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Friday, 1 July 2011

Otmoor Snipe drumming (c) P.Barker
more at http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/OtmoorBirding

Male Snipe have a drumming display in which they circle high
on rapid, clipped wingbeats then dive at a steep angle with
outer tail feathers held out at almost a right angle to
the body; air rushing over these feathers make the characteristic
drumming sound.

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