sambu13 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 I just remembered somthing i saw last summer and wondered if anyone had an answer! i was shooting on hot summers day and shot two young woodies, they both had these green/blue fly things on em! very weird, there were only a couple that emerged from under the wings! does anybody know what they are? they were about the size of a house fly but a pale blue grey! cheers sambu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 pale grey? sounds like a tick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambu13 Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 had wings! looked a bit like one of those orange flies you see on cow muck but smaller and pale grey/blue/green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 were they in fact flies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambu13 Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 lol yea but what sort! ive never seen owt like em!they didnt fly off when i prodded them, they just hid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) Pigeon Louse Fly? don't think we used to have them, but global warming may be to blame http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN485 Edited March 20, 2009 by nickbeardo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambu13 Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 That looks more like it! i suppose the grey colour could have been to match the bird. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancs Lad Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 they are commonly called FLAT FLIES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambu13 Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 THATS THEM!! 'orrible little things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I just remembered somthing i saw last summer and wondered if anyone had an answer!i was shooting on hot summers day and shot two young woodies, they both had these green/blue fly things on em! very weird, there were only a couple that emerged from under the wings! does anybody know what they are? they were about the size of a house fly but a pale blue grey! cheers sambu i have seen those before - a young woody was in the garden - it was ill i think- allowed me to catch it, off the greenhouse, before i knew it i had these horrible bloody things running all over my hands, in the fright i dropped it, and one of my dogs who had been watching the proceedings was on it in a second, i have always wondered what those things are. i looked on wikipedia- but the only flat flies dont appear to inhabit europe?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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