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    White-Tailed Eagle with heron

    After reading that other thread with the croc on the menu... reminded me of Mull a few weeks ago... Down here in the Midlands, grey herons are not to be messed with by any birds, and often put up flocks of others, when they fly over. On Mull, it seems that they're on the menu, for white-tailed...
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    Canadian casualty

    A friend of mine who emigrated to Canada (New Brunswick) sent me a photo (attached below) of a bird which flew into his patio window. I thought it might be perhaps a buzzard (hawk over there?) but I'm posting it on here for confirmation. My friend lives in the wooded areas near Fredericton...
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    Based in Gatwick, but...

    ... where is worth going to locally (within perhaps a 30 mile radius) for birding or other wildlife? I may be down that way for work next week, but I might have large amounts of time on my side, when I'm not actually working. Hence, I'd like to take a look around the area, if it's worth it...
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    7D over the 40 / 50D

    I've finally given in to my desires and bought a Canon 7D. I already have a 40 and 50D, and wonder what I can look forward to in terms of benefits from the new "baby". I've already browsed many forums and webpages on the 7D, and set it up according to most people's best practices, though I've...
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    Winter trip

    I will hopefully be staying in Braithwaite for a few days over the festive period and am wondering where the best places to see birds locally are. Any recommendations for wintering birds? I guess the Leighton Moss RSPB reserve is one target, though it is 60 miles away! It's not an area I have...
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    Delightful Devon

    I've almost got through the photos I took last week when spent a delightful 8 days, exploring some of my favourite sites in Devon. Berry Head This headland once again managed to bring a huge grin to my face. Last year it gave a surprise photo opportunity of a male cirl bunting, singing at the...
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    Somerset (again)

    After last year's thoroughly enjoyable week in Minehead, it was lovely to return to this beautiful part of Somerset again last week. It might not strike everyone as being a primary target for birding, but it is an area rich with treats, if you take the time to look for them. North Hill This...
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    Colour richness

    As the UK seems to be almost permanently under cloud at the moment, is there any way within Elements / PSP to get a better colour richness from images taken in such conditions? I know that saturation and contrast can help, and I suppose faffing around with colour curves does to some degree - is...
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    Carrying the camera

    Not sure if this is the correct section for this question, but hoping someone can help. For the last 18 months, I have been out and about at every given opportunity, with the camera (350D / 40D + 100-400mm) hung around my neck, walking around loads to take pics of birds and wildlife. Recently...
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    Fortnight in Devon and Cornwall

    I have just spent 2 glorious weeks in the southwest of England. The first week was based in Teignmouth (Devon) and the second in Fowey (Cornwall), with a stop off in Sidmouth (Devon) before coming back. Unusually, I managed to take more scenic pics than bird / wildlife ones, but I'll try to...
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    18-55mm IS or 17-85mm IS

    I'm going away for a couple of weeks soon, only to the south west of England, but have been thinking about getting a better scenic lens for pics, as I tend to use my old S2 IS for such things, and am obviously missing quality with that. I have been considering the very well thought of 17-85mm...
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    Raw Therapee question

    Since getting the 40D I've not been able to use RawShooter, so have moved to this alternative, Raw Therapee. Yesterday I was photo'ing avocets in bright sunny conditions, and accidentally had left the ISO on Auto, so I assume it was taking shots at ISO 400. When loading into RT, the images...
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    Recommendations please?

    A friend of mine is interested in watching some yachting and has asked about suitable binoculars. He's got a budget up to £1500 to play with, and says the following: He has looked at These These and these Has anyone got any experience of these bins, or can recommend any others more...
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    Quick check needed

    Hi, I've just added a Butterflies section to my Wildlife Gallery, and there are a couple which I'm unsure of. Could someone in the know, have a quick browse using this link: Butterflies And kindly let me know if they're correct, please? I'm unsure of the Skipper and have no idea what the...
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    A Brave (and Confusing) New World

    Photographing birds can at times seem to be very frustrating, and when they're not coming out to play, I have found myself focusing the camera at other subjects. Hence this week, I decided to gather together some pics, and stick them on a Web Gallery. Problem is, just like identifying birds...
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    5 days in Somerset

    Got back yesterday after 5 lovely days spent in Somerset, based in Minehead. As we seem to be experiencing a late summer, it was a late decision to go, and I have a sunburnt nose to prove it was a good one. Aside from the scenery, which I did get many, many photos of, I took time before going...
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    Elements, recommended book?

    Hello, After having a browse of some of the threads in here, and seeing what my Photoshop Elements package could do, I am wondering if anyone can recommend me a good book on using the package? I currently have Elements 5. Cheers, Pete.
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    Macro pics

    Most of my time I could get away with having the 100-400mm lens glued to my 350D, as I spend the majority of my time photographing birds or wildlife at a distance. While I know this lens can also do macro, I have got the Sigma 105mm which seems a bit of a waste if I don't use it. What advice...
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    A week in Devon

    Last week I had the pleasure of staying in Exmouth (Devon), with the intention of photographing as many birds in the area, and scenery as I could. I have to say, considering the current monsoon-like conditions, I was very fortunate with the weather! Exmouth and the River Exe: I explored both...
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    Exmouth area?

    I know this falls close to Seaton and also fits with the Devon thread, but rather than report birds, I would like anyone who knows this region to suggest places for me to visit, when I go to stay there for a few days in May (work permitting). I'll be based in Exmouth, and will have a car so...
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    First Ever Norfolk Trip

    I had planned to go for a few days, but as usual, the plan fell through! Late on Tuesday night I decided that I ought to at least go for a day. So, alarm set for 5am, and by 9am I was parked up at Snettisham RSPB reserve. It wasn't looking good. Having driven up with the sun in my eyes all the...
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    Owl in suburban garden, likely?

    My sister reckons that when she's getting up for work, early in the morning (still dark) she can hear an owl hooting. She's no expect at birds or anything, but she's convinced it isn't a pigeon or dove... She lives on the outskirts of South Birmingham, about half a mile from open countryside...
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    Newport Wetlands

    As the forecast was good for once, I decided to head a bit further afield than usual, and set my sights on Newport's wetlands reserve. The web site(s) promised an abundance of wildfowl, along with a variety of waders and coastal birds such as egrets on the river banks. Only took just over an...
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    Waders?

    Could anyone help id these for me please? The ones on one leg - apologies for the terrible image quality, but it was chucking it down, and I was a fair distance away! Taken at the Kingsbury Water park, on Sunday.
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    Coastal or estuary birding?

    Living in Birmingham I seem to be about as far away from the coast as you can get. Most of the photography I do is on birds, and of course I am hence limited on what species I can see. So, where is the closest place I can see such birds? Where do people recommend? I know I can see varieties at...
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