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    BADGERS AND TB - new findings

    Having read this article and the press release from the badger trust, I suggest that people who are interested in this issue, make the effort to read the original paper. The full paper is at http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/103/40/14713 and I have pasted the abstract below. Graham "Human...
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    Goose watching in S.Wales/SW England

    Having lived beside Loch Leven for many years, I am missing the geese coming in at this time of year. Where are the best places for large numbers of geese, within driving distance of Cardiff. I am obviously aware of WWT at LLanelli and Slimbridge, but strangely, I can't find anything on the...
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    Linux for beginners?

    OK, I think you have beaten me here !!! I asssume you have looked at the packages for R, to see if it has anything to offer Graham
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    Dragonfly Book

    I didn't know about this one, so just had a look at the table of contents on Amazon. It looks good. I'm tempted. Graham
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    Linux for beginners?

    Are you refering to any particular programs? Graham
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    Linux for beginners?

    I can't help much, but a few months ago I installed Mandriva and then Ubuntu. The change to Ubuntu was because most of the Linux programs I wanted to run were precompliled for Ubuntu and less were available pre-compiled for Mandriva. The support forum for Ubuntu is excellent. Both installed...
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    Dragonfly Book

    If you want to spend the money, the best, and only book as far as I know, is Dragonflies: Behaviour and Ecology of Odonata at £62.50 ISBN 0946589771 At 840 pages its not bad value per page. but it is serious text book so you need to work at reading it. Graham
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    camera dilemma!

    A few things that I don't think have been mentioned, and possibly worth considering. 1. Have a look beyond your immediate needs. It may be totally irrelevant now, but once someone has gone with Canon or Nikon and spent lots money on either system, most cannot then afford to make a switch. I...
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    7070 raw file request

    Thanks, I have PM'd you with my email address ;-) Graham
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    My first attempts as well

    The whole process is a bit hit and miss, however, I have since discovered that I can improve these pics with a bit of tweaking and printing through QImage. The prints that I have produced look a lot better than the pics I posted. However, I have also noticed serious chromatic aberration, and I...
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    7070 raw file request

    Not a discussion point but a request to anyone using an Olympus 7070 if they could email me 2 or 3 Olympus 7070 raw files. Subject matter doesn't really matter, but obviously it would be nice if they were sharp and well exposed. Landscape, close up and a person picture would be a nice mix - but...
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    My first attempts as well

    Thanks Ben :-) Graham
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    My first attempts as well

    Yes I can see how that would be effective, thanks. Graham
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    My first attempts as well

    The S60 is very similar to the S50, but the lens is wider on the S60. I am finding the attachment of the camera to be a bit awkward. I need to unscrew the rubber eyepiece, and even then the camera adaptor seems to rock against the eyepiece rim making it difficult to align. So I'm not sure how...
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    My first attempts as well

    That sounds useful, certainly something to look out for, should I change my camera. Thanks, Graham
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    My first attempts as well

    Nigel, Thanks for the encouragement, I very carefully picked somewhere that I knew would have big birds that I thought would sit reasonably still. As for RAW, well I do have a Nikon D70, but the Canon S50 was my first digital camera, and I bought it because it allowed me to use RAW. With an...
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    My first attempts as well

    Well, just to join in the fun, my digi-kit arrived on Friday and here are a couple of my first attempts. These are with the EagleEye camera and cable release adaptor. Optolyth TBG80HD and a Canon S50. Linhof lightweight Pro tripod and a Linhof Profi III tripod head. I set the tripod up out of...
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    Help please...

    Looks more like Impatiens tinctoria to me. Is this in the wild or in a garden/park etc. If it is I. tinctoria, then it's not invasive (ie doen't seed around like it's annual and obviously loathed relative), perennial, just about hardy and a magnificent addition to any garden scheme if you want...
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    Comment by 'myotis' in media 'Common Raven'

    Lovely shot.
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    Comment by 'myotis' in media 'Carrion Crow'

    Distinctive red mouth lining in the juvenile bird.
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    Comment by 'myotis' in media 'Cape Robin'

    What a beauty!
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    Comment by 'myotis' in media 'Pacific Reef Egret'

    Makes me choke just looking at it!
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    Comment by 'myotis' in media 'Peregrine'

    It may be a captive bird Geoff but this is still a fabulous shot.
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    Comment by 'myotis' in media 'green-winged teal'

    Very nice picture.
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    Comment by 'myotis' in media '"There's a good nest site over there!"'

    Great photo.
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