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    Coolpix P6000 - self-timer and remote control?

    I bought a Coolpix P6000 recently and I am irritated that the two second self-timer delay cannot be assigned to U1 or U2. Even more irritating is that after setting and taking a self-timer shot the P6000 resets the self-timer to off! It seems that the self-timer needs to be selected before...
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    Lichen - I think

    Hello all, I have asked for help with this elsewhere but without success. I presume this is a lichen? 1.5cm across, flat with upturned margins like a very small lilly pad, growing on felled Willow in Notts. Thanks Richard
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    Congo Red

    One gram Congo Red powder that I had ordered arrived today but with no instructions and Brunel microscopes cannot help. I presume it will dissolve in distilled water as I don't remember it having an alcohol smell at school. Any idea how much water to add? Once made up how long will it last...
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    LBJ help please

    I took the attached a few days ago and can only come up with a tentative ID of Naucoria sp. Approx 20 individuals growing on twigs probably Willow or Alder. Cap: chestnut brown centre with cinnamon tinting toward margin and pale edge. Remnants of partial veil obvious but no ring apparent. D is...
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    TBJ - tall brown job

    Is this a Panaeolus sp. - does A show mottled gills or just smudging where I have disturbed the black spores? Growing on hidden branchs in mainly Willow habitat (so maybe not Panaeolus?) 5 solitary individuals of varying cap size and height Cap conical with flattened apex, darkish brown with...
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    Spore microscopy

    I am feeling quite pleased with myself! I am trying to id a black-spored fungus without success - more about that in a day or two if/when I give up!! I was looking at it's spores through my aged microscope and noted that they are the largest I have seen so far. Unfortunately, I have no way...
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    More fungi help please.

    Please could I have some help with the attached. Found these this week in Notts, growing on moss covered soil in an area with Hawthorne, Oak and Alder. There were several separate individuals and I saw two others a few hundred metres away. Cap: hemispherical with blunt umbro, smooth, glossy...
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    Microscopy

    Alan, I hope it is ok for me to start a new thread on microscopy. There is a decent microscope locally at the Attenborough Visitor Centre (it even has the facility for camera attachment). Access to it won't be as easy as having my own m'scope at home so I wondered if it is possible to...
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    3 small fungi - help please

    Learning about fungi isn't as easy as I though it would be! Can any one give me help with these please? A was taken a couple of weeks ago and I thought looked unusual enough to be an easy id! Growing on Elder in deciduous woodland. Solitary, my finger gives an indication of size. I couldn't...
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    Lichens and fungi?

    May I ask for help with these please? All taken in deciduous woodland in South Notts and all were growing on dead trees, possibly willow or beech. I think the first two are (? the same) lichens - the green stems with cup on are approx 0.5cm tall. The third I was thinking is Microglossum...
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    Could I have some fungi help please

    27.11.06: Since originall posting this message yesterday I have managed to id two out of the three! Just leaves one - could it be Tricholomopsis Rutilans (Plums and Custard) "I am new to fungi and have recenty bought reference books by Phillips and by Jordan. Yet I cannot manage to id any of...
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    What actually is a Darvic ring please?

    Could any one tell me what a Darvic ring is please? Is it a particular type of ring? Is it a place or an area? Thank you Richard
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    I think this is a Small Red-eyed Damsel!

    Hi, I would be grateful for a second (or more) opinions on the attached. Taken today at a distance in Notts, I think it is a Small Red-eyed Damselfly. I am not sure whether they have been reported in Notts yet. It was taken at a distance and by the time I had dashed home to get my scope to...
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    HBF or DGF

    Would anyone like to say whether these poor shots are of a DG Frit or a HB Frit? Taken today near Arnside in Lancs. Am I right that it is near impossible to tell from above? From underneath it appears to have at least one of the black spots in the hindwing suggesting HBF (but white centre...
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    Peregrine or hybrid?

    Can anyone help ID this raptor please. My initial thought was that it is a juv. peregrine but there is quite a lot of rufous colouration around the head, neck and chest. Taken in Nottinghamshire in January. Thanks. Richard
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    Garden bug id please

    Can anyone tell me what this is please? There seem to be scores at the bottom of my garden and I have not noticed them in past years. They are a little bigger than a Ladybird. Thx Richard
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    Norfolk Hawker and Scarce Chaser please

    I would like to go to see these two species and wondered if anyone has anyparticular recommendations. Is Strumpshaw Fen the best place to go? How tricky are they to find? Is it best to go on a guided walk? TIA. Richard
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    Good UK moth book to help ID?

    I would like to ID the attached moth pic please - I need a good moth book. I have looked back through past messages and I cannot see that this has appeared before nor can I find any recent recommendations for a good (but not too costly) book. I have a £5 Amazon voucher, but guess I will need...
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    Blue Brown Argus? Grizzled Skipper?

    Hi Harry and team, Could you confirm that this is a Brown Argus please? Taken this morning in Warwickshire. I cannot get over how blue it is but it has those discal spots you mentioned. Also would you mind checking that the third pic is a Grizzled Skipper. I went for a walk yesterday in...
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    Is this a Brown Argus?

    I might have seen my first Brown Argus this evening. The butterfly didn't look blue (or brown for that matter) but a little silvery like the books suggest. As the light was fading it refused to open it's wings so I had to make do with an underside shot. I have read about the underside spots...
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    Weasal carrying what in it's mouth?

    Weasel carrying what in it's mouth? Can anyone make out what this weasel is carrying in it's mouth please? The photo has been enlarged so the quality is not good. It was taken yesterday in Derbyshire, At first I thought it was a mouse or vole but looking at the picture I now think it is a...
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    Polecat or ferret?

    I attach 2 pics of a ferret or Polecat killed on the Notts /Derbys border. It was 22 inches nose to tip of tail. It it possible to identify from the pics? Thanks Richard
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    Common or Honey?

    This buzzard flew high over my Nottingham garden today (a garden first!) just as I was trying to photograph a Common Darter (another garden first!). I think it is a Honey Buzzard. Months ago I posted a buzzard silhouette I had helpful replies. Some more helpful replies would be appreciated...
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    Manx wader ID?

    Could someone help ID this wader, poorly photographed this morning, on the Isle of Man coast. I thought it slightly smaller than the Redshank it was with but I am not so sure now. In shot 3 it looks bigger but in shot 4 it looks smaller than the closer Redshank. Knot was my first thought but...
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    Common Hawker?

    Is this picture clear enough for anyone to confirm that this is Common Hawker please? The picture was taken in Derbyshire. This was the only half decent picture I managed as it was very active, even managing to evade several Swallows with apparent ease, and didn't settle once in half an hour...
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