One for the ornitholgists
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On a new journey
i would guess a rail as well.
hey, P7--i noticed your avatar...Sir Winston is supposedly my 7th cousin (or so). our family (mother's side--Krause) married into the Burtt family (English) in the year 1600...
does this entitle me to a castle or knighthood or something? a free pint?
hey, P7--i noticed your avatar...Sir Winston is supposedly my 7th cousin (or so). our family (mother's side--Krause) married into the Burtt family (English) in the year 1600...
does this entitle me to a castle or knighthood or something? a free pint?
You deserve several pints for that!!!!
I'll go with juvenile Heron. Although I reserve the right to change this if I'm wrong.
I'll go with juvenile Heron. Although I reserve the right to change this if I'm wrong.
The feet look sufficiently huge for me to guess coot. 
The beak's not too clear in the photograph - it's not cormorant length is it?
The beak's not too clear in the photograph - it's not cormorant length is it?
andyn
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Hmm all the sensible answers are gone, so i'll vote for ostrich.
Although i wouldnt be surprised if it tuned out to be a coot or other watery bird.
Although i wouldnt be surprised if it tuned out to be a coot or other watery bird.
This is a hard one the birds wet so the coulours are all wrong and i can't quite make out the beak but I'll put my mone on warter rail as well. Knowing the habitat your in that would fit quite nicley
you could have put a beter picture up kevin
J*
the birds wet so the coulours are all wrong and i can't quite make out the beak but I'll put my mone on warter rail as well. Knowing the habitat your in that would fit quite nicleyyou could have put a beter picture up kevin
J*
As Leon-1 pointed this out
Just a little one for you, if you "save picture as" in your thread on what type of bird it is, it asks if you want to save it as "Water Rail".
I thought I would put up the answer
i wonder how many of those who got it right, had sussed that out
It is indeed a juvenile Water Rail. Below is a picture of an adult I took during the winter.
Well done to those who got it right!
Just a little one for you, if you "save picture as" in your thread on what type of bird it is, it asks if you want to save it as "Water Rail".
I thought I would put up the answer
i wonder how many of those who got it right, had sussed that out
It is indeed a juvenile Water Rail. Below is a picture of an adult I took during the winter.
Well done to those who got it right!
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Hmmmmm...mixed feelings
Feel pretty smug that I got it right just from looking at the picture, early on, and not being into birds....
Feeling a numpty that I didn't think of the "technical" solution, or even notice it when Leon posted
Oh well
Feel pretty smug that I got it right just from looking at the picture, early on, and not being into birds....
Feeling a numpty that I didn't think of the "technical" solution, or even notice it when Leon posted
Oh well
C_Claycomb said:Hmmmmm...mixed feelings
Feel pretty smug that I got it right just from looking at the picture, early on, and not being into birds....
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Well done mate
