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DE42

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You shouldn’t be surprised. It’s like a South African being surprised there are no elephants roaming in North America in the wild.

The oceans have had a massive impact on wildlife distribution. It’s safer to assume those on other continents don’t have your wildlife.

Birds are the exception... they can fly! However very little ones like hummingbirds need to fly over land to migrate so that they can feed. They couldn’t cross an ocean. They have also evolved to feed from specific plants that only grow on the American continents.
I'm sorry if you feel I seemed sarcastic or ignorant. I know very little about birds and had never looked into it. Many animals have relatives that live on other continents but before I make I comment I will check next time.

Interesting though millions of years ago it looks as though there was such a thing in Europe. I guess they died out at some point as nature favored other species.
https://www.audubon.org/news/the-origins-hummingbirds-are-still-major-mystery
 

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I'm sorry if you feel I seemed sarcastic or ignorant. I know very little about birds and had never looked into it. Many animals have relatives that live on other continents but before I make I comment I will check next time.

Interesting though millions of years ago it looks as though there was such a thing in Europe. I guess they died out at some point as nature favored other species.
https://www.audubon.org/news/the-origins-hummingbirds-are-still-major-mystery
Very interesting - I didn't know they were related to swifts either.
It could be all change again in another few millions of years with the climate change going on - that's if we still have a planet left by then!
 

Lyn W

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Greetings All. Unpacked everything from the long kayaking wekend and did some gardening and started to look at my photos. Captured some great sunrises and sunsets. It helped that we had great weather!

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That is a lovely pic - makes me feel that I could step out onto the pier and walk to the end of it.
 

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I didn’t realise your wife was in the accident aswell, hope everything goes well.
Yes she was actually driving. Fractured vertebraes in her neck and scapula. Cut on her arm and a head injury. I think she got the worst end of the deal because she remembers every role of the truck. From what I can figure out is I can't remember from about 2 weeks before the accident. I don't even remember going fishing with my neighbor.Many other things I can't remember during that time.
 

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Yes she was actually driving. Fractured vertebraes in her neck and scapula. Cut on her arm and a head injury. I think she got the worst end of the deal because she remembers every role of the truck. From what I can figure out is I can't remember from about 2 weeks before the accident. I don't even remember going fishing with my neighbor.Many other things I can't remember during that time.
I’m sorry this happened to you both Ray. I can see that Opo has brought a lot of joy to you both, moving furniture and the like.:)
 

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I’m sorry this happened to you both Ray. I can see that Opo has brought a lot of joy to you both, moving furniture and the like.:)
He sure has. The last few days in the morning .I let him in the yard he grazes for about an hour. When he is done he walks back into the porch nibbles on some food. Then goes back to bed. Afternoon he goes back outside grazes then I put him in the pool. Again today he basked in the pool for a hr then did his duty. Took him out washed him down and he grazed back to the porch nibbled on some food and went back to the hide. This is the 2nd day for this routine. I hope it stays this way. It makes it easier on me having to chase him from going to the neighbor's, picking him up with one hand and holding him against my chest to bring him in.
He is almost getting to big for me to do that. Soon if I have to pick him up I will have to put my prosthetic arm on.
 

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He sure has. The last few days in the morning .I let him in the yard he grazes for about an hour. When he is done he walks back into the porch nibbles on some food. Then goes back to bed. Afternoon he goes back outside grazes then I put him in the pool. Again today he basked in the pool for a hr then did his duty. Took him out washed him down and he grazed back to the porch nibbled on some food and went back to the hide. This is the 2nd day for this routine. I hope it stays this way. It makes it easier on me having to chase him from going to the neighbor's, picking him up with one hand and holding him against my chest to bring him in.
He is almost getting to big for me to do that. Soon if I have to pick him up I will have to put my prosthetic arm on.
Maybe you could build the "little darling" a wagon...sometimes they like our idiosyncrasies.
 

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Does Misty watch it with you?:)
Misty is always by my side, but she's never developed a taste for watching TV.

Greetings All. Unpacked everything from the long kayaking wekend and did some gardening and started to look at my photos. Captured some great sunrises and sunsets. It helped that we had great weather!

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Your pictures are always a treat.
 

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He sure has. The last few days in the morning .I let him in the yard he grazes for about an hour. When he is done he walks back into the porch nibbles on some food. Then goes back to bed. Afternoon he goes back outside grazes then I put him in the pool. Again today he basked in the pool for a hr then did his duty. Took him out washed him down and he grazed back to the porch nibbled on some food and went back to the hide. This is the 2nd day for this routine. I hope it stays this way. It makes it easier on me having to chase him from going to the neighbor's, picking him up with one hand and holding him against my chest to bring him in.
He is almost getting to big for me to do that. Soon if I have to pick him up I will have to put my prosthetic arm on.
Do the neighbours mind him?
 
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