Tag Archives: wildlife
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Dinnertime (III)
9Tuesday 19 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My week’s Weekly Photo Challenge entry is of a young Rhino having a bit of a snack; perfect dinner time in the kids …
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Macro Monday: Young Iguana
5Monday 07 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Found this young fella in one of the orange trees close to the house the other day. Not often do …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Harmony (II)
13Sunday 06 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Couples work in harmony too sometimes… Ok, so perhaps not your average scene for this Weekly Photo Challenge 🙂 Hope …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Harmony (I)
11Saturday 05 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My first entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge is about the harmony of living in the natural world. In this shot, we have …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: State of Mind (III)
15Tuesday 01 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
For a third go at the Weekly Photo Challenge, I have selected this little fella, who seems quite content to …
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Cute baby dragon or what?
4Tuesday 12 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Taking a break
8Wednesday 06 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Eye Spy (II)
11Saturday 05 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is making sure you keep eye contact…. with a cheetah. Hope …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Eye Spy (I)
19Friday 04 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
I don’t believe it… yet again I’ve found having just used a particular photo on my blog, out comes a …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Transition (IV)
14Monday 30 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
My fourth Weekly Photo Challenge entry this week tells the story, or transition, of a good old yarn or moment of …
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Who’s a pretty boy then?
1Sunday 22 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Ok guys, I’ll be first watch then…
Leave a commentThursday 19 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Like my crown?
3Wednesday 18 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Victory (I)
8Friday 13 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge means many things; for some, Victory means being the one who …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Mother & Child
3Wednesday 07 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Little green visitor…
2Thursday 20 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: On the way (IV)
5Monday 01 June, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is all about the wildebeest on the annual migration across …
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Pet Dinosour
18Wednesday 27 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Local wildlife is never far away, and every day we see things walking, running, flying, crawling and slithering around the …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ The King
11Wednesday 27 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Waiting for the kill
4Wednesday 13 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Hey There Piggie!
10Wednesday 06 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Lizard time
13Thursday 23 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
As the weather warms up, the creatures of summer start to appear. Tortoises are already out, and very soon we’ll …
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The large and the small
14Thursday 16 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
One of my favourite images I have captured over the years has been of a very young tortoise found wandering …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Afloat (V)
7Tuesday 14 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fifth and final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a group of happy hippos, all afloat as …
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Interesting balcony visitor
26Saturday 11 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Ok then oh wise friends of the ornithology persuasion, what’s this beauty then? I was sat there at the dining …
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Morning stroll
6Thursday 09 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Boys will be boys
6Wednesday 01 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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The Fish Eagle
12Tuesday 24 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
We have a lot of bird-life where we live, and the sounds never stop – something I’ll never tire of. …
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Chimpanzee Rescue
4Saturday 07 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
I love chimps, in fact that statement applies to all such hairy relatives of our species. I’ve told it’s probably …
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Mister Poo, the African version
15Tuesday 17 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Last springtime, here on our farm here in southwestern Türkiye, I was shovelling recycled fodder, courtesy of a gang of local goats, …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Scale (I)
56Friday 06 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge really shows scale indeed, just look at this baby tortoise …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Depth (IV)
2Monday 02 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge attempts to show the 600 metre …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Seagull
5Wednesday 17 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Macro Monday: “Small but tough”
15Monday 01 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. Another bug from our balcony. These small centipede type bugs are small, but really tough. …
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Macro Monday: “Cute Arachnoid”
7Monday 24 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
My posting for Macro Monday. Living in rural Turkey, we share our world with our arachnid friends; from tiny weeny …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Wings
Leave a commentWednesday 12 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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İZMİR…. Birdlife
12Thursday 16 October, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I’m a bit of a nature lover, as you might have guessed, having aborted the prescribed lifestyle of the modern …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance (II)
26Saturday 20 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is all about the hardships and dangers that the little creatures face, …
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“No Malcolm, it’s this way!”
3Sunday 14 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Do Bears Like Golf ?
9Saturday 13 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Need a pick-me-up today? Check out this short video 😀 .
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fray (IV)
4Monday 25 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the “frayed ends” effect seen where these …
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It’s My Place, NOT Yours!
9Thursday 26 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Extra, Extra (II)
12Saturday 14 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a splash of red that seems out of place 🙂 Hope …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Lazin’ Around
17Wednesday 04 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Twist (IV)
3Monday 26 May, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a case of “Just make sure you …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ The King
8Wednesday 12 March, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Reblog: Leatherbacks Hatching
2Sunday 19 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I found a blog today called “Life On The Golden Rock“, or rather Fraukje whose blog it is found me. Anyway… …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Family (II)
7Saturday 18 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s second entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is a cute family of heffalumps 😀 Hope you enjoy …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Family (I)
42Friday 17 January, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is pure monkey business. Hope you enjoy this entry. . . …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: One (IV)
4Sunday 22 December, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Clan Spike’s fourth (and final) entry for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is from a private reserve in northern Kenya …
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