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    Tiger attack.....amazing footage!

    Check out this amazing video on YouTube of a Tiger attack in Kaziranga, India. Amazing animal - incredible power!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nMG4fyG7BY
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    'Rare/Scarce' butterfly at my house...

    Today, for the second year running, I photographed Marsh Fritillary in my garden in Wiltshire. Here's a couple of shots for those interested....
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    Interesting fly? (Bumblebee mimic)

    Could anyone please identify the insect in the photos below - it looks like a fly, that mimics a bumblebee (or is it a type of bee?) The second photo shows it with a bumblebee. Photographed today in Wiltshire. Thanks in advance
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    Is this a Dotted Bee-fly?

    I photographed this bee mimic yesterday in Wiltshire, England and am told it is probably Dotted Bee-fly, a scarce species of 'southern' Britain. Note the incredible proboscis! Can anyone please confirm the identification? Many thanks
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    A neat adaptor for the Samsung NV3

    I see that Opticron are offering what looks a 'small' neat adaptor for the NV3. Does anyone know if this would fit a Swarovski (old style) angled AT80 scope, with a zoom eyepiece. Anyone know of one smaller/better than this? Here's the links: http://www.opticron.co.uk/...
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    Samsung NV3/Settings/Hand-held

    My Samsung NV3 arrived yesterday. I have never tried digiscoping but purchased this camera mainly as the reviews in BirdForum were so good. I'm off birding to India in four days time and I haven't the time to experiment with all the various settings on the camera. Can someone please tell me...
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    Tern (Goa, India)

    I photographed this tern last week and I'm a little puzzled - I first thought it was a Great Crested (or Swift) Tern but it shows a dark bill (or upper mandible at least). Comparing to other photos I have of Crested Tern, taken in India, it looks thinner-billed also, and has a lighter mantle...
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    Southern Hawker?

    Photographed this teneral, just emerged, today in Hampshire - could someone confirm that it is a Southern Hawker? Many thanks
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    Resumption of commercial whaling

    Bad news. The IWC has resolved to resume commercial whaling. The vote was 33-32 but falls short of the 75 percent majority needed to change the current policy. Five small Carribean nations that have recieved millions in aid from Japan; St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, Dominica and...
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    The IWC - resumption of commercial whaling

    Bad news. The IWC has resolved to resume commercial whaling. The vote was 33-32 but falls short of the 75 percent majority needed to change the current policy. Five small Carribean nations that have recieved millions in aid from Japan; St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, Dominica and...
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    Butterfly identification please?

    Could someone please identify this butterfly photographed today in Wiltshire, England, also it status as I've not seen it before..... Many thanks
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    Dragonfly I.D please?

    Hi everyone This dragonfly teneral was photographed today 31/5/2006 in Berkshire, England: (1) Can someone please identify the species? (2) In my ignorance will the wings still straighten out for it to fly (even if it has remained like this for about five hours....admittedly in cloudy/rainy...
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    Distant raptor, terrible photographs, I.D?

    Whilst driving near Devizes in Wiltshire today I saw a distant raptor. I didn't have bins with me but I did have my camera - I fired off two quick shots. I think I know what it is but anyone like to have a go at the I.D?
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    Interesting glossy fly - can anyone name it?

    Interesting fly in the garden today in Wiltshire. Can someone tell me what it is? (It's probably common?) Thanks
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    Is this a bee or fly? ID please?

    Can someone please help me identify this insect at the Buddleia this morning? Many thanks
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    Summer Watch - Bill Oddie - Daily Mail Weekend Magazine

    Double-page spread about Bill Oddie and Summer Watch in the Daily Mail's Weekend Magazine. There's good ol' Bill's article, all about seabirds - Arctic Terns, Guillemots and Puffins on Orkney - and there's the photos of.....a Tufted Puffin and two Horned Puffins!
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    Article on a 'world lister' in Saturday's Telegraph Magazine

    Interesting article about Richard Koeppel and his exploits to see the world's birds in the Telegraph Magazine. He had seen over 7,000 species when struck down with cancer and heart failure. It tells also how his birding destroyed his marriage and compromised his career. He kept meticulous notes...
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    'Escape' in Dorset - laughing-thrush, but what kind?

    Can anyone help with the ID of this laughing-thrush that's appeared in a garden in Dorset? Thanks for any help
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