Holland I am afraid but I shall do my best. See you around

.

goosey · #7 (**permalink**) 23-08-2007, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by paul m

Glad to see you - you'll find far better photos than mine - including your own - there are quite a few insects in the Netherlands that aren't found in UK so shall look forward to them

Cheers, Paul

Hi Paul, what are these insects I should be looking out for? You ID'd a Church Yard beetle and a Calvia decemguttata for me that are not common in Britain. I might have a host of things in the garden that I see and don't find unusual - or not

. I am not poking around too much at the mo - far too many spiders this time of year

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paul m · #8 (**permalink**) 26-08-2007, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by goosey

Hi Paul, what are these insects I should be looking out for? You ID'd a Church Yard beetle and a Calvia decemguttata for me that are not common in Britain. I might have a host of things in the garden that I see and don't find unusual - or not

. I am not poking around too much at the mo - far too many spiders this time of year

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Far too many things to list - UK has, at best only 80% of the animal species list of continental NW Europe, several ladybirds are missing to start with. A particularly attractive one is Oenopia conglobata: http://users.pandora.be/roeland.libe...img/oencon.jpg ...
and lots of spiders not found here ...