tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post792933051975306095..comments2024-03-27T11:18:59.924+00:00Comments on Sun Dried Sparrows: Starling, I love youChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-994635595984009722013-03-12T17:45:30.645+00:002013-03-12T17:45:30.645+00:00Ha.
Should have been beat someone's fanny.Ha. <br /><br />Should have been beat someone's fanny. e.f. bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940814285264472785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-55737691248770709822013-03-12T17:20:04.269+00:002013-03-12T17:20:04.269+00:00This must be that "two nations divided by a c...This must be that "two nations divided by a common language" thing - it's all about fannies and peckers.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-27621633681261631392013-03-12T16:44:16.405+00:002013-03-12T16:44:16.405+00:00Well. We have a lot of parents over here that are ...Well. We have a lot of parents over here that are always threatening to be someone's fanny so...<br /><br />Hahae.f. bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940814285264472785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-4937344399618167092013-03-12T15:34:45.425+00:002013-03-12T15:34:45.425+00:00Ah. 'Pecker' means something else where yo...Ah. 'Pecker' means something else where you are, doesn't it?<br /><br />Oopsie. Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-10694553225050210492013-03-11T15:51:13.496+00:002013-03-11T15:51:13.496+00:00Wait just a minute.
You do what you can to do wh...Wait just a minute. <br /><br />You do what you can to do what now?e.f. bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940814285264472785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-20199259992036586122013-03-11T10:42:02.985+00:002013-03-11T10:42:02.985+00:00I'm so glad to hear you still have that amazin...I'm so glad to hear you still have that amazing daily routine down there - a while since I've been to Brighton but it was always something I looked forward to witnessing.<br />Just think of those dopey fat pigeons as nature's Hoovers, clearing up the mess! I'm a softie for them too, especially after having some nest in our hedge once and being able to watch the progress of their ugly-as-sin babies. Mum and Dad were so very attentive and with the softest, sweetest cooing that they almost lulled me off to s gentle sleep too. (And as for the amount of time they spend on the tenderest of foreplay... well..)<br />Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-13525854450871103422013-03-11T07:40:10.354+00:002013-03-11T07:40:10.354+00:00The starling population down here is holding on va...The starling population down here is holding on valiantly, though it is depleted...we still have the daily visual marvel of the mass twilight flocking along the coast, to the skeleton of the old West Pier where they've congregated for decades now. I do what I can to keep their sharp little peckers up, with the bird feeder in my little back yard. While I'm not fond of the dopey fat pigeons who peck around below it, scavenging for fallen seeds, the bossy starlings and plucky sparrows (yes it's so easy to anthropomorphise, isn't it) keep me happy. Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-47985110505697577012013-03-10T20:50:07.694+00:002013-03-10T20:50:07.694+00:00It is, isn't it? (she murmured)...It is, isn't it? (she murmured)...Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-4983288151019504592013-03-10T20:21:06.363+00:002013-03-10T20:21:06.363+00:00 Murmurations...what a word! Murmurations...what a word!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-51041951370340293052013-03-10T19:34:40.294+00:002013-03-10T19:34:40.294+00:00- and fish with human teeth...- and fish with human teeth...Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-2399137255686323172013-03-10T18:52:25.513+00:002013-03-10T18:52:25.513+00:00Well at least I didn't mention the B word this...Well at least I didn't mention the B word this time!<br /><br />With all those 'gators and cottonmouths round your way those starlings are probably keeping a very low profile...Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-62246955246597543432013-03-10T18:50:34.210+00:002013-03-10T18:50:34.210+00:00Ha ha! I hope Carol V doesn't read this... (a...Ha ha! I hope Carol V doesn't read this... (as if!)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-62828223849524989112013-03-10T18:48:20.611+00:002013-03-10T18:48:20.611+00:00Thanks! I'm so glad too if I've given the...Thanks! I'm so glad too if I've given them a little bit of positive PR. I was watching some today - actually quite a large group for a change, about 8 or 9 (prob. due the return of the snow!) and it was delightful to watch the way they squabble with each other but then always stick together when they fly off, like affectionate bickering between faithful friends. The sounds they make are fascinating too as they are natural mimics, many's been the time I thought the phone was ringing only to realise it's a starling :-)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-35678486883139202132013-03-10T18:45:00.114+00:002013-03-10T18:45:00.114+00:00I love that about Chris and the owl on a train - s...I love that about Chris and the owl on a train - seems so abstract somehow!<br />Re. the cause - various theories being considered (changes in soil conditions where they feed, loss of habitat, over-efficient farming methods)but as far as I know no definite conclusions. Lots of investigations being done though. In the meantime, I'll just keep my feeders topped up - every little helps!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-66149319441781984252013-03-10T18:42:22.038+00:002013-03-10T18:42:22.038+00:00It is so sad, isn't it? Although (ever one to...It is so sad, isn't it? Although (ever one to look on the bright side!) at least now there is lots of research being done to work out the causes and find ways to help them, so fingers crossed we'll see them again some day.<br />There are some huge and spectacular murmurations around the country that I have yet to witness, but I must, although I know I'll be moved to tears (of awe!)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-85598877410887937852013-03-10T11:17:50.619+00:002013-03-10T11:17:50.619+00:00I wonder what the next round of dreams will bring....I wonder what the next round of dreams will bring. Ha<br /><br />I reckon there are Starlings around here but, I don't see a whole lot of them...especially not with the speckles like that.e.f. bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940814285264472785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-2404647549044437192013-03-10T09:12:17.182+00:002013-03-10T09:12:17.182+00:00Interesting, maybe they could call Owls Moonbirds,...Interesting, maybe they could call Owls Moonbirds, from now on I will....saw Suzie on Celebrity Chase. She has 10 times more natural s** appeal that the hideous Carol V. The brain dead man's crumpet.Old Pa's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367815328789444775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-53076138850299177302013-03-10T08:59:31.937+00:002013-03-10T08:59:31.937+00:00I love it when you write about the birds in your g...I love it when you write about the birds in your garden and invariably learn something new from your observations. In this case I had to acknowledge my own petty prejudice against the starling, which is clearly irrational. I will view these visitors from a totally fresh perspective next time I see them.The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-32937959231801499542013-03-10T08:58:41.029+00:002013-03-10T08:58:41.029+00:00When I was a lad I took to feeding the birds aroun...When I was a lad I took to feeding the birds around our back garden and the place used to be full of starlings, now I cannot recall the last time I saw one. What is the cause of this tragedy? By the way, my better-half once sat next to Chris Packham and an owl on a train journey. I think he still had the punk hair then (Chris, not the owl). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-46716308873272709142013-03-09T20:56:09.685+00:002013-03-09T20:56:09.685+00:00The flocks that darkened and patterned the winter ...The flocks that darkened and patterned the winter skies are a thing of the past. I can n't remember seeing or hearing it for at least 5 or 6 years. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com