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Hi Anyone with practice and time can take a good picture, I must say they are good pics very clear, Took this at Eyebrook Res( Heron). Go out take pics talk to other people, up at top lodge they have two guys that are really good and I'm sure one of them give lessons from just begining to as far...
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According to my RSPB Handbook of British Birds (which I got free when I joined the RSPB and has been my Bird Bible ever since - thanks RSPB!): "They leave their nesting grounds in mid-August and head south on a broad front. They will stop at good feeding areas and reach their African winter quarters...
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Thanks for your replies Teresa and LuckyBustard. The Google Earth thing is interesting - what's the story behind the one ending up mid-Atlantic? It seems likely that my sighting was an Osprey then. Wow! I was sure it was carrying a fish, but didn't know whether to believe my eyes. The profile...
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Hi, I was windsurfing at Grimwith Reservoir in the Yorkshire Dales this afternoon and saw a large raptor flying along the north shore carrying what looked very like a dead fish in it's talons. I was a keen ornithologist whilst a young lad (many years ago) and though I have forgotten so much, a think...
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My husband myself have watched with fascination the progress of the Osprey family all summer? What I would love to know is when do they learn to fish. Do they have to learn or is it in the "genes". I maybe missed something, though I have waited with baited breath for every new post.
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Hi Maureen, 1. Many young birds will remain in wintering areas for their first summer or stop in the Mediterranean basin, some second year birds also stay in the south, and have given rise to persistent rumours of breeding in the African interior. for the vast majority of of second year birds do migrate...
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Hi Folks, Great to see that your getting up and running with the new RSPB community! However, as traffic becomes increasingly busy we would really appreciate it if you could post comments in the appropriate place. This Forum is here for you to suggest new forums we should add. Otherwise your comments...