Guest 756- Registered: 6 Jun 2012
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Kath, maybe not signs of spring but a need to fatten up before the snow arrives. We usually have a dumping of the white stuff in February!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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we must be due some lesley, my concern is for that red admiral that has been lured here by the mild weather.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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2 more from phil smith.
a female goosander.
and her other half.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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2 more from phil.
a corn bunting.
a little egret.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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2 more from phil.
barnacle geese
a female golden eye.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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grey squirrel at kearsney abbey this week.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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2 more from phil.
a cormorant in the wellington dock.
a common seal on the hoverpad.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Good photo,as for myself I went out and washed down the food boxs etc and then put out nuts ,seeds.They were coming down as I done it siting on the wall till I went away.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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indeed colette we are lucky to have access to phil's wonderful photos, another two from a week ago.
a mute swan at bushey ruff.
a kingfisher at crabble corn mill.
Guest 756- Registered: 6 Jun 2012
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Wow.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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If I can get half that good it would be great.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the equipment that people like phil smith and john mavin carry around weighs very heavily, the next bit is how to get the best out of it and lastly, most important is the patience required to wait for the subject to make an entrance.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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2 taken by phil from the prince of wales pier.
a guillemot.
a little gull.
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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Bought a bucket of fat balls at the animal foods place near the White Mill, Sandwich - got the last one, they have had a run on them. The birds are certainly feeding themselves up just now. Especially the spotted woodpeckers.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i find poundland to be the best for wild bird food, unlike a lot of their merchandise the packets are the same size as other shops and much cheaper.
these 2 from phil are of a grey wagtail at bushey ruff.
Guest 977- Registered: 27 Jun 2013
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Spotted earlier today, the elusive Kentish swimming cat
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i have never seen a cat do anything like that before, they normally hate water.
mine sits on the edge of the bath when i am it, sneering at me - one flick of water and she is downstairs like a shot.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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phil took these 3 from the prince of wales pier.
a grey seal.
a purple sandpiper.
Jan Higgins
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