Roger's Arrivals! 1st part

I think Nicole is a very, very wonderful young lady who stands by her opinions

Perhaps when she gets older she may change her mind and love monkeys.

Like me. I used to think rat were SO cute, - untill a rat killed all my birds in the aviary...hmmm..that is the other way round though

The storks are so beautiful! I love the photo of the nest in the church :)

SyLoBe wrote:

The storks are so beautiful! I love the photo of the nest in the church :)

Thanks Sylvia! Probabily you also see it often in Spain! :)

Roger wrote:

SyLoBe wrote:

The storks are so beautiful! I love the photo of the nest in the church :)

Thanks Sylvia! Probabily you also see it often in Spain! :)

Sure! I know they are in danger, but are very common here :)

For the last many years we have only had 1 (one) pair nesting in Denmark, in a town near the German border. Last year they did noy have any chicks that got old enough to leave the nest

There simply isn`t enough for them to eat. Almost all meadows have been drained and most species of frogs and reptiles are also endangered here.

Fortunately in the region I was born, south of Portugal, the number of pairs is growing after a tragic decrease!
In 2006, a very catholic priest of my small town, stoned the pair of storks that had a nest in the church, destroyed the nest and eggs! Population got very furious with the priest! The Animal protection Association wanted to punish the priest but probabily they forgave him thinking in the John's chapter that talking about Magdalena says:
"If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her" -
it looks the priest made a different interpretation!
So, my female stork will be called Magdalena simce the male is Storkbert! I hope Mangalarga agree with this name!:)

What a silly priest, what on earth was he thinking about

I am happy to hear that the storks are thriving in Portugal and Spain, they are so beautyful

That's strange, in Serbia some villages have nests almost on every 5th or 6th rooftop

Oh, so they are migrating to Serbia!:)

Well, not in this moment

With the help of Kristie it is being possible to have some more Safari in my collection!
In last package some additions for me and Nicole!
First mine:
The buck from North American Wildlife, here pictured with the Schleich fawn! A very old figure we can notice it in the lack of detail.
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Safari White tailed deer 1998

There are missing bears in my collection, I only have a Yolanda sitting panda and the female polar bear from Schleich and both were gifts! Here also an extra kindly added for Kristie, the American black bear from the same series of the buck! Nice figure! :)

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American black bear 2008

Of course the baby went directly to my niece's collection, she loves bears and here her first Safari bear with the friend of Schleich!

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Safari black bear cub

This strange penguin was supposed to be mine but Nicole loved it a lot! She is best hunting penguins than leopards seals are!
and she was right, 2 for me 2 for her! Now this curious Chinstrap penguin is in her collection here pictured with the Schleich emperor chicks previously known as kings!

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Safari chinstrap penguin

Fortunately Kristie found another for me! Thanks for your help my friend!

Congratulations Roger, I love the black bears, they're gorgeous!
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Amazing adittions! The deer is beautiful, but little penguins are my favourite! Bears are awesome too :)

Thanks Harriet and Sylvia!
It looks that the first picture is already on board! :)

Wonderful additions, Roger !!!

I love them all, we are very lucky to know Kristie
Perhaps your collection will grow more very soon

Roger you are very welcome. But I'm afraid I will never be able to repay you fully for the wonderful and brilliant Papopotamus. Not all the Safaris in the World.

But I'll try.

-Kristie

SUSANNE wrote:

Wonderful additions, Roger !!!

I love them all, we are very lucky to know Kristie
Perhaps your collection will grow more very soon

Of course we are lucky to know Kristie and I'm lucky to know you! I'd loved Kristie was thinking the same about us but something is saying me that she only can think in a hippo!

Thanks Kristie, it looks I have to send you another hippo! ...and wyou will pick them fighting for you!

Congratulation Roger I still have to buy this black bear

Could you share closer pics of the penguin. It remember me the COLORATA one

Kikimalou wrote:

Congratulation Roger I still have to buy this black bear

Could you share closer pics of the penguin. It remember me the COLORATA one

No Christophe, this one is with my niece 300 km from me! I'll ask Kristie if she can do it with the other she found! Her pictures are much nicer!

Of course I am lucky to know you! I'm lucky to have know all of you!

Yes, I will take close up photos of the penguin. It will likely be tomorrow, but no later! :)

-Kristie

Congratulations Roger on your new addition, they look very good, specially the black bear.

Your niece should be very happy to get all this animals from you.

Soon your bear collection will grow as my collection is growing this year thanks to all my friends in this forum.

Alejandro

PD: What Schleich bears are you looking for, maybe I can find some here in Peru.

thanks Alejandro, you are very kind as usual! In fact I need to study about bears! I find all Schleich not retired, here in Portugal!
From Schleich the only one I want and I find it easily, is the grizzly bear, I like it! I'd loved the Papo polar bear that I sent to Susanne! Maybe the Pyrenees brown bear also from Papo because it is a relevant different subspecies. The Safari is a Kodiak I think, but is not in my wish list. No Asians, except a panda but I have no idea which one to choose, mine is a poor figure, a gift from my niece, any sugestions?

Kristie, thanks in advance! :)

Here are photos of the Safari Chinstrap next to the Schleich Emperor (or whatever he is)

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The chinstrap sculpture is very nice, but I prefer the softness of the paint work on the Schleich.



-Kristie

Safari Chinstrap is cute! Congrats Roger!

Thanks Ken for your comment and Kristie for your pictures to Christophe!
What I really like in the chinstrap penguin is that is not usual to see a representation of this species! What I don't like in the Safari figure is the texture that compromises the paintwork! Is poorly sculpted, of course this Schleich king penguin it's nicer in these points and represents also a rare species! Safari has a lot of different penguins and I think there's no king in their range! Now Schleich also has no King! :)