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Gallinago gallinago sp. faeroeensis
While we were driving in a road in Unst we just saw a common snipe mother and baby crossing the road. The mother jumped a fence but the baby could not follow. I picked him up, snap a few quick shots and pass him to the other side of the fence. Hope mother and baby reunite soon after. It is a well camouflaged bird, it is usually shy and conceals itself close to ground vegetation and flushes only when approached closely. The young when freshly hatched are covered in down of a dark maroon, variegated with black, white and buff. The young are cared for by both parents, each parent looking after half the brood, with fledging in 10–20 days.
The breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows throughout northern Europe and northern Asia.
3 Comments
thanks for helping it jump the fence!!
Thanks, Noe! I hope so too :-)
Nice story, I'm sure the baby made it :)