Paul Beuk 24 September 2009 14:30:31

Today through my window by eye or by ear: finch, house sparrow, great tit, starling, pigeon, green and greater spotted woodpeckers, jackdaw, white wagtail, nuthatch, blue tit, blackbird, robin, jay...

Gordon 24 September 2009 14:10:06

Perhaps you need to take a break from flies and go birdwatching.

Gordon 23 September 2009 10:21:35

OK, I just found my first Strongylophthalmyiid

Paul Beuk 23 September 2009 09:32:26

Yes, I did, but did not have time to act upon it yet.

Gordon 23 September 2009 08:44:17

Paul, did you get the article and paper I sent you??

Roger Thomason 21 September 2009 13:04:19

Wasps too..Genus kellyi with his rendition of Stingin' in the Rain....Wish I hadn't said that

Gordon 21 September 2009 12:15:48

So the old song writers got it wrong, it should be. The flies in Spain fly mainly in the rain that's falling on the plain. Portugal has too many syllables

Andre 21 September 2009 11:15:34

Some very interesting diptera fly mainly in the rain!

Gordon 21 September 2009 08:41:02

Fly picking of course would be highly acceptable

Roger Thomason 21 September 2009 00:42:28

Nitpicking appears to be a pre-requisite in the determination of closely related species of flies. Just having a bit of fun...not my intention to offend anyone.

Paul Beuk 20 September 2009 21:56:59

I guess nitpicking is just not meant for this site, Roger...

Roger Thomason 20 September 2009 20:44:43

Not the best piece of poetry that Gordon ever wrote. But I suppose it's whatever floats your boat. EDIT; Excuse my crap poetry is what was meant.

Gordon 20 September 2009 20:12:45

Pedantry is unbecoming at its best its sad and numbing, hear the flies as they are humming, to my soft guitar a strumming, "take it up, don't be down-dumbing"

Andre 20 September 2009 15:16:45

Maybe you save some water for later Gordon

Roger Thomason 20 September 2009 14:29:33

"my part of Greece" implies ownership..which part do you own? Clouds are not solid objects..Stratus clouds are rain-bearing though.

Gordon 20 September 2009 13:39:55

OK, it was raining in my part of Greece, and will be again soon by the look of the now solid cloud cover.

Roger Thomason 20 September 2009 10:12:15

I know where the fires were Gordon.. .I didn't mean you personally...you said it was raining in Greece..Athens is in Greece

Gordon 20 September 2009 09:40:55

Dear Roger The fires were around Athens, I live and work north of Thess/niki, 600 km further north, we don't burn so easily. . but it is sunny this morning.

Roger Thomason 19 September 2009 20:56:59

Rain has to be better than the forest fires you've had there lately..poor co-ordination.

Gordon 19 September 2009 17:44:54

It's raining again in Greece, I might as well have been in England this September, Global Wetting is my guess.