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Saturday 30 April 2011

Friday 29 April 2011

Tiny Flowers

A bouquet of a 12 Wolffia blooms would fit on the head of a pin! Wow, tiny!


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Thursday 28 April 2011

How High Do Birds Fly?

During migration birds generally fly at around 10'000 feet. However some birds have been reported to fly at 20'000 feet! Imagine flying at that hight without being in a plane, wow!

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Long Tentacles!

The Portuguese Man-of-War has tentacles that my reach 30m in length!


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Another Nature Fact!

The Electric eel can produce 600 volts!


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The Poll So Far!

With 7 days left to vote:
The Robin has 1 vote
The Blue Tit has 2 votes
The Great Spotted Woodpecker has 1 vote
The Goldfinch has no votes

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Nature Fact!

The Peregrine Falcon can reach speeds of up to 200 mph in a stoop!

Wednesday 27 April 2011

A Caterpillar

We spotted this little beast on a campsite in Elba, an island off the Tuscan coast. (Tuscany is in Italy.)

Can you identify what it is?
(We don't know ourselves so there are no prizes for giving an answer!)
Please give your answer in the comments box.

Thank You

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The NMM

The NNM is by far and away one of the best collections of nature ever on this planet, with enthusiastic staff and a fabulous collection. It is well worth a visit to its website  http://thennm.blogspot.com/  


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Poll

Please remember to vote in our:

"WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GARDEN BIRD?" Poll

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Hope You Enjoy

Dear Readers
Thank you very much for reading our blog, we hope to keep you updated on subjects regarding the TDM and we hope to offer a detailed nature (and more) blog at the same time.

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