It is hard to think of these cute little Wheatear gracing the table of the high born, but there were considered quite a delicacy. Shepherds used to catch them alive sell them on, making more in a Wheatear season than they could hope to get looking after sheep.
Not a lot else going on today, maybe later this evening will be a bit better.
Sunday 16 August 2009
Off The Menu
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Quiet but never silent.
I missed the Sun this morning, not because I was late but because the early wander was done and dusted by the time the clouds cleared. When...
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I missed the Sun this morning, not because I was late but because the early wander was done and dusted by the time the clouds cleared. When... -
Slip, Slide And Away , a photo by julian sawyer - Purbeck Footprints on Flickr. These are the kind of shots I would have liked of the wild ...
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Corfe Kingfisher , originally uploaded by julian sawyer . Through the trees, almost into the Sun and with one foot in freezing cold water, t...
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I find it hard to understand how people can eat small birds, unfortunately in some parts of Europe they still do, a bit backward I far as I am concerned. They are pretty birds the Wheatear. Good capture.
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