Amazing what you can get on webcam!

Here is a picture of one of our house martins exiting the nest in full 
flight.
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Haytor/House_martin.jpg

Nice day today (6/9/08), temp. 16.2C with sunny spells.

Will (Haytor, devon, 1017 feet asl)
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date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 14:26:15 +0100 author: Will Hand

Re: Amazing what you can get on webcam!

Will Hand wrote:
> Here is a picture of one of our house martins exiting the nest in full 
> flight.
> http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Haytor/House_martin.jpg

No birds, but I did (almost!) catch a steam train on my webcam: 
http://www.jstott.me.uk/temp/tangmere.jpg in Canterbury

Jonathan

date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:20:24 +0100 author: Jonathan Stott

Re: Amazing what you can get on webcam!

"Alan White"  wrote in message 
news:7f28c4hu8v60ueqohm4nvvgqdoucn8bp3k@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 7 Sep 2008 14:26:15 +0100, "Will Hand"
>  wrote:
>
>>Here is a picture of one of our house martins exiting the nest in full
>>flight.
>>http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Haytor/House_martin.jpg
>
> Are you sure it isn't one of those cardboard cut-out models that the
> RSPB sell?
>

He he I have a colony of three house martin nests in the eaves just above 
that window. I have another colony on the north side of the house too. Plus 
a jackdaw nest in the chimney (unused), plus a woodpecker in the garden so 
no need for cardboard!

Will
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date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 20:29:29 +0100 author: Will Hand