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Himalayan monal

Aviary shared with crowned cranes, Exmoor, 7th July 2020

Himalayan monal
    • gentle lemur
      Lophophorus impejanus. Adult male.
      For one reason or another I had never managed to get a photo showing all the wonderful colours on this species. This male was benefiting from Exmoor's policy of letting the grass grow in their exhibits - he was feeding on carefully selected blades of grass. Does anyone know if this grass is the wonderfully named Yorkshire fog?
    • Terry Thomas
      Very nice shot.
    • Prochilodus246
      Sorry for having a very late response but @gentle lemur yes, it does seem to be Yorkshire fog (Holcus lanatus)
    • gentle lemur
      @Prochilodus246 Gosh! Did I really get it right? Thank you.
      I am not alone in my bewilderment about grass species. There is a wonderful letter that Darwin wrote to his great friend Joseph Dalton Hooker (of Kew Gardens), celebrating his achievement in identifying a specimen of grass correctly for the first time.
    • Prochilodus246
      That's amazing, I also go fanatical over grass species, so in the summer months I always note down plant species in my meadow and last year I discovered briza maxima had seeded its way into it.
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