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Scraggy.

miketoll — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:38:05 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: An Egyption Goose chick, the last and only survivor of the brood. Thanks for the query about the eyes Dave. Still waiting for the appointment for the 2nd eye which has what they call "a guarded visual prognosis". ie they don't know how good the result will be due to optical nerve damage from other problems with that eye.

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Not so junior Robin

davet47 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:48:26 +0100

by: davet47

Description: But not far off.

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Junior Robin

davet47 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:46:34 +0100

by: davet47

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Definitely on the hook!

davet47 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:45:07 +0100

by: davet47

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What is up there?

davet47 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:43:32 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Inquisitive Blue Tit

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Big Blue Feet!

miketoll — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 18:05:51 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: The coot stood on the rock for a while showing off his feet which you don't see all that often.

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Cormorant in flight

davet47 — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:41:36 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Probably the only half decent shot I've got of a Cormorant in flight. There were nine Cormorants in total in various places round the weir-I've not seen this many together before.

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Just lamded!

davet47 — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:37:41 +0100

by: davet47

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The "Flasher"

davet47 — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:35:21 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Just drying its wings.

Cormorant

davet47 — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:33:58 +0100

by: davet47

Description: On the Dee at Chester. I think this is a junior-his head is still quite fluffy (unless it's out of focus!)

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From a different angle

marydoll — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:51:26 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I had to change my viewpoint as someone stood up, in front of me blocking me!! This was taken down on the promenade.

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Queen Elizabeth Pipe Band

marydoll — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:48:15 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I kept missing the stick being thrown up - this was a fluke!! I used a high ISO of between 640 and 800 as it was a dull day.

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Tullylagan Pipe Band

marydoll — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:44:57 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: The bands paraded on the West Promenade, years ago they paraded around the town but not this year! They paraded showing off the prizes. Crowds gathered to watch.

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Drumlough

marydoll — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:41:55 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I just like the reflection, of the drummer, on the drum.

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Concentration

marydoll — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:39:25 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Difficult to capture the stick been thrown as I never knew when it was going to happen.

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Flying Sticks

marydoll — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:37:08 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Pipe Band Competition returned to our town on Saturday but to a different location. These were the young ones in competition.

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Landing

miketoll — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 09:10:54 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: Bit of a messy background but hey ho. One eye, two surgical procedures done giving me clear distance vision. Seeing the surgeon Tuesday foe the week later checkup then wait for the appointment for the second eye. In the meantime because of the discrepancies in the eyes I struggle with double vision and slight nausea, especially with movement.

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Not quite off the hook yet!

davet47 — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:51:06 +0100

by: davet47

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Junior Robin in the reeds

davet47 — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:47:58 +0100

by: davet47

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Blue Tit

davet47 — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:46:24 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Lots of these about in various stages of fledging .

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Male Greenfinch

davet47 — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:44:06 +0100

by: davet47

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Fisherman returning

marydoll — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:13:14 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Fisherman returning to Port in rough seas.

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Black-headed Hunting Insects.

miketoll — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:57:37 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: Similar to another shot I put up but I was very happy to get this shot. As an aside I am going into hospital on Monday 28th for the first of my eye operations, four procedures in total, two on each eye. This means I will not be able to get out and about with my camera for about three months. Hopefully I will be able to post a few pictures from the archives in the meantime.

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Rush

marydoll — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:55:49 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Rush is used so much in Portrush and there's a Goldrush too! Crowds waiting for the bands - the whole town was full of people standing/sitting at the side of the pavements waiting!

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Band Parade

marydoll — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:50:39 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: On Saturday night a local band held a band parade around town, it had received so much publicity because of the golf being on around the same time. This is a phone shot, as I didn't wish to carry a camera, too many around. There were approx 80 bands parading!

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Nathan Carter Singing

marydoll — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:45:13 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: This guy is a famous singer here in NI and in Scotland, he was singing at an open air radio concert. I had taken my long lens with me (to see if there were any dolphins!), so I took this shot. About an hour before this I had been in a caf� for lunch and he came in for lunch too! His most famous song is Wagon Wheel!!

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Grey Heron

davet47 — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:51:41 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Fishing on the Dee at Chester

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Grey Heron

davet47 — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:50:15 +0100

by: davet47

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Cormorant

davet47 — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:48:55 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Is it yawning?

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Cormorant

davet47 — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:47:00 +0100

by: davet47

Description: On the weir on the Dee at Chester. I love the markings.

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Incoming!

davet47 — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:42:36 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Hoverfly on approach to a Buddleia flower.

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Comma Butterfly

davet47 — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:40:52 +0100

by: davet47

Description: I like the way that the edges of the wings look as though they've been stamped out.

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Bee on Cosmos flower

davet47 — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:38:47 +0100

by: davet47

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Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

davet47 — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:37:40 +0100

by: davet47

Description: There seems to be lots of these about now.

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Coot Youngster

miketoll — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:15:25 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: The young coot got off the nest and swam off showing it's growing independence. Cropped image.

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Young Coot On The Nest

miketoll — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:09:21 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: I must admit I did not know that young coots looked like this, in my opinion much better looking than adults. The adult was in the nest and when it got off this youngster was full revealed.

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For Maureen

davet47 — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:54:39 +0100

by: davet47

Description: That's a fair crop from its original size! Your setting are kk but I'd have used a faster shutter speed as at 400mm on a Canon you're using the equivalent of 640mm so any movement will be magnified. Remember the old 1/effective focal length= shutter speed so this should have been 1/600. This is just a general rule though-depends how shaky you are! All I've done with your pic is lightened it a little, small amount of contrast, and a light sharpening. Even at download file size it will print A4- I tried it! Hope this helps. Dave

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Original for Dave

marydoll — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:31:33 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: F8 1/400sec ISO 160 Exp .03 - size 6000 x 4000 5.9 mls 350 dpi. The cropped size is 2291/1566, I just cropped the photograph to make the characters stand out. You can tell I haven't a clue what I'm doing with photography, even at this late stage in life!!

Tommy Fleetwood

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:30:13 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I was about to go home, when I decided to take one more look at the practice area. I'd gone to the event in the hope of seeing Tommy Fleetwood and lo there he was. When he finished his practice he came round everyone signing autographs and I was able to take this photograph. So it pays to stick around at events, I went home very happy.

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Tom McKibben and Niall Horan

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:24:49 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Tom McKibben is a Northern Ireland Golfer, just starting out. Niall Horan is or was a singer with the group One Direction, a boy band! I hadn't a clue who he was when I took the photograph. I was some distance away and this is heavily cropped, taken with the R6 and 100-400 lens which I'm beginning to like. I'd appreciate your opinion about the quality of a big a crop, if you know what I mean.

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Golfer

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:18:50 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I just like this shot, for some reason. I haven't a clue who he is!!

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Darren and Rory

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:14:09 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Again, from a long distance away, not really sharp but I was happy.