Tuesday 19 June 2012

Some birds

When they are not flying
some birds run
some hop.
I wonder if they a) do both
and b) if so, why?

3 comments:

  1. a) Don't think so
    b) Dunno


    I know starlings run and blackbirds hop. I don't think there are any species that do both. It might be related to foot shape.

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  2. http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/expert/previous/hop_or_run.aspx

    Well, there you go!

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    1. Yes indeedy, thank you for that ... it was one of the little brown ones that caught my eye this morning and set me wondering ... (dunnock, probably)

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