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Old November 7th, 2009, 01:44 PM   #1
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Default Eye eye...

Hi everyone who would like to start the ball rolling for this one? It is uk btw.
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Old November 7th, 2009, 02:30 PM   #2
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Your avatar gives it away!! Gannet
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Old November 8th, 2009, 09:48 AM   #3
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Your avatar gives it away!! Gannet
not a gannet....
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Old November 8th, 2009, 11:05 AM   #4
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Grey Heron?
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Old November 8th, 2009, 01:02 PM   #5
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Little Owl (probably a juvenile)?

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Old November 8th, 2009, 01:45 PM   #6
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Neither a Grey Heron or a Little Owl.
Keep 'em coming
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Old November 8th, 2009, 03:38 PM   #7
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Sparrowhawk?
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Old November 8th, 2009, 05:25 PM   #8
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Herring Gull.

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Old November 8th, 2009, 05:44 PM   #9
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Congratulations to Jan, a Herring Gull it is.
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Old November 8th, 2009, 05:57 PM   #10
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Jan, how did you I.D. this as Herring Gull (come on, be honest)?

I enlarged the right eye on this image below and it seemed a perfect match:




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