Concern shifts from wet to cold
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Throughout April our concern has been the lack of anything resembling a dry
spell of weather. However, the latter half of the month has been drier and
the ...
6 months ago
No idea. A clue please.
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to wait a while, Jo in case anyone else comes up with an answer - I will tell you in the end though :)
DeleteBoth called Snipe.
DeleteSpot on John
DeleteBit hard for a Wednesday, I do have a week off work you know, my brain is resting. Is it to do with a wood?
ReplyDeleteNothing to do with wood, Jo
DeleteNo idea..but I did realise how peculiar the birds face looks after studying the photo for AGES...of course I am still none the wiser...we are all probably going to kick ourselves in the end though!!
ReplyDeleteThe bird is real though Tanya. It was photographed at the RSPB reserve Blacktoft Sands on the Humber estuary
DeleteI have an idea: the bird aerates the soil with its beak between the daffodils :) No.. I'm just guessing.
ReplyDeleteAfraid not Dewberry
DeleteLove the Snipe picture sue.
ReplyDeleteIs the Daffodil 'Jack Snipe'? Could be the link?
Linda
Absolutely right Linda - we were lucky to catch a photo of the snipe!
DeleteLinda beat me to it I was going to say that
ReplyDeleteIt's right Elaine - pity we hadn't a photo of the bird Jack snipe which is smaller than a snipe then the names would have been exactly the same.
DeleteErrr....I know the flower is daffodil but the bird.......I don't know.....
ReplyDeleteThe bird is a snipe, Malar and the daffodil variety is Jack Snipe.
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