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Iris: Photos of the Week

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*Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)*	Kadi, Mehsana, India
Mital Patel website profile	01/11/09 (uploaded 28/01/10)

Equipment: Nikon D300, 80-400mm lens.
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*Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)*	Aviemore, Highland
Mark Hancox website profile	15/01/10 (uploaded 21/01/10)

Equipment: Canon.
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*Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)*	Upton Warren NR, Worcestershire
Karen Summers profile	25/07/09 (uploaded 18/01/10)

A diving female kingfisher.
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*Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)*	Hartlebury, Worcestershire
Mark Hancox website profile	05/01/10 (uploaded 07/01/10)

Equipment: Canon EOS 1D MK111 500 F4.
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*Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)*	undisclosed site, Ceredigion
Paul_Leafe profile	31/12/09 (uploaded 31/12/09)

Taken in the very early hours of this morning. A nice end to the year.
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*Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)*	Summer Leys LNR, Northamptonshire
John Betts profile	23/12/09 (uploaded 29/12/09)

Equipment: Canon.
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*Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)*	Castletown, Isle of Man
Pete Hadfield website profile	17/12/09 (uploaded 17/12/09)


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*Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)*	Summer Leys LNR, Northamptonshire
John Betts profile	10/12/09 (uploaded 15/12/09)

Equipment: Canon.
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*Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)*	Epping Forest, Essex
Fraser Simpson website profile	05/12/09 (uploaded 07/12/09)


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*Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)*	Llandrindod Wells, Powys
Kev Joynes profile	28/11/09 (uploaded 01/12/09)

It doesn't do to be anthropomorphic, but this does sum up the dilemma: they are both stunning birds and you just have to step back ! Sorry about the twigs!! Equipment: D300 + 600VR.
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Next 25 pictures: click a thumbnail to bring that picture to the top.

Pacific Diver Cornwall 20/11/09	Eider Northumbs 11/11/09	Greater Spotted Eagle Qatar 01/11/09	Starling Lancs 28/10/09	Short-eared Owl Lothian 04/02/09
Sparrowhawk Northants 18/10/09	Common Kestrel Suffolk 10/10/09	Golden Eagle Norway 15/01/09	Tawny Owl E Yorks 18/06/09	Ruff Lincs 20/09/09
Tufted Duck Norfolk 12/09/09	Sparrowhawk Worcs 26/08/09	Common Kestrel Guernsey 25/08/09	Greenshank Leics 13/08/09	Manx Shearwater Pembrokes 13/08/09
Great Shearwater Kerry 06/08/09	Common Kingfisher Suffolk 30/07/09	Common Buzzard Powys 17/07/09	Puffin Pembrokes 15/07/09	Manx Shearwater Pembrokes 10/07/09
Arctic Tern Northumbs 01/07/09	Puffin Northumbs 22/06/09	Gannet Alderney 22/06/09	Reed Warbler Lancs 13/06/09	Gannet Lothian 30/05/09

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