I'm 80% sure I saw a woodcock buzzing over the plantation carpark as I got back to the LagerBus this evening. Right silhouette and rate of wing beats. Definitely not a curlew, but might have been a lone (and quiet) oystercatcher seen from an odd angle?
Dave C, are those emus? They look quite big.
I was fascinated by how similar emus are to ostriches, right down to movement and "mannerisms". Have they evolved in parallel, or are /were they in any way related?
Dave C, are those emus? They look quite big.I was fascinated by how similar emus are to ostriches, right down to movement and "mannerisms". Have they evolved in parallel, or are /were they in any way related?
The principles of convergent / parallel evolution are really interesting, when you think of what possibilites directions the 3 could have evolved in, but are still so similar.
I need to stop reading this thread now, I have learned too much intersting stuff today and now my brain hurts a bit. Looking at hot rockchix is a lot easier on the brain.
to bring this down more to the lowest common denominator, I saw dozens and dozens of frogs (or toads, whatever) at longshaw this weekend all trying to fuck each other.