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Mark Everest's avatar

The Beau Geste of birds - brilliant.

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Claire McFadden's avatar

We have lots of Great Tits visiting our garden and feeders and I shall be keeping a sharp look out now for the ones with the tiny maracas! Thank you for this beautiful lesson.

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Kathryn Anna Marshall's avatar

I can hear this outside while I'm listening to your post - very pleasing (and mildly irritating by the end of a long summer day).

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Anne Thomas's avatar

That last mnemonic made me laugh out loud XD

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Mary Booker's avatar

I have always called it a squeaky gate!

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Aria Vink's avatar

That picture of Macaulay and the bird next to each other is hilarious! Thank you again for another educational post.

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