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Seen two Swifts this morning , One was my lad who works with me and the other the Boss , Mrs. Swift , I see Swifts all year round ! 

 

Swifty (being childish !)

Sabines Gull. Still showing very well at Pennington Flash and only a few metres away from the bank . The last time one was reported inland Lancashire was 1997 apparently. 

I've just found the aa battery holder/insert for my camera. So with a bit of luck it will be still around tomorrow evening after work. And I hopefully will get some pictures.

Steve

P.S. no sign of Swifts over north Manchester even with the bright blue skies

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Unfortunately didn't get the chance to get over to see the Sabines Gull this evening. Won't get chance now till at least Monday, which by then  I would imagine have returned to the sea. 

Seen six Swifts again this morning on my way to work and yet again non this evening. 

Steve

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Thanks to the navigator sticking to his flight-plan I managed to catch XH558 on her way home from today's south-coast displays , a short drive over to a nice high vantage point at Hundon gave me a great view ... :thumbup:

Stitched the frames together in a short animation to save clogging SC up with 40 individual shots ... :thumbsup:

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Chris. Thanks for sharing that. That's great.

Steve

Thought you might like it Steve!Don't really like pet wild birds but this one looks happy enough:)

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Thought you might like it Steve!Don't really like pet wild birds but this one looks happy enough:)

I have friends in Telford with a blue tit that does similar, beautiful to see when they are happy, sadly too many get kept in tiny cages which can't be good for them.

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We had around eighty Cormorants at Belvide on Saturday, they started one end and moved along the reservoir "herding" the fish, as soon as one came up with a fish the others would mob it to try and relieve it of it's catch

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Pippistrelle bat on a walk at The Slack, Butterknowle on Saturday. He flew up to the eaves of the nearest house.  Then male Ruddy Darter dragonfly taken at Low Barns Nature Reserve near Bishop Auckland on Sunday 16.8.15. Loads of dragonflies including Southern Hawkers and Black Darters here20150815_144257.thumb.jpg.9a94f55c9075ac55d4df4d2c11b_20150816_1442393.thumb.jpg20150816_153025.thumb.jpg.70cc6e60269753

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I took this one from my sisters house, I was trying to get a photo of Trafalgar (as in 'the battle of') which is in the distance. However, if you look closely on the rock there is a rather large birdie, I have no idea what, but someone on here will know

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I took this one from my sisters house, I was trying to get a photo of Trafalgar (as in 'the battle of') which is in the distance. However, if you look closely on the rock there is a rather large birdie, I have no idea what, but someone on here will know

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Could be a White Headed Vulture - but there are far better informed Soul Source friends than me! Lovely picture mate - do you live there?

Peter

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I took this one from my sisters house, I was trying to get a photo of Trafalgar (as in 'the battle of') which is in the distance. However, if you look closely on the rock there is a rather large birdie, I have no idea what, but someone on here will know

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Hi Sharon. You and Steve are obviously having a great time. Say hi to him from me please.

Steve

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I took this one from my sisters house, I was trying to get a photo of Trafalgar (as in 'the battle of') which is in the distance. However, if you look closely on the rock there is a rather large birdie, I have no idea what, but someone on here will know

It's either a Griffion or black Vulture. Can't quite figure it out. Tattoo Dave is the man, it's his neck of the woods. No pressure then Dave

Steve

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Hi Sharon. You and Steve are obviously having a great time. Say hi to him from me please.

Steve

Hi Steve

Mr W and I are doing just fine here on our little island. The photo was taken on mainland Spain in a place called 'Zahara de los Atunes' my sister and her late husband lived there., I do recall many birds would 'stop over' there on their migration route, much like they do here (its a birdie paradise), but I don't think that bird was one of the masses! 

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Still waiting for my new camera to arrive in store. I'm having to spend my four day's off going fishing instead of fishing and taking pictures.

Steve

We're all expecting great things from you when it does turn up, Steve. No pressure, mind. :wink:

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Took these lovely little Eyebright wildflowers on Cockfield Fell today 29.8.15. They are becoming rare nationally as they only grow on undisturbed infertile grassland or heathland. There are hundreds of them on the fell though. Oh and the heather is out too20150829_153230.thumb.jpg.8907ce3c15377f

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Last week, Just brought the 63 split window corvette off of the Vice President of Capitol Records LA - when I asked him casually "have you ever heard of soul music called Northern Soul" he said no, but he did tell me a few stories of in the old days ?

 

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It was like winter yesterday morning, dark and cold ... in photography parlance the light was pants, especially when I was trying to snap the fast and erratic hirundines 

Here are a couple of Swallows I managed to get in the gloom

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It was like winter yesterday morning, dark and cold ... in photography parlance the light was pants, especially when I was trying to snap the fast and erratic hirundines 

Here are a couple of Swallows I managed to get in the gloom

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Cracking pics.Weather has got me sorting my boat and pike rods out.

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Took this picture of a Japanese Pitt Bull in a bar in Krabi, Thailand last night. The dog named Gaga is the most muscular dog I've seen in my life but she's blessed with a loving temperament. The bars owners are fabulous people so no surprise really. Ade

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Took this picture of a Japanese Pitt Bull in a bar in Krabi, Thailand last night. The dog named Gaga is the most muscular dog I've seen in my life but she's blessed with a loving temperament. The bars owners are fabulous people so no surprise really. Ade

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I like Pit Bulls, they should only be owned by responsible people though.  Quite a few in Spain, and haven't seen a nasty one yet.

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Just now witnessed what must be at least 1,000 cyclists come through town in a charity fun ride. From the vantage point of our front balcony, it was very impressive to watch!

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Stage 5 of the Tour of Britain passes through my town on Thursday.  May be tempted to get the camera out.

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Just now witnessed what must be at least 1,000 cyclists come through town in a charity fun ride. From the vantage point of our front balcony, it was very impressive to watch!

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Looks like a nice location that you live in Russell. Nice brick work on your apartment - looks posh!

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Looks like a nice location that you live in Russell. Nice brick work on your apartment - looks posh!

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We are posh, Peter. Viewed from the other side of the fountain we see out front, this is what we look like to the common folk hereabouts. From the outside it's a bit like being in the mayor's residence or something and sometimes I fee we ought to stand on the balcony and wave regally at the crowds beneath us. :lol:

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Joking aside, we were fortunate to find this place nigh on two years ago and really love living here. The place we were in before was a right dump, so this is a great improvement. It also provides great entertainment in the early hours of the weekend when the local youngsters come back from the nearby club/pub. I posted up a bit of vid to YouTube of their drunkenness, which is great to watch. Will post it here when I've found it...

 

 

 

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Here you go. Bearing in mind the pics of all the experienced cyclists taking part in a charity ride, here's how not to ride a bike at about 5 in the morning after you've been on the lash all night. I filmed this from the balcony in the summer. It was great to watch - you just didn't know what they were going to do next! :lol:

 

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We are posh, Peter. Viewed from the other side of the fountain we see out front, this is what we look like to the common folk hereabouts. From the outside it's a bit like being in the mayor's residence or something and sometimes I fee we ought to stand on the balcony and wave regally at the crowds beneath us. :lol:

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Joking aside, we were fortunate to find this place nigh on two years ago and really love living here. The place we were in before was a right dump, so this is a great improvement. It also provides great entertainment in the early hours of the weekend when the local youngsters come back from the nearby club/pub. I posted up a bit of vid to YouTube of their drunkenness, which is great to watch. Will post it here when I've found it...

 

 

 

Yep looks nice Russell. My house looks nice from the outside - although it resembles Rising Damp from the inside! I haven't really done anything since the mains gas explosion! :facepalm::sweatingbullets::(

And that was years ago!

Rigsby

 

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Lucky escape?  :ohmy: Do tell!

Ha! It's well documented on here Russell. In a nutshell whilst renovating the house I was removing an old water pipe - unfortunately for me, the previous owner had used the old pipe to connect to the gas main. A huge fire ball hung in the ceiling for about a minute and then whoooosh! There was a huge explosion which blew half the house up - walls, doors, windows etc. I got burned quite badly on my arms but it could have been worse. Hence the name which appears at the side of my profile - DIY That Will Blow Your Mind. Thank Bearsy and Moggy for that. Seven weeks later I had two brain haemorrhages - that was a lucky escape. At that point, when I was really ill, Bearsy and Moggy added Ironside as I was in a wheel chair for a bit. They call me lucky!

Soul Source at it's best. Quality!

:D 

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Ha! It's well documented on here Russell. In a nutshell whilst renovating the house I was removing an old water pipe - unfortunately for me, the previous owner had used the old pipe to connect to the gas main. A huge fire ball hung in the ceiling for about a minute and then whoooosh! There was a huge explosion which blew half the house up - walls, doors, windows etc. I got burned quite badly on my arms but it could have been worse. Hence the name which appears at the side of my profile - DIY That Will Blow Your Mind. Thank Bearsy and Moggy for that. Seven weeks later I had two brain haemorrhages - that was a lucky escape. At that point, when I was really ill, Bearsy and Moggy added Ironside as I was in a wheel chair for a bit. They call me lucky!

Soul Source at it's best. Quality!

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Jeez!! Don't recall reading about that on here, but yes, a lucky, lucky escape all round - in some respects! And now "Ironside - DIY that will blow your mind" makes sense. :thumbsup:

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Nice one Steve. 

Steve

Nice one Steve. 

Steve

Thanks Steve, the rroute went past my daughter's shop, against the one way system.  A big sprint through town before joining the A686 and a few miles before the big climb to the finish at Hartside.

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Here's a couple for the anglers on here, forget the hemp and tares, if it's Roach your'e after use a Cormorant :wicked:

We reckoned the Roach be a good one and a half pound fish

 

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Brilliant pictures Martyn.

Peter

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Here's a couple for the anglers on here, forget the hemp and tares, if it's Roach your'e after use a Cormorant :wicked:

We reckoned the Roach be a good one and a half pound fish

 

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Martyn . Thats as big as the largest roach I've ever caught. Staunton Harold reservoir, Melbourne in Derbyshire. Nice pictures by the way mate as ever.

Steve

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