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    Default Christmas 2007, Cernay, France

    A cold and mostly damp and misty visit, but still with some photo opportunities.

    The first is a view from the roof of the house, was replacing a tile and spotted a nice view.

    This is an excellent area for Mistletoe, I've never seen so much.
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    Default Fieldfares and Starlings abound

    Certainly no shortage of these two, as the neighbour's orchard was left unharvested and provided a huge banquet for the birds.
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    Default Saw my first Partridges, almost by accident

    They looked like rocks on the ploughed field, but I noticed them moving.
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    Default Spotted a Kestrel Hunting

    . . . . and managed to get a few pictures.
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    Default New coats for the Yorkies and a monster Moth and Fungus

    The two Yorkies tried on their new winter coats, I found a dried Hawk Moth and a large Fungus, an interesting shot of a growing animal feed crop.
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    Default Cat, Currants, Moles and Lapwings

    The cat had decided that the bird table afforded an excellent view into the kitchen, I discovered a plentiful supply of wild currants (although Anna said she wouldn't use them) and the paddock was invaded by a very active Mole or Moles.

    I could never get close enough to the huge flocks of Lapwing, so had to satisfy myself with a couple of long distance shots.
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    Very nice Rolf. Some of those birds I have never seen.
    Waiting avidly for posts 2 and 3
    We have had miserable weather every were really.

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    The equipment I use is a Canon 30D with Sigma 50-500mm lens. I also have a garden hide from which I take most of my pictures.

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    Well you have had some fun haven't you rolf, an excellent variety of images. I must say I absoluetly love your 4th kestral image, have you had a go at cropping it to get a closer view or would you loose what you have already got.
    Last edited by Babs; 06-01-2008 at 11:37 PM.

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    Superb set of photos.
    You have done quite well considering the weather.
    It was vey miserablre here in UK

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    Thanks Babs and Blue Jay.

    @ Babs, that is pretty much as big as it will go without losing detail, unfortunately they move pretty quickly, so a long lens is impossible to use on them in flight.
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    Hi havn't been here long just getting to know were to go... nice pics

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    Thanks Rue (Ok if we call you that?), welcome to the forum.
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