How many times have you crept into a hide to find the windows running with condensation? By the time you clear the glass the birds have noticed you and vanished. I've got into the habit of trying to ID the birds before I wipe the glass.!!
Perhaps you could help me out by ID'ing the condensed conundrums for me. Maybe too easy or maybe not, but as always, it's just for fun. Good luck. :-)
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Ooh Paul a quiz, it looks like that here at the moment too, so had some practice!
Best wishes
Hazel in Southwest France
These are going to take some working out so will fill in with one or two for now and keep working on them full screen and zoom lol
1) One of the "shanks" lol Green ?
2) Looks like a predator in stance and in your garden so Sprawk ?
3) Water Rail - I see sticky up tail and don't think it's Moorhen !
4) Chunky heavy seabird, hmmmm
5) Bird on right looks like Woodpigeon, but could equally be a duck lol
6) should know this with such angled wings ?
7) male Wheatear - the only one I think I think I know
8) another "shank" type bird lol not a clue !
9) Has a cheek patch like a long-tailed duck and I remember you seeing one lol
10) bird landing like a Puffin but not a clue
11) Got colours like a Shoveler
12) Not the foggiest ! greyish bird on fence post ... hmmm ??
I'll keep working on them
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Regards, Hazel
1.Ruff ?
2. Sprawk ?
3. Duck ?
4. Fulmar ?
5. Wood pigeons ?
6. GBBG ?
7. Wheatear
8. Wader ?
9. LBBG ?
10. Not a bird?
11.Mallard ?
12. Sprawk ?
All guesses except the Wheatear!
You do come up with some innovative quizzes, Paul. Just the thing for a cold day where it's snowing gently
My guesses - some of them pretty wild
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Tony
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Many thanks for the help with the ID’s folks with plenty good guesses from everyone, but some still remain completely condensated with additional rubbing of the glass needed to positively ID them.!!
I’ll leave it a bit yet to see if anyone else feels like giving it a bash, but if not, a few clues could possibly be added. Thanks for being good sports and joining in the fun. :-)