31/07/2006 - similar to a previous image posted of a
Pacific Reef Egret, but without the shadow under the beak.
Nice background but sun was a little strong & the legs would look better slightly less exposed.
The light blob behind it's head is a little distracting also.
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30/07/2006 - Apologies for so many bug photos, but not so many bird or bird opportunity shots these days.
Have shown these last 2 images of what I think is some sort of Carpenter Bee coz highlights the difficulty of photographing subjucts with Blacks & Whites - in the lower image the the whites haven't blown, but detail in the black areas has been compromised, especially with little detail in the eye.
With this image the blacks have been captured, once again by detail in the eye, but at the expense of the whites which have "blown".
When the whites aren't blown the image can be salvaged in postprocessing.... however not worth the effort with these 2 images coz they aren't really good enough........... both were taken with a 70-200mm lens, where a more appropriate lens would have been a dedicated macro lens
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29/07/2006 - Away for the next couple of days - so no weather report
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28/07/2006 - Showers and thunderstorms are affecting the south China coastal areas and the northern part of the South China Sea.
Locally, heavy rain this morning brought more than 70 millimetres of rainfall to Lamma Island, the western part of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon since midnight to 6 a.m..
Weather forecast for today
Cloudy with scattered showers and a few squally thunderstorms.
Showers will be heavy at times in the morning.
The maximum temperature will be around 28 degrees. Moderate southeasterly winds, fresh at times.
Outlook : Scattered showers tomorrow. Mainly fine early next week
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27/07/2006 - An active southwesterly airstream is bringing unsettled weather to the south China coastal areas and the northern part of the South China Sea.
Locally, under the influence of a band of rain, more than 10 millimetres were generally recorded over the territory and even more than 30 millimetres were recorded at Tuen Mun since midnight.
Weather forecast for today
Cloudy with rain and scattered squally thunderstorms. Rain will be heavy at times at first.
The maximum temperature will be around 29 degrees. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.
Outlook : Thundery showers in the next couple of days
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26/07/2006 - Tropical Depression Kaemi has weakened into an area of low pressure over the southern part of Jiangxi.
The rainbands associated with the remnant of Kaemi are affecting southern China and the northern part of the South China Sea.
Weather forecast for this afternoon and tonight
Cloudy with occasional rain.
A few squally thunderstorms later. Moderate to fresh west to southwesterly winds.
Outlook : Thundery showers in the next couple of days
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25/07/2006 - The rainband associated with Typhoon Kaemi is affecting southeastern China and the northeastern part of the South China Sea.
At 5 a.m., Typhoon Kaemi was centred about 60 kilometres north of Gaoxiong. It is forecast to move west-northwest at about 18 kilometres per hour, crossing Taiwan and moving towards the coastal areas of southeastern China.
Weather forecast for today
Mainly fine but hazy at first. Very hot during the day.
A few showers and squally thunderstorms later.
The maximum temperature will be around 33 degrees.
Light to moderate westerly winds.
Outlook : Becoming showery from Wednesday onwards
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24/07/2006 - The weather is generally fine over southern China.
At 5 a.m., Typhoon Kaemi was centred about 540 kilometres south-southeast of Taibei.
It is forecast to move northwest at about 18 kilometres per hour in the general direction of Taiwan.
Weather forecast for today
Fine and very hot apart from isolated showers.
The maximum temperature will be around 33 degrees. Light winds.
Outlook : Very hot on Tuesday. Some showers in the following few days
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23/07/2006 - The weather is generally fine over southern China.
At 5 a.m., Typhoon Kaemi was centred about 820 kilometres east-northeast of Manila.
It is forecast to move northwest at about 16 kilometres per hour in the general direction of Taiwan.
Weather forecast for today
Mainly fine. Very hot during the day.
The maximum temperature will be around 33 degrees. Light winds.
Outlook : Very hot early next week
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22/07/2006 - A ridge of high pressure is bringing generally fine weather to southern China.
At noon, Typhoon Kaemi was centred about 930 kilometres east-northeast of Manila.
It is forecast to move northwest or west-northwest at about 16 kilometres per hour in the general direction of Taiwan.
Weather forecast for this afternoon and tonight
Mainly fine and hot. Isolated showers. Light winds.
Outlook : Very hot in the next couple of days
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21/07/2006 - The weather is generally fine over southern China and the northern part of the South China Sea.
At 5 a.m., Severe tropical Storm Kaemi was centred about 1490 kilometres east of Manila.
It is forecast to move northwest at about 20 kilometres per hour in the general direction to the seas east of the Philippines.
Weather forecast for today
Fine and hot.
The maximum temperature will be around 32 degrees. Light to moderate southwesterly winds.
Outlook : Mainly fine and hot over the weekend
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20/07/2006 - A ridge of high pressure is bringing generally fine weather to southern China and the northern part of the South China Sea.
At 5 a.m., Tropical Storm Kaemi over the western North Pacific was centred about 320 kilometres north-northeast of Yap.
It is forecast to move northwest or west-northwest at about 22 kilometres per hour in the general direction of the seas east of the Philippines.
Weather forecast for today
Mainly fine and hot apart from isolated showers.
The maximum temperature will be around 32 degrees. Light to moderate southerly winds.
Outlook : Fine and hot for the rest of the week
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19/07/2006 - A ridge of high pressure is bringing generally fine weather to southeastern China.
Weather forecast for today
Mainly fine apart from isolated showers.
It will be hot and the maximum temperature will be around 32 degrees. Light to moderate southerly winds.
Outlook : Fine and hot in the latter part of the week.
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18/07/2006 - The southwest monsoon affecting southern China is weakening gradually.
Weather forecast for today
Sunny intervals with isolated showers.
The maximum temperature will be around 31 degrees. Moderate southerly winds, fresh at times.
Outlook : Mainly fine and hot in the next few days
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17/07/2006 - An active southwest monsoon is bringing thundery showers to southern China.
Weather forecast for today
Cloudy with occasional rain.
The maximum temperature will be around 30 degrees. Fresh to strong south to southwesterly winds, gusty at times.
Outlook : Still rainy in the next couple of days. Sunny periods in the latter part of the week
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16/07/2006 - An active southwest monsoon is bringing thundery showers to southern China.
Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow
Cloudy with occasional rain. Rain will be heavy at times with a few squally thunderstorms.
Temperatures will range between 25 and 29 degrees. Fresh to strong south to southwesterly winds, gusty at times.
Outlook : Still rainy in the following couple of days. Sunny periods in the latter part of the week
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15/07/2006 - The strong southwest monsoon is affecting the northern part of the South China Sea and the south China coastal areas.
On the other hand, Tropical Depression Bilis over Jiangxi has weakened into an area of low pressure.
Weather forecast for today
Cloudy with occasional rain and a few squally thunderstorms. Rain will be heavy at times later.
The maximum temperature will be around 30 degrees. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds, gusty at times.
Outlook : Occasional heavy rain with squally thunderstorms in the next two days
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14/07/2006 - The rainband associated with Severe Tropical Storm Bilis is affecting the southeastern part of China and the northeastern part of the South China Sea.
At 5 a.m., Severe Tropical Storm Bilis was centred about 180 kilometres east-southeast of Fuzhou.
It is forecast to move west-northwest at about 20 kilometres per hour towards Fujian.
Weather forecast for today
Mainly cloudy with scattered showers.
Sunny intervals during the day. Showers will become more frequent with squally thunderstorms later.
The maximum temperature will be around 32 degrees. Moderate to fresh westerly winds.
Outlook : Heavy rain with squally thunderstorms over the weekend
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13/07/2006 - The weather is generally fine over southern China.
At 5 a.m., Severe Tropical Storm Bilis was centred about 390 kilometres southeast of Taibei.
It is forecast to move northwest or west-northwest at about 16 kilometres per hour towards Taiwan.
Weather forecast for today
Fine but hazy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms later in the day.
Very hot with a maximum temperature of around 33 degrees. Light to moderate westerly winds.
Outlook : Weather will be deteriorating tomorrow. Heavy rain with thunderstorms over the weekend
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12/07/2006 - The weather is generally fine over southeastern China.
At 5 a.m., Severe Tropical Storm Bilis over western North Pacific was centred about 720 kilometres southeast of Taibei.
It is forecast to move northwest at about 16 kilometres per hour in the general direction of Taiwan.
Weather forecast for today
A few showers with isolated squally thunderstorms. Very hot with sunny periods during the day.
The maximum temperature will be around 33 degrees. Light winds.
Outlook : Very hot and hazy tomorrow. Heavy showers with thunderstorms over the weekend
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11/07/2006 - The southwest monsoon is bringing showers and thunderstorms to the south China coastal areas.
At 5 a.m., Tropical Storm Bilis was centred about 1210 kilometres southeast of Taibei.
It is forecast to move northwest or west-northwest at about 22 kilometres per hour in the general direction of the seas east of Taiwan.
Weather forecast for today
Scattered showers. Isolated squally thunderstorms at first. Sunny intervals during the day.
The maximum temperature will be around 31 degrees. Moderate southerly winds.
Outlook : Very hot in the next couple of days
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10/07/2006 - The southwest monsoon is bringing showers to the south China coastal areas.
At 5 a.m., Typhoon Ewiniar was centred about 640 kilometres south of Seoul.
It is forecast to move north at about 27 kilometres per hour towards the Korea Peninsula.
On the other hand, Tropical Depression Bilis over the western North Pacific was centred about 1870 kilometres southeast of Taibei.
It is forecast to move northwest at about 22 kilometres per hour in the general direction towards the seas east of Taiwan.
Weather forecast for today
Cloudy with scattered showers.
A few squally thunderstorms in the morning.
The maximum temperature will be around 30 degrees. Moderate southwesterly winds.
Potter Wasp [Eumenes pyriformis]
Outlook : A few showers in the next couple of days
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09/07/2006 - The southwest monsoon is bringing showers to the south China coastal areas.
At 5 a.m., Typhoon Ewiniar was centred about 660 kilometres southeast of Shanghai.
It is forecast to move north or north-northwest at about 22 kilometres per hour across the East China Sea.
Weather forecast for today
Mainly cloudy with occasional showers.
The maximum temperature will be around 31 degrees.
Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.
Outlook : Still some showers in the next couple of days
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08/07/2006 - The southwest monsoon is bringing showers to the south China coastal areas.
Locally, under the influence of thundery showers this morning, more than 60 millimetres of rainfall were recorded over the northern part of Kowloon and Sai Kung.
At noon, Typhoon Ewiniar was centred about 290 kilometres south-southwest of Okinawa.
It is forecast to move north or north-northwest at about 16 kilometres per hour across Ryukyu Islands, entering East China Sea.
Weather forecast for this afternoon and tonight
Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.
Outlook : Scattered showers in the next couple of days
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07/07/2006 - The southwest monsoon is bringing showers and hot weather to the south China coastal areas.
At 5 a.m., Typhoon Ewiniar was centred about 620 kilometres south of Okinawa.
It is forecast to move north-northwest at about 10 kilometres per hour in the general direction of Ryukyu Islands.
Weather forecast for today
Hot with isolated showers. Sunny periods during the day.
The maximum temperature will be around 32 degrees. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.
Outlook : Hot with a few showers over the weekend
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06/07/2006 - The southwest monsoon is bringing showers and hot weather to the south China coastal areas.
At 5 a.m., Typhoon Ewiniar was centred about 820 kilometres south of Okinawa.
It is forecast to move north-northwest at about 12 kilometres per hour in the general direction of Ryukyu Islands.
Weather forecast for today
Isolated showers. Sunny periods during the day.
Hot with a maximum temperature of around 32 degrees.
Moderate to fresh south to southwesterly winds.
Outlook : Hot with isolated showers in the next couple of days
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05/07/2006 - A ridge of high pressure is bringing generally fine weather to southeastern China.
Meanwhile, showers are affecting Guangdong and the northern part of the South China Sea. At 5 a.m.,
Typhoon Ewiniar was centred about 1020 kilometres south-southeast of Okinawa.
It is forecast to move northwest or north-northwest at about 12 kilometres per hour in the general direction of Ryukyu Islands.
Weather forecast for today
A few showers. Sunny periods during the day.
It will be hot with a maximum temperature of around 32 degrees. Moderate southerly winds.
Outlook : Sunny periods with isolated showers in the latter part of the week
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04/07/2006 - An active area of low pressure is bringing unsettled weather to the central and northern parts of the South China Sea.
On the other hand, a ridge of high pressure is bringing generally fine weather to southeastern China. At 5 a.m., Typhoon Ewiniar was centred about 1360 kilometres south-southeast of Okinawa.
It is forecast to move north-northwest at about 13 kilometres per hour across the seas east of the Philippines.
Weather forecast for today
Mainly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated squally thunderstorms.
The maximum temperature will be around 30 degrees.
Moderate to fresh south to southeasterly winds.
Outlook : Sunny periods with a few showers in the following few days
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03/07/2006 - Showers are affecting the northern part of the South China Sea.
A broad area of low pressure is bringing unsettled weather to the central part of the South China Sea.
At 5 a.m., Tropical Storm Ewiniar was centred about 1690 kilometres south-southeast of Okinawa.
It is forecast to move north-northwest at about 13 kilometres per hour across the seas east of the Philippines.
Weather forecast for today
Mainly cloudy with scattered showers. Sunny intervals during the day.
The maximum temperature will be around 30 degrees. Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds.
This Potter Wasp seems ready for Monday morning
Outlook : Scattered showers in the next couple of days
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02/072006 - A ridge of high pressure is bringing generally fine weather to southeastern China. At 5 a.m., Tropical Storm Ewiniar was centred about 250 kilometres northwest of Yap.
It is forecast to move north-northwest at about 13 kilometres per hour across the seas east of the Philippines.
Weather forecast for today
Sunny periods with isolated showers. It will be hot with a maximum temperature of around 32 degrees.
Moderate east to southeasterly winds, occasionally fresh.
Outlook : Scattered showers in the next few days
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01/07/2006 - A ridge of high pressure is bringing generally fine weather to southeastern China.
At the same time, showers are affecting Guangdong and the northern part of the South China Sea. At 8 a.m., Tropical Storm Ewiniar was centred about 170 kilometres south-southwest of Yap.
It is forecast to move north-northwest at about 12 kilometres per hour across the seas east of the Philippines.
Weather forecast for today
Mainly fine and hot apart from isolated showers.
The maximum temperature will be around 32 degrees. Moderate southeasterly winds.
Outlook : Sunny periods tomorrow. Scattered showers in the following few days
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