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A Maltese Falcon
I found this stone bird statue whilst exploring Malta a few years ago.
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Red Faced
So, what was the answer to yesterday’s little quiz? Let’s find out… Red pandas are not related to Pandas (the black and white kind) at all. Rather, red pandas share more in common with raccoons, skunks, and weasels.
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The Red Panda Portrait
This rather serious looking character is a red panda, Do you know which animals this creature is considered to be closely related to? Put your guesses in the comments below. I will provide the answer tomorrow.
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Unknown Gull
Does anyone recognise this bird? Ok, perhaps not this exact bird, but its species… Update – July 8th: this bird has been positively identified as a Grey Gull.
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Magical Time
Here’s another shot of this impressive (and very large) pendulum. It’s on display in the Harry Potter studio tour.
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The Wizard’s Pendulum
This huge, swinging pendulum can be found in the Harry Potter studio tour, and whilst it features in several of the films, it is not mentioned at all within the original books.
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Warthog Wings
You can find a pair of these winged warthogs standing proudly beside the entrance gates to Hogwarts. That’s true for at least one of the Harry Potter films, at least.
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I Am A Sorting Hat
Here is one of the pivotal characters from the Harry Potter books / films… it’s the Sorting Hat. Currently sitting on a shelf in Dumbledore’s office.
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The Wizard’s Window
This is the view of the window from within Professor Dumbledore’s office. You can, hopefully, just see some previous Hogwarts headmaster portraits on the edges of this shot.
Do you like what you see?