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SPied up An Socach today/

SPied up An Socach today/


Postby nathan79 » Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:48 pm

Seen but not snapped- the ever-present pheasants, and corvids, a couple of buzzards, lapwings golden plover, ptarmigan and those nice white horses seen in pics in some other reports.
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A snowy white hare that looks like it's got evil plots on it's mind.

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I felt i was being watched

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I'm definitely being watched.

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Ooh er missus!


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Playing with my new camera's fish eye function.
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This is getting ribbit-ulous.
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Re: SPied up An Socach today/

Postby Gavin99 » Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:06 pm

Brilliant photos Nathan , that fisheye function is great, I feel sorry for the poor hare stuck on his ever shrinking patch of snow :D
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Re: SPied up An Socach today/

Postby fraochydug » Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:22 pm

nature doing its thing. the eagles must be loving the lack of snow with all the hares and ptarmigan standing out against the background.
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Re: SPied up An Socach today/

Postby ChrisW » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:55 am

All great pics but that 'ooh er mrs' one is an absolute belter - love it :D
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Re: SPied up An Socach today/

Postby wrighty666 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:16 pm

great pics...love the frisky frogs! :lol:
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Re: SPied up An Socach today/

Postby nathan79 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:24 pm

It was one of those days where you barely see a thing then all of a sudden they come leaping, bounding and flying from everywhere!

I'd have had time for a second hill if i hadn't spent so long pestering the frogs! :lol:
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Re: SPied up An Socach today/

Postby wrighty666 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:27 pm

nathan79 wrote:It was one of those days where you barely see a thing then all of a sudden they come leaping, bounding and flying from everywhere!

I'd have had time for a second hill if i hadn't spent so long pestering the frogs! :lol:


Haha...i'm sure there must be a website somewhere for people interested in froggy frolics! :lol:
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