Well, a Bittern made of starlings to be precise. Sunday afternoon turned a bit grey, gloomy and very windy, so no nice murmeration against the sunset unfortunately, but the hide was still packed to watch the show. I saw this swirling cloud and it looked like a Bittern to me, which seems rather appropriate somehow.....
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Brilliant - definitely looks like a lurking bird of that kind, doesn't it?
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Looks like a tail-less Shrew to me WJ!! Love looking for resemblances in these murmuration pics, thanks for posting!
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Hadeda Ibis :)
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Good one A (now I've googled it lol!)
I'm thinking Kiwi...( not the shoe polish).!!
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I dunno, looks pretty like this to my eyes!
Beautiful!
I'll see if I can find one in a pose closer to the starling version. He was most accommodating today, marching up and down in front of the hide. I now have a couple hundred Bittern pics to sort through :-)
Unknown said:I now have a couple hundred Bittern pics to sort through
WEKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Here you go - nearer the right shape :-)
Clare- the first ospreys were reported in Cornwall and Hampshire yesterday, so you won't have long to wait!
I know - isn't it exciting? I've a feeling the beautiful EJ will be an early arrival at Loch Garten, though just to see her safe arrival will make me very happy.