Super Secret Undercover Bird

[bunn]

I think it is a woodcock.

It looked very outraged that I had spotted it.  I took this photo,  confirming its suspicion that I really was looking at it, and it flew off in disgust before I could get closer. Brythen didn't see it at all until it flew, and made a huge surprised bounce when it took wing.

Comments

[kargicq.livejournal.com]

V cool. Would have used it in our British Science Festival workshop on mimicry and camouflage - we had a whole set of such conundrums for the kids. -N.