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the birds at auckland zoo

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the birds at auckland zoo wre very good at sitting next to their sign posts so you could see what they were.

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although sometimes you did need to look closely to see where they were

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and if you stood still long enough they would fly at you

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and sit on your head

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but elsewhere they just looked and stared

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strange bird in hyde park

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what sort of bird is this that was wobbling round hyde park yesterday ?  let me know i you can brave the commenting system.  or comment on the flickr picture here

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update:  turns out it’s a Northern Lapwing or peewit. as you were everybody

pretty (but dead) bird

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this bird had dropped out of a tree and was lying on the ground quite stiff.  but still looking very beautiful.  i resisted the urge to wear it as a brooch and just took a photo instead.

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queuing for their treats

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i’m reading animal farm with esther at the moment.  these swans have learnt to queue up for their treats

falcons

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there are birds up the tate modern chimley

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sometimes they have people with telescopes so you can see them proper.

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here’s a view down (up?) the telescope

day 11 pembrokeshire county show part 3

of course there were animals at the show too

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and i loved how they covered a bull’s head with rosettes. 

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because you don’t want to upset a bull by sticking things all over its face do you ?  note the slobber

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there was a bird section

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no one likes being called heavy.

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ducks with a nice long necks.  i think they could do with some arms stuck on the sides of their bodies

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this was a bit unfortunate.  it was a cage with something hidden under some sawdust. no one likes a loser

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there were some more serious birds outside

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this little barn owl brought his barn owl caravan

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and he was keeping an eye on me

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here is a sign i can agree with.

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and some of the animals seemed slightly larger than life

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the bird in our garden

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this bird of prey popped in to our garden when we were having tea last night.  it then dived in to our neighbour’s garden.

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we have a lot of nature round our way.  in the last few days, from our garden you’ve been able to see a passing hedgehog, half a dozen red kites and now a hawk (?).  

there was a moth on the lawn the other day too.

not a red heron

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well done to mr exile who scores a direct hit.  it’s a grey heron in hyde park.

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classic combo

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you don’t get better than this.  falconry displays and ‘have a go’ archery.