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| | Welcome to our newest member, dmk | |  | | 
08-06-2008, 01:48 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,775
| | | Hi all from Sussex
Hello to all and sundry!
I'm a birder from Sussex but love all wildlife. I will be doing some volunteer work with the RSPB over the summer and also with my local ornithological society in my spare time. Recently upgraded to a Canon DSLR from compact digi and SLR and seriously struggling so far! I also paint and sketch, birds and landscapes but unfortunately have to spend most of my time earning a living in an unrelated area like millions of others in Britain, who'd rather be trekking around the Great Outdoors every moment of the day enjoying our fantastic wildlife and stunning countryside - so cyber trekking has it's benefits!  |
08-06-2008, 04:43 AM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Small North Lincolnshire village
Posts: 9,436
| | | Re: Hi all from Sussex
Hi picidae and a warm welcome. Sure you will soon get to grips with the DSLR. Does btake a while to get used to. Enjoy the site
Roger |
08-06-2008, 08:09 AM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Essex
Posts: 166
| | | Re: Hi all from Sussex
Hi there and welcome to WAB  |
08-06-2008, 08:26 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Laindon, Basildon, Essex.
Posts: 2,885
| | | Re: Hi all from Sussex
Hi Picidae
Welcome to WAB .... it is good to see new members sign up during the night  .... 1.48 a.m.!!!
Richard |
08-06-2008, 01:21 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nairn,Nairnshire,Scotland
Posts: 3,355
| | | Re: Hi all from Sussex
Hello Picadae and welcome to the site enjoy look forward to your pics once youi have got used to new camera ,any questions regarding photography and camera post it in relevent section in photography enjoy the site and good luck
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Cheers............Bill |
08-06-2008, 04:07 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: near EXMOOR
Posts: 2,033
| | | Re: Hi all from Sussex
Hi Picidae Welcome to WAB |
08-06-2008, 07:05 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Swansea, S.Wales
Posts: 4,389
| | | Re: Hi all from Sussex
Hi Picidae and a warm welcome to WAB, enjoy. |
08-06-2008, 07:20 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northants.
Posts: 11,270
| | | Re: Hi all from Sussex
Hi Picidae |
08-06-2008, 10:31 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Northumberland
Posts: 360
| | | Re: Hi all from Sussex
Hello there, good to have you on here, I am new myself, and am so glad I joined, fantastic people! |
08-06-2008, 10:45 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,775
| | | Re: Hi all from Sussex
Many thanks for your welcome - look forward to joining in from time to time - until then, something in the ethos of WAB ... SPRINGWATCH Festival 08, Sussex
Glorious weather meant a good turn out today for the annual Springwatch festival in Brighton. Lots of exhibitions and stalls from various eco- orientated organisations with good representation from the RSPB, Sussex Wildlife Trust, SeaLife, The Badger Trust etc and the stall on which I was working, the Sussex Ornithological Society. Myself and four other SOS members had a very busy day talking to festival visitors about the birds of Sussex. We had bird photo quizzes which went down extremely well with all age groups. Young children in particular loved sticking velcro backed photos of birds onto photos of different habitats. Most adults and young people had some experience of birds in their own garden but little or no knowledge of common birds/more unusual birds that didn't frequent their gardens. A photo of a male male Ruff drew the most stunned looks from adults, many thinking it was some foreign exotic! However, it was the photo of a Bearded Tit that people were most drawn to and which children could find most easily among the Tit illustrations in Collins. Toddlers seemed particularly drawn to Owls, recognising the genus immediately (perhaps because this is often a bird that features in children's story books). Children of non-bird watching parents on the whole frequently demonstrated a better knowledge of different species than their parents, which seemed to be largely attributed to nature and science field trips with their respective schools, with many saying their schools had 'nature' areas in their grounds with bird feeders. A testament too, to the many partnership projects between wildlife organisations and schools.
An exhausting (not least because I was up in the wee small hours Richard ) but wonderful and informative day for all participants.
Last edited by Picidae; 08-06-2008 at 10:48 PM.
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