# @rspb on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CJrQs2JrWb6
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34271020-rspb-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/738a5ea1a4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-01-05T20:01:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** RSPB (@rspb) — https://gondola.cc/rspb

## Caption

On the 12th day of Christmas my true love sent to me...

12 Drummers Drumming

Most male birds attract a mate by singing or calling to them, but male snipe have a different tactic to woo the ladies. They have special tail feathers that flap like a flag in the wind and make a strange drumming sound when they dive through the air during their spectacular display flights. 

#12BirdsofChristmas #12DaysofChristmas #snipe #ChristmasCarols #BirdsofInstagram #birds

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- **Likes:** 6,195
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- **Comments:** 34

## Tags

birdsofinstagram, christmascarols, 12daysofchristmas, 12birdsofchristmas, snipe, birds

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