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The Trials of a Would-be Nature Photographer
The trials and tribulations of trying to photograph garden birds from a portable hide!
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Great Crested Grebe
Finding nature subjects to photograph can be a combination of research, local knowledge, shared information and a bit of good luck. This week, shared information and luck were on my side. I was told about a pair of great crested grebes within a short travelling distance and visited there on Easter Sunday, with a fellow Oldham PS member. The lake is rather large and the grebes, just one pair, stayed most of the time at the centre of it, but we had been told that they occasionally came closer to shore to fish and so we waited patiently. That afternoon, I was able to capture a few shots, when the…
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Band of the Grenadier Guards Visits Uppermill
The streets of Uppermill were packed to capacity this morning with spectators eagerly awaiting the visit of the Band of the Grenadier Guards. Apparently the event has been two years in the planning as part of a visit to northern parts, which included Salford yesterday. This morning they paraded and played along Uppermill’s High Street and then gave a free outdoor concert on the King George V Playing Fields. This afternoon they are going to visit Saddleworth School and tonight they will give a concert at Uppermill Civic Hall before returning to London. The Guards are used to seeing big crowds in London, but a couple of the soldiers told…
