I probably have way tooooo much time on my hands at present, but just for fun and out of curiosity, I wonder how many pet names and nicknames for many different birds and animal species are out there?
I’ll start with perhaps the most common used on here;
Lollipops for Long Tailed Tits
To distinguish between wood peckers and wood pigeons, Mrs PR and myself use the following:
Some may be just between you and your family or close friends, some may be used at your local reserves, so he thread is open to all.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
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