I was reading something Seymour posted this evening, when my dad looked over my shoulder and said, "nice duck."
I replied confidently, "Oh, that's a Goldeneye."
Then I looked again, and thought maybe it wasn't a Goldeneye, since it doesn't seem to have (er...) a golden eye.
Then I thought maybe it was a funny looking Tufty.
Then I remembered it belonged to Seymouraves, and it could just as well be a lesser-spotted Macedonian duck-faced warbler (last seen in Britain in 1964, in an obscure bit of Norfolk).
Then I just felt really stupid.
Please could somebody put me out of my misery (maybe even Seymour, if you haven't gone to Greece yet)?
BB
P.S. Naturally my dad lost interest shortly after "nice duck" - he's more of an internet dating sort of guy!
aiki said: Maybe it's cos all the long-staying mainland UK records since the 1960s (ie since Seymour has been birding) have been females :)
Maybe it's cos all the long-staying mainland UK records since the 1960s (ie since Seymour has been birding) have been females :)
Maybe they all think Seymour is more attractive than a male harlequin...
Badgerbread said:Maybe they all think Seymour is more attractive than a male harlequin...
Or perhaps he's just trying to keep a low profile. Yeah, right !!!
TJ
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Badgerbread said: Maybe they all think Seymour is more attractive than a male harlequin...
Ooooohhh :)
'Dip a dee dah, dip a dee ay, we're not seeing any birds to-day...'
Hi seymour
What a Harle-honey you are LOL
Regards
Kathy and Dave
Darcy N said: Maybe they all think Seymour is more attractive than a male harlequin...
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Darcy N said:Ooooohhh
Is that an expression of desire? Because if so, you and Seymour are definitely on the wrong internet forum!!!
Badgerbread said: Ooooohhh Is that an expression of desire? Because if so, you and Seymour are definitely on the wrong internet forum!!! BB [/quote] More so if it was me doing the coo-ing ... Nice bird for an avatar anyway & interesting to know what it is. :-)) Andy Seriously thinking about trying harder!
Ooooohhh
More so if it was me doing the coo-ing ...
Nice bird for an avatar anyway & interesting to know what it is.
:-))
Andy
Seriously thinking about trying harder!
Patricia M said: Nice bird for an avatar anyway & interesting to know what it is.
Absolutely, even if it is yet another bird I didn't know I hadn't seen...
and here is the Male having done the shopping in a well known High Street freezer food store
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