Boudicca sails for Shetland and Norway 010809

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Boudicca, 205.47 metres long, passing by Hunter's Point oil terminal in the river Forth, 1st August 2009, 1 year to the day since we saw the total eclipse 500 miles from the North Pole.

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A curlew on the shore, note that this picture already has the posterised effect that I usually have to apply using Photoshop. . 

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Three oystercatchers. They were making a terrific noise, RSPB page states that they breed in summer so there may have been young nearby. They certainly shouted at the curlew to go away, and I'm sure  there were a few OC-style swearies in there,.

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Boudicca beneath the Forth Bridge. This page lets you track her whereabouts.

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