Snipe Bird facts
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The term 'sniper' came from a so called 'sharpshooter' hunting and shooting the little, sneaky, elusive bird called the 'snipe', Thus calling themselves 'Snipers'.
The term "sniper" comes from how hard it is to shoot the snipe bird
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The phrase "Snipe Hunt" and the word "sniper" both derive from the difficulty in hunting a small wading bird called a snipe.
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The verb 'to snipe' originated in the 1770s among soldiers in British India where hunter skilled enough to kill a particularly elusive bird, the snipe, were called 'snipers'. This is also the origin of the term 'snipe hunt' to describe an impossible task.
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I learned that the word "Sniper" comes from the notoriously hard to hunt bird called a "Snipe". The "difficulties involved in hunting snipes gave rise to the term 'sniper', referring to a skilled anti-personnel military sharpshooter."
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The term 'sniper' comes from how accurate you must be to shoot a snipe bird
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Birds that are found in the forests and slopes of Skaftafell National Park include the wren, redwing, redpoll, snipe, meadow pipit, golden plover, raven, merlin, snow bunting, and wheatear.
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The term "Sniper" comes from the "snipe," a bird that is notoriously hard to hunt, due to its erratic flight pattern.
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The word "Sniper" comes from hunting snipes, a small bird that it's hard to shoot, and that required great skill to do so
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The word "sniper", meaning sharpshooter, comes from the practice of shooting Snipe birds. Snipe are small, fly erratically, and blend into their surroundings , making them a tough challenge for a marksman.
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Snipe hunting is a real thing. Snipes are a real bird (not imaginary) that are very hard to shoot. If you get one, you are a "sniper", an excellent shot.
