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Hi Pierre,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Pair of Merops apiaster feeding.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on August 25, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-08-25. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:06, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Pierre,

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Hi Kookaburra 81,

This is to let you know that File:Ortolan bunting in Sierra de Guara, Aragon, Spain.jpg, a featured picture you uploaded or nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for August 14, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-08-14. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 18:10, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana) is a species of bird in the bunting family, Emberizidae. A native of most European countries and western Asia, it reaches as far north as Scandinavia and beyond the Arctic Circle, frequenting cornfields and their neighbourhoods. It is an uncommon vagrant in spring, and particularly in autumn, to the British Isles. Seeds are the bird's natural diet, but beetles and other insects are taken when feeding their young. The ortolan is served in French cuisine, typically cooked and eaten whole. Traditionally diners cover their heads with their napkin or a towel while eating the delicacy. The species is so widely used that its French populations dropped dangerously low, leading to laws restricting its use in 1999. In September 2007, the French government announced its intent to enforce long-ignored laws protecting the bird. This ortolan bunting was photographed in the Sierra de Guara, a mountain range in Aragon, Spain.

Photograph credit: Pierre Dalous

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