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A dragonfly from last August, a Paddle-tail Darner (Aeshna palmata) I think.

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:08:13 GMT

A dragonfly from last August, a Paddle-tail Darner (Aeshna palmata) I think.

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A dragonfly from last August, a Paddle-tail Darner (Aeshna palmata) I think.

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:07:44 GMT

A dragonfly from last August, a Paddle-tail Darner (Aeshna palmata) I think.

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A dragonfly from last August, a Paddle-tail Darner (Aeshna palmata) I think.

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:06:45 GMT

A dragonfly from last August, a Paddle-tail Darner (Aeshna palmata) I think.

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This is a Yellow Flag Iris, see the next picture for more detail. A little...

Fri, 27 May 2011 07:41:25 GMT

This is a Yellow Flag Iris, see the next picture for more detail. A little jaggy here, but okay on the clickthrough.

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It's hard to imagine how these tiny shorebirds flock without Air Traffic...

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:52:48 GMT

It's hard to imagine how these tiny shorebirds flock without Air Traffic Controllers. There can be crowds of several hundred but they all seem to fly as one, the flock constantly changing shape, size, density and direction. They never seem to bump into each other either. [not sure this qualifies as Blurvision, but adding it anyway]

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On Approach - I happened by when they were doing quick circuits to train the...

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:26:41 GMT

On Approach - I happened by when they were doing quick circuits to train the ground crew. I picked this spot as being the best place to stand at in terms of composition. They are coming in to land at this point. This is actually a reasonably risky sport, there aren't many flat places to land at (they have to be clear of trees).

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Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:50:08 GMT

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Anyone know what type of fish this is? [Edit: It's a Starry Flounder - thanks...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:49:43 GMT

Anyone know what type of fish this is? [Edit: It's a Starry Flounder - thanks for the ID Sonja.]

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:26:15 GMT

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Normally I delete blurry shots but I kind of liked this. Successive waves of...

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:12:17 GMT

Normally I delete blurry shots but I kind of liked this.

Successive waves of geese were coming in for landings so I tried to catch some 'on approach'.

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Normally I delete blurry shots but I kind of liked this. Successive waves of...

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:12:10 GMT

Normally I delete blurry shots but I kind of liked this.

Successive waves of geese were coming in for landings so I tried to catch some 'on approach'.

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025. Drops. It kills me that in a sport costing thousands, the most important...

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:23:24 GMT

025. Drops.

It kills me that in a sport costing thousands, the most important piece of equipment is this string, which costs pennies.

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083. Release. After we release the turbulence and air-sickness will [mostly]...

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:22:53 GMT

083. Release.

After we release the turbulence and air-sickness will [mostly] go away.

Of course, that's when the fun really starts, as the plane is piloted [and powered] entirely by wits after that.

That plane up there is dragging us to release altitude ...

As you can see from the Altimeter, we are up around 1,000 meters.

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