Cornish Chough by danob
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Description
Lost from Cornwall and now returned!
Cornwall was once a stronghold for choughs, which bred in the county until 1952, long after they disappeared from the rest of England. As choughs declined, they became increasingly prized targets for egg collectors and trophy-hunters, which probably sealed the birds fate in Cornwall.
Choughs are deeply rooted in Cornish culture they are depicted on the countys coat of arms alongside a miner and fisherman, businesses and organisations use the name, and many refer to them as Cornish choughs. They also feature regularly in Cornish legend, and rumour has it that King Arthur was transformed into a chough when he died, the red feet and beak representing his violent, bloody end.
Comments (38)
Splendid this bird, but they are thieves... as I have been told! Any way they are cute! Excellent pict M'sieur Danob!
Excellent shot Dan - the detailing on the feathers (especially in full zoom!) is fantastic. And a great story behind the picture - thank you for that, even though I'm a Brit, I didn't know all that about King Arthur!!! Brilliant capture. xx
Long life to the chough (Never seen that bird before !) and many thanks for the King's Arthur's legend ........... In France we have a bird named "Chouca des tours ", it looks like yours, but it doesn' t have red feet and red beak .........
Excellent shot!
How is 'chough' pronounced? Is he as big as a US crow?
as always pleasure to be here - love them all ! thanx dear!
what a pretty bird ... never seen one of these before ... great shot ! :)
It is pronounced 'chuff' I cant tell you how happy I was to capture this icon of my Cornish heritage!!
Beautiful bird and great shot!
very nice shot.
Remember a couple of BBC2 programmes about the return. Great capture!
I have not seen Chough (Fr : Crave bec rouge) since 30 years there was a lot of these birds on french britanny coasts when i was young .... To day I know there are still some couples in some place but i never meet them. A great shot Dan !
Black and red - what could be more stylish than that! Nice one, Danny!
What a magnificently formed bird. Great muscular structure and sturdy build. The color of the beak and feet is spectacular against the black. I bet it was exciting to get this shot! Wonderful!
Lovely and wonderful shot Mr. :) Humm.. I do love that blacky :) And i am not sure about being a thief.. But i just love 'em.. Very well done my friend JOE
Great pic. Big contrast and details in colours. Big shot
A gorgeous little fellow, well done!!
Great shot of this rare bird. Amazing coloring. King Arthur would be proud. :)
Excellent capture and details. I've never seen one of these though read about them. Thank you for sharing. Bunny
Very nice bird...colorful red beak. Excellent. Aloha
I imagine you were very happy to get this shot of this stunning bird. Beautiful red beak, black feathers, and red legs/feet.
Excellent capture, love the legend of this bird Stuart
Nice detail for a black bird at this distance.
I'm happy for you Danny, that you captured this icon of your heritage. Well done. -M :^)
A fabulous taken bird portrait! Love the POV and camera setting in all!!!
Nice detail and capture:)
A lot to uphold. He has the stuffed shirt look to do it.
Great rare bird shot...he posed nicely for you.
Good one, Danny! Good to see you back in one piece!
Fantastic shot Daniel....!!!!