Duke of Burgundy - North Yorkshire

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Chris
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Duke of Burgundy - North Yorkshire

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A very rare sight in the new Garden of England... the Duke and Duchess of Burgundy...

Absolutely thrilled to have stumbled across these today, it's taken four years for me to find any.

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1/125 @ f/8, 150mm on tripod

Regards, Chris
With Kind Regards

Chris
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Paul
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Re: Duke of Burgundy - North Yorkshire

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Nice one Chris... :D counted 37 individuals in all...

:D Image

Same pair?? hmmm maybe not, yours have wool :D

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Re: Duke of Burgundy - North Yorkshire

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Great shots chaps!

Cheers,

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Re: Duke of Burgundy - North Yorkshire

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Finally got down there this evening. Still 30+ flying.

Cheers

Martyn
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DaveO'B
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Re: Duke of Burgundy - North Yorkshire

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Hi Fellas, these are excellent sightings. I look forward to getting your records.

Cheers,

Dave
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Paul
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Re: Duke of Burgundy - North Yorkshire

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Hi Dave,
Mine are on Levana & will pass them on at some stage! Dave Wainwright has the details already
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Re: Duke of Burgundy - North Yorkshire

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Hi Paul, thanks for that.

Cheers,

Dave
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