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  • St Mary’s Church, Astbury At Night (HDR)
  • Black-headed Gull Take-off
  • Grey Squirrel in Alkrington Woods
  • Red Kite Over Stokenchurch
  • Male & Female Widgeon At Blacktoft Sands
  • European Robin (Backlit) At Fairburn Ings
  • Long-Tailed Tit On Suet Feeder At Fairburn Ings
  • Tufted Duck At Alkrington Woods / Rhodes Lodges
  • Nuthatch On Peanut Feeder At Burton Mere Wetlands
  • Angry-looking Goldfinch At Fairburn Ings
  • Defending Prime Position At The Peanuts!
  • Fairburn Ings: Black-headed Gull In Flight
  • Chaffinch On A Branch At Fairburn Ings
  • Greenfinch On Feeder At Fairburn Ings
  • Fairburn Ings: Great Tit On Peanut Feeder
  • Two Greenfinches Fighting At The Feeder
  • Marsh Tit With Seed At Leighton Moss
  • Nuthatch On Feeder At Leighton Moss
  • Male Teal At Leighton Moss
  • Common Snipe At Leighton Moss Reserve
  • Marsh Tit At Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve
  • Great Tit On Peanut Feeder At Leighton Moss
  • Canada Goose At Alkrington Woods
  • Embden Goose At Alkrington Woods
Common Snipe At Leighton Moss Reserve

Common Snipe At Leighton Moss Reserve

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November 19th, 2011

Nicely camouflaged in the grasses and mud at Leighton Moss the other day was this common snipe (Gallinago gallinago), using its long bill to seek out its next meal. These birds are great fun to watch as they bob up and down in the mud.

Trivial fact: the erratic flight of the snipe makes them very difficult for hunters to shoot – hence the term “sniper” to denote someone with excellent marksman skills. 

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II w/ Canon 400mm f5.6L;    Exposure: 1/500th sec @ f8;     ISO: 800

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