Signs of the times

Rough Landing

2010-12-08T09:39:00.001Z

Spotted by Janine and stolen without her permission.

[Near Lake Waikaremoana, NZ, Nov 2010]

Clarity Persignified

2010-12-04T09:35:00.000Z

This sign is clearly of questionable value

[Bay Of Plenty, NZ, Nov 2010]
Stolen without permission from daughter's album, thanks Janine.

That's OK, no one is monitoring.

2010-11-26T16:33:00.000Z

I tend to avoid mocking situations where English is a second language, but this is Seville Airport and they can afford to get it right.

There is a world of difference between a Closed-Circuit TV and a Closed-TV Circuit.

[Seville Airport 11 Oct 2010]

Politically Correct?

2010-11-24T16:27:00.000Z

Jane Merrick snapped this in May 2010. Someone clearly wearing their politics on their sleeve, so to speak. I wonder how long it lasted before the political correctness police stepped in.

Message Fail

2010-11-22T16:24:00.002Z

Clearly the graffiti artist cannot read or he is really taking the mickey.

Spotted a while ago, they have not been called "Silverlink" for a year or so now.

Clearly not as slaves to fashion

2010-11-20T16:14:00.000Z

Dean found this one in Franschhoek, SA.

It appears to be a charity shop or similar and I have to wonder how hard up you have to be before you only buy one shoe.

Last Orders

2010-11-18T16:07:00.001Z

Only 15 hours of drinking time .., What are we supposed to do from 2 a.m. until 11 a.m.? Sleep?

A Finnie find in Franschhoek, SA

Questionable salads

2010-11-16T16:02:00.000Z

And it may or may not be for a limited time.

Spotted in Los Angeles by "Tousled Pigtails" but I am guessing that is not her real name.

Thanks Tousled.

Police tautology

2010-11-14T15:53:00.001Z

What do they sign-write on the unmarked squad cars? "Strand undercover policing"

Anyone who can see the car does not need to be told it is "visible".

Dean Finnie, being a local, had quite a different take on it. "I was amused by the thought that the local police have to differentiate between the usual standard of invisible policing and this presumably 'premium' service of visible policing. It was the first time we'd seen the visible service!"

A good source of Vitamin Sea?

2010-11-12T15:51:00.000Z

You may have click to enlarge to read the label for these "Naval" oranges.

David Miller apologises for his cellphone picture quality but well spotted anyway - thanks

If you ever need a Plan B

2010-08-06T16:30:00.003Z

I found this "Plan B" at Montbrun les Bains in France. Feel free to use it when Plan A fails, as it so often does.

A question of life or death

2010-07-27T19:50:00.005Z

Now, I am not the world's greatest linguist but even I could work out that the message here was a trifle inconsistent.

If you are Swiss, German, French or Italian it pays not to go swimming. "Mortal Danger" or "Danger of Death". However, if you are English - get on in there. "Danger of Life!"

[Rhine Falls, Switzerland - 22 July 2010]

And the point is?

2010-06-04T13:49:00.003Z

Two stations I pass through every day are festooned with signs, all of which have "Temporary sign" in the corner. Apart from the fact that these signs have been there for months, what is the point of the addition in the corner? Does the travelling public care if the sign is temporary? No.

So apart from making extra work for the sign-writer and extra cost for the rail company, I am mystified.

Best suggestions please.

Doesn't that make it a Camel?

2010-05-17T19:41:00.001Z

[Albert Dock, Liverpool, UK - 3 May 2010]

Not strictly true ...

2010-05-12T18:11:00.000Z

Information is currently available, the information that the help point is not yet operating. A clearer message would be, "Sorry, this help point not in service."

[North Wembley Station - 28 April 2010]

Opposite what?

2010-05-10T19:22:00.000Z

Opposite what? The house opposite, I suppose.

[Rye, UK - 24 May 2010]

Nearly there

2010-05-03T18:06:00.000Z

Only 40 yards to go.

Just a little late

2010-04-30T19:03:00.001Z

"PLEASE NOTE

This tree will be felled shortly"

Do you think someone should point out to the Department of Environment that the "tree" the notice is attached to was felled some years ago and milled into a fence post.

[Paradise Nature Reserve, Cambridge, UK - 14 Apr 2010]

Mixed message

2010-04-27T18:52:00.003Z

Not quite sure what Grant is telling the local voters here:

a) Vote for constancy by re-electing him.

b) Vote for change. (small text in corner)

No wonder the average UK voter is confused.

[Near Hatfield, UK - 18 April 2010]

Wonder what over

2010-04-26T17:59:00.002Z

I wonder what the scaffold is on strike over? Better conditions - don't like being out in all weathers? Want thicker planks? Shinier poles? Perhaps it is simply tired of being walked over by those higher up?

Mind the Gap

2010-04-20T17:40:00.000Z

If you have ever visited London, you will know the expression "Mind the Gap"; it is seen and heard at every Tube (metro) and railway station.

Well, you will be pleased to know that London Underground also provide an "Emergency Gap Jumper" at certain stations. This one is a Piccadilly Circus.

Just in case you ever need one ...

So low, you can't get over it

2010-04-16T17:30:00.000Z

The sign saying "Danger Low Railings" is at least 9' (3m) above the point where you stand to read it.

[Whaley Bridge, UK 30 Aug 09]

Extremely thin

2010-04-10T17:27:00.000Z

In fact on a lovely day like this it is almost invisibly thin.

[Hyde Park London 20 April 06]

Really?

2010-04-06T17:24:00.000Z

I thought it would be fine to let them loose in this huge London shopping mall on their own. After all, what could possibly go wrong?

[Westfield, London]

Never realised they were dangerous

2010-04-02T16:42:00.000Z

Still you can't be too careful can you?

[Roadside somewhere in the UK May 06]

N dangered species?

2010-03-30T16:32:00.000Z

Is the world running out of Ns?

Snapped by Ken Lobb

Still on the eating theme

2010-03-29T16:28:00.000Z

Carmel Summers never mentioned whether she stopped for "Beans on toast" or not.

Aptly named

2010-03-28T16:24:00.001Z

Darcie Maderios says "We did not enter as we were too uncertain of what we would find."

And rightly so.

But, hey, it was northern Alabama ...

A digital theme?

2010-03-27T16:18:00.001Z

Joe Baclava found the first one at a petting zoo in NJ.

The second one was sent with only a email address, which I am not going to post.

What if it is not OK?

2010-03-26T21:30:00.003Z

Playing around on a new Win 7 PC I got this.

And what was the question anyway?

Sorry for the lack of posts

2010-03-26T16:09:00.004Z

I blame it on the fact that the walkway at my local station was closed. Although, I note that No Access managed to pass this point at some time in the past.

[Willesden Junction Stn 23 Feb 2010]

Watch the spacing - again

2009-06-15T09:57:00.001Z

The may be one of the largest shops for second-hand books but probably not the one of the largest bookshops that has had more than one owner.

[Alnwick]

2 against 1

2009-06-12T16:48:00.000Z

I say we head left for the entrance.

[Pretty obvious where that one is]

Should you really be driving?

2009-06-12T16:33:00.004Z

If you need to be told to let faster traffic past, then you probably should not be on the road. If you need a picture to show you how to do so, you are seriously short of the necessaries to hold a licence and be in charge of a vehicle.

[Scotland - some time ago while on holiday]

Millars's Pillars

2009-05-30T16:30:00.000Z

Patrick Millar, who found this is a carpark in Auckland, NZ, says. "I know about these moving columns, they are everywhere. I am glad to see that some Authorities still have a sense of humour."

Um, not overly helpful.

2009-05-29T16:15:00.000Z

James found this on HP's website when looking for some technical documentation for a new home pc.

Rate this page, how useful was it?
Hmm.. is there a zero option?

Beware soggy sandwiches

2009-05-28T15:26:00.001Z

Joe B, who found and submitted this says. "I'm somewhat conflicted about this sign, whether it's necessarily a tragedy of literacy. The our/are mistake is pretty sad, especially since the correct spelling is directly above ("try our pick up window"), but misspelling "morning" by adding the "u" to form "mourning" isn't altogether discouraging. At least he knows its a correct spelling, even if it's incorrect for this message."

Still, no point crying about it is there?

C'mon, give us a clue

2009-05-27T15:38:00.000Z

Robin Henry sent this sign that appears on the road between Al Ain and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Robin says the road is well fenced, so camels or other animals can't get to it, so who knows what the suprises may be.

Still, if they told us, it wouldn't be a surprise, would it?

Watch the spacing!

2009-05-26T15:12:00.000Z

Yunn Li Chen found this one on the web and sent it in.

Thanks for sharing that with me

2009-02-17T16:38:00.002Z

I really needed to know that now that I am stuck in this Transit Lounge for the next two hours or so.

I guess them warning me means I can't sue if I later get cancer but wouldn't it be better to remove the carcinogen since I do not have the option of removing myself from the area?

[LAX Transit Lounge, Los Angeles - 15 Feb 2009]

How does that work then?

2009-02-17T16:24:00.003Z

If I take my newspaper with me, how does that help them recycle it?

[London Underground]

It’s a lottery

2008-11-05T20:51:00.002Z

What? Whether the windows fit? Whether they are delivered to the correct installation address? You need to be a lottery winner to afford them?

[On a road in Oxfordshire, UK - Nov 2008]

The curse of the O-O-O reply

2008-11-01T07:34:00.004Z

Swansea Council wanted to discourage truckies but the Welsh reads "I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated."

Oh, the dangers of bilingual signs and the Out-of-Office auto-reply.

[Collected on the web - various news sites 1 Nov]

Oh, you mean the ‘other’ right?

2008-10-25T20:05:00.001Z

Ben Thorman found this one somewhere, he was left perplexed.

Healthy Eating

2008-10-25T20:01:00.003Z

John presumes that since the foods that are good for you (i.e. the Nutritional Foods) are right next to the cookies; the foods that aren't nutritious are probably over by the fruits and vegetables.

My concern is that “Lunch Packs” are clearly a different category to “Nutritional Foods”. What are they feeding the children these days?

[Found by John Miller (presumably in a supermarket somewhere) ]

Hot Dogs? Loaves and fishes?

2008-10-24T19:26:00.001Z

Becky was chagrined that she could not work out what this place might sell when she saw the sign in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
Perhaps it is a pet crematorium?

It was worth making a sign about …

2008-10-24T19:22:00.001Z

Presumably if the stuff is worthless it is because it is non-operating equipment?

Why don’t they sell the worthless dam stuff on ebay like everyone else?

[Spotted by Holly Rogers at a mill/dam in Manotick, Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) 2007 ]

Simply brilliant!

2008-07-15T23:36:00.002Z

As this is in the UK it is undoubtably the product of months of work by a very expensive and highly paid consultant, but what a brilliant idea for a new 'safety scheme' - we all drive carefully.

Why on earth didn't someone think of that before?

[Outskirts of Bracknell - July 2008]

That's gotta hurt

2008-05-16T16:48:00.002Z

A totally new method of regulating the size of the family.

I trust they do some planning before they start planing, in order to minimise the blood loss.

[Spotted by Todd Hintz at the Walgreens drugstore in St. Louis Park, MN on March 15, 2008 and he noted that both sides of the sign were misspelled. ]
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Dads and Diaper Disasters

2008-05-16T16:32:00.004Z

Now, I know that we Fathers have a bit of a bad rep when it comes to nappies; but calling us physically challenged just becasue we don't achieve as neat a job as the Mums is a bit steep.

Another Finnie find, at the Cape Town Aquarium.

Free Billy

2008-05-16T16:29:00.003Z

Not exactly a silly sign, per se, but Bradley thought it might amuse us.

He found it on the internet; no idea of location or authenticity.

Lighter than ....?

2008-05-16T16:24:00.002Z

Dave saw this posted on a swingset in Maine, USA.

Could it be ...

2008-05-16T16:17:00.003Z

No Entry?
No Touching?
No Dirty Hands?
or as Virginia would like: No High Fives?

Spotted by Virginia Brow while travelling in Germany

Still growing

2008-05-16T16:12:00.002Z

This is a sign just around the corner from where we live. It's been amusing me for a while but I've resisted taking a photo as I'm never sure whether others will appreciate my humour.

Anyway, here it is. What amuses me is the fact that this sign is begging to be misread as the name for the new centre is in fact 'Under Construction' which isn't the most inspiring or romantic name for a children's centre.

Dean

Ed. I guess children are 'under construction' so it may be the final name - you will have to wait and see.

"Im" not impressed

2008-04-08T21:46:00.002Z

I wonder how many of these BrytaHomes had printed without proof-reading.

[North London, March 2008]
Apologies for the poor quality, I did not realise there was so much dust on the phone camera lens.

Bah humbug!

2008-03-24T20:26:00.003Z

A "No Entry" sign for Santa?

[On a chimney in Oia, Santorini, Greece - March 2008]

A cautionary tale about Fujifilm FinePix cameras.

2008-03-24T16:17:00.005Z

We have owned both the Fujifilm FinePix F10 and and the Fujifilm FinePix F30. In July 2005 we chose the F10 because of its superb low-light capabilities. However, in November 2006, not long after the warranty expired it failed with spots in the optics. These "splodges" show up worst against a blue sky and only appear when the zoom is in use.

Comparing the cost for fixing the F10 and the trade-up deal that Fuji offered, we traded up to the F30. This new camera was still under warranty when it failed in a similar fashion to the F10. It was repaired and returned with us only having to pay for recorded delivery. A few months later the repaired unit failed, again, in exactly the same way.

We are extremely careful with our cameras and always close the camera after shots so I do not believe that this fault is caused by misuse. When the camera is not faulty we are very happy with the quality of the resulting pictures and the use and features of the camera but we are extremely annoyed that two cameras should have failed in similar ways three times.

As we had a holiday booked we could not afford to be without the camera for the repair period, even though the turn-around is fairly quick. Despatched on a Monday the camera is usually back in our hands the following week but since we use the camera most weekends even this much delay is quite annoying.

So, we set off to Greece with a faulty camera and finally, on the last day of our holiday, it occurred to me that we could hide the defects by holding the camera upside down thus putting the sky in the unblemished lower half of the frame. Not only was this a little awkward to use but it meant flipping every image; which is a tad tedious. However it is a small price to pay compared to the amount of photo editing I shall have to do on all the other spoiled images.

On our return we sent the F30 off for repair and were told that the problem was such that the "accidental damage" would be repaired free of charge but that our 3-year accidental damage cover was now void. What a rip-off: 3-year cover that expires the moment you use it!

To make matters worse, the camera that Fuji returned to us was an A350 that belonged to someone else. We don't yet know where our F30 is.

8 August
Still waiting for my camera and it now transpires that Fuji Superwarranty are holding it hostage until I return the one THEY sent me in error. I have been attempting to return the A350 since I received it but they have not supplied the means to do so although they keep promising they will. Since I am in the centre of London, it cannot be that difficult to get a courier to call by and collect a small packet, but so far it has not happened in two weeks.

Quite why I am being inconvenienced because of their mistakes, inefficiency and ineptitude is beyond me.

Moral of the tale: If you rely on your camera, make sure it is not a Fuji that needs regular repairs.

11 August
Finally, I have a camera.

Fuji have supplied me with a brand-new Finepix F40fd as compensation for the hassles and presumably because my F30 is still lost. The bag that I have been awaiting for so long to return the camera sent in error arrived in the same package so the other owner will be reunited with their camera shortly.

All is forgiven ....??? I'll let you know.

November 08
Brand new F40fd has failed already. Back to Fuji, more postage costs for repair.

May 2009
Failed again, same issue. Finally totally fed up - went and purchased a Canon PowerShot G10.
F40fd back to Fuji once more.

I bet the dictionaries were cheap

2008-03-12T20:14:00.003Z

[Snapped by Jason Seasen in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada]

Pomp and Circumstance ...

2008-03-12T00:10:00.003Z

.... or just ordinary circumstance?

[Spotted by our ever vigilant South African reporter, Dean Finnie, in Gordon's Bay.]

Let's play "Confuse the postman."

2008-02-11T00:18:00.000Z

Is this building;
a) 1 - 10 John Street or
b) 1 - 11 John Adam Street?
Think carefully as we want to carve your answer in stone.
I will give you a clue: The building directly opposite is number 8.

[One of these streets, London, UK - Feb 2008]

That's an expensive gum wrapper

2008-02-09T20:29:00.001Z

So just how brave are you sonny? A penalty of £400 if you deposit your litter in this handy rubbish bin we have provided at the foot of this notice.

[Layby on the A40, Oxfordshire, UK - 9 Feb 2008]

Looking AND listening?

2008-02-03T14:00:00.000Z

If you do speak to ... the driver's vision will it hear you?

[London Transport bus, February 2008]

I'm am complying, Officer, honest!

2008-01-29T13:32:00.000Z

Any person who puts up daft notices shall be known as a twit and may be liable to be a laughing stock.

[Found in South Africa by Dean Finnie]

"Fine" by me ...

2008-01-29T13:26:00.001Z

For more silly quote marks visit here

[Dean strikes again]

Hopefully the non-goats can read

2008-01-29T13:20:00.001Z

[Another of Finnie's finds]

So, why can't I swim then?

2008-01-29T13:14:00.000Z

Isn't the middle line redundant?

[Spotted by the ever observant Dean in Sth Africa]

So how does that work, then?

2008-01-26T20:55:00.000Z

What I would like to know is how you have a sale at a betting shop? Is there some clever way of losing less than usual?

[East Lane, London - January 2008]

Now here's a quandary

2008-01-24T00:31:00.000Z

How does the poor disabled driver park without stopping? Brendan, who spotted this at his local store would be pleased to know.

Don't let the staff make signs.

2008-01-24T00:23:00.000Z

Here is a crop from the readers:

Tim found this at the local liquor store.

Andrea does not say what this store sold but was pleased to note that riding was allowed. Get out of that trolley immediately, Andrea!

And Craig spotted this at his local liquor store. Is there a pattern here?

Wouldn't a knife make a cleaner cut?

2008-01-21T20:18:00.001Z

[London, 19 January 2008]

Get out and push.

2007-12-05T20:51:00.000Z

There's a sign at the edge of my town that says "USE OF ENGINE BRAKES PROHIBITED" but it's printed in such a way that it looks like drivers can use neither the engine nor the brakes until they leave town.

Marcie, Leesburg, VA, USA

[If you look closely there is an alteration and it begs the question of whether the original sign said 'Use of engines brakes probihited' -Murray]

Stop slowly?

2007-12-02T19:52:00.000Z

Take an international shape and colour combination, change two letters and what have you got? Confusion.

[Spotted at the intersection of Billy Conn Avenue and 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA and contributed by Matthew H.]

Are they specific to the locality?

2007-11-27T23:24:00.000Z

JayTee found this sign while cruising the canals and has concluded there's a hotline for everything these days.

What is the correct dog-to-lead ratio?

2007-11-25T15:03:00.000Z

What is the maximum permitted number of dogs per lead?

[Chilterns, UK 25 Nov 2007]

Which road, where?

2007-11-18T15:50:00.000Z

Close-up of this sign in the middle of a paddock in Wiltshire.

Mrs Pee???

2007-11-18T15:31:00.000Z

What a name for a floating port-a-loo!

[Kenet and Avon Canal - 17 Nov 2007]

Wow - that IS unusual!

2007-10-22T21:14:00.000Z

A deep lake, with untreated water - whatever next?

Nene Valley Waterpark, Peterborough, UK - 21 Oct 2007

So which way to room 323?

2007-10-22T21:07:00.001Z

From experience, I can tell you it is not to the right.

[Hayley Conference Centre, Ettingham Chase - 19 Oct 2007]

"Live" traffic???

2007-10-02T22:25:00.000Z

What does dead traffic look like?
Surely
"traffic" is traffic. If it is not traffic is it parked cars.

[Matlock, UK. - 22 Sept 2007]

You can catch them but not clean them

2007-08-15T23:32:00.000Z

We know that you are not allowed to clean fish in the toilets but obviously there are some specialist anglers who can fish there.

[Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire, UK -12 Aug 2007]

Boy, I'm sure glad they mentioned that!

2007-06-20T21:22:00.000Z

Caroline found this sign in the bathrooms at the top of Haleakala (the volcano) in Maui. She rightly asks, "Do they really think that people might consider drinking toilet water???!!!"

Maybe, you are so thirsty after the climb that desperation might lead .....

Nah!

[But can you clean fish?]

Does no one check?

2007-06-20T21:18:00.000Z

Maybe 'Lockal' rabbits are a new breed? Perhaps this restaurant serves them for lounch?

Thanks to Peter Debono for these two.

Huh????

2007-06-12T19:54:00.000Z

Semi-amphibious vehicles must keep one wheel on dry-land?

[Ironbridge gorge - 9 June 2007]

Walk it at your peril!

2007-06-10T21:53:00.000Z

Given that many English street names came from trades undertaken there: Bread St, Butchers Row, Mill Rd, Dairy Lane, etc one wonders about the story behind this sign.

[Shrewsbury, UK - 10 June 2006]

Anti-resurrectionists at large?

2007-06-03T19:23:00.000Z

Fortunately this sign was not erected at a grave-yard ....

[Little Paxton Nature Reserve - 3 June 2007]

Push or pursue?

2007-05-30T18:58:00.001Z

Paul Geering, who spotted this near a ramp down to an underpass in Cardiff, Wales, wants to know: Is this sign
A) Actually encouraging people to push wheelchair bound people down the ramp?
or,
B) Is it reminding you to chase after your friend if they are out of control?

Falling rocks? Where?

2007-05-30T08:13:00.000Z

An artist with a sense of humour.

[Presernov trg, Ljubljana 20 May 2007]

Clever!

2007-05-12T03:20:00.000Z

Laura spotted this on a boat on Loch Ness.

A local joke to get the message across.

[December 2006 - Loch Ness, Scotland]

A Poor Losers Rant?

2007-05-12T03:16:00.000Z

Spotted by Craig in Austria

[28 March 2007, Feldbach, Austria]

Stating the obvious

2007-05-10T21:30:00.000Z

If you can read these words then clearly someone is not sitting on the seat and the seat is, thus, 'not in use'. I imagine what they really meant to say was "Do NOT Use Seat".

[No 245 Bus, London - 10 May 2007]

At last: Proof of The Commutative Law of Geography

2007-04-22T21:27:00.000Z

If Newton is by Toft then it follows that Toft must be next to Newton: Simple!

There is a quaint sort of, self-referencing, circular logic to these town names, and since there is no "Newton" and no "Toft", the full names must be something like, "Newton by Toft next Newton by Toft next Newton by Toft next Newton by ....." (until you run out of envelope)

[Lincolnshire, UK - 22 April 2007]

Spoilsports!

2007-04-03T22:17:00.000Z

There is nothing I enjoy more than motor cycling through deep water!

[Middle Nene Sailing Club, Thrapston, UK - 1 April 2007] (Perhaps the date is significant?)

Fine details

2007-02-27T12:39:00.000Z

The last Barcelonian curiousity is the sign in all the Metro carriages telling passengers what is probibited and the fines for breaking the rules. All quite straightforward and clear in three languages. However, I found the fine for smoking to be somewhat curious (sorry no picture). If caught smoking the fine is 30.05 Euro. Why the .05? Will that little extra really discourage those who can afford the 30 Euro?

[Barcelona 26 February 2007]

Barcelona strikes again.

2007-02-27T12:31:00.000Z

A number of Barcelona's fountains display this fine pair. 'No swimming' is obvious but the other one????

"If you swim here lightning will strike you in a very painful place"?

Suggestions please.

[Barcelona - 25 February 2007]

First, no playing and now - no walking

2007-02-27T12:25:00.000Z

A number of parks in Barcelona have this trio of signs. 'No football', I can understand; 'No Dogs' is quite clear; but 'No walking in the park' seems a little strict.

[Barcelona - 25 February 2007]

Wouldn't dream of it ...

2007-02-21T22:58:00.000Z

Play in a park? What a crazy notion! Everyone knows parks are really there for ...

[Snapped by (another) Murray while ignored by Max in Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka - January 2007]

Is this an international phenomenon?

2007-02-05T18:34:00.000Z

A question posed by Joe James who snapped and forwarded this matching shot.

Perhaps they are constantly putting out the trash?

2007-01-29T19:53:00.000Z

The sign on the door says, "No Parking. In Constant Use."

The small green sign says, "Another service provided by Islington Council."

I wonder what that service is?

[Old Finsbury Town Hall, London, UK - 27 January 2007]

So now we know who is responsible!

2006-11-26T21:36:00.000Z

[Oxford St, London, UK. November 2006]

Warning! Birds evolving in flight.

2006-11-14T20:02:00.000Z

Other suggestions welcome.
(Maybe a local can translate?)

[Spotted by Laura on summer vacation in the north Fjords of Iceland, 2006]