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[zinniabooklover]

@@mjfanatic777

Apparently, the Chilterns, the Cotswolds and somewhere in Dorset are in the running for new national park status.

England to get new national park as part of nature plan

Sites under consideration could include the Chilterns, the Cotswolds and Dorset.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[zinniabooklover]

The Chiltern Hills are quite modest as far as height goes. But it's lovely countryside around there.

 

[wendijane]

The insanity of weird MJJC threads, for starters!

sticking with my theory

 

[wendijane]

Yes? I'm here

hello

 

[Fuzball]

 

[zinniabooklover]

The Cotswolds covers a big area and the countryside varies. The hills are not massive but there are some steep escarpments. The Cotswolds are classic 'chocolate box' English countryside.

 

[@mjfanatic777]

The Chiltern Hills are quite modest as far as height goes. But it's lovely countryside around there.

They look pretty!

 

[wendijane]

beak on her

 

[zinniabooklover]

Lots of Cotswold villages and small towns look like this

 

[zinniabooklover]

They look pretty!

It's very pretty. I used to walk there a lot. Very peaceful.

 

[@mjfanatic777]

hello

hi

 

[@mjfanatic777]

Lots of Cotswold villages and small towns look like this

I wanna live there! It looks like it's straight from a fairytale!

 

[Agonum]

Kungsfiskare

 

[zinniabooklover]

One of my top fave birds. So easy to spot. They look spectacular in flight.

 

[zinniabooklover]

sticking with my theory

Of course you are! As am I, lol.

 

[wendijane]

Of course you are! As am I, lol.

absolutely

 

[@mjfanatic777]

Kungsfiskare

That bird looks like a King Fisher! (I think it's a female though I'm not sure) I know they live in Lassen Volcanic NP area!

 

[zinniabooklover]

That bird looks like a King Fisher! (I think it's a female though I'm not sure) I know they live in Lassen Volcanic NP area!

It is. I don't know enough about them to know the male from the female. You can see them in parts of north London.

 

[@mjfanatic777]

This is the bird I'm talking about

 

[@mjfanatic777]

It is. I don't know enough about them to know the male from the female. You can see them in parts of north London.

I read that the females are the more colorful ones than the males (finally)

 

[@mjfanatic777]

It is.

yess I got it right!

 

[zinniabooklover]

I read that the females are the more colorful ones than the males (finally)

Oh, that's interesting. With birds, it's usually the other way around.

 

[@mjfanatic777]

Oh, that's interesting. With birds, it's usually the other way around.

Yea that's why I said 'finally' because the ladies get the color

 

[zinniabooklover]

Just had a quick look. Apparently they are identical except for this:

"The female has orange on the lower part of her beak, where as the male has a pure black beak."

Kingfishers - male or female?

A common question at Rye Meads is " how do you tell the difference between a male and a female kingfisher ?" Well I thought I would help out with this blog..

community.rspb.org.uk

 

[@mjfanatic777]

Just had a quick look. Apparently they are identical except for this:

"The female has orange on the lower part of her beak, where as the male has a pure black beak."

Kingfishers - male or female?

A common question at Rye Meads is " how do you tell the difference between a male and a female kingfisher ?" Well I thought I would help out with this blog..

community.rspb.org.uk

ohhh I thought that the main body color was the difference. So guess our King is a male

 

[Agonum]

It is. I don't know enough about them to know the male from the female. You can see them in parts of north London.

I don’t think you can actually tell the genders apart, at least not for the European (nominotypical) subspecies. The female has a red spot on the lower beak during mating season, but that’s more often than not hard to actually see.

 

[Agonum]

"The female has orange on the lower part of her beak, where as the male has a pure black beak."

You beat me to it!

 

[zinniabooklover]

I don’t think you can actually tell the genders apart, at least not for the European (nominotypical) subspecies. The female has a red spot on the lower beak during mating season, but that’s more often than not hard to actually see.

I just posted some RSPB info. I certainly wouldn't be able to tell the difference when they are in flight. One thing about them, when I saw them for real, I was surprised at how small they are. The photos I had seen had led me to believe they were much bigger.

 

[zinniabooklover]

ohhh I thought that the main body color was the difference. So guess our King is a male

I think so. Can't see any orange on his lower beak.

 

[Agonum]

ohhh I thought that the main body color was the difference. So guess our King is a male

Hard to say. If it’s mating season and it’s an adult, yes.