Choughs

[LewisM]

OK, I give up - how is this bird's name pronounced?

We have a roaming pack of them - usually 10 or so - that dig through the yard (or fly up to the window trying to get to our tomatoes inside ).

Official name is white winged Chough - is that "choff" in pronunciation or "Chok"? (knowing Scottish, it's probably either!)

These buggers: http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/spec...melanorhamphos

[darrellx (Darrell)]

Lewis

We have a lot of them come through our property as well. They like to turn over cow pats and get grubs from underneath. Apparently.

I believe the word is promounced as "chuff". As in " I was quite chuffed to meet ...."

Darrell

[Kunama]

Chuff it is...... as in phonetic : tʃʌf

[LewisM]

Chuff off you lot

[Nikolas (Nik)]

I feel chuffed....

[Huey (Michael)]

They are actually quite interesting birds who forage in family groups and try to steal the young of their neighbours. The young are then forced to help their kidnappers to bring up the new brood!

Huey