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    Peregrine Craig Nash
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    Default Red Throated Diver and a young one

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    I was out looking for Grouse in the hills in Co. Donegal Ireland and I came across this tiny hill loch with two adult and two juvenile RTD. Having read up on them there are between 3-6 Breeding pairs in Ireland so this was really lucky to come up on them. I would have loved to get to loch level but didnt want to disturb them so were taken from about fifty feet above loch with 1d2n Sigma 500 and 1.4 converter.

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    Great find and good to see that they successfully raised a chick. The angle is a bit steep and due to the distance there is not much detail in the plumage. I hope you will get a chance to see to photograph them up close, maybe a throw-over blind could help.

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    Peregrine Craig Nash
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    Unfortunately Axel this is a schedule 1 bird in the UK and I am not sure of its status in the Republic of Ireland, which is where it was photographed. This means one has to have a licence to photograph them on or near the nest. Certainly in the UK there can be substantial fines for non compliance.

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    That is unfortunate but probably good for the birds that they are so well-protected.

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