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December Winner: Markulous and Year Winner: Wild Canon

Congratulations to Markulous on winning the final competition of 2009 and Wild Canon on winning the overall competition for the year!

The top 3 members this year were:

1st - Wild Canon (80 votes)
2nd - Markulous (40 votes)
3rd - Keith (33 votes)

Congratuations to all three of you and also a big thanks to everyone who entered this year. If you'd like to know your score then please contact Jamie.

As you know, this was Jamie's last month running the competition so a huge thank you to him from everyone at the forum. He's run the competition brilliantly and I'm sure you'll agree it's been a big success.

There will be no January competition this year but hopefully we should have something sorted for February.

Thanks and happy new year!

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george
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Various Bird's..

This is a mixture of bird's i've taken within the last two year's..

Wheatear..

Common gull.. its been in photoshop..

Common gull..

Gannet..

Juvenile Gannet..

Lapwing..

Meadow Pipit..

Meadow Pipit.. [from the back]

Raven..

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03-12-2008 11:13 AM

george
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More bird's..

Rock Pipit..

Skylark..

Rock pipit & Wren..

Tufted Duck..

Widgeon..

Eider..

Greylag Geese..

Goldeneye..

Red Throated Diver..

Wren..

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03-12-2008 11:50 AM

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george Wrote:

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Skylark..

There I am! Think I need a wash & brush up though! LOL!!!

Stunning photos George - I'm coming to live with you! Icon_wink

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03-12-2008 05:06 PM

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some great pictures there George.

Jan

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03-12-2008 05:13 PM

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Well what can I say other than - GREAT shots again George. Icon_wink

Yogi.

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03-12-2008 06:10 PM

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Thank's to all of you..

Skylark.
Only if your as cute as da photo.he.he.

Celtic Sparrow.
I.m really glad that you like them..

Woodmaster.
Thank's Yogi.
You could say.. I wonder whit's next.. he.he.

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03-12-2008 06:42 PM

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Fabulous George..............

03-12-2008 09:51 PM

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Sparrow's and Starling's..

They may be considered common.. but I still get entertained by them in the garden..

nearly forgot this juvenile Starling..

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04-12-2008 11:10 AM

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Superb photos again George! Icon_smile Is that little sparrow yawning? lol

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04-12-2008 11:14 AM

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Hi. Skylark.
The poor wee thing was cold.. and when I get cold I yawn. so maybe its the same wae bird's.he.he.

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04-12-2008 11:17 AM

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Yep I'm sure that's the case - he doesn't look too happy!

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04-12-2008 11:19 AM

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I've been out playing with my new lens, its the sal 70-400 g lens

Its heavy, but i love it..

Then i got my first decent pic. of the elusive snipe and some of the regular visiters in my garden..

last one is the redwing in my garden..

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Hi George - Great pics!

Joey

07-02-2010 09:24 PM

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Hey George, lovely pics, but I can't help wondering - Bird's what? Sparrow's and Starling's what?

Some lovely poses, very different from so many bird pics where it looks as if they've been glued to the perch, yours have drama in them and that gannet is fabulous.

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08-02-2010 03:23 PM

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