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  1. Wildmoreway

    Blackbirds acting like drama queens for no reason

    Whilst sitting a bench having a butty in a local park I have had blackbirds land in front of me and utter alarm like calls .. it quickly became evident that they were begging for a share of my sandwich. I have also observed robins doing the same.
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    Cirl Bunting at Dawlish Warren NNR
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  3. Wildmoreway

    Olympus Tough TG4

    I bought this little camera used from LCE last year .. I have found the microscope mode combined with the focus stacking to be a nice feature especially to get shots of the tiny insects that sit on fences. The versions of the camera with focus stacking are the TG4, TG5 & TG6 I think. I suspect...
  4. Wildmoreway

    First butterfly of 2020

    I saw a sadly expired Red Admiral on the pavement at St Thomas, Exeter on 9th January.
  5. Wildmoreway

    Fuji sl100 or the HS50

    I have recently pulled a Fuji HS50 out of hibernation. I am quite impressed with the quality it can still deliver in good light, I have also been happy with a couple of raw images taken in poor light.
  6. Wildmoreway

    Is it time to change to 4/3

    I have used m4/3 for about 18 months now. Its advantage is light weight but there are penalties down to there will be more noise. I would say that if you can bear carrying the weight full frame or DX and the associated lenses will usually be better, hover if like me what you can carry is limited...
  7. Wildmoreway

    Heelo Again

    Just a quick visit, these days I have very poor eyesight because of cataracts. Due to have one eye dne on 19th May so hopefully I will be back in action again soon. ;)
  8. Wildmoreway

    Good Morning

    I have not been on here lately .. lot has been happening in my life, somethings sad .. the loss of two sister and a brother last year. Major surgery earlier this year. Now back on the upward track, Not really doing much in the way of photography from a wildlife point of veiw as I am intending...
  9. Wildmoreway

    Is it my Tamron or is it me.

    You actually did fairly well with what is a cheap lens. If you have no stabilisation you do need to either support the camera or use a high shutter speed. If you severely crop that will also in effect manigny any shake because in effect you are increasing the focal length. In some cases these...
  10. Wildmoreway

    Chalkhill Blue in Somerset and Small Blue query

    Has anyone got any ideads for a location for the Chalkhill Blue in Someset that is in easy reach of public transport? Also info onpossible timing for second brood small blues and the status of the colony at Odd Down near Bath? Thank You :)
  11. Wildmoreway

    Northern Brown Argus

    If you can't venture that far North, Arnside Knot is another place where you can be sure to the the Northern Brown Argus and Dark Green Fritillary together.
  12. Wildmoreway

    Eradicating Grey Squirrels - the natural way. Monbiot article

    One thing to look at is the Pine Martens in Ireland are they better adapted to deal with the Greys than Pine Martens on the "main land". A problem is the UK is many people see the greys as being cute and cuddly .. and yes I know hand feeding them has been mentioned and it doubtless does...
  13. Wildmoreway

    Good Morning

    I know that I am not the most popular person. I have been absent from here for a while .. currently recovering from major surgery and also suffering from visual problems .. dear old macular degeration. Anyway hope everyone is well |8)|
  14. Wildmoreway

    More madness on Malta

    I am actually retired and I refuse to take the statins or the blood pressure tablets. I do see your argument here Alf, I see the same argument for the young Briton, old fogies clinging often with a very poor quality of life, other old fogies (who are actually well provided for) doing jobs that...
  15. Wildmoreway

    More madness on Malta

    We still have the issue of "hunting with dogs" in the UK to deal with. I don't mean intentional hunting with dogs, what I mean is people turning their dogs loose in areas where there are ground nesting birds. There is little point in stopping the Maltese ritual wild bird slaughter if we are only...
  16. Wildmoreway

    UK butterflies 2014

    OCD Collector types will be checking everywhere including here, in fact they might be more likely to check places such as here first. The basic truth is that so far as searching for location information they will at least as dilligent as anyone wishing to simply see or photograph a something out...
  17. Wildmoreway

    Passenger Pigeon in the English Channel

    I have just spotted a Retford Warbler in Torquay.
  18. Wildmoreway

    Crows intelligence

    I remember seeing a Jackdaw a couple years back. It was watching a white butterfly which was fluttering to and fro. The jackdaw made no move to catch the butterfly, it just stood there on the ground closely following the butterfly's movements, my impression was of it having a childlike sense of...
  19. Wildmoreway

    Crow intelligence

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz7WKiC4SpY&feature=youtu.be
  20. Wildmoreway

    Lovely sunny afternoon in march.

    Two Red Admirals at Cockwood near Dawlish Devon this afternoon (13th March).
  21. Wildmoreway

    Lovely sunny afternoon in march.

    My tally for Saturday 8th March was several Small Tortoiseshells near Dawlish Warren (Devon). For Sunday 9th March a Peacock at Torre (Torquay) and a couple of miles away at Kingskerswell I saw a Comma, another Peacock and a couple of Small Tortoiseshells.
  22. Wildmoreway

    Unusual weather in UK

    Memory can play funny tricks, I distinctly remember the present government saying that they were going to reduce the national debt.
  23. Wildmoreway

    Unusual weather in UK

    I bit harsh on Lord (or is it "Lard") Lawson, he has got considerable expertise in bulls54itin* and scaremongering people into being a afraid to face the basic truth that regardeless of the causes of climate, climate change is happening and we are are going tohave to adapt to it and some of the...
  24. Wildmoreway

    Backyard bird of prey kills

    I wonder what happened to C P Bell our resident sparrowhawk "expert", has he become extinct?
  25. Wildmoreway

    Unusual weather in UK

    Its flippin' cold & wer as well. :eek!::-C
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