tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912631876823815037.post6108321092297271912..comments2024-03-28T11:28:56.825+00:00Comments on Penny's Hot Birding and Life!: A 'Little' More 'Bunting'!Penny Clarkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10611815673583639942noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912631876823815037.post-86426929192661900512015-04-28T08:36:31.528+01:002015-04-28T08:36:31.528+01:00Well done you for letting Richard "spot"...Well done you for letting Richard "spot" the bunting...<br />not a bird I've ever seen... and given where it comes from... unlikely to end up on my life list!!<br />I always feel sorry for these birds... hundreds, often thousands, of miles from home...<br />makes me want to mist net them, ring them for the record and then fly them home...<br />or at least to an area they'll find similar company...<br />had too many lonely spells in my life, I suppose!!<br /><br />I know the pic you got has veg in front... but, personally, that speaks volumes to me as a birdwatcher...<br />shows the habitat it was in and a skulking nature...<br />valuable info if you are on the lookout for a bird...<br />and a pretty bird at that... looks very much like a Reed Bunting female... another of my favourites...<br />only saw 'ours' the once this year... probably too warm over winter... no Water Rail from the kitchen window or regular Dabchick passes either... they only come regularly to the running water here when the <i>étangs</i> [small to medium ponds/lakes] freeze over.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.com