Hello im Debbie

debbie_7155 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-03-2006, 03:45 PM

Hello everyone,
I live near Lincoln, just moved to the countryside 6 months ago, loving every minute here
I enjoy all nature & gardening & looking forward to learning alot more things

Helen · #2 (**permalink**) 04-03-2006, 03:52 PM

Welcome to the forum, Debbie

Regards

Boddie · #3 (**permalink**) 04-03-2006, 03:52 PM

Welcome to the forum Debbie. Nice to have you on board.

pheonix · #4 (**permalink**) 04-03-2006, 03:53 PM

hi debbie,
keep us posted on all new discoveries and feel free to ask lots of questions!

nightshade · #5 (**permalink**) 04-03-2006, 04:16 PM

Hi Debbie with spring on its way you probably joined at the right time

Ollie · #6 (**permalink**) 04-03-2006, 09:49 PM

Hi Debbie and welcome. You are not very far from me, I live in Lincolnshire between Scunthorpe and Grimsby. You will find this a super place with lot's of friendly and helpfull people.

Words · #7 (**permalink**) 04-03-2006, 11:34 PM

Welcome... it's a great site here.

Mark43 · #8 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 08:31 AM

Good morning Debbie and welcome to WAB

debbie_7155 · #9 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 08:47 AM

Hello everyone, thank you for the warm & friendly welcome's

i'm really enjoying living in the countryside, hearing the birds sining when i wake up, (something i never really heard when i was living in town)

it makes me appreciate wildlife alot more

i now get to see birds in my garden that ive never seen before, i love feeding them, i bought a good pair of binoculars & a good book, & this site is wonderful

digi · #10 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 02:42 PM

Welcome to the site Debbie, I hope you enjoy it.

glsammy · #11 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 05:31 PM

Yes, welcome Debbie. Hope to hear from you in the forums.. I go to Whisby Nature Park near Lincloln just off the A46. Have you been there? It's worth a visit.

debbie_7155 · #12 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 08:24 PM

Hi ive not been to whisby nature park yet,
i only live about 20 mins drive away from there, we have talked about going in the near future as weve been very busy settling in our new home,
I hear the owls around our garden at night time, but never seem to beable to see them?

glsammy · #13 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by debbie_7155

Hi ive not been to whisby nature park yet,
i only live about 20 mins drive away from there, we have talked about going in the near future as weve been very busy settling in our new home,
I hear the owls around our garden at night time, but never seem to beable to see them?

Yes, clever aren't they!
They are at Whisby, although I've never seen them there. I've never been there at the right time. (Late Evening.) Whisby has a good visitor centre, with an excellent cafe doing good food and drinks at reasonable prices. Does the best prawn salad I've ever had!

debbie_7155 · #14 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 09:26 PM

i will def be going then , i love prawns
whats the best bird have you seen there?

John · #15 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 10:06 PM

Hi Debbie and a very warm welcome to WAB from me.

debbie_7155 · #16 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 10:17 PM

Hi John, thanks for the warm welcome,
ive just looked at your bird pictures, they are so beautiful, Did you take them all?
you must have some neat camera equiptment, i cant wait to start taking some pictures

Lincs Yellowbelly · #17 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 10:25 PM

Hi, nice to see some fellow Lincs people on here

Lincoln is a good area, if you get the chance head out to Walesby nr Market Rasen one day, where you will see Redpoll, Crossbill and Bullfinch on a regular basis

John · #18 (**permalink**) 05-03-2006, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by debbie_7155

Hi John, thanks for the warm welcome,
ive just looked at your bird pictures, they are so beautiful, Did you take them all?
you must have some neat camera equiptment, i cant wait to start taking some pictures

Yep, all my own work and thanks for your kind words.

My camera equipment is a digiscoping set up and virtually all my shots are through my scope.

I'm a long way from the star of this website. You should treat yourself by looking at a few of our real stars like Fourwings, digi, wolfhill, and many more. We have some incredible photographers in WAB and my shots pale into insignificance alongside most of their shots.

John

digi · #19 (**permalink**) 06-03-2006, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by John

Yep, all my own work and thanks for your kind words.

My camera equipment is a digiscoping set up and virtually all my shots are through my scope.

I'm a long way from the star of this website. You should treat yourself by looking at a few of our real stars like Fourwings, digi, wolfhill, and many more. We have some incredible photographers in WAB and my shots pale into insignificance alongside most of their shots.

John

I totally disagree with you John, Digiscoping is not easy and your images are some off the best I have seen. You are able to capture birds that are only dots in our lenses. Keep them comming!

John · #20 (**permalink**) 06-03-2006, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by digi

I totally disagree with you John, Digiscoping is not easy and your images are some off the best I have seen. You are able to capture birds that are only dots in our lenses. Keep them comming!

Stop it Kevin, you are embarrassing me.

Yes I do win out over DSLR when it comes to birds beyond the DSLR range but we have to be really honest here. Within the DSLR range the digiscoping camera I use is nowhere near as good with an image as the DSLR is. The DSLR will always win hands down in the hands of a competent photographer.

The problem my camera has with close up's is that a close up is always through the scope and you tend to lose some of the detail that way. It tends to give a softer image whereas the DSLR can bring out a pin perfect image almost every time.

John

glsammy · #21 (**permalink**) 06-03-2006, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by debbie_7155

i will def be going then , i love prawns
whats the best bird have you seen there?

My best sighting would be the four little grebes a couple of weeks ago. Others I've seen there are Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 6 bull finches, 20+ goldfinches, 25+ long tailed tits, Loads of Great tits, Blue tits, coal tits, dunnocks, blackbirds, goldcrest, kingfisher. Firecrest have been seen there but not by me (yet!) You get the odd Heron, but not regular, Obviously coots, moorehen,swans, tufted duck, mallards, cormorants... I could go on...
Plenty to see then, although I should mention that the water bird population is quite low. The've suffered Mink problems in the past, taking young birds and eggs. Still well worth a visit!

debbie_7155 · #22 (**permalink**) 06-03-2006, 08:15 AM

Mornign everyone, Market rasen isnt that far from me,
Im from Sudbrooke village,
well what ever equipment you are using is great, all i have is a pair of imagic opticron 10x42 binoculars, a digital camera, & a pentax camera,

I would love to see a woodpecker, ive been told there are some in sudbrooke woods? a friend said if i picked up a stone & tapped it on a tree i would have a better chance?

the type of birds that i have in my garden are:
sparrows (lots)
blackbirds (lots)
chaffinch
greenfinches
yellow tits
blue tits
longtail tits
robins
wood pigeons
doves
warblers
jenny wrens
ive only seen 1 gold finch
oh & a male phesant that comes everyday for a feed
had housemartins nesting too last year
i can sit in our conservatory for hours just watching them
i hear the owls most night, theyre quite loud too

Helen · #23 (**permalink**) 06-03-2006, 08:19 AM

Hi Debbie

You may want to start a new thread now in the "Birds" forum, about the birds you see, rather than in the "Hello" thread. That way you will no doubt have a wider audience, and more replies!

Cheers