"martin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 22:34:33 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades
wrote:



(Proper) free-range hens have a chicken house, but are free to invade
their neighbours' gardens, get run over in the road, roost in trees or
go on holiday with Mr. Fox.

We visited Castle Howard a couple of weeks ago and noticed that
peacocks were roosting fairly high up in trees. I can't recall seeing
a peacock fly. We have never seen grebes fly either.

At Lac Joux in the Jura, there was a group of great crested grebes which
were never seen in winter. I never saw them fly, but I don't think they
hitch-hiked to warmer climes...

Franz
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Martin