Collecting haunts, part 2 (and family)

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Collecting haunts, part 2 (and family)

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Thought I'd introduce you to the family as well as another collecting location. This is my daughter, Janejira (5), and wife, Noi, ably assisting on a collecting trip. The location is the Red River which takes the outflow from Warnham mill pond (see previous post) down to the River Arun. It is a deeply cut man-made watercourse with a stony bed. It contains lots of small fish - stone loach, bullhead, stickleback, dace as well as a wide selection of smaller creatures and I'm told, the occasional otter (I've not seen one). As you can see, it is very shallow in places, although there are some deeper muddy parts. It is about ten minutes walk from my house and the banks and adjacent fields are favourite places for dog-walking. It also borders a golf course, so in places you have to be wary of high speed white projectiles!
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:D It seems that children, nets, jars, and creeks just go together. Reminds one of their younger days. Lovely family Graham. You know I like this new forum of ours, it adds a real personal touch to all of our posts now. A hearty well done to the gentlemen who created this net is much in order here. :D
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I more than agree with you, Ken - this is proving to be a wonderful on-line community - thanks chaps! - and thanks also to all the other members for making the forum what it is.
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What a lovely family, Graham. :D Janejira looks as happy as can be. Love her now while she will let you. They change drastically when they turn 14 yrs old :!: :twisted: :D

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Graham,

No doubt about, kids just love this kind of thing! Is that a plankton net your wife has? I have a nice one that came with my microscope, but I haven't used it yet. Probably a great way to concentrate critters.

All you guys are making me crazy seeing all this water and greenery. It's so rare here in S. AZ (and so far away).

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Janejira just had to have a pink net, as it's her favourite colour. My wife's net is made from an old pair of tights, a heavy duty coathanger and the handle of an old cobweb brush. This is the net I usually use myself and it is fine enough for catching most small creatures.
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Looks like a fun family outing. At least they seem to be having fun. Nice hangout and good idea on the nets.
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Charming family portrait Graham and a beautiful little stream. Do you find protist samples there? I was thinking it need to be still water for that.
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Most of the samples I've taken so far fro here are of larger creatures: caddis larvae, small fish, freshwater shrimps etc, but I am intending some more in-depth studies soon. So far, no protozoa...
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