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| Is it a cowpat? |
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| No it's an Oystercatcher chick! |
Today's HDR scenes:
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| View across the bay. |
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| An arch in the cliff. |
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| The lighthouse. |
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| Looking down to the south end. |
Thursday, 28 July 2016
30 Days Wild | Day 17 - a fuzzy surprise
On day 17 of 30 Days Wild during my stay on Bardsey, I was strolling along the path through short turf along the cliff top near the lighthouse when I suddenly realised I was about to stand on an Oystercatcher chick! It was hunkered down in the grass, its cryptic brown fluffy plumage making it look for all the world like a cowpat. Luckily I avoided standing on it and instead carefully took some photos. It was completely motionless apart from its breathing and blinking, and for the first few seconds after I found it I wasn’t quite sure whether it was even alive. However it was of course just keeping a low profile (literally) to avoid detection by predators!
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