Aww, poor Long-tailed Tit.I miss those.
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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Wed 22 Jun 2011, 12:34,
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I saw some t'other day - quite a rarity round hereplenty of Goldfinches and Greenfinches though
( Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus,
Wed 22 Jun 2011, 12:46,
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Aw, nice.I saw emus the other week, real wild ones, too:
www.tonykeenebirds.co.uk/trips/inland_victoria_1.html
(www.tonykeenebirds.co.uk/trips/inland_victoria_1.html
Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Wed 22 Jun 2011, 12:51,
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ooh proper niceI saw a Golden Oriole in India in March - the guide was going mental
( Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus,
Wed 22 Jun 2011, 12:55,
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I've only ever heard them.Apparently the best time to see one is during nesting season. If a crow overflies the nest, they're like a black-and-yellow surface-to-air missle, streaking almost vertically to have a go.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Wed 22 Jun 2011, 13:09,
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"the first lifers were quick in arriving..."birds resurrect themselves? Well you learn something new everyday :P
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arrangedletters,
Wed 22 Jun 2011, 13:16,
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Ah, the terminology...A 'lifer' is the first time you've seen a species; a 'tick' is an entry on a list, be it year, life or trip list (as well as an arachnid that tends to appear on you when birding in rainforests a lot, the feckers); 'twitching' is running off to look at a bird someone else has reported. I could go on, but it's dull, even to birders.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Wed 22 Jun 2011, 13:24,
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lolOoooooooooh I assumed it was a typo on first lighters;
I stand corrected and more informed :)
(I stand corrected and more informed :)
arrangedletters,
Wed 22 Jun 2011, 13:28,
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no wonder it looks sadit's name is a rather dandy sounding insult.
( arrangedletters,
Wed 22 Jun 2011, 13:11,
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