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| Siskin, Carduelis spinus |
It’s been a busy week and I’ve been trying to catch up with
the photos I took. It started on Saturday March 23rd when we saw Chris Packham’s
‘Wild Night Out’ at Horsham. This was the third year we have attended his
annual touring show and it lived up to our high expectations. His photography
is superb and thought provoking. He also has excellent messages:-
-Support our farmers by buying their local produce and avoid
loss leading imported supermarket products
-Preserve endangered raptors by licensing shooting estates
and compensating them for the game birds
taken by raptors supported on the estate
-Encourage children to explore the
countryside and get dirty in the process, to nurture the next generation of
naturalists.
On Sunday I made my annual pilgrimage to the London
International Dive Show at the Excel Centre in Docklands. Excellent
presentations, as usual I had to make difficult choices as there were three
presentation areas. This year I concentrated on photography orientated speakers and attended these:
Paul Colley: underwater photography in Ascension island:
Paul (Duxy) Duxfield: underwater Photo Fundamentals.
Saeed Rashid: Photo Manipulation using Lightroom &
Photoshop.
Mark Powell: Why Divers Do Stupid Things.
Alex Mustard: Shark Photo Techniques.
Maria Munn: Getting Creative with your Compact Camera.
Monty Halls: Going to the dark side.
Gavin Parsons: Capturing The Moment.
On Tuesday I visited Warnham Nature Reserve where I met Mark
for some photo therapy. I captured two new birds for my gallery, Siskins and
Bramblings, and saw more Redpolls.
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| footprint of American Mink, Neovison vison |
Bad news for any Water Voles in the vicinity - we need some otters to cull them.
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| Bracket fungus |
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| Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla |
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| Canada Goose, Branta canadensis |
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| Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs |
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| Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, female |
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| footprint of Coot, Fulica atra |
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| Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis |
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| Greylag Goose, Anser anser |
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| Greylag Goose, Anser anser |
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| Greylag Goose, Anser anser |
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| water flowing off Greylag Goose, after it dabbled |
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| Greylag Geese, Anser anser |
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| Lesser Redpoll, Carduelis cabaret |
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| Lesser Redpoll, Carduelis cabaret |
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| Lesser Redpoll, Carduelis cabaret |
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| Lesser Redpoll, Carduelis cabaret |
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| Lesser Redpoll, Carduelis cabaret |
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| Nuthatch, Sitta europaea |
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| Lichen |
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| orange Lichen, Trentepohlia species |
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| Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus |
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| Robin, Erithacus rubecula |
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| Siskin, Carduelis spinus |
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| Siskin, Carduelis spinus |
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| Siskin, Carduelis spinus |
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| Siskin, Carduelis spinus |
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