Complètement à l'ouest contd.
See if you can name the birds in English. I think the chappie lying down is part of the thing with the boiler suits. Either that or he's just tired.
A bit about music exams in UK and France
They're really different. I think I have already mentioned that while in the UK people generally find a private teacher for their instrument, or do it through a school scheme, here there are municipal music school, conservatoires and so on. The situation is a little more complex than I had first understood, because the schools vary in the rigidity of their organisation: the most, the conservatoires, next the municipals, then the associations. Our music school is an association, but it tends to apply the standards of the municipal schools with its programme of cycles, etc. Britain - grade 1 to 8, grade 8 being roughly equivalent to A-level, pre university/conservatoire. France - 3 cycles, each taking about 4 years, with 3ème cycle being roughly equivalent to grade 8. Theory of music - UK to take grade 8 you need theory grade 5. In France you study theory alongside your instrumental studies, very slowly. Catrin's flute music is MUCH more difficult than the stuff she does in theor
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As for the little owl, I'm certainly inlined to agree, look at the plump little body. Also look at how cleverly the artist captures the feathered edges of of the um... feathers, which enable it's silent flight. Very clever with such a 'blunt' medium as that used for the illustration.
My instinct is for crécerelle = kestrel.
crécerelle (petit rapace diurne) nf kestrel