tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post8176875589162857579..comments2024-01-17T20:44:37.660+00:00Comments on USEFUL or BEAUTIFUL: BirdingLucillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-54321636793765867812015-03-02T22:43:51.310+00:002015-03-02T22:43:51.310+00:00I guess it's about being in the right place at...I guess it's about being in the right place at the right time, lucky duck.Nib's Endhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820552995581749771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-1352011810939744482015-02-23T02:55:21.988+00:002015-02-23T02:55:21.988+00:00I volunteer at a wildlife rehab so am in the inter...I volunteer at a wildlife rehab so am in the interesting position of being for both the predators and the prey!yoga teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551998007150554947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-58138355194636749622015-02-22T18:54:29.446+00:002015-02-22T18:54:29.446+00:00A wonderful sight, birds en masse - we keep meanin...A wonderful sight, birds en masse - we keep meaning to to head out to the big RSPB reserve, Ham Wall, to watch the starling murmuration at dusk, but the combination of the cold wet weather and the birds' unpredictable choices of roosting places puts us off. Must try harder, I suppose!rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398213417325683445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-72068793914333193502015-02-18T14:24:52.335+00:002015-02-18T14:24:52.335+00:00I've an idea this might be a wader. Perhaps an...I've an idea this might be a wader. Perhaps an oyster catcher.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-79021422917567199862015-02-18T10:39:12.055+00:002015-02-18T10:39:12.055+00:00That skull is terrifying . Imagine that spearing d...That skull is terrifying . Imagine that spearing down at you from a clear blue sky ! SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-24697949928019039702015-02-17T20:52:56.356+00:002015-02-17T20:52:56.356+00:00Again a great post, made me laugh. I love spending...Again a great post, made me laugh. I love spending time with knowledgeable people, whatever the subject matter. Katharine Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272802201564787548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-88158871167490716302015-02-17T19:13:31.226+00:002015-02-17T19:13:31.226+00:00What a thing to see! What a thing to see! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-60608360552287727122015-02-17T18:51:00.872+00:002015-02-17T18:51:00.872+00:00My I-Spy books are all vintage ones but I see that...My I-Spy books are all vintage ones but I see that Michelin publish a series by the same name. Your temperatures are miserably low. I had to do a conversion as I have got used to centigrade now.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-55193579819467988332015-02-17T16:02:51.009+00:002015-02-17T16:02:51.009+00:00Lucille, I don't think we have I-Spy books ove...Lucille, I don't think we have I-Spy books over here...but now I will be on the look out for them. Maybe I can spy an I-Spy.<br /><br />Like you and Annie, I also think that bird skulls are remarkable.<br /><br />How I do yearn for these extremely cold winter days to cease, so that it will again be a pleasure to wander around outdoors in NYC.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-6309881097814279792015-02-17T11:57:30.643+00:002015-02-17T11:57:30.643+00:00I've never found one before. I decided to leav...I've never found one before. I decided to leave it.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-74007388314084663612015-02-17T11:09:25.634+00:002015-02-17T11:09:25.634+00:00It's the bird skulls that get me, every time ....It's the bird skulls that get me, every time ... the fragility of them, and the robustness ... contradictory I know. I find them achingly beautiful. I collect them, which my children find decidely macabre.Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-21859265641056876792015-02-17T09:20:26.103+00:002015-02-17T09:20:26.103+00:00Where would be without I-Spy books?! I love the ph...Where would be without I-Spy books?! I love the photos of the flocks of lapwings and golden plovers. The light is beautiful. Sorry I missed you in Trafalgar Square...it isn't the same though without the flocks of pigeons..! annie hoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894824060367890048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-73475831921260894572015-02-17T07:51:09.628+00:002015-02-17T07:51:09.628+00:00A magnificent sight especially when the sunlight h...A magnificent sight especially when the sunlight hits them.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.com