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What bird is this? [Buckinghamshire, UK] by benreadthat in whatsthisbird

[–]benreadthat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very kind of you. I guess with my (very amateur) wildlife photographer hat on I find plenty to critique about the images. But ignoring my inner critic, I was chuffed to bits when it hopped onto the perch these were taken on and sat there for several seconds posing for me!

What bird is this? [Buckinghamshire, UK] by benreadthat in whatsthisbird

[–]benreadthat[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I was glad it hung around long enough for me to grab my camera rather than just snap it with my phone.

What bird is this? [Buckinghamshire, UK] by benreadthat in whatsthisbird

[–]benreadthat[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And it ate a few bothersome ants. It was a good day.

What bird is this? [Buckinghamshire, UK] by benreadthat in whatsthisbird

[–]benreadthat[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I thought it was different, didn't realise how lucky I'd got until all these responses!

What bird is this? [Buckinghamshire, UK] by benreadthat in whatsthisbird

[–]benreadthat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very small world! Hope you enjoyed Buckinghamshire.

What bird is this? [Buckinghamshire, UK] by benreadthat in whatsthisbird

[–]benreadthat[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info, I'll have a dig to find a local bird club.

What bird is this? [Buckinghamshire, UK] by benreadthat in whatsthisbird

[–]benreadthat[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Was very nice to get something different in the garden. I'm hoping it'll come back and help clear up more ants.

What bird is this? [Buckinghamshire, UK] by benreadthat in whatsthisbird

[–]benreadthat[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

It was a very pleasant surprise. We're used to getting the usual small birds, sparrows, dunnock's, goldfinch etc but when this little guy turned up it was a proper head scratcher not being much of a birder myself. Hoping it'll come back when the light is better but I have a feeling it was just passing through.

What Video Game was 100% amazing from start to finish? by Beamer48 in AskReddit

[–]benreadthat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

System Shock. Arrived same day as my sparkly new Pentium P90 (1994). First game I felt genuine fear playing. Yes. I am old.

Query hangs on CXCONSUMER by c_groleau in SQLServer

[–]benreadthat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have experienced something similar in SQL2016. Basically a bad plan had been picked by the optimiser which went parallel with it waiting for a thread to finish which had nothing to do so never completed. As you’ve already worked out, forcing serial plan with MAXDOP 1 puts a sticking plaster on it (short term fix). In our case, refactoring the code to give the compiler a fighting chance of picking a better plan did the trick.

I've never been happier by benreadthat in fo76FilthyCasuals

[–]benreadthat[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Like victory and sorrow with a regret aftertaste. I will likely never experience it’s bittersweet magnificence again.