tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post4995556391118983261..comments2024-03-19T09:51:50.961+00:00Comments on Another Bird Blog: Wood You Believe It?Phil Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-18406407417858846102017-10-29T18:52:46.275+00:002017-10-29T18:52:46.275+00:00Wow...even with the mist & foggy morning, you ...Wow...even with the mist & foggy morning, you two netted many interesting species. Reading about the theories of the pigeon was VERY interesting!<br /><br />It was great visiting today and I appreciate your linking with us at I'd Rather B Birdin' this weekend.Anni https://www.blogger.com/profile/11805303710992562752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-46596683456176741202017-10-29T14:45:29.429+00:002017-10-29T14:45:29.429+00:00Interesting about the wood pidgeons, never really ...Interesting about the wood pidgeons, never really thought of any pidgeon as a migrating bird since I only see them on rooftops around here. Love the photos of all the birds, the Chaffinch is a pretty bird!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993104398196469720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-30069982582092042892017-10-29T13:53:28.307+00:002017-10-29T13:53:28.307+00:00Beautiful Sparrowhawk! And s interesting about th...Beautiful Sparrowhawk! And s interesting about the wood pidgeons!A Colorful Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890388727784255219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-11106652425808891702017-10-26T16:22:47.409+01:002017-10-26T16:22:47.409+01:00I didn't know wood pigeons flew together in su...I didn't know wood pigeons flew together in such large numbers. I would have probably thought that they belonged to a pigeon fancier and were out for some excersise or a race.<br />The sparrowhawk is amazing! I would loved to see it up close.<br />Tomorrow is supposed to be a better day weather wise.<br />Have a great weekend :)Prunella Pepperpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933999009764009722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-5107502841764520232017-10-26T16:17:55.634+01:002017-10-26T16:17:55.634+01:00Nice images .. Here in Madrid there are many wood...Nice images .. Here in Madrid there are many woodpigeon.. Greetings ..Ana Mínguez Corellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08137498163471145255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-5693316463109045442017-10-26T15:04:49.766+01:002017-10-26T15:04:49.766+01:00Today I learned a new word although I have no idea...Today I learned a new word although I have no idea what it means. What, prey tell, is mizzle? It's interesting that you caught a Sparrowhawk in your nets. Last year at our banding operation a Cooper's Hawk, presumably attracted by the distress calls of passerines entangled in the nets, hit one of our nets and went right through it. A gaping hole was all we had from that encounter. I had not realized that Wood Pigeons undertook these kinds of migrations. You see, that is why I rush to read your blog as soon as a new post is up Professor Slade. I learn something new every time. I am now prompted to do a little more research and since Miriam is going to the theatre this afternoon with friends, following which they are all going for dinner, I will have some free time to do just that. I should mention too, that I had not realized that there is a continental form of Eurasian Blackbird and it solves the puzzle of some of the pictures we have from our recent exploits in Slovenia and Croatia. We have birds with the traditional yellow bill and eye, but others with the dark bill and plumage that you describe. They didn't fit the bill for either juvenile or female and I don't believe the references I have mention this continental variant. I will have to check. In any event, interesting post from start to finish. In all seriousness I enjoyed it very much - as I always do.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-15658973387707930892017-10-26T14:37:39.004+01:002017-10-26T14:37:39.004+01:00Was the Sparrowhawk chasing bids into the mist net...Was the Sparrowhawk chasing bids into the mist nets?Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.com