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  1. mrmike

    Solar Eclipse

    Phone camera through a cheap solar filter. To the naked eye you could see the shadow of the moon being cast across the sky, camera wouldn't pick it up though.
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    What wildlife did you spot today?

    Wood pigeons. Get on a plane for 2400km and the vast majority of visible wildlife is sodding wood pigeons......
  3. mrmike

    Thanks to Tony and the Mods

    This was my first moot and I must say a huge thankyou to Tony and the mootly crew for all the hard work and organisation that has obviously been involved! Everyone is so friendly and knowledgeable (and willing to share said knowledge).it was a pleasure to meet you all! Hopefully I will be...
  4. mrmike

    What Droppings?

    This would make a very interesting talk at the next bushmoot perhaps?
  5. mrmike

    What Droppings?

    Is this method suitable for identifying fungi?
  6. mrmike

    What are you currently reading?

    The fella in Herman's post genuinely is tim Curry. It is a character from a command and conquer computer game.
  7. mrmike

    So - who is ready for the Moot?

    Coming on Friday so not packed yet. Hoping that I can still remember how to hang a hammock - it's been a while!
  8. mrmike

    So - who is ready for the Moot?

    Ok so I can't be accused of over packing then
  9. mrmike

    What I did NOT buy today!

    Don't blame you for not buying one, burgers are for eating not carrying!
  10. mrmike

    What wildlife did you spot today?

    I spotted a hummingbird moth visiting a huge clump of lavender today, no photo unfortunately as they move too fast!
  11. mrmike

    What wildlife did you spot today?

    Spotted this little guy catching some sun on the fence next to a gate
  12. mrmike

    Sleeve pockets

    I put car keys and container key in one, and quad bike key in the other. May start putting air rifle magazines in the left one come to think of it....
  13. mrmike

    RATS!

    Pretty much all the poison is going to be blue, it's one of the ways to tell it is poison. Grain bait is terrible as the rats just take it away and stash it without eating it. Is the block bait secured inside the bait box? You can usually put the blocks on a wire tent peg type affair to force...
  14. mrmike

    RATS!

    Can I ask what type of bait you are putting in the bait boxes? (Grain/block/pasta)
  15. mrmike

    Eggs,

    I had much the same thought. I hope that we are wrong!
  16. mrmike

    Decathlon outdoor/hunting trousers

    I have a pair of these that I use for work, excellent for the price
  17. mrmike

    Sick after drinking filtered river water

    The article says they were using "straw type" water filters.
  18. mrmike

    Hammock upgrade advice

    Thankyou for your thoughts Squidders. I'm looking at the zip entry rather than bottom entry. As far as suspension goes, I have whoopie slings on the tenth wonder at the moment so will likely do the same on the new hammock (after playing with the stock setup first...)