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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #600 on: November 01, 2009, 10:18:53 PM »
Thanks folks!

The bat and the bird
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #601 on: November 01, 2009, 10:27:28 PM »
Did it have a patch of violet-blue feathers on its breast Cliff?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #602 on: November 01, 2009, 10:35:53 PM »
Glorious colour on the hummingbird, Cliff.  Makes you wonder why there were fresh corpses of the two of them under the same tree at the same time. Hopefully just a coincidence.
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #603 on: November 01, 2009, 11:33:47 PM »


The bat and the bird
Is the bat a Horseshoe Bat, Anthony?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #604 on: November 01, 2009, 11:39:12 PM »
Sad yes, but a good puzzle.
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #605 on: November 01, 2009, 11:49:14 PM »
Did it have a patch of violet-blue feathers on its breast Cliff?

Sorry Anthony - too long ago to remember.
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #606 on: November 02, 2009, 05:52:27 AM »
Great puzzle Cliff!
But hard to expect this sort of birds in Lancashire on a wet Sunday morning ;)
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #607 on: November 02, 2009, 08:23:33 AM »
Such a wide range of suggestions - I would never have guessed it!  A great presentation of a puzzle Cliff and even though sad the iridescence on the hummingbird feathers is wonderful to see close up.  Well done to Anthony for guessing it  8)
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #608 on: November 02, 2009, 09:01:06 AM »
Many thanks, Robin.

Next puzzle ...

PUZZLE 3
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #609 on: November 02, 2009, 09:02:26 AM »
Great puzzle Cliff!
But hard to expect this sort of birds in Lancashire on a wet Sunday morning ;)

You are correct, Luit ... usually Thursday!
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #610 on: November 02, 2009, 09:05:44 AM »
Puzzle 3...a meercat's claw  :-\
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #611 on: November 02, 2009, 09:19:08 AM »
Well, there goes the record for puzzle solving on this forum!!!

Congratulations Robin!   (Reminder to self ... must try harder)!   :D
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #612 on: November 02, 2009, 09:37:30 AM »
 :o   8)   ;)  A mere chance, Cliff, your puzzle was the catalyst  ;D
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #613 on: November 02, 2009, 09:40:28 AM »
:o   8)   ;)  A mere chance, Cliff, your puzzle was the catalyst  ;D

Maggi ... please call out the pun patrol - we have a violation!   :)

Hope you have survived the dreadful weather that has inflicted Aberdeen and surroundings over the weekend?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #614 on: November 02, 2009, 11:02:57 AM »
Glug....glug....gloop......gloop.......uuurrrgh!
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