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  1. John Eaton

    Owl for everyone!

    Labour was promising everyone an owl, but then retracted ;). Which one would you have chosen? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27926420
  2. John Eaton

    Bullfinch behaviour

    For the past week on my local patch I (and others) have noticed strange behaviour from a male Bullfinch. It spends a lot of time on a stony track with it's feet tucked in picking up small pieces of wood, chewing it and then spitting it out. Then does the same with another bit, and so on...
  3. John Eaton

    Congratulations OBI on reaching 2600

    Yesterday Oriental Bird Images posted its 2600th species on the database with Rob Hutchinsons image of Buru Honeyeater (Lichmera deningeri. Thanks go to the photographers who made this possible, and particularly Krys Kazmierczak for the many hours he puts in managing the site. Just another...
  4. John Eaton

    Noisy young Sprawk

    Three weeks ago the Sparrowhawks nesting in my neighbour but ones garden fledged a young female. At first I thought this was pretty cool, being able to watch it in the tops of the trees calling to parents (well mum, dad left). Even more fun when the juvie came down to my neighbours pond for a...
  5. John Eaton

    Yet more pressure on Borneo's rainforests

    Read this article today on the Sunday Times: www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2076562.ece BHP Billiton a two faced mining company "supporting" 'Saving of Planet Earth' while pushing for concessions for open cast coal mining in the heart of Borneo. Ba*t*rds. John
  6. John Eaton

    Retrieving Images from deleted cf

    Disaster in deleting the wrong cf card which had images we need. Does anyone know if it is possible for images to be retrieved, by specialists I guess. Thanks John:
  7. John Eaton

    Grenada Dove Campaign

    Just received my copy of WorldBirdwatch this morning. There is an article asking for action over the plans by the Grenada government to allow the Four Seasons hotel group to build a luxury resort by selling them the whole of the Mt. Hartman National Park, which is home to 22% (just 20 pairs) of...
  8. John Eaton

    S E Asia Rainforest Destruction

    Just read the following article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6337107.stm When will governments get a grip on this situation? We have 'nice' discussions about carbon offsetting, while in the real world the rainforests are being destroyed faster than any offset planting programme could...
  9. John Eaton

    Help with Windows 2000

    First time I've started a new thread, so hope this looks OK. I have a problem with my laptop in that when I last booted up it made some kind of "update" and then all the icons and toolbars went missing i.e. I just have a blank screen when I now boot up. :eek!: The information and files are...
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