Alan and Pat live and work in Bordeaux. Alan is a pastor and Pat was a nurse. Now we work with UFM worldwide. Read on! (If you'd like to know what took us to Bordeaux, then start with the archives from September 2004)
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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.
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Anonymous said…
sparrowhawk; swift and little owl??? And the bottom picture is a tired missionary preacher?
Anonymous said…
As I don't believe that the sparrow hawk hovers, (look at the spread of the tail feathers), I would plump for the kestrel at number one but I haven't looked up the translation. If the translation is 'sparrow hawk' I feel assured that the author of the article couldn't be wrong (could he?) and so will defer.
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.
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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