tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842696449468310509.post4111118301814033740..comments2022-01-29T19:48:48.223+01:00Comments on Viktoria´s Notebook: The CurlewViktoria Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608160759512904861noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842696449468310509.post-67873266994526971102014-06-06T21:22:54.860+02:002014-06-06T21:22:54.860+02:00Oh yeah, that´s definitely a cousin! Five sighting...Oh yeah, that´s definitely a cousin! Five sightings in Tennessee sounds like pretty slim chances, and I bet that´s by twitchers who are attentive to such animals - they are easy enough to miss; ours usually hang around fields, where they are almost invisible. Still, I have seen at least five this year, on drives to and from the hospital. This is the first time I´v seen one actually wading, and in our backyard too!Viktoria Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608160759512904861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842696449468310509.post-11509644344011530562014-06-06T17:07:38.734+02:002014-06-06T17:07:38.734+02:00love that trill! there's a "long-billed c...love that trill! there's a "long-billed curlew" that's native in north america, but it's only been identified in tennessee 5 times. something tells me my chances of ever spotting one are slim and none. lol. Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842696449468310509.post-67027166456885441992014-06-06T17:00:45.098+02:002014-06-06T17:00:45.098+02:00Ok, I managed to paste the link directly into the ...Ok, I managed to paste the link directly into the post - learn something new every day! Viktoria Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608160759512904861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842696449468310509.post-34355353421471469532014-06-06T16:51:42.512+02:002014-06-06T16:51:42.512+02:00No, it´s actually called the Eurasian curlew, I th...No, it´s actually called the Eurasian curlew, I think, and it´s the biggest wading bird in the world, according to Wikipedia. (I suppose flamingos and such aren´t waders, then). It has a striking song, too, it is one of those spring signs we are always on the lookout for. <br /><br />If you go to this Norwegian page:http://fuglar.no/galleri/lyder.php<br />and click "Storspove" in the list, you´ll hear what it sounds like. Viktoria Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608160759512904861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842696449468310509.post-52379062040152753472014-06-06T15:32:06.172+02:002014-06-06T15:32:06.172+02:00i've never seen a curlew, and as i look online...i've never seen a curlew, and as i look online it doesn't look like it's a likely sight around here. it's a striking bird!Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.com