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Bird Story - December 2009

a pigeon!

December 30th 2009 10:14
Yes, regular readers know that it would not take me long to get some pigeon news to post!! The local wood pigeon and I are becoming friends - slowly. Unfortunately, many of the local birds are not very tame. This might be due to cats or kids, or lack of affectionate dwellers - but not food. Many neighbors have bird tables and baths in their back yards, I spy.

The wood pigeon, whom I have named WP, spends some time sitting in the tree outside my bedroom window and staring at me - also making tis strange version of a pigeon coo. (Different breed, different sound).

Other birds that are begining to get used to me include a sparrow that hopped onto my windowsil and decided to bounce about playing peekaboo behind the slat for a few moments and a collared dove who sat in the tree staring at me once. The robin has also noted I appear at windows from time to time - but will proabably not be a friend until I dig up some earth and he can feast because of me.


The local pigeon is not tame yet, but I can assure you he will be one day soon - I have a spare mince pie I might toss out for him, that should help!
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English birds

December 16th 2009 09:36
I do not yet have a home computer or internet service to be able to share any new photos, but I can connect to the WWW from the local library in the meantime to update you on the new environment and birdlife that I am experiencing in England.

My last few hours in Australia were spent hanging out with my friendly city flock of pigeons and my son. Smokey, Spotty, and White-Throat all flew in about half an hour before I left - as if they knew that I was leaving and wanted to wish me well on my jounrey. That was a precious moment...

On arrival in England, the first birds I encountered were a flock of pigeons on the train trip down from London to Sussex. When I entered my old childhood bedroom, I discovered an enormous tree to my left and overgrown rose shrub growing to the right of my window. These gave great opportunity to me to meet with the local garden birds.


I have taken a few photos, which I will share with you as soon as I have a home computer. I managed to photograph the resident pigeon - a huge wood pigeon. He sat in the tree outside my window and stared in at me...

I have also spotted the robin, several blue tits, great tits, sparrows, starlings, seagulls, a blackbird, and a few thrushes. that is quite a lot for the middle of winter, so I am hoping to collect an abundance of pictures and facts to share shortly. None of the birds are tame to me yet - but YET is not a permanant word!
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Blogging break - relocating overseas

December 2nd 2009 16:23
Just a quick message to regular readers, to inform you that I shall continue posting as soon as I can organize an internet connection at my new location. (If I cannot get the net at home quickly, I will try to make irregular update posts from a net cafe to let you know which new birds I have met!) I may be absent in full for 1-2 months as I have to wait on my rental deposit refund before purchasing a new computer & then setting up a local bank account before paying for an ISP service.

This will hopefully give me a few weeks to get to know the new local birds and also take some photos ready to share with you - as soon as I can transfer them to the new computer (which I have yet to buy) and then onto the blog (which I can't do without the internet)…

Final plans are not yet definite - as to whether I shall remain there or return here in a few years time, but wherever I am on this planet, I am sure that there will be birds of some description to befriend!
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