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#2492 14-02-2013 10:06pm
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Mixed bag at Boora today. Big flocks of Golden Plover, Starlings, Fieldfares, 75ish Curlew, 3 Hen Harriers and a Peregrine!

The left wing of this Kestrel looked a little dodgy, just moulting or in a scrap maybe?

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#2493 15-02-2013 5:53pm
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7/52/13 by LiffeyLad, on Flickr

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#2494 15-02-2013 5:54pm
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Waxwing by LiffeyLad, on Flickr

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#2495 15-02-2013 5:55pm
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Waxwing by LiffeyLad, on Flickr

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#2496 15-02-2013 9:28pm
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Popped by Boora today on my way back from my first visit to the Little Brosna Callows. There were 15-20 Egrets on the far bank, and Fallow Deer in the flooded fields!

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#2497 16-02-2013 8:10pm
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A couple of quick snaps taken yesterday at Castlemacadam, Avoca.. A Buzzard fending of the attentions of 2 Peregrine Falcons.. Possibly the same pair spotted in Ashford the same day..

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#2498 16-02-2013 8:17pm
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At home today doing a bit about the house.. Lots in the garden, Greenfinch, Siskin, Goldfinch, Redpoll, Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Coal Great and Long tailed Tits, Dunnock, Collard Dove and a Goldcrest..

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#2499 16-02-2013 11:19pm
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hard to see where seal ends and rock begins counted 30+ lolling around altogether.

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#2500 18-02-2013 12:25am
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I think this is what I think it is, Coal Fungus.

I remember seeing it on a series of Ray Mears' - supposed to be good for lighting fires.

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#2501 18-02-2013 12:36am
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#2502 18-02-2013 12:27pm
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allthedoyles wrote: »

Snail

Nice photo allthedoyles..

Helix aspersa, the common garden snail, pest or cute little thing..

I think they are cute in ways..

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#2503 18-02-2013 2:05pm
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Juvenile Herring Gulls(?)

Gulls by carl cotter, on Flickr

IMG_6645 by carl cotter, on Flickr

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#2504 18-02-2013 10:02pm
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Redpoll, Siskin, Blackcap, Goldfinch and a noisy flock of Long-tailed Tits in the garden today.

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#2505 19-02-2013 9:26pm
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.....ahem.....

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#2506 19-02-2013 9:36pm
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#2507 20-02-2013 2:26pm
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Some photos from yesterday..

A Treecreeper..spotted 4 in the same area..

A Great Tit..

A Moorhen..

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#2508 20-02-2013 5:28pm
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A bit of a circus act from Starling! ;D

Blackbird knows "The alert bird catches the worm!" ;D

Love this colorful chappy - Blue tit

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#2509 20-02-2013 8:14pm
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Male Bullfinch

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#2510 20-02-2013 11:21pm
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sorry I cant get these uploaded as pictures rather then links- not very tech savvy

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#2511 21-02-2013 12:28am
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jpt77 wrote: »

sorry I cant get these uploaded as pictures rather then links- not very tech savvy

Youre not alone, neither am I. :pac::):)

Great pics.

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#2512 21-02-2013 12:50am
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As normal, open your message window by starting a new thread or replying to a current one.

Then, click the little paperclip icon to open the attachments page.

Browse for the image on your computer, and click Upload. Please ensure that the image is no longer than 800 pixels on its longest edge. You can use something simple like 'MS Paint' - which comes with all PCs - to resize the image.

After it has been uploaded, the filename will be shown under 'Current Attachments'. Right click on the filename, and choose 'Copy Link Location'.

Then go back to your message window. Click on the little yellow icon with a mountain on it.

A little popup box will open, where you paste your image URL.

Click OK, and you should end up with something like this!

Then just submit your message as normal.

If you are planning on uploading photos regularly and on other forums as well, the simplest thing to do is open a free account with an image sharing website like Pix.ie or Flickr or any of the others out there.

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#2513 21-02-2013 10:54am
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Thanks for the above, whyulittle.

I find a good size for most forums is 640 by 480 pixels (landscape) and the reverse, 480 by 640 (portrait). For square shapes I stick with around 550 by 550 pixels. Generally I have my photos re-sized and saved to my computer before I load them up to Photobucket photo-sharing site. [You can re-size and edit them in Photobucket, but uploading smaller sizes is less problematic than uploading them as very large sizes initially, I find]. Hope that helps!

Also, in Photobucket, you can copy a code starting with IMG that goes directly into most forums.

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#2514 21-02-2013 11:32am
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Very good post whyulittle. Maybe it could be posted as a sticky, seeing it is such a common query?

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#2515 21-02-2013 1:20pm
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I have added it to the Archive thread where it can be referenced when needed.

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#2516 21-02-2013 4:11pm
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imgur sizes stuff up and give you embed codes depending on how you want to do it.

http://imgur.com/xTyw0SV?tags

^On the right side there.

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#2517 21-02-2013 4:20pm
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Starling seems spoiled for choice here!

I'm wondering if this is a blackcap (female)?

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#2518 21-02-2013 6:36pm
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It is a Blackcap, but a male. Females have a brown cap.

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#2519 22-02-2013 12:07am
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whyulittle wrote: »

It is a Blackcap, but a male. Females have a brown cap.

You are so right, Whyulittle! I should have remembered that. Glad to know you agree it is a black cap and not a coal tit, which looks a little the same.

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#2520 22-02-2013 2:49am
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whyulittle wrote: »

If you are planning on uploading photos regularly and on other forums as well, the simplest thing to do is open a free account with an image sharing website like Pix.ie or Flickr or any of the others out there.

Or you could also join photobucket.com
Then on your page upload the photos and then copy and paste the img code( it'll be under the pic you uploaded) onto boards thread page and bobs your uncle

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#2521 24-02-2013 1:32am
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Common Gull

Teal

Starlings!

Black tailed Godwit (I'm pretty sure...)

Ring-Billed Gull

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