Comments on: Mix ‘n Match Bird Quiz http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2007/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz/ The log of the good ship Mollymawk Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:41:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Caesar http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2007/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz/#comment-25 Caesar Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:28:49 +0000 http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2007/12/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz/#comment-25 Thanks for all your answers, everyone. <strong>Sue</strong> got the right answers first. <strong>John</strong> - you seem to have got some of the letters mixed up - I'm sure <em>you</em> didn't <em>really</em> mistake the Black-necked Grebe's eye for that of a Yellow-legged Gull! We have posted the correct answers and a bit about all the birds in a <a href="/2007/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz-answers/" rel="nofollow">follow-up article</a>. Thanks for all your answers, everyone.
Sue got the right answers first.
John - you seem to have got some of the letters mixed up - I’m sure you didn’t really mistake the Black-necked Grebe’s eye for that of a Yellow-legged Gull!
We have posted the correct answers and a bit about all the birds in a follow-up article.

]]> By: John Cantelo http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2007/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz/#comment-24 John Cantelo Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:49:17 +0000 http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2007/12/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz/#comment-24 I'd go for :- Yellow-legged Gull - bill A, eye E, plumage E & foot B White Wagtail - bill B, eye D, plumage C & foot A Audouin's Gull - bill C, eye B, plumage B & foot E Black-necked Grebe - bill D, eye D, plumage D & foot C Wren - bill E, eye c, plumage A & foot D (young bird) John I’d go for :-

Yellow-legged Gull - bill A, eye E, plumage E & foot B
White Wagtail - bill B, eye D, plumage C & foot A
Audouin’s Gull - bill C, eye B, plumage B & foot E
Black-necked Grebe - bill D, eye D, plumage D & foot C
Wren - bill E, eye c, plumage A & foot D (young bird)

John

]]> By: Sue http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2007/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz/#comment-23 Sue Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:52:31 +0000 http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2007/12/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz/#comment-23 Yellow (potato-footed) Legged Gull Beak:1 Eye:1 Plumage:5 Foot:2 White Wagtail Beak:2 Eye:4 Plumage:3 Foot:1 Audouin's Gull Beak:3 Eye:2 Plumage:2 Foot:5 Black-necked Grebe Beak:4 Eye:5 Plumage:4 Foot:3 Wren Beak:5 Eye:3 Plumage:1 Foot:4 What a great quiz!! I'm not so good on the watery birds being out here in the mountains but have had a bash anyway, Festive greetings all Mollymawkers Best Wishes, Sue Yellow (potato-footed) Legged Gull Beak:1 Eye:1 Plumage:5 Foot:2
White Wagtail Beak:2 Eye:4 Plumage:3 Foot:1
Audouin’s Gull Beak:3 Eye:2 Plumage:2 Foot:5
Black-necked Grebe Beak:4 Eye:5 Plumage:4 Foot:3
Wren Beak:5 Eye:3 Plumage:1 Foot:4

What a great quiz!!
I’m not so good on the watery birds being out here in the mountains but have had a bash anyway,
Festive greetings all Mollymawkers
Best Wishes, Sue

]]> By: Jill http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2007/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz/#comment-22 Jill Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:32:47 +0000 http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2007/12/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz/#comment-22 Hi there, Susie! Hullo Greg. It's good to hear from you, Sue - and it's good to SEE you, on your photography website. I'm not sure how you've ended up with a German flag next to your name... I guess you must have a German ISP. Well, you're on the right lines with the yellow-footed gull, but there are no stints, ducks, or mollymawks here. (Except the one in the header, of course!) I'm not sure if we can use your photo, Sue, as it isn't possible to post photos in the comments box. I guess you could post a link to it - but first somebody has to solve this ongoing pictorial riddle! Greg, we agree with you; we also think that the beak in column C looks as exotic as a toucan's bill - but it isn't! You are not the first person to think that the plumage in column A comes from a kestrel. But it doesn't. No, there are no pieces of hamster here! We wouldn't be so sneaky! We promise you that all the bits are from the same five birds; one beak, one eye, one set of feathers, and one foot from each. Keep trying, folks! Hi there, Susie! Hullo Greg.

It’s good to hear from you, Sue - and it’s good to SEE you, on your photography website.
I’m not sure how you’ve ended up with a German flag next to your name… I guess you must have a German ISP.
Well, you’re on the right lines with the yellow-footed gull, but there are no stints, ducks, or mollymawks here. (Except the one in the header, of course!)
I’m not sure if we can use your photo, Sue, as it isn’t possible to post photos in the comments box. I guess you could post a link to it - but first somebody has to solve this ongoing pictorial riddle!

Greg, we agree with you; we also think that the beak in column C looks as exotic as a toucan’s bill - but it isn’t!
You are not the first person to think that the plumage in column A comes from a kestrel. But it doesn’t.
No, there are no pieces of hamster here! We wouldn’t be so sneaky!
We promise you that all the bits are from the same five birds; one beak, one eye, one set of feathers, and one foot from each.

Keep trying, folks!

]]> By: Susie Bearder http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2007/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz/#comment-21 Susie Bearder Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:54:24 +0000 http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2007/12/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz/#comment-21 Tricky stuff this but good for my soul Yellow footed gull A,B,E,B Stint BECD Mollymawk CABC Duck DEAC Tree bird EDCA I have a bit of a bird to send to you you up for it? Tricky stuff this but good for my soul

Yellow footed gull A,B,E,B
Stint BECD
Mollymawk CABC
Duck DEAC
Tree bird EDCA

I have a bit of a bird to send to you you up for it?

]]> By: Greg http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2007/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz/#comment-19 Greg Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:31:00 +0000 http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2007/12/12/mix-n-match-bird-quiz/#comment-19 The Beak C looks as if its from a toucan but I can't find its other bits. The plumage in column A is a kestrel. If it's a baby kestrel ten beak E might be its beak. Are you sure you got all the right bits of birds? I think you might be cheating. And I think the eye in column D is from somebody's pet hamster! The Beak C looks as if its from a toucan but I can’t find its other bits.
The plumage in column A is a kestrel. If it’s a baby kestrel ten beak E might be its beak.

Are you sure you got all the right bits of birds?
I think you might be cheating. And I think the eye in column D is from somebody’s pet hamster!

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