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Badger
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RAW doesn't work miracles - however, you are in with a better chance of success. Try it and see.
Zek.
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Yes I shoot RAW - about 8MB a shot, although the price of storage is coming down thankfully. If a picture is underexposed, the original data is still there and it's amazing how it can be pulled back. My reply's not very technical, but yes, I think RAW is the way to go.
Zek.
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In my experience, black is the most common variation, and white is quite unusual - I've only every seen pure albino on one occasion, and there were two of them. I would have expected albino to be the most common, but there it is.
Zek.
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'Ground Beetle' I understand is the family name. There are many species including the Violet Ground Beetle - quite a large one with a lovely sheen on his back.
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Superb! Thanks for sharing.
I've been trying to source a pair of House Sparrows (captive bred). Do you know of any breeders or prices?
thanks,
Zek.
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Seen a couple of albinos over the years and know where theres a red and white variation would like to see a chocolate .
Zek could the lack of guard hairs be down to the moult[guard hairs moulting first] or just some genetic difference.
Re the moult - could be something there worth considering. Although it does look very unusual in the stuffed specimen - maybe an unusual moult. Thanks,
Zek.
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Hi
The greyhound/deerhound/merl collie is mine..
Tht pic of him is a cracker.
Small world!
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I'd say its probably just a colour variation,perhaps the guard hairs are just not as noticable because of their light colouring or maybe they dont have them because white guard hairs would be useless anyway?? I would be very carefull taking any part of a dead badger,as far as i know its illegal and could take some explaining if found in your possesion,especially being a hunter/shooter,they'd be quick to jump to the wrong conclusion
Thanks for your thoughts. No it's not illegal - as long as the animal hasn't been shot or snared etc.
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Now that is something - lovely!
Zek.
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Here's one I can't get my brain round. My friend has an unusual stuffed badger - its head and legs are normal, but its body is creamy-white. The guard hairs are very short or non-existant. He reckons because the guard hairs were white (no pigment) they wear quicker going in and out of the hole and that's why it has that 'shaved' appearance. I understand the principle that the plumage of albino birds tends to wear quicker etc.
The other badger I found dead on the road this March past. Not quite as striking as the stuffed one, but still noticeable enough to make me stop the car and lift it. Again the head, shoulders and front legs are normal, but from there back the body is a creamy white. Again, the guard hairs are very short or absent. Notice the blonde tail. Now, if you know your badgers at all, the back and tail should be covered with long wirey black/grey guard hairs. Not so on this one.
At first appearance these animals appear to be colour mutations, but I'm not convinced. Could it simply be a problem with the quard hairs - take a normal badger and shave off the guard hairs, and what are you left with? Maybe a blonde backed badger?
I skinned the roadkill - maybe sometime I'll get round to getting it stuffed. In the meantime, what's your thoughts?
thanks,
Zek.
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Managed to get a nice shot of what must be her full clutch today. Five eggs in there now. Thought I'd show ye, simply because it's a nice study of the eggs.
Swallows in the Making
Thanks - boy do those shots take me back down memory lane to the barns around home. I haven't seen inside a swallows nest since then (25 years).
Zek.
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I'm maybe 'teaching granny to suck eggs' here - if so forgive me.
I assume from the photos that you're panning - moving the camera to follow the dogs as they run. This should result in a very blurred/streaked background, but the dogs should be sharp PROVIDING that there's enough light for the camera to use a reasonably fast shutter speed. On a dull day, the shutter speed will be reduced to allow for a wider aperature, and this will result in camera shake and dog movement being seen in the resulting photos. Try using an ISO/ASA of 1600 or 3200, which will be grainy but allow faster shutter speeds, or wait for a bright sunny day.
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can anyone help my camara is playing up all my pics on sport mode are blurry.resulting pics .
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and some from Antrim last year;
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some from Moira this year; (is that a Wolfhound or Deerhound - excuse the ignorance?)
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Here's one I found on Shetland back in 1997, hidding in the short heather.
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Difficult to say from the photo - it looks a bit like a starling nest, tho' it's usually further in than this. How about swift - but there again, it's only a wild guess!
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Angle Shades if I remember correctly,
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That's a good shot of the Curlews - awesome!
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How about a female Silver-ground Carpet?
Tho' I'll have to confess, it does look like Least Carpet. I suppose size would differentiate.
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I'd be thinking Elephant Hawk moth, or something along that line,
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[quote name='Ditch_Shitter' date='May 19 2007, 03:34 AM' post='2439 Perhaps, if it's still in view, ye could look it up on ukmoths.com See how it compares? I'd really like Zek to come in on this one. Anyone who owns a Richardson needs listening to!
Got the Robinson, and the book by Skinner, but that's about as far as it goes!I'll dig out Skinner at the weekend and see what he says about it.
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Love those photos - I used to be into moths, and still have the Robinson trap - I intend to get started again! I used to keep a sample of each species caught - yes, I'm a 'pin/setting board' man. It's useful for genitalial examinations - some can only be separated by this method. Mind you, with digital photography as you say, I might change my approach slightly, if I get started again. I've a bad memory for names tho'.
On a slightly separate subject, I was down at Ballysadare a couple of weeks ago, and had a quick visit to the Caves of Kesh or Keshcoran as it's sometimes called. That's near Leitrim, isn't it? There was a male Kestrel hanging around the limestone cliff, above the caves - might be nesting? Maybe a photo opportunity?
Zek.
sea holly
in Wildlife and General Photography
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Head out west to Mayo, and you'll find it - Not sure about Sligo. Years ago they used to sugar the roots as a candy and eat them - or so I've read. I think there's a cultivated form as well, maybe in a different colour too.
Zek.