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Late Night Bowling

marydoll — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 23:47:06 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: First time I've seen this location lit up like this, only had a phone with me!

Up close and personal

marydoll — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:46:12 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I tried to get closer with this shot. I took these pics with the Canon RF100-800 considered using a tripod but thought it might spook the butterflies.

Speckled Wood (I think)

marydoll — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:43:28 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I think this is coming to the end of it's life, such a pity.

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Red Admiral

marydoll — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:41:15 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I just wish I wasn't so shaky when taking photographs like this. It's worse whenever passing motorists who know me and want to attract my attention and toot their car horns!!

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Large Tortoiseshell (I think)

marydoll — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:38:31 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I discovered today my ice plants were a great attraction to the butterflies again, this year. Update: my friend has to have another operation this Wednesday. He has been keeping me very busy and I've missed all the lovely weather for taking photographs!! Such is life.

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Brian's latest Artwork

marydoll — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:34:51 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: This is some of the work Brian has completed this year. Although the dragon was painted many years ago.

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Roll out the barrel

marydoll — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:32:03 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Weeks ago I promised Brian (the man in blue) I'd take photographs for him of the start of his new project. He is an 89 year old artist and had decided to paint this barrel for a gardening group. Barrel had to be moved to his new workshop, the 3 'young' people were among a group moving it. Before going into the building they discovered it was leaking a little whiskey!!!! This is going to be an interesting paint job!!

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Junior Cormorant

davet47 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 19:24:52 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Shouting and wing spreading at another bird. I thought I'd taken my XT5/100-400 combo but when I got there I realised I'd swapped bags about the night before. Bags now clealy identified with different coloured tags. All I need to do now is remember which coloured tag relates to which camera.

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Cormorant

davet47 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 19:19:43 +0100

by: davet47

Description: He'd just landed in front of a group of three.

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Itchy!

davet47 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 19:16:57 +0100

by: davet47

Description: There's nothing like a good scratch.

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Little Egret

davet47 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 19:15:13 +0100

by: davet47

Description: On the weir at Chester. I noticed this one is ringed but I couldn't make out any engraving on them,

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Oystercatcher Descends From His Perch.

miketoll — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:10:30 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: The oystercatcher had been on the old tree dtump for a while so I knew he would eventually leave it so only had to wait to catch the moment.

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Mr Chips

marydoll — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 23:45:30 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I've wanted to take a photograph of this but could never quite be there at the right time. This morning while out, I noticed the van and shop nearby. This is only a phone photograph. I haven't been out taking photographs for some time as my best friend has been in hospital, quite ill. Just thought I'd stop by tonight to explain my absence.

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Scarecrow

davet47 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:51:27 +0100

by: davet47

Description: I went to meet my sisters in law in Wallasey on Monday and they took me to an area of the town where some of the population have turned into scarecrows! I counted 20+ but we had to leave as we didn't fit in.

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Scarecrow 2

davet47 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:47:23 +0100

by: davet47

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Scarecrow 3

davet47 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:46:12 +0100

by: davet47

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Bride & Groom

davet47 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:44:20 +0100

by: davet47

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Shakin' Shoveler.

miketoll — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:52:19 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: Bath time for the shoveler than it shook itself like a dog.

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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.

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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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