Article for 2010 May 09
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2010
2010 May
May 09 Sun “Creature Pictures” 
I took 463 photos today, 42 of which I deleted due to blur. I took some good pictures of the okapi (which is like a giraffe with a shorter neck, and brown fur except for its zebra-patterned rump and legs), fish, and ducks. Mum, my sisters, and I went to Chester Zoo.
Here is a list of all the birds I’ve seen copulating this spring (year 2010):
| No. | No. of pairs | Species | Location | Date | Photo? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
1 |
Wood-pigeon |
Old Distillery Road, Kingussie |
1 January |
No |
|
2 |
1 |
Oystercatcher |
Highland Wildlfie Park |
5 April |
Yes (1 on Flickr) |
|
3-9 |
7 |
Mallard |
Kingussie Duck Pond |
7 April |
|
|
10 |
1 |
Wood-pigeon |
Chester |
21 April |
No |
|
11-12 |
2 |
Ladybird |
A Cypress Tree in my School’s Car-Park |
29 April |
No |
|
13 |
1 |
Derbyan Parakeet |
Chester Zoo (near the Elephant House) |
9 May |
No |
Perhaps the ladybirds don’t count as birds.