Comments on: Comments http://birdtablenews.com A chat about all types of birdlife visiting my garden - plus advice and information on bird feeding and bird care. Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Roger P http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-1473 Roger P Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:33:22 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-1473 Hi Trisha Thought you might be interested in a couple of bird incident that have happened in my back garden recently. We live in the suburbs of Newcastle and have a tree in the garden which is regularly nested by blackbirds, pigeons, finches and wrens. One morning about 4 a.m. in May there was such a commotion in the tree - the blackbirds were screaming - that I got up and went outside to find three dead blackbird chicks and a pigeon chick. Thinking that the nests had been predated by a cat I sat watching the corpses for about 10 minutes when to my surprise a fox came into the garden and picked up all the chicks. Either the fox was exceptionally lucky to have found them or it can climb trees! On Tuesday the 29th of July I was in the garden mending a fence when once again a commotion occured after something large had flown into the tree. Thinking that the culprit was a magpie or crow I was stunned to witness a large brown bird drop out of the tree with a blackbird in its talons. It landed next to the house, but flew off when it saw me (minus the blackbird which had survived the attack). I must admit to feeling rather privilaged to have witnessed such a spectacle. Many thanks for the website - keep up the good work. Hi Trisha
Thought you might be interested in a couple of bird incident that have happened in my back garden recently. We live in the suburbs of Newcastle and have a tree in the garden which is regularly nested by blackbirds, pigeons, finches and wrens. One morning about 4 a.m. in May there was such a commotion in the tree - the blackbirds were screaming - that I got up and went outside to find three dead blackbird chicks and a pigeon chick. Thinking that the nests had been predated by a cat I sat watching the corpses for about 10 minutes when to my surprise a fox came into the garden and picked up all the chicks. Either the fox was exceptionally lucky to have found them or it can climb trees!

On Tuesday the 29th of July I was in the garden mending a fence when once again a commotion occured after something large had flown into the tree. Thinking that the culprit was a magpie or crow I was stunned to witness a large brown bird drop out of the tree with a blackbird in its talons. It landed next to the house, but flew off when it saw me (minus the blackbird which had survived the attack). I must admit to feeling rather privilaged to have witnessed such a spectacle.

Many thanks for the website - keep up the good work.

]]> By: Birdy Trish http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-766 Birdy Trish Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:33:27 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-766 Hi, I don't live near Southampton. I live 12 miles off the coast near Scarborough. But I'm still interested in your note about Tichfield Haven. It sounds like you had a great day. How do you recognise all the birds? I went on an RSPB guided walk at the Bempton Cliffs Bird Reserve and I didn't know many of the sea birds. Glad I had someone with me who did. If ever I'm near Southampton (say on my hols) I'll make sure I go to Tichfield Haven. Best. Trisha Hi, I don’t live near Southampton. I live 12 miles off the coast near Scarborough. But I’m still interested in your note about Tichfield Haven. It sounds like you had a great day.
How do you recognise all the birds? I went on an RSPB guided walk at the Bempton Cliffs Bird Reserve and I didn’t know many of the sea birds. Glad I had someone with me who did.
If ever I’m near Southampton (say on my hols) I’ll make sure I go to Tichfield Haven. Best. Trisha

]]> By: Willis314 http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-755 Willis314 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:09:01 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-755 Great site and comment page! I recently went to a nature reserve down south near southampton. If any of you live near there its well worth a visit. It is called Titchfield Haven. I saw Avocets, Black tailed godwits, Great skuas, Bearded tits and Mediteranian gulls. I dont live near the coast so waders arnt really my specialality but trust me you will definatley see something you havnt seen before x Great site and comment page!

I recently went to a nature reserve down south near southampton. If any of you live near there its well worth a visit. It is called Titchfield Haven. I saw Avocets, Black tailed godwits, Great skuas, Bearded tits and Mediteranian gulls.

I dont live near the coast so waders arnt really my specialality but trust me you will definatley see something you havnt seen before

x

]]> By: The Power Guides http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-449 The Power Guides Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:25:02 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-449 Hi Trisha, Just a quick note to let you know you have been included in The Bird Watchers Power Guide , http://birdtablenews.com and a check to see if the wording for your blog listing is OK . Please Visit the Site If you wish your wording to be amended or would like our latest post widget for your blog Bird Watchers Power Guide http://www.thepowerguides.com/birdwatchersguide.html The guides are Simple and Easy To Use Guides with each feed and blog hand picked to provide the best and latest quality information. Each guide concentrates on a specific interest and allows bloggers with similar interests to keep up to date with other blogs latest postings on similar subjects. Inclusion is free and we do not require a link back but do offer Bloggers included in our Guides a widget with the latest posts from around the Birding World. As the guides have continued to develop and blogs or RSS feeds from high traffic forums or blogs dominate the Latest Posts they are moved to the News Feed section which means bloggers who post daily or rarely will still be found in the Latest Posts. As the blogging community continues to evolve it is important that genuine bloggers whether new or older established should still have an opportunity to be found The Power Guides provides that opportunity. Hi Trisha,

Just a quick note to let you know you have been included in The Bird Watchers Power Guide ,

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and a check to see if the wording for your blog listing is OK .

Please Visit the Site If you wish your wording to be amended or would like our latest post widget for your blog

Bird Watchers Power Guide
http://www.thepowerguides.com/birdwatchersguide.html

The guides are Simple and Easy To Use Guides with each feed and blog hand picked to provide the best and latest quality information. Each guide concentrates on a specific interest and allows bloggers with similar interests to keep up to date with other blogs latest postings on similar subjects.

Inclusion is free and we do not require a link back but do offer Bloggers included in our Guides a widget with the latest posts from around the Birding World.

As the guides have continued to develop and blogs or RSS feeds from high traffic forums or blogs dominate the Latest Posts they are moved to the News Feed section which means bloggers who post daily or rarely will still be found in the Latest Posts.

As the blogging community continues to evolve it is important that genuine bloggers whether new or older established should still have an opportunity to be found The Power Guides provides that opportunity.

]]> By: Dan http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-246 Dan Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:58:31 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-246 Hey Trish! Was having my lunch and came across this wonderful website of yours, top work and keep it up!! Dan Hey Trish! Was having my lunch and came across this wonderful website of yours, top work and keep it up!! Dan

]]> By: Birdy Trish http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-168 Birdy Trish Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:43:47 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-168 Isabella, It's lovely you took time to let me know the rhyme. It takes me back years to when we used to sing it in my childhood days, then I sang it to my kids as well. I remember the actions now as well. I'll be singing it all day now. I wonder where it came from, It's a catchy verse. I think I'll ask my kids if they remember it. I didn't realise there were so many verses about birds until I started looking. I'll have to see if I can find any more. Do you still sing the verse, or did you have to think and remember it? Cheers. Trisha. Isabella, It’s lovely you took time to let me know the rhyme. It takes me back years to when we used to sing it in my childhood days, then I sang it to my kids as well. I remember the actions now as well. I’ll be singing it all day now. I wonder where it came from, It’s a catchy verse. I think I’ll ask my kids if they remember it. I didn’t realise there were so many verses about birds until I started looking. I’ll have to see if I can find any more. Do you still sing the verse, or did you have to think and remember it? Cheers. Trisha.

]]> By: Isabelle http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-166 Isabelle Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:44:01 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-166 The rhyme you refer to is - Two little dicky birds Sitting on a wall One named Peter One named Paul Fly away Peter Fly away Paul Come back Peter Come back Paul - all done with actions - using the index fingers of each hand to represent the birds. The rhyme you refer to is -

Two little dicky birds
Sitting on a wall
One named Peter
One named Paul
Fly away Peter
Fly away Paul
Come back Peter
Come back Paul

- all done with actions - using the index fingers of each hand to represent the birds.

]]> By: Shirl http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-140 Shirl Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:57:09 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-140 Hi again, Trish - email me and I will try to help out with photos and videos :-D Hi again, Trish - email me and I will try to help out with photos and videos :-D

]]> By: Birdy Trish http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-101 Birdy Trish Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:46:53 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-101 Hi Peakfood and Hi Top Veg. Glad you like the contents page. Just wanted a way to let anyone put a note in about anything. I think both your sites are good - really professional. Trisha Hi Peakfood and Hi Top Veg. Glad you like the contents page. Just wanted a way to let anyone put a note in about anything. I think both your sites are good - really professional. Trisha

]]> By: TopVeg http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-93 TopVeg Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:12:50 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/contact-page-please-give-me-your-ideas/#comment-93 great contents page & site. Like your photos! great contents page & site. Like your photos!

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