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    Sparrowhawk under attack

    Whilst in the garden yesterday I saw a Sparrowhawk in the sky, as I motioned to my wife and kids I noticed it chasing a small flock of Goldfinch. Thinking I’d made a mistake and the kids were about to see a finch get grabbed, all of a sudden the tables turned and 3 of the Goldfinch started to...
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    Upgrading for a 7D which way to go?

    Check out Mike Lane on YouTube, he recently carried out a Olympus ( the new model ) v Sony A1. He said he couldn’t tell them apart apart from the obvious crop out of camera.
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    Bird Of Prey ID, silhouette S. Wales, UK

    Raven it is then, thanks both for your help, there are lots of Ravens around here, I hear them cronking a lot but they are normally very low down.
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    Bird Of Prey ID, silhouette S. Wales, UK

    The shape of the tail threw me { albeit I'm just a happy snapper birder }, my ID skills aren't strong and it was only a dot in the sky..................... ? Thanks for your reply
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    Bird Of Prey ID, silhouette S. Wales, UK

    Hi everyone I took this last weekend, it was quite high up being mobbed by crows, so it didn't hang around for long. Thanks Ian
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    Bird List/log book for children

    Hi Julie. Thanks for suggesting this, I've ordered 3 so I have one for each of my little ones. I'll report back into this thread when we've had them a few weeks and had chance to have a play. Thanks, Ian
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    Bird List/log book for children

    Thanks for these suggestions, I'll look into them. The Amazon book looks promising. Shame about your little one, parents are not cool to hang out with for a period in their child's life, but they normally come back to you. I have three children, 3, 5 and seven years old, but I have done it...
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    Bird List/log book for children

    Thanks for the reply, I was thinking of something with pictures of the UK bird species, hopefully with something she can tick off and add notes of location, numbers etc. She has a few bird books, binoculars and a Nikon bridge camera so she's good to go. Ian
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    Bird List/log book for children

    Hi all. My 7 year old daughter wants a book she can start to log her sightings in. Can anyone suggest some books for her, life/year book suggestions would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks Ian.
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    FF vs APS-C camera - worth trying a 90D?

    On other forums people ( birders ) who I respect greatly, are reporting the 90D's AF system through the view finder to be erratic and unreliable. The live view they say is superb, and, because of this they are using Lazer Red Dot Finders with great results. But, that means shooting the great...
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    Budget spotting scope question

    How about a Nikon RAiii, there's one on Ebay right now on budget. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=nikon+raiii+scope&tbm=shop&sxsrf=ACYBGNQhdthg16gFC0lc_cYO3PRyF8ZCUA:1575154429995&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0nZDCg5PmAhUKTBUIHbxYApgQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=625&dpr=1#spd=7198839587329160166
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    Suggestions for retirement project?

    Hi Sean. How about "A Year In The Life Of" a local park/reserve near you. By exploring what happens to all living things there, hopefully that will give you an insight into which direction you may want to go. Ian.
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    Lunchtime in Lincoln

    She's a beauty, I saw a Sprawk take a pigeon last year, it was a brutal kill.
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    Good service from Sigma UK.

    Hi. A few days ago I started having F0.0 on my Canon 7D whilst using my Sigma1.4x tc and Canon 500mm F4. Took tele-converter off, put it back on, cleaned the contacts with no joy. Removed tele-converter and tried bare lens and all worked ok. Took it home and put it back in its bag. A few days...
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    Question: Spotting scope vs. super telephoto lens

    I used to do a bit of digiscoping in the early days, things have moved on since then I know, but you can't compare a digiscoping set up to a 500mm/4. Perched birds will give you the opportunity to fine tune focus, but anything on the move gives the advantage to the 500mm/4
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