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A Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) rests upon a fencepost along the edge of wetland on the prairie landscape near Hanna, Alberta, Canada.
31 May, 2011.
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Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) WWT Slimbridge. Frustrating to only get distant shots but better than getting none.
SEEN using its incredibly long straight bill in the soft mud, in the manner of a sewing machine, looking for grubs and invertebrates. This beauty was captured at the Restharrow scrape Sandwich bay Kent.
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If you encounter a Snipe while walking on a trail through a marsh, they will fly away from a distance before you are in position for a shot or wait until you are very close to their hiding place and fly up in front of you giving no opportunity to react quickly enough.
If you encounter one on a fence post while driving past a marsh, they will often just stay there and allow a very close approach.
Strathcona County, Alberta. (RR 210 for my local friends)
I was delighted to find this Wilson's Snipe at this spot at Westchester Lagoon. I hadn't seen one in this particular area - a bit closer than I usually see them, so I set up and photographed this one for a bit. It was one of those wonderful sunny days and a delight to be out and about checking up on my feathered friends.
Taken 30 September 2017.
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A snipe seen on the edge of a marshy area by a reed bed close to the walkway down to the Holden Tower at Slimbridge Wetlands Centre this morning. This bird was only a few yards away from me but was very difficult to spot unless it moved
Snipe are medium sized, skulking wading birds with short legs and long straight bills. Both sexes are mottled brown above, with paler buff stripes on the back, dark streaks on the chest and pale under parts. They are widespread as a breeding species in the UK, with particularly high densities on northern uplands but lower numbers in southern lowlands (especially south west England). In winter, birds from northern Europe join resident birds.
The UK population of snipe has undergone moderate declines overall in the past twenty-five years, with particularly steep declines in lowland wet grassland, making it an Amber List species. (Wikipedia)