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9 November 2011 NT Longshaw Estate

A cold autumn day found the ants quiet upon their large nests, but still required patience to get a decent shot of this solitary individual patrolling the outer regions.
· Date: Thu November 10, 2011 · Views: 601
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FungiJohn
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Thu November 10, 2011 2:06pm

'but still required patience to get a decent shot of this solitary individual' But 4 hours was a long time Les ;-)

Nice image!

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Thu November 10, 2011 2:20pm

I never notice the time, John, when in pursuit of a decent shot (as you well know. LOL)

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Thu November 10, 2011 2:27pm

Worth the effort Les - even if John was pacing up and down ;-)

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Thu November 10, 2011 2:47pm

Peter and I went to find some interesting fungi .... and found them too! ;-)

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