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    Feunte De; cable car for alpine species

    Hi, I wondered if anybody has been up there recently and located Wallcreeper? Any directions are appreciated Thanks Mike
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    Birding/ Mammaling in Yellowstone

    Hi, I am working on a birding and mammals trip but been unable to get hold of a copy of the ABA guide to help me; are there any other books out there which would point me in the right directions? Top target is American Badger Any help is much appreciated Mike/ UK
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    Algarve

    Hi, I will be in the area soon and wondered if anybody can offer recommendations on the best pelagic and cetacean operators? We will be birding and have been trying to locate the Portuguese equivalent of " birdline/ birdguides etc. without success; any suggestions are much appreciated. I will...
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    Cape May/ New Jersey; Cetacean watching

    Hello all, I am trying to set up a last minute trip to bird around Cape May in late May. Also through Maryland on the way through I am trying to work out which book would give me the best birding site information; any help is much appreciated I wonder also if anybody can give me some pointers...
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    Birding in Texas

    Dear Phil, My apologies for the lateness as have been off pc for a few days; in the end we decided we were rushing the trip as we have done before; I managed to get the suggested books but just ran out of time. We are now planning properly for next April and will include Rio Grande and the...
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    Birding in Texas

    Hi, My wife and I are planning a trip in April/ May are I seek your help; 1) Which is the best book to giving sites and appropriate maps/ directions? 2) Plan would be to do North of Jasper, Baytown, Rockport and Brownsville areas; I am not sure if we have the time to fit in Concon areas; i...
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    Birding and mammaling in Verona, Lake Garda, Dolomites

    Hello all, We are out a family wedding on Lake Garda and I have been trying to locate some sites to visit as we have some extra days I have tried to contact Luciano and Maurizio but no success so far; as I do not speak Italian I am having difficulty pulling information together Our targets...
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    American Badger

    Hi, It is for BBOWT, our wildlife trust this Tuesday Best/ MIke
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    American Badger

    Hi all, I am doing a talk on Badgers but am looking for an image of an American Badger; there are plenty on the web but I would prefer to use one that someone has been able to take whilst on a mammal trip. Same with the Asian Badgers but I know those are more difficult. Any image I would be...
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    D Mark 3 and 7D Mark 2; shutter noise and video

    Hi, I am working with some badgers and foxes at the moment and wish to improve the quality of my video; has anybody a view on a comparison of video with these cameras? Also shutter noise for stills; 1D is ok with the reduced noise setting but still a little noisy for me. I know a lot depends...
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    Spanish lynx

    Lynx Thanks for the couple of messages; does anybody have any recent news as would like to get out there soon? Thanks/ Mike
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    Central India; birds and mammals

    Hi, My wife and I are planning a birding and mammaling trip around a few of the sites such as Pench, Panna etc. for Tiger, Sloth Bear, Dhole, Wolf etc. We have costs from a company I used several years ago; a lot cheaper than all the UK tour companies by far. If there is a couple out there...
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    Spanish lynx

    Lynx etc Hi all, My wife and I are going out there second week in February; just wondered if anybody has any updated news; we are also birding and have started researching the area; any birding info is much appreciated. i.e S. I. Eagle areas etc Regards/ Mike
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    Snow Leopard trip

    Hi all; thanks to a BF members help my wife and I are trying to arrange a trek from this Mid Feb for two weeks ( date flexible ) with the recommended company; if anybody is interested in coming along ( the cost is amazingly good value ) please drop me a mail at badgersinbucks at...
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    Snow Leopard, Himalayas

    Snow Leopard Thanks DNW; are you able to let me know who you used and if you were happy with them; always feel; it is better to go on recommendations; maybe you can PM me if that is better for you? This is much appreciated Mike
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    Snow Leopard, Himalayas

    Hi all, We have been looking at doing a trip; some are really expensive but some of the travel companies, rather than birding companies( which seem to do well though ), are much cheaper. Has anybody had an experiences you could write about? Thanks/ Mike
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    Canon flash and Pocket Wizard set up problem

    Pw Stewart, Thanks for that; I am taking images of badgers and my camera is a distance from the badgers so it is important I get both flashes to work Thanks again Mike
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    Canon flash and Pocket Wizard set up problem

    Pocket Wizards Hi Tim, just before I saw your response, I decided another PW was the only option ( but an expensive option; seems to work ok with colleagues Nikon set up though ) but it was also suggested I needed a hot shoe to connect flash to the electronics; bought both; playing around...
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    Canon flash and Pocket Wizard set up problem

    Hi all, My set up I am want to get to; Canon Mk 4 with Pocket Wizard Plus 111 on top Canon 580 Ex 11 flash set to Master and connected to another Pocket Wizard Pus 111 Canon 580 EX 11 flash set to Slave All manual settings and PW's both set to transmitting and receiving But when set up as...
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    Canon battery LP4 E4; 1D ,Mark 4 camera

    Thanks all; I will go for the Mifsud solution; much appreciated Best/ Mike
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    Canon battery LP4 E4; 1D ,Mark 4 camera

    Hi, I am having difficulty obtaining a Canon spare; I wondered if anybody had any recommendations as to what I can use which is not a Canon brand; sort of don't want to go that route but may have to. There seem plenty of non-Canon around but some get bad reviews My thanks in advance Mike
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    Canon 500m F4 lens; advice appreciated

    500m lens cap Thanks for all the help you have given; all three seem good solutions so homed in on the casserole lid but I cannot find it in the UK, so back to the other solutions. Regards/ Mike
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    Canon 500m F4 lens; advice appreciated

    Hi, I would appreciate some help. 1) After having problems for a few years finally the knob which tightens the lens cover to the lens gave up and I lost it in a field ; I knew I should have glued the screws in! Well I have been able to order a new on at stupid pricebut I am not sure I am...
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    Sri Lanka; birding and mammals

    Hi all, My wife and I have arranged a trip very soon for seven days with a guide which we believe is really good value ; we hope to get many of the endemic birds and mammals. It is always good to have some more eyes and companions and if there is a couple out there who are interested maybe you...
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    Driving from Ohio to Central America

    Travel companion Hi, Maybe you can email me as may be interested badgersinbucks at bt internet.com Regards/ Mike
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