[SA Chris]

but most fun was being bitten by a white back spider in the Grampians. Result was Six hospital visits a week of four a day antibiotics & mild necrosis of the finger.

I got a spider bite that did similar about a week before I left SA (it was at Paarl Rock that I gor bit) , big hole in elbow full of pus and stinking. Not as bad as mate who was with me who got bit on cheek. Still has a scar.

[TomP]

Not anything special wildlife wise but pretty happy at how the pic turned out

[Somebody's Fool]

I papped this handsome devil at a farm the other day, but don't know what it is. I assumed it was a turkey at the time, but after some googling I can't ID it as a turkey, duck, swan or goose. Any of the less ignorant members of the forum got any ideas?

[Johnny Brown]

Its quite clearly a duck. What were you on? Or is something brilliant happening here?

[butters]

It is a Muscovey Duck. Just wondering how you got confused - sure it's ugly but even so... 

[lagerstarfish]

It's a John Merrick duck; quite an attractive one at that.

[SA Chris]

Muscovy, without e.

Or Joseph Merrick ducks.

[SA Chris]

Great minds.

[butters]

Muscovy, without e.

Or Joseph Merrick ducks.

Somebody's Fool couldn't even get the species right so is he going to worry about an extraneous e?? Bloody Pedant! 

[SA Chris]

I'm just pissed off that two people posted saying the same things I did before I had chance to press post. I would have been quicker if I hadn't been proofreading it first

[Jaspersharpe]

Idiots. It's a Simon Weston Goose of course.

[Somebody's Fool]

What can I say? I don't know much about poultry. Cheers guys

[SA Chris]

Is your knowledge of birds pretty poultry? (Sorry).

[lagerstarfish]

Idiots. It's a Simon Weston Goose of course.

That was my first thought, but I considered it bad taste, so went for Merrick instead (since he is long dead and less likely to take offence).

[Jaspersharpe]

Bad what?

[lagerstarfish]

Unpalatable flavour, you deaf cunt.
Si Weston goose has too much of a charred taste for me, you sick twisted goon.

[Jaspersharpe]

Alright but I wasn't suggesting eating the fucking thing. Jesus, you'll barbecue anything wont you.

[lagerstarfish]

I was going to point out that a Weston goose comes pre-cooked, but that's the sort of sick thing that might get my posts removed.

[Jaspersharpe]

What like "I bet that goose wouldn't make so much noise with my arm down it's throat."? Some people are just plain offensive.

[dave]

I papped this handsome devil at a farm the other day, but don't know what it is. I assumed it was a turkey at the time, but after some googling I can't ID it as a turkey, duck, swan or goose. Any of the less ignorant members of the forum got any ideas?

Whatever it is it looks fowl.

[fatdoc]

Not anything special wildlife wise but pretty happy at how the pic turned out

beautiful.

not this year surly??

[SA Chris]

Went for a walk with the bairn last night, was amazed to see the local Bison population (as per pics a few pages back) has now doubled, and they must have at least 50 now, in various fields now with large electric fences around them. I was quite amazed, but Kyle seemed unimpressed and fell asleep.

[TomP]

Not anything special wildlife wise but pretty happy at how the pic turned out

beautiful.

not this year surly??

Yeah, it was on Sunday at Shepherds Crag in Borrowdale.

[Johnny Brown]

Seeing Peacock butterflies pretty regularly now given a sunny day, no Orange-tips as yet though.

[SpanishJuan]

Vipera berus and lots of Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Peacock (Inachis io) butterflies hibernate and so you can get them from around feb. I see loads when doing bat hibernacula surveys. This years adults will emerge from late july onwards.