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ChrisP

@wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social

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Retired Cornish-born Spanish>English translator in the Basque Country. Puns, posts about language, music & photos, mostly of birds. Se habla castellano.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 39m

My wife would disagree with you.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 41m

#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary KIDNAPPER: One who is skilled at getting children to take an afternoon rest.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 41m

#BirdOfTheDay Paridae
A great tit & a long-tailed tit in Leioa, northern Spain.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 43m

What a great shot!

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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 50m

Good morning to you all, now it's time for #StunDay

This week i'm going with a male Bearded Tit with it's 'Splits Pose' using 2 reeds to balance Ninja Style at RSPB Leighton Moss.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife #BeardedTits #naturetherapy

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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 58m

Today's #BirdOfTheDay is the 'Family Paridae of Birds' which constitute 'Tits, Chickadees & Titmice'

My visit to RSPB Leighton Moss to capture the 'Bearded Tits' inspired today's theme

My choices are Blue Tit, Marsh Tit & Mr & Mrs Bearded Tits

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #ukbirding

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 9h

#WalesMovies Maesteg And Commander

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Annie Mel Farm 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 @annie-mel-farm.bsky.social · 10h

#WalesMovies
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio-Robocop

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Victoria Gausden @ancientnmodern.bsky.social · 11h

Not one but two jokes from William tonight, you lucky people.

Q How do I get a cow from one side of a vineyard to the other?
A I herd it through the grapevine

And

Q How do you turn a duck into a soul singer?
A You put it in a hot oven until its bill withers.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 10h

Well that was a great afternoon/evening: a 4x4 route through Monfragüe national park taking in griffon vultures & deer among lots of other stuff. The place is just stunning.

ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 10h

Hey, good to see you!

ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 21h

Trujillo, Plaza Mayor.

ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 21h

Trujillo, birthplace of conquistador Pizarro & a little town with a stunning Medieval quarter.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 1d

#Sorry 🤣

ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks.

ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 1d

#BirdOfTheDay #Beakful
A kingfisher on the sea front in Getxo, northern Spain. I was more surprised to see the shrimp than the bird: I thought the only shrimps around here were in the buffets at the sailing club.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 1d

#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary DETEST: To ban from international cricket.

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Paul Eggleston @pauleggleston.bsky.social · 1d

I've invented a new saying, 'as proud as a Frenchman making strawberry butter', which I'm sure you'll agree is a lovely churn of fraise.

#LunchPun

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 1d

Spending the weekend in the Monfragüe national park in western Spain. All the spotless starlings & most of the sparrows for miles around are roosting outside our b&b.

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Bruce Don 🇪🇺 @caughtjester.bsky.social · 1d

#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary Emirates: the royalties paid by a record company.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 2d

#BirdOfTheDay juveniles/chicks

There’s nothing quite so bedraggled & wretched-looking as a recently hatched moorhen chick.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 2d

#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary WARFARE: The breeze on a quayside.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 2d

I thought cauliflower ears was something else.

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 2d

This happened to me with Lonesome Dove. After 900 pages I was really disappointed that it wasn’t MUCH longer. If you’d told me I’d react that way to a Western I’d’ve laughed at you. Larry McMurtry is one hell of a writer.

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