They can't blame this one on cats!

Cats get a bad press, at times, over predation of birds. But this one they
*can't* blame on cats ;-)

See

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3545679.stm

I have a dark sense of humour, but I have this mental picture of a flock of
twitchers, all with binoculars trained, uttering a mass "AAAAGGGGHHHH!" in
unison ;-)

Cheers, helen s




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Oh my. That is rather humorous in a sad way. Rather Monty Pythonish.

Karen

"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote in
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Cats get a bad press, at times, over predation of birds. But this one they
*can't* blame on cats ;-)

See

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3545679.stm

I have a dark sense of humour, but I have this mental picture of a flock
of
twitchers, all with binoculars trained, uttering a mass "AAAAGGGGHHHH!" in
unison ;-)

Cheers, helen s




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On 10 Mar 2004 17:29:13 GMT, omcom
(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote:

Cats get a bad press, at times, over predation of birds. But this one they
*can't* blame on cats ;-)

See

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3545679.stm

I have a dark sense of humour, but I have this mental picture of a flock of
twitchers, all with binoculars trained, uttering a mass "AAAAGGGGHHHH!" in
unison ;-)

Cheers, helen s

Aw, to bad for the robin.

I don't know how common the sparrowhawks are, but I, for one, enjoy
watching the hawks in action.

BTW, twitchers is a new term for me.
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BTW, twitchers is a new term for me.

Brit term for *very* keen birdwatchers :-)

Cheers, helen s




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On 10 Mar 2004 20:40:20 GMT, omcom
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BTW, twitchers is a new term for me.

Brit term for *very* keen birdwatchers :-)


I suspect that they all twitched when the hawk swooped down.

Well, at least the hawk got to enjoy some exotic foreign food...

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On 10 Mar 2004 17:29:13 GMT, omcom
(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote:

Cats get a bad press, at times, over predation of birds. But this one they
*can't* blame on cats ;-)

See

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3545679.stm

I have a dark sense of humour, but I have this mental picture of a flock of
twitchers, all with binoculars trained, uttering a mass "AAAAGGGGHHHH!" in
unison ;-)

Cheers, helen s




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DANGER!!! Loose nut in front of the keyboard
-jaggath-

"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote
Cats get a bad press, at times, over predation of birds. But this one they
*can't* blame on cats ;-)

See

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3545679.stm

I have a dark sense of humour, but I have this mental picture of a flock
of
twitchers, all with binoculars trained, uttering a mass "AAAAGGGGHHHH!" in
unison ;-)

I'm as bad as you. I thought this was funny, too. I can't stand that kind of
bird-watchers. For them, it's not about the beauty of nature, but it's a
competition to see who "catches" the most varieties of birds. Ugh. Serves
them right to see nature taking its course. ;o)

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"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote in
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Cats get a bad press, at times, over predation of birds. But this one they
*can't* blame on cats ;-)

See

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3545679.stm

I have a dark sense of humour, but I have this mental picture of a flock
of
twitchers, all with binoculars trained, uttering a mass "AAAAGGGGHHHH!" in
unison ;-)

Cheers, helen s



Wow.. people actually gather to watch, AND take pictures, of a robin???
Heck, maybe I could sell tickets to my front yard.

I haven't seen one yet, and on this side of the pond, a robin is the "first
sign of Spring". I imagine they'll be popping about soon, as the weather has
been climbing into the 40's and 50's lately with only moments of snow here
and there. FINALLY.

Stacey

Wow.. people actually gather to watch, AND take pictures, of a robin???

Yup - the *American* robin is a completely different bird to the native robin
of the UK, which is the *European* robin.


The AMERICAN ROBIN - Turdus migratorius
Average size: 21.5 cm
Lives: Southern, central and eastern US

The EUROPEAN ROBIN (the UK one) - Erithacus rubecula
Length: 14cm
Lives: Throughout the UK, resident all year round

You can see from the above, our robin is a different species, and much smaller
than the American one.

Cheers, helen s












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omcom (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote:

Yup - the *American* robin is a completely different bird to the native robin
of the UK, which is the *European* robin.


The AMERICAN ROBIN - Turdus migratorius
Average size: 21.5 cm
Lives: Southern, central and eastern US

The EUROPEAN ROBIN (the UK one) - Erithacus rubecula
Length: 14cm
Lives: Throughout the UK, resident all year round

You can see from the above, our robin is a different species, and much smaller
than the American one.

Can you also provide their air velocities when unladen?