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The birds have flown

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by Geoff » Tue Jun 05, 2018 12:53 pm

First brood of four Swallows left the nest a couple of days ago and spend much of the day on the top of the fence behind the greenhouse getting fed....

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Mon Jun 11, 2018 7:38 pm
Dragonfly

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by Geoff » Sun Jun 03, 2018 12:24 pm

Must share this with you, hovering round the pond this morning then landed on the Iris, my book says it is Libellula quadrimaculata and it is common...

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Last post by Bettany
Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:29 am
Annoying Tits

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by JohnN » Sat May 19, 2018 9:40 am
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Can anyone suggest a way to stop a flock of very small Tits (not sure what kind) from pecking all the paint off my soffit boards. They've virtually...
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Tue May 29, 2018 12:17 pm
First frog of the year

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by PLUMPUDDING » Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:16 am
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I've just picked a bucket up near the back door and there's a skinny adult frog in it. I've let it go on the garden near the pond. Hope it finds...
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Sun Apr 01, 2018 9:24 am
“Blown up” chaffinch

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by Primrose » Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:04 am

Have had a chaffinch wandering around our garden for the past two days looking as if he,s been blown up like a balloon.
Am sure there,s something...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:27 pm
27th > 29th Oct. RSPB Birdwatch

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by Pa Snip » Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:46 am

Surprised this hasn't been posted already,

If you have not taken part before the link leads you to a page where you may click on a 'survey...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:46 am
Chicken run

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by JohnN » Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:13 am

My next-door neighbour has a large chicken run for sale, and I am wondering if any KGF members would be interested. It's about 30ft long and suitable...

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Last post by Colin2016
Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:06 pm
Chickens

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by robo » Mon Jan 08, 2018 8:21 pm

About six weeks ago one of my fellow plotters wanted a broody hen to sit on some eggs , I had three sussex cross bantams that go broody if you look...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Tue Jan 09, 2018 2:47 pm
Hedgehog behaviour

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by PLUMPUDDING » Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:05 pm

The baby hedgehog I mentioned a few weeks ago is still around and seems to be a bit of a character.

I know they say that if you see a hedgehog out...

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Last post by AuroraUK
Sun Oct 08, 2017 2:59 pm
Bee's

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by robo » Tue May 30, 2017 8:02 pm
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Has anyone had experience of keeping bees , our pest control guy is into them in a big way I've always fancied having a go he has said if I get a...
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Last post by robo
Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:55 pm
Moths - lack of

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by Colin Miles » Wed Jun 21, 2017 4:18 pm
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Despite having the windows wide open during this very hot weather and various lights no Moths have come in. I mentioned this to a number of friends...
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Last post by tigerburnie
Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:01 am
Lifes tough when you are litle

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by Pa Snip » Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:45 am

Spotted this little feller Thursday lunch time on the ground just outside our patio door. Could hear parents but it seemed too out of breath to...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:50 pm
Does hedgehog wee cause white patches on lawns?

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by PLUMPUDDING » Sun Jul 02, 2017 10:49 am

Since I last mowed the lawn three small areas of the lawn have turned white. We've no bitches, I'm not aware of foxes, but we do have lots of...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Jul 09, 2017 1:23 pm
Birdy visitor.

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by Diane » Thu Jul 06, 2017 1:58 pm

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We have a new visitor to the garden - this cheeky young robin has been supervising our visits to the compost heap. He's fearless....

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Thu Jul 06, 2017 3:02 pm
Birdies....yay!

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by Diane » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:20 pm
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Finally, finally, after many years a pair of coal tits has deemed our nest box a suitable place to rear their family. :D
coaltits _Jun 21...
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Last post by Monika
Mon Jun 26, 2017 5:05 pm
Localsea bird colony

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by tigerburnie » Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:50 pm

Had the afternoon at the local RSPB site near Stonehaven
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Gulillemot family.jpg
Need a head for heights.jpg

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Last post by tigerburnie
Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:37 pm
Newts in the pond

Last post by Geoff
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by PLUMPUDDING » Sat Jun 10, 2017 10:32 pm

I had never seen newts in the garden before, but thought I caught sight of one's tail disappearing down into the pond a couple of weeks ago, then...

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Last post by Geoff
Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:15 am
Chicken feed!!!!!!

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by PLUMPUDDING » Sat May 27, 2017 9:53 pm

My elderly neighbour saves scraps and kitchen waste and hangs them in a bag on the fence for me to feed my hens.

I always do a thorough quality...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sun May 28, 2017 9:43 pm
Insect Hotels

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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri May 26, 2017 7:58 am

Last year I bought a cheap insect hotel from Lidl and half of it was colonised by Red mason bees. I'm not sure why they only used the left hand side,...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Sat May 27, 2017 9:18 pm
Early fledgling

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by PLUMPUDDING » Sun Apr 23, 2017 8:45 am

I've just saved a newly fledged blackbird chick from the cat. He was distracted by the parents momentarily and I grabbed him and kept him in the...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Apr 23, 2017 7:09 pm
Newts in winter

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by Primrose » Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:31 am

Was cleaning some dead leaves out of my minpond today when I came across a torpid newt mixed up in the weed. This surprised me. It's the first one...

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Last post by Monika
Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:26 pm
Giving up poultry....

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by Diane » Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:01 am

I'm giving up my hens - so if anyone needs a couple of very nice henhouses, at a reasonable price, then please pm me. Wimborne, Dorset.

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:14 pm
WORMERY ANYONE ?

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by Wellie » Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:59 pm
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I would be interested in any feedback from anyone who owns, has bought, or has made their own composting 'wormery / worm factory' to assist in...
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Sat Jan 07, 2017 6:49 pm
Chooks away......

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by Diane » Sun Dec 11, 2016 11:55 am

......as in... all secured in a large pen and coop, awaiting Defra's announcement (hopefully Jan 6th) that it's ok to let them free range again. They...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:39 pm
Bees missing!

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by Westi » Tue May 13, 2014 5:38 pm
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All my chives are in flower which usually means lots of bees. They like them so much I purposefully let them self sow around lottie, and also the...
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Last post by Pawty
Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:55 am
bees foe beeginners

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by dan3008 » Fri Jun 10, 2016 2:26 pm

Hi guys,

I'm looking at taking up bee keeping, both for therapeutic value, and pollination. Bonus honey would be nice too

I've done my research and...

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Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:57 pm
Strange bird

Last post by Diane
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by Geoff » Wed Nov 09, 2016 1:09 pm

We seem to have a Blue Tit today that isn't blue.

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Last post by Diane
Fri Nov 11, 2016 12:25 pm
What would you call yours...and why?

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by Diane » Fri Nov 04, 2016 12:30 pm

A giant earthworm named Dave has wriggled into the record books as the largest ever found in the UK - measuring a whopping 40cm (15.7in)!
Experts at...

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Last post by Diane
Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:54 pm
Worms

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by Colin2016 » Sat Sep 24, 2016 5:41 pm

As I understand it tiger worms (used in a wormary) will kill off normal garden worms.

So will normal garden worms be ok in a wormery and if so can...

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Last post by Geoff
Sun Sep 25, 2016 9:54 pm
UK Wildlife in Autumn

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by alan refail » Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:50 pm

Apart from the usual birds and butterflies and bees, an exceptional number of these. Lots of wonderful Welsh names for them: ceiliog rhedyn (fern...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:36 pm
Toad

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by Colin2016 » Fri Sep 16, 2016 5:07 pm
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Found a toad, think it's a toad as it is yellow, in our front garden unders some flowers.

There is no pond nearby that I know off.

Feel sorry for...
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Last post by Colin2016
Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:53 pm
They're Back!

Last post by Diane
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by Westi » Thu Aug 11, 2016 7:22 pm

Slow worms that is - or rather slow worm to date! They have lived in the compost for years and I rescued them and re-loacted them when I moved the...

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Last post by Diane
Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:14 pm
Strange day

Last post by Pawty
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by robo » Tue Aug 09, 2016 4:48 pm

There we where three of us down the plot sitting outside our shed sipping tea putting the world to right , the next thing was a duck landed right in...

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Last post by Pawty
Tue Aug 09, 2016 10:43 pm
"the cat did it!"

Last post by Westi
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by Marigold » Mon Apr 11, 2016 1:25 pm
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So last week in a harsh northerly gale, I am trying to close the back door against the wind, and one of the cats decides she wants out.. Not allowed...
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Last post by Westi
Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:51 pm
Octo Puss

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by alan refail » Tue Aug 02, 2016 11:40 am

If you have an inquisitive puss
Keep it away from your octopus

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Last post by Westi
Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:48 pm
Larry

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by alan refail » Tue Jul 12, 2016 5:24 pm

Thank goodness for some stability amid all the resignations and political turmoil :wink:

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Last post by Westi
Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:09 pm
Just surprised a Hedgehog

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by peter » Sun May 12, 2013 10:04 pm

Went to rewater the greenhouse border and coming back to the house I startled a hedgehog on the path hovering up snails brought out by today's...

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Sat Jun 18, 2016 7:46 am
Eggstreme Action

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by Pa Snip » Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:58 am

Any suggestions why one hen should destroy her egg as soon as she lays it,
used to do it now and again now it is rare for her not to do it.

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Last post by robo
Mon Jun 06, 2016 7:05 pm
Dog and Hummingbird

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by Primrose » Fri May 20, 2016 7:07 am

A nice story for those who love those "Aah" moments.

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Last post by Westi
Fri May 20, 2016 7:06 pm
Early Blackbird fledgling

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by PLUMPUDDING » Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:44 pm

I've had a lovely afternoon digging the last four beds over accompanied by a pair of blackbirds and a tiny fledgling, plus a Robin, dunnocks feeding...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:55 am
Deàd tadpoles

Last post by Monika
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by Primrose » Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:05 pm

A week ago my mini pond was swarming with newly hatched tadpoles. Today I couldn,t find a single live one and the water is really gunky. The onky...

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Last post by Monika
Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:12 pm
Cats!

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by Marigold » Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:10 pm

When the world is dark and hard, there are always cats to comfort.. Somehow I now have FIVE, all rescues as cats are neglected here in Ireland and...

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Last post by Marigold
Fri Mar 25, 2016 3:21 pm
Lambs....

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by Marigold » Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:43 am

I had to stop by a field on the way home yesterday to watch the lambs! Utterly captivating. There are ewes along the private lane here but no lambs...

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Last post by Marigold
Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:43 am
April 6th Legal deadline for microchipping dogs.

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by Pa Snip » Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:08 am

Did you know microchipping dogs becomes a legal requirement in England, Scotland and Wales on April 6th 2016.
Northern Ireland has already previously...

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Last post by Marigold
Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:41 am
Sheer sea magic...

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by Marigold » Thu Mar 10, 2016 2:00 pm
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A week or so ago I was on the Dingle peninsula. I like to visit these places before the season crowds them out. I stopped in the layby on the Slea...
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Last post by Marigold
Wed Mar 16, 2016 8:09 am
Otters on the River Stour - in the town!

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by Westi » Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:31 pm

Christchurch, Highcliffe & Southbourne Eye posted on their Facebook site - A family of otters on the moorings of houses right near the middle of...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Feb 16, 2016 7:16 pm
Any bramblings about?

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by Monika » Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:03 pm

Has anybody seen bramblings this winter? We usually get at least twenty, some years up to 40 bramblings, but this year we have not seen one single...

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Last post by Cider Boys
Mon Feb 15, 2016 9:44 am
Barn Owls

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by Cider Boys » Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:16 pm

I helped my eldest son move his sheep this afternoon for them to be scanned next week, on the way I saw a kingfisher flying along a rhyne then two...

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Sun Feb 14, 2016 12:14 pm
Where is the frog spawn?

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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:16 pm
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The frogs have been active in the pond for the past two weeks but they all seem to be males hence no frog spawn yet. Do you know if it is usual for...
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Last post by Diane
Sat Feb 13, 2016 3:15 pm
Any rare birds visiting your gardens?

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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:16 am
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With the mild winter there haven't been so many unusual birds visiting the garden so far.

We had our first Brambling yesterday and have had two...
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Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:59 am

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