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OT - When wild can be tame.....

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Posted by Mike Smith on September 11, 2008 at 9:31 AM
Just for interest, I came across this image on the Oxon Farmoor reservoir birding website (page down to the 8th Sept log entry).

Now I know that phalarope species have a reputation for ignoring humans and are relatively approachable, but this juvenile is definately not going to survive long with this lack of self preservation instinct.

Incidentally Farmoor is a bunded concrete reservoir so this birder is breaking all of Thames Water's safety rules and definately should not be emulated!

Mike
Posted by Justin on September 11, 2008 at 11:10 AM
It must be the camaflague jacket that's allowed such a close approach :smile:

It's not really any different to puffins, gulls, ducks, swans, starlings, purple sandpipers, robins,etc. etc.
Hopefully he'll survive the duration of his short stay.
Posted by Craig Churchill on September 11, 2008 at 11:20 AM
A sight to be seen across the uk at the moment a lot of phaleropes!!!!!!!!


Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Mike Smith on September 11, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Justin, you must be blessed, I 've never got this close to UK wild waders of any description, be it dunlin or purple sandpiper, even my garden robins give me the evil eye :rolleyes:
Posted by Paul Gibbs on September 11, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Your not the guy i saw dancing about the garden with a red wig are you mike? :razz:
Posted by Craig Nash on September 11, 2008 at 3:14 PM
I had seen all these phalarope pictures recently on birdguides and thought it was amazing to get full frame images of this bird. Now I understand why!!!