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  1. 12-Apr-09, 23:17 #1
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    Was photographing this....


    When to my surprise this ran down an adjacent tree - he seemed to be keen to see what I was doing
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    Great shots.....good to see a red squirrel.
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    Couple of great shots there Astroman.
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    Brilliant captures astroman...

    Particularly like the 1st, great detail.
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    Great shots...but what the heck is the bird?
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    First one is ace deep in thought birdie second is what should be our national emblem and wee smasher it looks too. Thanks for sharing them.
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    astroman,
    Lovely photographs.
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    both very nice indeed.
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  9. 13-Apr-09, 21:51 #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aaldtimer View Post
    Great shots...but what the heck is the bird?
    Not an expert, but I believe it's a male chaffinch.
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  10. 13-Apr-09, 21:57 #10
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    A couple of crackers Astroman, well caught.
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    Nice Bokeh in the first shot. Great shot
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    were they taken in the county? didnt think we got reds up here
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    Quote Originally Posted by buggyracer View Post
    were they taken in the county? didnt think we got reds up here
    Photos were taken at Carrbridge.
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    Lovely pics and so nice to see a red squiggle.

    Spotted this small tortoiseshell sunning itself yesterday:

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    Lovely butterfly pic - haven't seen any myself this year yet, but hopefully a good summer will see them plentiful.
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    The detail in the Chaffinch is amazing. May I ask what size of zoom lens you used to take it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kas View Post
    The detail in the Chaffinch is amazing. May I ask what size of zoom lens you used to take it?
    40-150mm kit zoom lens was used at full zoom. This equates to 300mm equivalent with the 2x factor on my Olympus. I was lucky enough to be quite close and he obliged by posing for me for a good few seconds.
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    Cheers, just being nosey as I said the detail is great.
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    Astroman, exactly the same thing happened to me but I was initially photographing a Robin when I heard a bit of noise from above. I initially ignored it as I was edging closer and closer to the robin. This isn't my initial photo of the squirrel but I tried for a while. Very difficult as they are so fast.

    I will say though I was hoping to see them.



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