I remember a few years ago (ok, a quarter of a century ago) driving in the US and seeing a roadrunner run across the road. The disappointment that he was just running, and was not pursued by a coyote, was immense.
Fancy being able to track the flight of a tiny goldcrest from Fowey to Kent. Amazing. Now I can see where my feathered friends disappear to! And… I am regularly checking the time with the amazing clock.
The Fieldfares have arrived in F's garden in Denmark and we keep talking and wondering where they've been and what they've seen! They're very curious about the birdbath and can't quite work out whether they want a splash in it like their blackbird cousins. The blackbirds, meanwhile, are very grumpy at having to share their space. It really does feel like 'out of town relatives come to stay'.
A delightful group of stories. Thank you. There are 2 populations of turkey vultures, Cathartes aura, in the eastern US. One, where I live in Kentucky, is stationary. The other, northern, population, is migratory. The northern population migrates through the stationary population on their way south, without much interaction. Birds are amazing, almost as interesting as trees.
I loved this post, Lev and apart from the interesting variety of topics, I was mesmerised by the Knot murmuration - a true wonder of nature. Thanks for the entertaining post!
I've recently adopted Wile E Coyote as my mascot. I've come to recognise that fanatical pursuit of a prize and the laws of physics seemingly turning against me and repeatedly plummeting off a cliff as the pattern of my 42 years on earth. My recent autism and ADHD diagnoses have helped explain a lot!
A lovely collection of things to brighten my day.
I remember a few years ago (ok, a quarter of a century ago) driving in the US and seeing a roadrunner run across the road. The disappointment that he was just running, and was not pursued by a coyote, was immense.
Fancy being able to track the flight of a tiny goldcrest from Fowey to Kent. Amazing. Now I can see where my feathered friends disappear to! And… I am regularly checking the time with the amazing clock.
It’s a long read but it might be the definitive article on the tragic life of Wile E. Coyote : https://deadspin.com/how-wile-e-coyote-explains-the-world-1752248034
The Fieldfares have arrived in F's garden in Denmark and we keep talking and wondering where they've been and what they've seen! They're very curious about the birdbath and can't quite work out whether they want a splash in it like their blackbird cousins. The blackbirds, meanwhile, are very grumpy at having to share their space. It really does feel like 'out of town relatives come to stay'.
A delightful group of stories. Thank you. There are 2 populations of turkey vultures, Cathartes aura, in the eastern US. One, where I live in Kentucky, is stationary. The other, northern, population, is migratory. The northern population migrates through the stationary population on their way south, without much interaction. Birds are amazing, almost as interesting as trees.
Wow! Heligoland tho.....!? The epicentre for those blackbirds' migrations, or have I misunderstood something?
I loved this post, Lev and apart from the interesting variety of topics, I was mesmerised by the Knot murmuration - a true wonder of nature. Thanks for the entertaining post!
I've recently adopted Wile E Coyote as my mascot. I've come to recognise that fanatical pursuit of a prize and the laws of physics seemingly turning against me and repeatedly plummeting off a cliff as the pattern of my 42 years on earth. My recent autism and ADHD diagnoses have helped explain a lot!