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  1. robski

    Hybrid Mullard - Kent UK

    Spotted on my local Duck pond - any hazards of a guest what the other half maybe ? Quite a bold character standing it's ground against Canada & Greylag if they got too close.
  2. robski

    Af & Tc

    Some of you may find this a interesting read http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/technical/TC_contrast_detection_AF.html
  3. robski

    Fungi

    Any ideas and background on this. I've never seen one with a cap like this. The guy who pointed it out to me said a blue tit was making a nest in the hole a while back. It sure looks like it is growing out of a hole.
  4. robski

    Moth id please Kent UK - orange underwing ?

    I was in a field yesterday photographing Brown Argus and Common Blue and these moths were driving to distraction. I was back in the field today and managed to snatch a shot during one of it's brief landing. In flight the orange/brown is very noticeable.
  5. robski

    ID Help UK

    Spotted in Knole park Sevenoaks Kent. Only had the 200mm lens fitted at the time so image is quiet small. I've enlarged it a bit to help out. Hopefully good enough to get an ID from. Looking at the book my best stab is a wheatear of some sort. many thanks
  6. robski

    White Duck ID UK

    I have asked many people for years as to what these ducks are called and it seems to stump just about everybody. Normally you always find one on a lake with the mallards. Searching the web I came across a reference naming them as white mallard. What has made me inquired again this year is that I...
  7. robski

    Barn Owls - Tonbridge

    I went out this afternoon on my local patch not expecting to photography very much as it was still windy. Whilst out I bumped into a follow bird watcher and his wife and got chatting. In passing Bird Forum was mentioned ( not members but among the lurkers ) and some nearby Barn Owls. I tagged...
  8. robski

    7Dayshop

    Has anybody had problems with 7dayshop since the new year ? or was it my turn to be the unlucky one!!. I am getting the Classic not responding to queries. A bit strange to have both packages of an order lost in the post !! Because of their track record with lost in the post I never risk any...
  9. robski

    UK ID Help

    http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/149904/ppuser/18626 I first thought Cuckoo but the feathered legs looked more bird of prey.
  10. robski

    UK Duck ID Help required

    http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showphoto.php/photo/129532/sort/1/cat/500/page/1 A shot posted in the gallery which seems to be a bit of a puzzle. A diving duck seen with a small group of tuffies on a gravel pit lake in Kent. Many thanks Rob
  11. robski

    Redwing ??

    I only got a fleeting glimpse. it took off as soon as it had landed. It was about the size of a starling. Scanning my Guide based on face markings I've come up with Redwing. Many thanks
  12. robski

    Fieldfare or Mistle thrush ? Kent UK

    Spotted these in a field recently cut for Hay. They struck me as being juveniles. Many thanks
  13. robski

    Clueless on this one - UK

    Wagtail come to mind but I am sure it is not. Sitting on a post near a flooded gravel pit in Kent. Many thanks.
  14. robski

    Yellow Hammer ?

    I've had to process this image to bring out the shadow detail. Am I right in thinking it is a Yellow Hammer. Location Kent. Meadow, scrub land, woodland and river. Thanks in advance.
  15. robski

    ID help please

    A couple of blurred shots - I am struggling to find a match in the Collins bird guide. Bough Beech Kent UK. Cheers
  16. robski

    first butterfly of the year ??

    I caught a brief glimpse of a butterfly this morning in the meadow. Not 100% sure but looked like a Red Admiral. A sure sign that insect life is picking up.
  17. robski

    Canon L Lens repair help

    Canon L Lens repair help UK Canon 300mm f4 L non IS version approx 12yrs old. At the end of Dec I had a mishap where the lens took a nose dive off the tripod and damaged the Auto Focus unit. No external damage. I took the lens to my local camera repair shop on the understanding that they were...
  18. robski

    Safety chain idea ?

    I had a mishap with my camera and Canon L lens which took a nose dive off the tripod at home. Somehow I released the plate whilst adjusting the pan and tilt to line up on a woodpecker in the garden. The lens needs the focus unit repaired by Canon which I am sure will not be cheap. I'm hoping...
  19. robski

    Little Grebe ?

    We normally have GC Grebe on the lake. I though this bird was a duck to start with based on it size, it was near some tufted. Shot taken 50 feet away. Robert
  20. robski

    Asian - Korean ID Please

    Not much to go by but a distance shot on the Han River Seoul. It dived like a grebe. Any clues to the id of this one ? Robert
  21. robski

    Asian - Korea Bird ID please

    Asian - Korean Bird ID please Last week my work managed to prise me out of the office at short notice to sort out a customer problem in Korea. Armed with my wife's fuji S5000 just incase there were some photo opportunities. I caught a number of glimpses of this bird and would like to know...
  22. robski

    a New 70-300mm IS lens from canon

    Just seen this on Bob Atkins site http://bobatkins.photo.net/photography/reviews/canon_EF_70-300.html Robert
  23. robski

    Tripod and head advice please

    I am thinking of upgrading my cheap wobbly £40 Velbon Tripod (I must admit it was rarely used ) now I have upgraded my lenses. So I am looking at supporting my 20D 300mm f4 + 1.4 & 24-70mm f2.8. From the forum I have gathered that Manfrotto is the one to get. I don't go on very long hikes so...
  24. robski

    Warbler ?

    Another of my blurred photos - as you can see it had spotted me and was away 1/2 a second later. I think it is one of those tricky warbles again. Robert
  25. robski

    Warbler help please

    I managed to snatch this shot as the bird popped out of the reeds. I was expecting it to be a Reed warbler when I put on screen. I've scanned my book but I can't make my mind up. Thanks Robert
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