Can you spot the Sniper?

I know you clever photographers spend ages looking at pixels, but can you spot the hidden Sniper in this picture?
Will return in a few moments to see if any of you successful.

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Here with the answer...

Re: Can you spot the Sniper?

Hi

Yep, a simple fact of life.

Technology has changed, thermal sensors and Co2 detectors.

Time lapse photography, detecting movement.

It is a very specific art, you need to be looking for the threat.

Not a Police thing, a security services issue.

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I didn't see the last one. Well, I did but it was somewhere else.

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Officer
“ I didn’t see you at camouflage training this morning Wilkins “
Soldier
“Thank you very much sir” ...

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Do you know the origins of the word 'sniper?'
Well, here it is :
The verb "to snipe" originated in the 1770s among soldiers in British India in reference to shooting snipes, which was considered an extremely challenging game bird for hunters. The agent noun "sniper" appears by the 1820s. The term sniper was first attested in 1824 in the sense of the word "sharpshooter".
Here is one of my 'Snipe' shots. A smallish bird and very fast in flight.

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Thanks gasman, I didn't know that. That's a lovely shot of the Snipes and interesting that they are so well camouflaged.

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Thanks LD - a lovely bird to see and photograph.

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Hey dongle, Gasman's Snipers have got a beak just like you.

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'sits and waits for the flak'