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23-02-2009, 01:14 PM
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| | | Walking with a Bittern!
This article was in our local news over the weekend.
A Bittern has been found walking down the road in the middle of Preston!!  BBC NEWS | England | Rare bird found at roadside |
23-02-2009, 01:19 PM
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| | | Re: Walking with a Bittern!
wow, not something you see every day. I do hope the bird does better in its new home  |
23-02-2009, 01:25 PM
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| | | Re: Walking with a Bittern!
Looks lovely to hold! Poor thing, should do better now... |
23-02-2009, 01:42 PM
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| | | Re: Walking with a Bittern!
Thanks for putting that on Ruth.Absolutely fab.Fingers crossed it survives. |
23-02-2009, 01:48 PM
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| | | Re: Walking with a Bittern!
Bet there were one or two double takes! thanks for the link |
23-02-2009, 03:36 PM
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23-02-2009, 03:41 PM
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| | | Re: Walking with a Bittern!
One lucky Bittern there, Ruth, and what a beauty!
Thank for the link! |
23-02-2009, 03:44 PM
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23-02-2009, 04:10 PM
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| | | Re: Walking with a Bittern!
Quote:
Originally Posted by KeenTeen17  | He was coming to get you.
Great to see it looking well, and I am sure it will enjoy Leighton Moss.
Just a minute, weren't you up there recently? Didn't sneak him back with you? |
23-02-2009, 05:38 PM
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| | | Re: Walking with a Bittern!
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Originally Posted by squishy | What, get put in a reedbed? Not sure it'd be that interesting, really.  ... ...oh, I see what you mean - like making the sighting!! Got you... to someone who knows what a bittern is & how unusual they are well, it'd be quite a shock!!! | | | |
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