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  1. Shaggy2070

    Wooden Cod.

    My first Wildlife piece made from a couple of scraps left over from my shed build. May try a couple of birds after a bit more practice:t:. Cod.
  2. Shaggy2070

    What's happened to the hide???

    I've not been down Teeside way for a while until last week when I noticed the Screen/Hide overlooking the Seals at Greatham Creek was gone and the path looked dug up:eek!:. Are there alternate plans on the go or is it back to the bad old days of walking along a busy road and looking from the...
  3. Shaggy2070

    Sparrowhawk hunting.

    Yesterday I saw two Sparrowhawks circling above a group of mature trees in a village garden. Then one of them swooped down and flew around the outskirts of the trees and the other flew into the trees, flushing half a dozen Woodpigeons out. The one that flew around the trees then grabbed one of...
  4. Shaggy2070

    Couple of days in Exemouth.

    On monday 7th Dec I going to the Imperial Hotel, Exemouth for a couple of days on a coach holiday. I've never been before so is there anywhere in easy walking distance for a couple of hours birding one day? Glen.
  5. Shaggy2070

    First visit to east Norfolk.

    Next week we've booked a cottage in Happisburgh but I have no idea what the area is like. I usually have one day to myself to go birding and was thinking of having a drive down to Minsmere and Dunwich Heath looking for Dartford Warblers, Marsh Harriers and possibly Bittern but are there any...
  6. Shaggy2070

    Barnacle Goose.

    Is the one with the white head an ordinary Barnacle Goose with an odd coloured head or sub-species in with the ordinary geese? Taken at Caerlaverock WWT Reserve, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
  7. Shaggy2070

    Small Wader at Llanelli WWT.

    I was at the south Wales WWT reserve at Llanelli last week and saw this tiny wader with a couple of lapwing. Can anyone tell from this heavy crop what it is? Little Stint maybe? (I've never seen one yet;))
  8. Shaggy2070

    Broken LCD Screen.

    While on a recent holiday in Scotland I broke the LCD Screen on the back of my Lumix TZ27. The camera works but I cannot see anything on the screen it is just black with a couple of cracks in it. If I take picture or video it records fine and I can see them on the computer when I plug in the...
  9. Shaggy2070

    Rotating the picture on video.

    I have a video mode on my camera which I have hardly ever used and when I have I'm not sure what to do with them on a computer to edit them. Today I used the video mode but didn't think what I was doing and held the camera in Portrait position. Is there a way to rotate the picture so I can...
  10. Shaggy2070

    Slavonian Grebes???

    Just got back from a week in the highlands of Scotland and would like confirmation on the ID of these Grebes. First thoughts when I saw them was Slavonian, then started to doubt myself thinking Black necked Grebes have tufted feathers on the head too (only seen then in the flesh in winter...
  11. Shaggy2070

    Dolphin times at Channonry point.

    I'm heading up to Strathpeffer for a week starting the 21st June and was hoping to get along to Channonry Point one day to try and see some dolphins. What is the best time and tide to visit to see the Dolphins there? High tide? Low tide? somewhere in between? Morning? Afternoon? or Evening...
  12. Shaggy2070

    Barred Red Moth???

    Can anyone confirm the id of this moth. I was thinking Barred Red but with the small the faint spot on each wing I'm not sure.
  13. Shaggy2070

    In Rothesay harbour, Isle of Bute, Scotland.

    Anyone any idea what the bird is in this dodgy photo? Taken in Rothesay Harbour on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. It only swam away from me so couldn't get a better view of it and the brief view through the bins I still couldn't make out what it was before I had to get on a bus:-C.
  14. Shaggy2070

    Best budget lens for dolphins at Chanonry Point.

    We've booked a cottage at Inverness next june and I'm planning to visit Chanonry Point a couple of times to photograph the Dolphins. I've got a Canon 450 D, Canon 400 5.6, 18-55 kit lens and a Tamron 90mm f2.8 Macro lens plus a Kenko 1.5 tele. I've heard the 400mm may be a bit long for the...
  15. Shaggy2070

    Blackneck Moth ???

    I've been told a moth I photographed a couplt of weeks ago could be a Blackneck Moth but being near Durham I thought it was a bit too far north. Anyone able to comfirm?
  16. Shaggy2070

    Pipit.

    I have a lot of difficulty with Pipits and normally just say Meadow Pipit or Rock Pipit which I'm normally find ok. However someone has suggested this could be a Tree Pipit, which would be a new lifer for me, can anyone tell from this shot??? I may have a couple of other shots of this bird if...
  17. Shaggy2070

    Duck in NE UK.

    Had a walk around the lake at Hardwick Park near Sedgefield today and saw a Duck I didn't recognise. At first from a distance I saw the pale cheeks and thought a Common Scoter had got lost, as it's miles from the sea but then I got closer and saw the pale sides. It was swimming with a few...
  18. Shaggy2070

    Reed Bunting???

    Lapland Bunting seen in the same area as this was taken but is this a female Reed Bunting (both look the same to me;)).
  19. Shaggy2070

    Female Southern Hawker???

    Can anyone confirm this is a Female Southern Hawker for me or have I got it wrong again:h?:?
  20. Shaggy2070

    Mystery Moth.

    Found this Moth outside our kitchen window last night (25 Feb). It was quite large, mottled with a hint of green which is hard to see in the pics and had quite prominent cream/white "Eyebrows".
  21. Shaggy2070

    Using t/con on a macro lens.

    I've recently got hold of a Kenko 1.5x t/con and thought about trying it on my Tamron 90mm Macro lens. Will the use of the t/con alter the minimum focus distance and how will the DOF be affected? For eg. to get more DOF you stop down to f8-f11, however with the use of the t/con you loose one or...
  22. Shaggy2070

    Black Necked or Slavonian Grebe.

    I saw this Grebe at Hartlepool today. I'm not too good with grebes in winter plumage but with the red eyes I was thinking Black Necked but the bill looks a bit straight rather the slightly upturned so now I'm thinking it could be Slavonian Grebe. What do you think Black Necked or Slavonian???
  23. Shaggy2070

    Buzzard or Eagle.

    I saw this large bird of prey while on the Isle of Skye. It looked a lot bigger than all the buzzards I'd seen while in Scotland but being so high I couldn't tell if it was a much hoped for Golden Eagle (never seen one before). Can anyone tell from this almost silhouette if it's just another...
  24. Shaggy2070

    Another Marsh vs Willow Tit.

    Seen at Low Barnes in County Durham. Am I right in thinking this is a Marsh rather than Willow Tit???
  25. Shaggy2070

    Waders for ID at Salthome.

    I saw a couple of distant waders at Saltholme RSPB reserve today. I'm still a bit unsure of my Waders, especially at a distance in the rain through Bin's, but I was thinking the first three shots (same bird) are Greenshank??? very long legs compaired to other waders I could see. The last one I...
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