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Taken at the Wetland centre, Llanelli on 08-02-12
· Date: Wed February 8, 2012 · Views: 606
· Filesize: 71.6kb, 717.3kb · Dimensions: 850 x 1000 ·
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Keywords: Goosander Mergus merganser
Camera Information: Nikon D300, Lens: Sigma 150 - 500
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pitre

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Thu February 9, 2012 4:00am

Great shot Wayne - not seen one of these for ages



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welsh.lensman

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Thu February 9, 2012 5:33am

Thank you Peter, this bird was outside the Peter Scott hide.

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Thu February 9, 2012 5:45am

Lovely shot Wayne..It must of come closer for you.

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Thu February 9, 2012 6:24am

Thank you Dennis, It swam past the side of the hide and then back again...so yes it did get quite close.

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Thu February 9, 2012 1:52pm

unusual pose. well captured Wayne.



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Thu February 9, 2012 4:44pm

Thank you Ian, much appreciated.

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Fri February 10, 2012 3:06pm

That's a cracker!

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Fri February 10, 2012 3:11pm

Thank you very much for the comment Lee, appreciate it. Tomorrow looks like the weather is going to be OK I'll probably get down the Wetlands for a couple of hours in the morning.

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Mon February 20, 2012 4:19pm

Excellent shot! Only just spotted this one

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Tue February 21, 2012 2:03am

Thank you Toby, much appreciated.

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