2010/3/24 AlunFoto <[email protected]>: > I think #2 in the series has the most visible hint of the cause of > death, with the reflection of the apartment block in the eye of the > bird. The other one with the reflection, with the human shape > included, hints more at hunting than accident, in my opinion. > > You sure about genus Gallinago? > I'm no ornithologist either, but from the pics I think it could also > be a woodcock (genus Scolopax): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodcock_earthworm.jpg
Thanks, Jostein! Statistically, you are probably right. The most common variant here is Scolopax rusticola (gracias google) aka woodcock aka Waldschnepfe aka in hunters' lingo and hence into common use Schnepfe. From comparing images my idea was G.g. but I've changed my mind on grounds of likelihood. However, we will never know since it was taken away last night, presumably by a cat. :[ Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
