Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Common Snipe
















Common Snipe - Photographed at Huntley Meadows Park, Virginia.

1 comment:

  1. Isn't this more likely to be a Wilson's Snipe? The common Gallingo in North America was formerly considered a subspecies of the Common Snipe. It was then split and renamed Wilson's Snipe, with the name Common Snipe retained for its congener from Europe.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Snipe
    vs
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson's_Snipe
    Great picture nonetheless!

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