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  1. Paul Rule

    European Dragon ID requied

    Just got back from hanging out by the pool and drinking beer in Spain (Denia) and have just been reviewing some pics. I thought the Dragonfly in the attached was a Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulesens), but I'm now not so sure and think it is more likely to be Orthetrum brunneum. I'm basing...
  2. Paul Rule

    Ruddy Darter (I think)

    I took this this evening in pretty poor lighting conditions (lucky there was no wind or 1/25 of a sec might have been a problem) I think it's a imm male Ruddy Darter, but I stand to be corrected on this. Paul
  3. Paul Rule

    Damsel ID required

    Can anyone help to ID this Damselfly. Seen at Paxton Pits (Cambs) last Friday. The nearest I can find in my field guide is female Dainty Damselfly, but I doubt if I could have been lucky enough to find one of those, so I would appreciate some expert help here. Paul
  4. Paul Rule

    Red-Tailed Hawks Webcam

    The Massachussetts Institute of Technology has a pair of Red-tailed Hawks who have built a nest in a tree outside their videoconferencing centre. So they have set a webcam up on it to keep an eye on the two fledglings inbetween their videoconferences. Well worth a look: :cool...
  5. Paul Rule

    Deadly Fungi Warning!!!!

    On a previous thread "Can anyone tell me what this is?" a couple of very dangerous ideas for ID'ing edible fungi has been posted. I have added added a servere health warning to that thread, and would stongly advise you to check that out...
  6. Paul Rule

    Help wanted in Climate Change Reserch

    Help wanted in Climate Change Research Climate change, and our response to it, are issues of global importance, affecting food production, water resources, ecosystems, energy demand, insurance costs and much else. There is a broad scientific consensus that the Earth is likely to warm over the...
  7. Paul Rule

    Beetle ID

    I took this on holiday in the Italian Alps, but have no idea what it is, it was very obliging staying put while I attemted to get a reasonable hand held shot. Actual size was around 3/4"
  8. Paul Rule

    Red-veined Darter?

    Out for a walk around Fen Drayton this afternoon, saw few birds of note but lots of dragonflies, and a lone Hornet. One Dragon stayed around in one spot long enough to have its picture taken. I thought it was a Common Darter, but I'm now think its a Red-veined Darter, can anyone confirm the ID...
  9. Paul Rule

    Red-footed Falcon @ Wicken Fen

    I dipped out on one of these by an hour earlier this year so was pleased this one has hung around long enough for me to get a chance to see it. I spent 2 hours watching it this afternoon. It gave great views hunting, catching and eating dragonflies. Great bird (lifer for me). Although not...
  10. Paul Rule

    Agh!! I cant keep up

    Been on an imposed exile from BF for 3 weeks due to a holiday and a sick pc (now fixed after £300 and a few hours re-building). Not sure how I'm going to catch up on nearly 5300 new posts and 400+ new e-mails but will do my best. Looks like I missed out on a Hoopoe within a short walk of my...
  11. Paul Rule

    What Happened to my PM's

    Have admin had a clear out of members PM's? I hade a handfull saved in both my in & out boxes, and now I have none.
  12. Paul Rule

    Digiscoped Southern Hawker

    Paid a visit to the RSPB reserve @ Fowlmere late this afternoon in a belated attempt to capture a "birds and water" pic for this months comp. Did not have too much success on that front, but lots of Dragon Flies about, and the following image is from my 1st attemt at digiscopeing one. It was...
  13. Paul Rule

    Want MS Office? there is another way

    Anyone out there, looking for the complete suite of office software (Documents, Spreadsheets, Drawing, Presentations) for buisiness, home or education? Before you spend your money on MS Office, checkout OpenOffice. The latest version (1.1) can be downloaded from http://www.openoffice.org and it...
  14. Paul Rule

    In Search of Sone Curlews and Nightjars

    Friday 11th July Cavenham Heath (Suffolk) Around 30 members of Cambridge Bird Club met at the above English Nature reserve for and evening walk hoping to see both Nightjars and Stone Curlews. Walking from the car park through woodland towards the open heath we could hear Stone Curlews calling...
  15. Paul Rule

    IE failing to find sites

    Has anyone out there had a problem with IE coming up with "The page cannot be displayed" messages for perfectly valid and working sites. I get this every time I try to access Yarhoo groups. I have checked all IE settings and as far as I can see everything is fine. I have recently installed a...
  16. Paul Rule

    2 Men on Bikes

    Spent last Thursday to Sunday on a long (well for me it was) distance bike ride. Although this was not a birding trip (no bins, no scope), it was 4 days in the countryside so a chance to test my id skills using just eyes and ears The start of this ride was a bit of a disaster cause it should...
  17. Paul Rule

    A short trip to the Beechwoods

    Have not posted one of these for ages, mainly because I’ve not been anywhere. This afternoon I took my Father-in-law on a short birding walk. He’s in his 80’s so had to keep the walk fairly short. For that reason I chose the short walk around our local Beechwoods nature reserve. Had hoped to...
  18. Paul Rule

    Nikon CP 3x Telephoto

    I am seriously thinking of purchasing one of these for my CP4500. It's prime use would be for photographing insects, but I would also like to have the ability to use it for birds (when I can get close enough). I have seen some nice results from this piece of kit in the gallery, and I would...
  19. Paul Rule

    Benbo Tripods

    I've owned one of these tripods for many years, but it has been gathering dust for 2 or 3 years, as I've not been doing a great deal of natural history photography. Now this is not a tripod to use to carry big lenses or scopes, but for Macro work it is superb as it allows you to get the lens up...
  20. Paul Rule

    Spider ID's Required

    I captured this image in the garden this afternoon. I was trying to photograph the one with the round white egg sack, when the second one came into view. I'm realy chuffed with this image, I was never going to get both in focus, but I rather like having the back one out of focus it adds an edge...
  21. Paul Rule

    TFT Monitors are they worth the extra cost

    For some time I have been considering replacing my aging 15" CRC monitor with a TFT LCD monitor. For a long time price was a major issue, but the price of these has been coming down and lack of desk space, has become a bigger issue. My major concern was that the entry-level monitors tend to...
  22. Paul Rule

    2nd attempt at Digiscopeing

    Finally got the last parts of my Digiscopeing kit through the post today, unfortunately weather still horrible. Overcast Skies, stong winds and the odd shower. Working from home today, so did manage to get a little bit of practice in at lunch time. Did manage to capture the attached blue tit...
  23. Paul Rule

    Red -necked Grebe @ Paxton PIts.

    Although quite regular winter visitors to this part of the world, its not often (in my case never) you get to see them in summer plumage. This particular bird has been present at Paxton since the 6th May, and this afternoon I decided to try my luck to see it and if possible to get a pic of it...
  24. Paul Rule

    1st Digiscope Effort

    I've had the CP4500 for a while, but finally got the adapter for my Swaro 20x60 Zoom (Opted for the expensive Spidertech version as this is the only one that you dont have to remove the rubber eyepeace to use). Weather and lighting conditions not good this morning but had to have a go. 2nd...
  25. Paul Rule

    Strange Censorship on the BBC Nature Message Board

    Occasionally I go and visit the highly censord BBC Nature message board, Last night I did this and I thought I would share the odd experience I've just had. I posted the following reply to a post AOL CD's This never made it and I got the following e-mail from the BBC mods. "Thank you for...
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