Camargue, France, March 20 - April 1, 2005

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Common snipe, at the main blind at La Capeliere; it's the European species recently separated from our Wilson's snipe). We have rarely seen so many of these snipe so much in the open.
Copyright © 2005 John Van de Graaff

Common snipe, at the main blind at La Capeliere; it's the European species--gallinago gallinago--recently separated from our Wilson's snipe--gallinago delicata). 

In our experience, these snipe have always been present at La Capeliere, but rarely so much in the open.