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It’s a Bank Holiday - again !
I’m not overly fond of bank holidays as my days out tend to be impeded by the working masses and worse still their unpleasant offspring 
However, we must be tolerant so I did nip out for a wander about and finally got a couple of reasonable pictures of a Chaffinch
Here’s how the day went
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The Euro v the Dollar ~ Time for This Weeks Winners & Losers
Who and what are soaring like eagles and who or what are collapsing like confidence in the Euro ?
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How to Identify a Blackcap
I was fortunate enough to get a couple of decent pictures of a Blackcap, one I used before but here’s a new one to go with this guide
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In Praise of Older Women ~ It’s how you look and feel not your age
There’s an increasing number of women looking and feeling at their very best despite, in theory, being middle aged. Much is made in the press of Cougars and the like but I believe it’s actually true in many cases - not just press waffle
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Claxby Village and St Mary’s Church - a Look into the History.
Situated about 4 miles from Market Rasen (not to be confused with others) Claxby is beautifully situated in the Wolds between two woods, Claxby Woods and Claxby Platts.
It’s a small but delightful place
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I see Blue Tits almost everywhere, in fact around me they are possibly more common than Sparrows nowadays. Great Tits less so but still regularly in woodlands.
Less common still, at least in my experience, is the Coal Tit and I recently got a picture of what I think is one
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Review of Coat of Arms by Sabaton
The letterbox just clapped and one day after the official release date Coat of Arms the new album by the mighty Sabaton was laid on the Goldeneye Doormat
Is it any good ? Am I any good, are vitamin tablets any good, what’ll win the 5.15 at Haydock
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How to Identify a Cuckoo ~ What Do Cuckoos Look Like ?
You hear cuckoos before you see them and to me their distinctive sound is synonymous with the onset of summer.
I heard the first one of the year the other day and it took me back many years.
What are the myths, stories and sayings that surround the cuckoo ?
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How Hot Does it Get in Lincolnshire ?
Everybody knows that Lincolnshire is the finest place on the planet so there’s no need to discuss that further but I know there are sun worshippers out there, and indeed dirt worshippers, who might like to know whether this is the place for a baking hot vacation.
Well is it ?
Of course it is you fool ! Take this weekend
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How can I identify a Whitethroat ?
Once again I’ve got something of a mystery bird, well to me at least, photographed last week (previous camera) it was a long distance off I only took it to see what it was and then couldn’t tell !
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The Lancaster Crash Site on the Brocklesby Estate at Great Limber in Lincolnshire
Today I finally found the crash site and I have to say it was quite a moving place to stand.
Having failed to find it several times now, thanks History Hunter for directions that even I could follow, I was so pleased to find it and; on such a glorious day.
To celebrate you’ll see a fledgling now feature rolled out . . .
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How to Improve the Pictures on Your Blog
Some months ago regulars will remember I got more involved in photography and went on a mission to improve the picture quality on the site.
That involved buying a proper Canon DSLR camera and the has expense continued ever since in terms of lenses and accessories 
I hope most people will agree the pictures have improved a great deal - to that end on Monday I went to Lincoln and bought an even better camera !
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What exactly does a Reed Bunting look like and how do you identify one ?
I’m getting a little sharper at this twitching business, well when I say sharper . . .
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RIP Ronnie James Dio
I learnt this morning that Ronnie James Dio, former lead singer with Rainbow and Black Sabbath lost his battle with stomach cancer and died yesterday May 16 2010.
I’ve been listening to RJD sing for well over 30 years now and as I sit here and write this I can see him on stage when I went to see Dio live over a quarter of a century ago
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What is the most expensive car in Britain, how much does it cost and who owns it ?
Find out the answer here - and of course you’d have to be a winner to own one and according to the laws of mathematics every equation has to balance therefore there must also be a loser
Yes folks, it’s the best and worst of it again
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What’s the difference between a Reed Warbler, a Marsh Warbler and a Sedge Warbler ?
No, it’s not the start of some corny joke but hopefully some answers leading to the identification of a bird I took a photograph of not half an hour ago
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