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In The Hedgerow Today
2016 - 365 Project

175/365v3 – In The Hedgerow Today

This morning on my march around Dunmow we had a buzzard, robins, wrens, blackbirds, dunnocks, a magpie, crows, pigeons, various finches, blue tits, collared doves and this House Sparrow who had moved into the Dunnocks hedgerow…so plenty of activity.

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Blackbird (Turdus merula)
2016 - 365 Project

167/365v3 – Blackbird (Turdus merula)

Another local bird today, a blackbird who visits our garden everyday for a meal in the bird house. His wife is not usually far away. We also now have a pair of Collared Doves and a pair of Robins visiting…well, it is Valentines Day…

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Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
2016 - 365 Project

166/365v3 – Dunnock (Prunella modularis)

Walking back from my early morning walk I saw a couple of these small birds in the hedgerow. Unusually they didn’t take one look at me and leg it, so I got a reasonable shot of a bird for once. I originally thought this was a Wren but with a

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2016 - 365 Project

144/365v3 – Misty Trees in Rowney Woods

Lovely work this lunchtime through Rowney Woods in Essex. There was a slight mist throughout the woods giving some great atmosphere…there was also a lot of bird activity including

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Badger
2016 - 365 Project

132/365v3 – Badger

He doesn’t often allow me to take his picture, especially not close up, so I was very honoured that he sat still and let me get in his face!

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Queueing At The Takeaway
2016 - 365 Project

118/365v3 – Queueing At The Takeaway

I got Debbie a new bird table for Christmas and we have had the first visitors to it – they may not have all arrived at the same time ;-). The Sparrows, Doves and Tits are still rather suspicious of it and haven’t yet ventured into it…

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Mark Seton

I'm an amateur photographer who enjoys music. I'm a past Chairman and Digital Secretary of the Bishops Stortford Camera club and I hold both LRPS and CPAGB distinctions. I have recently moved to Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders.