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The mandatory oooh isn't it pretty photo
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A slightly different impression thanks to some filters and bits and pieces
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These Swallows had a nice perch from which to watch eachother's backs...
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Seems like a good place for a web, if you ask me...
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We have liftoff. I had to walk along the rail scaring the ducks off one by one to get this shot!
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Not the usual botanical gardens shot - but these guys cleaning the power pylons provided an interesting scene. Hopefully they didn't mind the short guy with the big lens taking their photo!
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