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Frank

I suspect that only venerated people such as JZ are allowed to wear sakabula feathers, leopard skins, rhino horns etc, so, unless I get financial aid from Lord Ashcroft, my quest on your behalf will be fruitless.

Regards
Brett

Well, Lord Ashcroft is certainly in a position to give financial aid rather more than most people I would suggest!
I'm actually rather surprised that Meurig has now revealed himself as a Twitcher on this forum!

Frank Kelley wrote: Well, Lord Ashcroft is certainly in a position to give financial aid rather more than most people I would suggest!
I'm actually rather surprised that Meurig has now revealed himself as a Twitcher on this forum!

Sorry Frank - "twitching" - the pursuit of rare birds at unearthly times of the day over vast distances is not my bag. A medal on the other hand...

Brett and Frank
Long ago, I just succumbed to simply not grasping just how all this electronic stuff worked. With a check list I can do certain things - but do not stray. Wilkins is a great help. He and I shoot in the oldest Rifle Club in OZ; founded 1842. He shoots F Class with a huge, rested Match job and a trumpet sized 'scope. Your humble interlocutor uses "iron"sights on a big Target Rifle shot off the elbows between 300 and 800m. Results are not as good as in the past! For a bit of a change, out comes my old .303" No.4 for a few rapids and snaps. Have not shot game for years, nor has Wilkins. Both of us would certainly do so if needed.
Happy days
IL.

I think I was clearly deceived by your use of both "displaying" and "ornithological tick"
Thank you for your clarification and pm by the way!

SWB wrote: On my trip to SA in October for the Talana conference there was a male Long-tailed Widow Bird that I saw displaying regularly on my "commute" from the guest house to Talana Museum - an ABW and an ornithological tick for me.

I would appreciate some help with the following photograph. The original citrate photograph (10x13) is a bit faded and I have tried to digitally enhance it for more contrast. The photograph was found on a specialised French photograph website with the title “Group of British Settlers”. I.m.o it is rather some MI unit outspanning at a farm or farm shop during the war. British and Colonial units are not my area of expertise and I wonder if any of the forum members can provide some further information (based on uniforms, headgear equipment and rifles) about the unit depicted here? (Not entirely certain but some of the men standing left of the ladder seem to have feathers attached to their hats)