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  1. dafi

    Nailed

    Egg thief nailed in Orkney. http://www.orcadian.co.uk/2016/06/devonshire-man-sentenced-illegal-egg-collecting-orkney/
  2. dafi

    Unusual Hen harrier behaviour, Orkney.

    I saw something I have never seen before tonight. As I was coming away from Russadale quarry I had the dog running on a right good bit in front and was messing about in the heather just off the track. A hen harrier came over Chris's house down the field and over the heather. It made for the dog...
  3. dafi

    Movment

    I had a report on my facebook page of thousands of birds moving 60km ne of Paris. I dont know what they are from the picture but am interested. If the link works i would be pleased to hear any opinions or even better if anyone saw them passing. Cheers Daf...
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  4. dafi

    Whale tooth?

    I would like to ask for opinions on this. I found it at a whale carcass site today whilst photographing white winged gulls. The whale its self was just a mass of white blubber. It had a ribbed pattern on what I assume was the belly and grew wider at one end. There was what might have once been a...
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    Orchid ID

    Could someone ID this orchid i found in SE London the other day, assuming that it is an orchid that is! Cheers folks. Daf.
  6. dafi

    A bit of Hen harrier action!

    I took this film this afternoon, here is a a pair of Hen harriers engaged in trying to flush birds out of some willow scrub. This is a breeding pair and there is a lot interaction between them as they go about the task. Im afraid that its not the greatest quality but I thought folks might like...
  7. dafi

    Mouldy discovery, what to do?

    I was caught out in the rain with the scope tonight and on looking through it indoors I realised it had gotton damp. This isn’t a huge problem as it has happened before. I removed the eyepiece and was going to place the scope in the airing cupboard to have a slow dry out when to my horror I saw...
  8. dafi

    digiscoping equivalent lens size?

    For the last few years I have been didgiscoping through an ES80 with a 20-60 zoom using a Cannon A590. Whilst out the other day I was looking on the display of a DSLR with a 400mm lens. It was surprising to me how much more magnification my set up had over the camera. It also surprised me how...
  9. dafi

    January weather, 2011

    The year has started with a drying wind followed by sporadic snow showers. Great!!
  10. dafi

    Central London recomendations

    With a bit of luck im off to london the morn. We will be on the Isle of dogs and i know the Mudchute and Greenwich park. I am going to The London wetland center at some point to have a bash for Cettis and their Bittern that i see reported but thats about the extent of my London knowledge. Can...
  11. dafi

    Blue fungi

    I found this one today and am quite taken with it as i have never seen a blue mushroom before. It was in a graveyard. Can anybody help with identification please.
  12. dafi

    Death mask

    Its not often i have much to post on exbeebs but i took this image today. Its one from a sequence of bonxies feeding on a fresh dead seal pup. Its pretty harsh but life can be harsh on the shore. I thought the title fitting!!
  13. dafi

    Tripping up Trump

    I recieved this email today. Please have a read and join in the resistance and save some homes. Hi, Have a look at this: http://www.38degrees.org.uk/the-bunker Thousands have spoken out against US billionaire Donald Trump's plans to demolish family homes to build his massive golf course. But...
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    Hundred quid camera recomendations?

    Once again i am strugling with my Canon 590is. It over exposes, the zoom sticks and wont let me shoot(although i have just fixed that once again)...not to mention seeing anything on screen in bright light. In short it is on its way out and as a result i am doing less and less photography. I...
  15. dafi

    2 for £5.

    Instead of getting cash on tick I have found I can get my ticks on cash! This is the current Clydsdale fiver featuring St Kilda. I was looking at this artistic masterpiece of currency when I spotted a Gannet and a St Kildan Wren. This has led me to wonder how many other bank notes across the...
  16. dafi

    Sandhill crane

    Theres a lot of excitment here at the moment. Here are a few shots from today....It was megaB (:o:D sorry if they are a bit ropey.
  17. dafi

    A snap shot of the day

    I am trying this out as it does not involve a lot of writing, and im not big on writing at the moment.
  18. dafi

    Caption competition 05 09 09

    Here we go then...lets get this show on the road. This is not me i hasten to add.
  19. dafi

    Fair Isles bird obbs new buildings

    These are the modules for the new observatory that are being constructed in Kirkwall. I think they are all but finished. There are 14 piched roof sections and 16 or 18 flat roofed sections. The ground works on Fair Isle seem to be going well. Soon all the units will start to shipped over to Fair...
  20. dafi

    Common Restharrow?

    Am i correct in thinking this is Common Restharrow. I see Restharrow is a member of the pea family and this looks like its a member of the that same family although its not at all like the ilustration in my Collins Scottish wild flowers.!! Could it be something else....
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    Beetle ID

    This was found dead in the kitchen the other day. Can any body tell us what it is(was)?
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    Suculent ID needed.

    I posted this in exbeebs with no luck with an ID so i thought i would try here. I took on the Orkney island of Hoy I found this suculent looking plant 300ft up a sea cliff face last weekend. It was west facing. The thrift and sorrel give a good indication of size. It looks like a popular...
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    No birds here

    I have been out for a good long class today but I thought instead of birds I would show another side of what was about. First off is one of the first wild flowers of spring. This is the flower of Butterburr. It’s a strange sort of thing as it will bloom long before the foliage develops. There...
  24. dafi

    Bubbling

    Last night at dusk we had the first proper bubbling from the Curlews that surround us. Three of them were going at it over the house and what a welcome sound it made. Folks here have been reporting Skylarks singing and Lapwings displaying. The nights are getting less and the days getting...
  25. dafi

    5100 lens problem

    I am having a wee problem with my 5100 as you can tell from the photo. I dropped the camera the other day and knocked the front element of the lens out. I am looking at dismantling the lens and rebuilding it. What I was wondering is dose the silver ring on the inner element unscrew? If it does...
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