Recent content by Graham Roberthall

Probably down to the level of danger it offers. Aren't they talking about reintroducing Line here anyway ?

Beautiful animal, lets hope they can catch this one without having to shoot it.

How much benefit is there in trying to find an adobe replacement ? If any company comes up with a truly good and cheap alternative to PS and lightroom do you really think it will stay cheap for long ? They will be after the benefits of cornering the market just the same as Adobe are.

I cannot pretend to have read every post so may have missed something but while there are several decent alternatives to PS so you can avoid subscription I am not aware of any alternative to Lightroom with its ( IMHO ) brilliant library system combined with the most used (?) parts of PS

Thanks guys, :)

It is surprising how little there is written about wildlife behaviour. Where is Dr Dolittle when you need him ? :)

Thanks for that Gramps. Nice picture. Judging by the face and neck I think these two are still young. If it happened that the adults chased them off from somewhere else then these may not stay as a pair. i.e they could be brothers ? ..... or would the male's territorial nature have taken...

Do they tend to stay in one place? I want to get a collection of pictures of Great Crested Grebes and have found a couple of lakes / river weir pools with a pair ( i.e 2 ) on them. I know they are territorial so I am guessing that once a 'pair' has found a suitable home they will stay there...

Nice little lapwing scurrying about at the moment

I am 69 and brought one last week. Only played with it so far but looking forward to spending some time in nature reserve hides ( maybe still a bit small on a full frame ) and wildlife parks ( where it will be perfect )

Ahhh 3 sections, obvious when you think about it...... and my stockist ( the wife and her sewing machine ) never runs out. :)

Thanks for that Gramps, you are being very helpful in this thread. I guess the term WELL FILLED bean bag must be it, I can imagine all the beans falling down either side of the sill and leaving just a couple of layers of cloth protecting it.

That was supposed to say I will be looking at some OTHERS soon.

OK, I went to one of the local(ish) hides for a recce, pleasantly surprised. It had 6 or 7 windows and bench seats ( very uncomfortable :) ) for 12 if I remember correctly, though it was empty all day. There was a big box built into the hide which contained what was presumably bird food. A shelf...

By Eck, what have I started? :)