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Keith Balmer on six legs...: White Admiral ab. obliterae
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Keith Balmer on six legs. A close look at Bedfordshire (mostly) insects (mostly). Sunday, 19 July 2015. White Admiral ab. obliterae. I had hoped for White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary and Purple Emperor today but had to settle for only the first two. Here are some of the six White Admirals including one showing the aberration obliterae. Labels: White Admiral ab. obliterae. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). For thousands more images! View my complete profile. White Admiral ab. obliterae.
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The Library Diva: Happy birthday, Mr. Dickens. Today, you are 200!
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For those who think "summer library hours" should be longer, not shorter. Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Happy birthday, Mr. Dickens. Today, you are 200! If you Googled anything today, you will already know that today is the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens. I know I'm a bit late to the party, but if you've never read any of his works, I encourage you to give him a shot. Posted by Library Diva. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Cool Stuff on The Web. Beautiful Images of nature. The Edge of Sports. Crystal...
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The Library Diva: A good library haul
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For those who think "summer library hours" should be longer, not shorter. Wednesday, February 8, 2012. A good library haul. Yesterday, I was in such a foul mood that people were noticing, even at work. I decided I'd better try not to bring that home and went to the library instead. Here's what I got. Try not to die of envy. Matched, by Ally Condie. I actually read this one already and will have an entry about it soon. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett. The Year that Follows by Scott Lasser. I liked the movie.
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Steve Blain presents "Bird Porn": Penduline
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Sunday, 28 June 2015. Penduline Tit, Meadow Lane GP, 29th December 2014. This was a stunning find at the back end of 2014. Digiscoped with a Nikon V1, 10-30mm lens, Swarovski ATS 80 HD and 25-50x eyepiece. Posted by Steve Blain. Swarovski ATS 80 HD. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Lives in Bedfordshire, loves digiscoping, local patching and county birding. Also enjoyes the odd trip to far away lands to seek out mystical forest dwellers. View my complete profile. To see what I mean. 20mm f1.7 lens.
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Steve Blain presents "Bird Porn": Whitethroat (with bits of a Lesser)
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Tuesday, 30 June 2015. Whitethroat (with bits of a Lesser). Is giving a passable impression of a Lesser Whitethroat amongst its usual song. This bird was found originally in 2014 by Roger Hicks in a similar area but wasn't really pinned down until last week when he relocated it. It joins a select group of species I've heard give copies of similar species songs - Firecrests that sounds like Goldecrests, and Willow Warblers that sound like Chiffchaffs - both of which I have now come across several times.
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Steve Blain presents "Bird Porn": February 2014
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Sunday, 23 February 2014. I eventually managed a trip up to Norfolk to see the Parrot Crossbills at Holt CP yesterday. After seeing them very briefly first thing in the morning we eventually got brilliant views around lunchtime. Not excellent photos but I was too busy actually looking at them. Choop choop! Posted by Steve Blain. Swarovski ATS 80 HD. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. To see what I mean. Created with flickr badge. Report a ringed bird. Report a metal ringed bird.
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Steve Blain presents "Bird Porn": September 2013
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Tuesday, 17 September 2013. These are the first Little Stints. In Beds for a while. They made a nice lunchtime treat on my usual pop to Broom GP. 12th September 2013. Posted by Steve Blain. Swarovski ATS 80 HD. Monday, 16 September 2013. After only three visits I manged to see the Bedford Spotted Crake well. Posted by Steve Blain. Swarovski ATS 80 HD. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. To see what I mean. Created with flickr badge. Report a ringed bird. Report a metal ringed bird.
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The Library Diva: Books of a Feather: Smart Kids
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For those who think "summer library hours" should be longer, not shorter. Friday, March 16, 2012. Books of a Feather: Smart Kids. Since it's been a while, and I have a fair amount of ground to cover, I came up with a snappy way to combine a couple of books, and resurrect an old feature at the same time. But I wonder which is closer to the more common experience of a genius child. Are there other narratives out there besides Rumika's and T.S.'s? I don't know. But it makes me wonder now. The Edge of Sports.
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Steve Blain presents "Bird Porn": March 2014
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Sunday, 9 March 2014. Thanks to Neil Wright, I finally got to hear the remaining Siberian Chiffchaff sing yesterday morning. And it sounds more or less like it should for a tristis. Take a listen:. But there is no doubt this wasn't a 'classic' bird, at least in my eyes. When it first arrived it looked good (see above) but you would have walked straight past it if you were only 'listening' for Siberian Chiffchaffs. Take a listen here:. Posted by Steve Blain. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Lives in Bedfordshi...
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Steve Blain presents "Bird Porn": December 2013
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Saturday, 21 December 2013. Strange looking beasts, aren't they! They have been at Blunham Lake for a couple of years now but can often be hard to pick out of the Wigeon flock. I think they could be hybrid Wigeon x Gadwall. Any other opinions on their identification welcome. Posted by Steve Blain. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Lives in Bedfordshire, loves digiscoping, local patching and county birding. Also enjoyes the odd trip to far away lands to seek out mystical forest dwellers. View my complete profile.
