Shalder is the Shetland name for the Oyster Catcher. It's Norwegian name is Tjeld. (It's difficult to explain how the Norwegian name is pronounced, but it sounds a bit like "Tchell", which is likely the root of the Shetland name.)
But in any language, it has to be the stupidest bird that ever flapped a wing... Although maybe that's not true, because I haven't got round to a post I meant to do about the Magpie yet.
Anyway, here's Sammy the Shalder, just over a week ago, sitting on a digger bucket, at the building site next door to us.
As I said in my last post, the weather here changes quickly. So 9 days on, here he/she is again, sitting in the middle of the building site.
Now, why would a bird be sitting in the middle of a building site? Simple.
Now if that ain't stupid, what is?
Yun's aa fir enoo.
;)
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