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Recent content by Mick LeMere

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    Close encounters.........

    Thanks, I was very lucky to get such a close view. There are a few photos on the BBC now of the same bird, and maybe a video by now?
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    Close encounters.........

    Yeah thanks, turns out I do know the difference between a Buzzard and a White Tailed Eagle that's 3 times the wingspan and not a common sight round here from this experienced birder. That and the hundreds of other birders that have seen this well documented rarity know their stuff too, as...
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    Close encounters.........

    I've just had a White Tailed Eagle land in a tree I was next to, such a stunning bird so close to me is something I won't forget. And to top it off another one flew low over the first one. Not bad for Suffolk which isn't known for having Eagles, let alone two.
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    Your WORST identifiable photos

    This Chough took a lot of effort to get.
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    Male Swallow not the father caring for young

    Is it known for male Swallows to look after baby birds not his own? I volunteer at a nature reserve in Norfolk which has a nest in the visitor centre. The male went missing for several weeks whilst the 5 eggs were still incubating. Another male then turned up and tried to court the mother who...
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    What's been your "Best ever find" under "challenging" conditions?

    The hardest bird ive worked for is a Great northern diver. I heard there was one on a nearby lake so i set off to find it. However it was a miserable wet winter day so the ground was soft, slippery mud. Im in a wheelchair so this is not ideal conditions, not only making it much harder to go over...
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    What's your favorite bird?

    For me its the Lapwing. Im lucky enough to have some at my local reserve year round, but numbers greatly increase in winter. At the moment youngsters are turning up and they look all the more stunning than the adults. I love how their green/purple iridescence looks in the sun which makes them an...
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    Bird Species Photo Fails

    Also, the "Python" is a Green Anaconda, a member of the Boa family that lives in South America.
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    Hi from Suffolk.

    Hi, I've been interest in nature all my life but have only in the past year really got into it and have been going to reserves to see what i can see. I volunteer for the Suffolk Wildlife Trust who told me i have a reserve in my home village which i didn't know about for the 6 years i had lived...
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