{"id":806,"date":"2007-03-19T23:03:54","date_gmt":"2007-03-19T23:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/806"},"modified":"2013-11-27T00:19:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T00:19:00","slug":"i-had-some-great-moments-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/i-had-some-great-moments-today\/","title":{"rendered":"I had some great moments today"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

I got to spend a couple of hours today out with some colleagues roaming the south downs. The weather wasn't too good. We even had some sleet. Photographically not the best day out, but I had two encounters that are worth reporting on. The photos aren't great but the moments were special to me.<\/p>\n

The magpie versus the kestrel<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We were on the wrong side of the field to see this, but in the distance a kestrel was worrying some magpies. The camera was set up for an altogether different sort of shot, but I managed to squeeze these two of the magpie getting the better of the kestrel.<\/p>\n

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The Great Spotted Woodpecker<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
Regular readers will recall my frustration at photographing a woodpecker. Well thanks to my colleagues I now know where to look. And today I was rewarded with two fleeting glimpses. It's much smaller than I expected and these are hefty crops. But they absolutely are of a Great Spotted Woodpecker! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

If you are having trouble seeing the woodpeckers (they seem web averse at times as well :eyes: ), you can find them in the March Birds<\/a> album.<\/p>\n

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