tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post929601123839886358..comments2024-03-27T11:18:59.924+00:00Comments on Sun Dried Sparrows: CuckooChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-32638347000512720292015-01-13T19:22:32.183+00:002015-01-13T19:22:32.183+00:00I'd like to think one did... maybe even one th...I'd like to think one did... maybe even one that TS has seen too... we could all be connected by cuckoos!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-25216485089534254432015-01-13T14:26:00.034+00:002015-01-13T14:26:00.034+00:00You are right a pretty allusive bird, I have certa...You are right a pretty allusive bird, I have certainly heard them but not over here in Spain. ,I wonder if one stopped of on my roof for a little break on his journey South.Old Pa's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367815328789444775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-68019333110207503142015-01-07T23:14:05.290+00:002015-01-07T23:14:05.290+00:00The mystery is all part of it, isn't it? I do...The mystery is all part of it, isn't it? I don't think we'll ever fully understand. I kind of hope we won't!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-48805473101229972732015-01-07T13:06:21.663+00:002015-01-07T13:06:21.663+00:00The quantum mechanics might have an answer but, in...The quantum mechanics might have an answer but, in order to explain the butterfly migration...everything else becomes a mystery again.Erik Bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401279267556576137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-34611628753083705612015-01-06T18:31:40.093+00:002015-01-06T18:31:40.093+00:00Oh, you've got me started! Wow, yes, the Mona...Oh, you've got me started! Wow, yes, the Monarch. Staggering. I would love to see one. How do they do it? And it's only in the last few years that I read about the number of small butterflies we get here in the UK migrating from Europe over the channel too. Hummingbird hawkmoths are another... and the closest I'm likely to get to seeing a real live hummingbird (jealous...)<br /><br />Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-41866946054422125162015-01-06T12:30:28.458+00:002015-01-06T12:30:28.458+00:00I don't think we have any around here...and I&...I don't think we have any around here...and I'd happily trade them for the Canadian Geese that are supposed to be migrating through but never seem to leave. <br /><br />I know you asked not to be started but, I can't think of migration without thinking of Monarchs. <br /><br />Of course, I'd be happy to spend the rest of the year listening to the Cramps.Erik Bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401279267556576137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-69014016270907105712015-01-05T22:43:33.270+00:002015-01-05T22:43:33.270+00:00Thanks Gin G - I don't know anything about Am...Thanks Gin G - I don't know anything about American cuckoos - I wonder if they migrate too? - I'll have to read up on them. I haven't read the JK Rowling book, perhaps I should read that too! Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-52424710291888585942015-01-05T11:44:46.524+00:002015-01-05T11:44:46.524+00:00Oh that's brilliant about Derek (I love the na...Oh that's brilliant about Derek (I love the names they've been given). I didn't know if you knew about the BTO project - apologies for not realising you were already there. I've been keeping up with 'Chris'!<br /><br />Look forward to seeing your cuckoo photos this Spring - fingers crossed (except when you're pointing and pressing...)<br /><br /><br /><br />Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-14003810076434278282015-01-04T20:58:00.998+00:002015-01-04T20:58:00.998+00:00I checked out the BTO site during the period that ...I checked out the BTO site during the period that the cuckoos were in our neck of the woods last year, but sadly no tracked birds were in our neighbourhood. In 2013, however, Derek apparently stopped off around here, while on his travels. Last year he took a similar flight path, but further West. I shall be sure to monitor all his movements from now on.<br />I tried to get a photo of a cuckoo last year on probably my best sighting evening, but sadly my old camera wasn't up to the job. The new one's another point and press, but a little sharper, so I'll be sure to keep it with me at all times come the Spring, just in case.The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-8082498217590014712015-01-04T19:41:30.814+00:002015-01-04T19:41:30.814+00:00Ah, glad you enjoyed too and the tunes, and as for...Ah, glad you enjoyed too and the tunes, and as for your wildlife encounters I'm envious... close-up cuckoos and a bevy of deer too, so lovely. I hope your cuckoo/s come back this Spring. You might be interested to read about the cuckoos being followed by the BTO using satellite tags, they're from Norfolk and now in Africa...maybe you've seen the same ones! I don't have a link handy but a quick google search for BTO cuckoo tracking should find it.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-29086762025612295312015-01-04T19:36:34.698+00:002015-01-04T19:36:34.698+00:00Indeed...and why not?Indeed...and why not?Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-79480677491513398362015-01-04T19:35:16.214+00:002015-01-04T19:35:16.214+00:00A bit of a contrast, but both good in their own wa...A bit of a contrast, but both good in their own ways!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-82807051039540057922015-01-04T19:33:19.753+00:002015-01-04T19:33:19.753+00:00I'm very happy to believe it was a nightingale...I'm very happy to believe it was a nightingale you heard singing...<br /><br />Woodpeckers will definitely do, I love the way they make a sound like manic laughter... at least I think it's a woodpecker I hear round here sometimes and not a neighbour who's been on the magic mushrooms...Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-14278859974866512782015-01-04T19:25:19.407+00:002015-01-04T19:25:19.407+00:00I'm so glad you enjoyed it, thank you! I will...I'm so glad you enjoyed it, thank you! I will have a listen to the RW song too, never heard it so thanks for that too. Nature is very harsh at times but it all works out somehow, doesn't it... And yes a rival for the Pencil Museum (I love pencils so I really do think I should go there!) We can add it to the list along with another I recently read about - the Anaesthesia Heritage Centre in London!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-76215819372350897712015-01-04T13:51:13.424+00:002015-01-04T13:51:13.424+00:00In 2014 we spent our third summer here. In the pre...In 2014 we spent our third summer here. In the previous two I'd heard cuckoos while out walking several times, but had never seen one, but last year, for some reason I was lucky enough to see (& hear!) a cuckoo, quite regularly for a while, in two separate locations. I don't know if I've become more aware, now know what to look for or simply begun stepping more lightly on my travels, but there they were time and again, always in the same areas. I had a lucky year with deer too, previously rare sightings gave way to a constant run where, for a while, I regularly stumbled upon a herd (or is that a bevy?) in the same area at the same time of day.<br />Great post C, with fine tunes attached. I'll keep my eyes and ears peeled for cuckoos come Spring-time and report back if I'm in luck - either to you or The Times!The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-33075760320845810152015-01-04T10:07:48.181+00:002015-01-04T10:07:48.181+00:00Yes, I'd like to listen to the Cramps.
Swiss...Yes, I'd like to listen to the Cramps.<br />Swiss Adam Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-4870398243129791532015-01-03T22:58:24.811+00:002015-01-03T22:58:24.811+00:00Much as I like the Cramps always good to hear the ...Much as I like the Cramps always good to hear the BGTsCharity Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049726176497694026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-69872337599030216222015-01-03T20:24:34.455+00:002015-01-03T20:24:34.455+00:00Wanted to add - thanks for the 'heads up' ...Wanted to add - thanks for the 'heads up' on the cuckoo clock museum. Will definitely try to get there one day! A rival for the Pencil Museum at last.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-27226243309551761452015-01-03T20:21:28.168+00:002015-01-03T20:21:28.168+00:00Dear C, what a beautiful post. I'm pretty cert...Dear C, what a beautiful post. I'm pretty certain I've never seen a real live cuckoo, though I may have heard one - the memory dims. I'm sure we don't get them in these or any other parts anywhere near as much as we used to. Their antics are quite ghastly if looked at in a certain way but nature is bizarre isn't it? have you heard Robert Wyatt's song, 'Cuckoo Madam'? When I listen to that I feel more sympathy for them. Their migration is quite incredible, isn't it? I haven't heard the Be Good Tanya's take on the old folk song for years, so much thanks for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com