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    Odd Insect.

    Hi there, found this odd one in the bathroom today, I don't think I have ever seen this before, can anyone ID it for me?
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    Botswana info.

    Hi there, me & Sheila are thinking that we would like to do a trip around the Okavango / Moremi Wildlife Reserve area of Botswana, poss in November, so if anyone can give us any travel, site access & accommodation info links I would much appreciate that. Regards
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    Photo Size?

    Hi there, I still use XP pro & can save web pics thru photoshop; "save for web" to put memory size to 100 Kb. My wife Sheila has now got Windows 7 with 64 bit, how can she adjust pic. size and reduce memory size? regards.
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    What is this?

    Hi there, I found a few of these today at Arne & couldnt work out what they were? Sheila has said poss. Amethyst Deceiver because of the colour & shape of the gills.
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    Water plant

    Went down the road to photo a Small Red-eyed damselfly & then saw these plants that I didnt recognise, anyone know what they are please?
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    Pond insects

    I have a pond in the garden with loads of tadpoles, some frogs, a few newts & 4 sticklebacks, and poss hundreds of these tiny insects. Can anyone tell me what they are?
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    Bee & Viper

    this Bee has now been out for 4 days at Radipole, but no sign of the Mega but Viper's-grass in an open area in Dorset! something is stopping the photo attatchment.
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    Renew Website?

    Hi there my dorsetorchids runs out on the 23rd. Although streamline was cheap a few years ago the prices are now huge, as I am on OAP, I need a better deal, I am considering closing down the currant site. I will transfer my registered site to "easily" who only charge £8.99 for 2 year renewal. My...
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    Possible Tooth?

    Hi there, found this in Dorset today, searched thru Roger Phillips "Mushrooms" & it looked a bit like his Tiered Tooth. That is rare & not quite right but could not find any other Bracket with this type of covering. Anyone have any ideas?
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    Bird Listing Software?

    Back in the late 90’s myself & my wife spent a couple of winters, recording all our bird sightings on Birding Database with Windows 98. In 2001 I upgraded to the deadly Windows ME, unfortunately this crashed & burn out the Birding Database. So, 10 years later I thought its time to redo it all...
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    Bee or what?

    Hi there, I found this "odd" insect in the garden, & pretty sure I have not seen it before, can anyone ID it for me please?
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    Broomrape

    Greater Broomrape is recorded at only 2 sites in Dorset, (Dorset Rare Plant Register) although I visited one of them I could not find anything there. This one I see every year at Fontmell Down, photoed it this year & according to the Wildflowers book it looks like Greater, could anyone confirm this?
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    Lost wireless connection

    My wife’s ACER laptop has been slowing down recently so last week I reinstalled Windows & updated it to the present setting. She has been connected to the net by wireless for the last 2 years but it will now not reconnect, the netgear connection shows on the bottom of the screen as; Speed; 54.0...
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    atrofuscus

    I do spend a bit of time travelling around the orchid sites this time of year, so what a surprise to find this one just down the road! I am pretty sure its var. atrofuscus, but with only the old photo from David Lang to compare & only one record. But after a search I see that Dave & Sean had one...
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    WOW what is this?

    Hi there, went to Wales last Wed. to see the Marmora's warbler, and stopped of on the south coast on the way home, looking for Northern Marsh that I heard were there. While walking up the slope I realised that a very strange looking orchid was there. The stem was normal green but the lower...
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    Early Marsh Orchids

    Hi all, went to the Isle of Purbeck last week to photo the Smooth Snake after seeing them on Springwatch and the bonus was some Early Marsh pulchella just coming out. So yesterday I thought I would need to check the incarnata just north of Christchurch, only to find most had gone over, but found...
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    The Weather?

    Hi all just a note, yesterday went to North Dorset with a couple of Aussi friends to check the Dukes & found 5 poss. 6, also some Dingy but no Grizzled. Stopped at Cerne Abbas for them and at the base of the Giant we found 00's & 00's of fresh Marsh Fritts, absolutely stunning, never seen that...
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    Flower ID

    Hi there, found this in a back alley near our house,dosent look like a wild UK species. Anyone know what it is? Obviously very early to flower.
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    DBX. Files

    Hi all, last September when I reinstalled Widows I saved all my mail to disc & now I really need to check some mail but the files are corrupted. From a Google search this seems to be a common occurrence with DBX files and there seem to be loads of programs that claim to be able to access the...
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    Black Redstarts

    Hi there, about 7 years ago I saw a Black Redstart in our garden just before Christmas and wondered if I could put some food out but wasn’t sure what. We then had one over winter for the following 5 years and finally 2, after which none for 2 years. Last Saturday there was 3 there, but now just...
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    Sani Pass

    Hi to SA. I am hopeing to do the Sani Pass day trip round about 19th/20th November, As everyone says you have to do that trip if you are in the area. I sent an e-mail to Rob Guy, but presume he has retired, also to Button Birding but they are bookd for other stuff, also to Pied Piper Expeditions...
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    Baberton R40

    Hi there SA, I am planning another trip for Oct/Nov this year and thinking about going from Sabi area thru Swaziland to the N2 and then up to Ndumo. I have searched all the google road sites to see if the road from Baberton to Bulembu has been finished and is now open? And can you recommend an...
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    Large Moth

    Hi there, we don’t actually trap moths but we do try to ID everyone that is in our house or garden. For instance we have had Jersey Tiger in the garden over the last couple of weeks. I saw this one outside on the wall a couple of days ago and just managed 2 pics before it flushed, I have a...
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    Muddy camera

    Hi there, I just spent a day in Northern Ireland laying in a bog in the pouring rain while photoing the Irish Lady's Tresses. My EOS 400 is covered in mud, does anyone know if it would be waterproof for me to wash it? Lorne
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    CD Audio?

    I had a post on the “Miscellaneous Nature Study Equipment” forum about playing bird songs on CD disc player, but my next problem looks like it needs to be here. I have many bird songs that are MP3 files that I want to burn onto CD. It seems that I need to change them to CD Audio files, I googled...
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