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Message: <blockquote data-quote="username" data-source="post: 1552883" data-attributes="member: 70211">I didn't know that...very interesting Roy...and quite amazing too! We didn't have time to go to Winterton today [to look for southern emerald]...deciding it would be a 'half-hearted' attempt and best to have a whole day searching to maximize any chance of connecting. Had 'point blank' views of two female willow emeralds tho...eye level and below...soon as we arrived on site! Photographers 'filling their boots' as these individuals allowed lenses to be poked to within 2feet..[that is...until an hour later when a couple of buffoons turned up with all the fieldcraft of charging rhino's...then...strangely...the emeralds became a bit more elusive]! We went on to scarce emerald 'Thompson' site where we spent much time studying these creatures alongside common emeralds...a great day out...ps...thanx to original finder/s of willow emeralds:t:</blockquote>