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    Bumblebee ID

    That’s it thank you!
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    Bumblebee ID

    Dear All, Please could someone ID this for me (I think it’s a bumblebee of some sort)? Seemed small probably no bigger than 1.5cm. Taken near Colchester Essex today. Sorry pictures not great. Many thanks for any assistance/expertise. Best wishes George
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    Duck ID Essex UK

    Hello. Please could someone ID this duck which appeared in a neighbour’s pond. Taken 11th Feb near Abberton reservoir. Thanks!! George
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    Please help identify this bee - London

    Thank you Ficedula much appreciated! Hoverfly would have never come to mind I (obviously) had no idea they could be this large!
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    Please help identify this bee - London

    Hello, Today I found this (bumble I think?) bee stuck in a skylight at home in Wandsworth London. Fortunately I managed to free it shortly after taking this photo. Please could someone ID this for me? Having zero Bee experience I cannot confidently cross reference against the available ID...
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    Please help me ID this Damselfly

    Many thanks BH!
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    Please help me ID this Damselfly

    I am a beginner on dragonflies and damselflies. Tried to ID and initially thought this is an Emerald Damselfly. Then read that an ID feature of the Emerald is that the spot on the wings is dark, whilst these are clearly not. Then I thought Willow Emerald Damselfly but please could someone...
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    Please ID this butterfly

    Many thanks! Searched high and low before posting guess I was looking in the wrong place!
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    Please ID this butterfly

    Thank you! Photo taken in Norfolk
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    Please help me ID this butterfly

    Hello All. Please help me identify this butterfly - taken in Norfolk
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    How to Set Exposure for a White and Black Bird?

    Hello Granville, I found this advice very useful... http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=231005 Cheers George
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    Birdwatching on the river Beaulieu

    I've been lucky enough to have been invited to spend a day on a boat on the river Beaulieu, coming in from the sea. Can anyone tell me, are there many birds around at this time of year? I can't decide whether its worth taking my camera, or whether I should save on weight and just take the bins...
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    Another gamekeeper brought to justice

    Completely agree... A bit like Archer, Hanningfield and Taylor sitting in the House Of Lords voting on our laws!
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    Would you tick this sighting of a Little Bittern ?

    My understanding of a 'tick' is that you have seen a particular species of bird... The guys at Moor Green Lake don't not tick the Pallas warbler because they thought it was a Yellow Browed warbler do they? If there were experienced bird watchers/spotters/ birders/ twitchers to verify? If there...
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    egg thefts

    Money? Pretty shocking. I can't believe fifty egg collectors turned up. It must have a been a smaller group - or even a lone wolf - selling them on. There must be a network and surely, with the right policing, the back of the grubby egg collecting underworld could be broken quite easily with...
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    RSPB's New Logo

    Stephen, don't you mean bto ;)? I just looked up the old one... What a disgraceful waste of money. Even if it cost a tenner. People at the very top must have signed off on this. Entire cultures of organisations flow from the top down so to me it just shows the people running the show are...
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    Does Natural England protect ANY bird species?

    Because its clearly a class issue, not a conservation issue... But I think you knew that;)
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    Most accomplished flyer in the world...

    I looked up 'accomplished' before posting but should probably clarify. Accomplished can include training/practice but also skill. Wrongly (!) I had assumed a focus on the skill bit would be obvious! My question is not about training or practice or dedication. It is about a bird amazing us humans...
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    Most accomplished flyer in the world...

    The other night during a documentary David Attenborough said something along the lines of 'Hummingbirds can lay claim to being the most accomplished flyers in the world'. It was an unbelievable programme (UK TV, Hummingbirds - jewelled messengers) but a few weeks on and I still don't know...
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    Help getting sharper images

    Hi Trev. I wonder what your shutter speed was for these pics. I would suggest that as a general rule the faster the shutter speed the better. In the UK your shutter speed is mostly going to be selected as a compromise with ISO, it's a case of how far do you dare go! I am not sure how long you...
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    Worst ever bird report

    That's not playing devil's advocate... The point (to be precise) being made was about 'Birdwatching in all it's forms'. Not specifically about the onward transmission of information.:t: Cheers George
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    Worst ever bird report

    You've described precisely what you have done, not me John! You are saying that to birdwatch one needs to be able to use language effectively, which is bonkers! You are confusing birdwatching with being able to share birdwatching. Lets go back to your original quote: "Birdwatching in all its...
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    Worst ever bird report

    Or, put another way, about as productive as discussing the sanctity of marriage with liberal bigots? Any reason you felt the need for the exasperated and completely off topic axe grind? Righteousness? Or was it righteousness that lead to your comments on not expressing them in a bitter way...
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    Worst ever bird report

    I'm not sure I agree with that... There are people all over the world who 'know' various animals and birds most intimately without having ever picked up a pen or even learnt to read. Much of bird watching is, IMO, about field craft, which requires zero ability to use language effectively. It...
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    To Suppress or not to surpress ?

    Even if it is 1 in 10 I'm not sure I follow your logic/maths. At 5 frames per second that makes 10 frames in two seconds. That would, erm, mean you lose 10% in two seconds, not 100%. It also means you lose 10% however many frames you take ie 90% of the time you don't. Or, put another way, 9...
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