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  1. kennethwfd

    world curlew day 21 april

    as per the title, 21 april is world curlew day since 2017
  2. kennethwfd

    limerick

    There was an old man with a beard Who said "It is just as I feared Two owls and a hen Four larks and a wren Have all built their nests in my beard" - Edward Lear
  3. kennethwfd

    Fiction Books on Birds

    The Roc is a legendary giant bird featuring in Middle Eastern folklore, in one version powerful enough to fly off with an elephant
  4. kennethwfd

    limerick

    There once was a birder from Crewe Who's limericks used to end on line two. But with patience and care, He added lines rare, Now his verses are complete, fresh, and new.
  5. kennethwfd

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    Oystercatcher
  6. kennethwfd

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    Tufted duck, which like the Iceland Gull, do turn up in my local patch overwinter. yet to see one on the marshes
  7. kennethwfd

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    Like the fieldfare Redwings also migrate south
  8. kennethwfd

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    The Poole Harbour Osprey project
  9. kennethwfd

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    Iceland gull has been recorded at my local patch - Pennington Marshes - as a winter visitor. Yet to see one myself
  10. kennethwfd

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    Fieldfare on the basis of while it may be common during the winter, only a few confirmed instances of breeding in Northern England and Scotland
  11. kennethwfd

    Bird flu outbreak penguin colonies Falkland Isles

    From the Daily Telegraph
  12. kennethwfd

    Tories fail British wildlife

    Nobody should ever vote for that lot, Problem is who is going to replace them?
  13. kennethwfd

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    Common Scoter occasionally visit Pennington marshes during the winter, seen one at a distance
  14. kennethwfd

    Beginner looking for advise (Canon 7d mkII + Tamron 100-400 Di VC USD)

    I use a 7dii myself, and I assure you it is a very capable body. Due to illness, haven't done much bird photography recently, but noticed dunlins close to Lower Pennington Lane, so propose to fit my Canon 100-400 to the 7dii and hope they are still there for the next couple of days. Failing...
  15. kennethwfd

    Daily Telegraph Wildlife quiz (GB)

    18 questions on British Wildlife and the countryside, including some bird ones. 13 for me, and I didn't get the answer as to how far an owl can rotate its head Are you in touch with nature? Take our wildlife quiz and find out
  16. kennethwfd

    Woodpeckers causing power outages in Ireland

    that is why I posted this article with a degree of caution. I was tempted to post it on the joke of the day thread. Why would a woodpecker peck treated wood in the first place?
  17. kennethwfd

    Woodpeckers causing power outages in Ireland

    Apparently, the real damage is being done when they drum in the spring as part of establishing their territories
  18. kennethwfd

    Woodpeckers causing power outages in Ireland

    No dispute about the first part of this article, in that Greater Spotted Woodpeckers have returned to, and are now breeding in Ireland. However, I have never heard of damage being caused to poles used for overhead power cables and the like ‘Dramatic spread’ of woodpeckers in Ireland causes...
  19. kennethwfd

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    If noone has an "L", I can supply an "M", after a visit to Eyeworth Pond, New Forest to see at least one of the 20 pairs of Mandarin ducks, but none put in an appearance. Can supply a T and W
  20. kennethwfd

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    K for Kingfisher on the basis of a visit to Blashford Lakes, a series of former gravel pits, which have mostly been returned to nature, with a series of strategically placed bird hides. Ringwood, Hampshire UK. Visited as part of a group to try and see as many bird species as possible. There is a...
  21. kennethwfd

    Beginner looking for advise (Canon 7d mkII + Tamron 100-400 Di VC USD)

    Two suggestions. One to focus on the bird's eye, which I can see in focus regarding the P950 image Second. To check lens calibration. The easy way to do it is to prop a school ruler at 45 degrees, and focus on the 6-inch mark, ie the middle. Is it the sharpest part of the photo, or is the focal...
  22. kennethwfd

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    Even less of a certainty is bird (or indeed wildlife ) photography because you not only have to see the subject, but capture a meaningful photo of it. There has been a clampdown recently on obviously staged photos, for example, using a fish tank with a backdrop, or submerging a dustbin lid with...
  23. kennethwfd

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    Fieldfare, have a "G" if noone else comes forward, also a T and W
  24. kennethwfd

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    Dartford Warbler
  25. kennethwfd

    Colombia sterilises first Pablo Escobar hippo. Now it has to find 37 more

    MSN
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