October has come and gone and once again it is time to open a new thread for the Gabfest.. During October we did finish the movie WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, complete with musical score, as planned. We launched it into distribution with its own World Premier. The Stars and most of the Supporting Cast were there appropriately dressed for their glitzy walk down the red carpet. Unfortunately co-stars EJ & ODEN and family were unable to attend as they are all currently on migration to Africa. Keith surprised us with some very interesting bird & wildlife reports direct from the Sahara Dessert and from his own equatorial Island in the Sun. His on-the-spot factual reports helped us to understand the dangers our osprey face once they complete their long hazardous journey. Our first music night was a smashing success that left everyone eager for the second.
October has come and gone and once again it is time to open a new thread for the Gabfest..
During October we did finish the movie WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, complete with musical score, as planned. We launched it into distribution with its own World Premier. The Stars and most of the Supporting Cast were there appropriately dressed for their glitzy walk down the red carpet. Unfortunately co-stars EJ & ODEN and family were unable to attend as they are all currently on migration to Africa.
Keith surprised us with some very interesting bird & wildlife reports direct from the Sahara Dessert and from his own equatorial Island in the Sun. His on-the-spot factual reports helped us to understand the dangers our osprey face once they complete their long hazardous journey.
Our first music night was a smashing success that left everyone eager for the second.
Then we ended the month with a wonderfully thoughtful and caring discussion of the benefits or possible harm of the tracking of osprey and other birds. NOVEMBER will bring continued reports and DISCUSSIONS of our own “Special Three“, Tore, Bynack and Rothes who have arrived safely in Africa. We will be watching especially for news of Bynack who has been in an area that seems to be potentially dangerous. We will be watching also for updates of young Ozwold who was VERY reluctant to leave Bonnie Scotland, but is finally taking a stopover in Spain where Roy Dennis says he can safely winter. So, will Ozwold stay in Spain? or will he move south?, on his own unique time schedule? We will also be following the adventures and misadventures of other tagged osprey, including Einion who had us holding our breath while he made a huge circle over the Atlantic, his siblings from the Dyfi nest and others that may come to our attention. All this and much more is discussed on the Gabfest. We expect to have The Second Gabfest Music Night toward the end of the month. The theme is yet to be discussed & determined. This is the Freedom Forum, where fun, fact and fantasy combine to make a very unique thread. So come on in and chat a while with us. Our fire is bright and the latch is always open.
Then we ended the month with a wonderfully thoughtful and caring discussion of the benefits or possible harm of the tracking of osprey and other birds.
NOVEMBER will bring continued reports and DISCUSSIONS of our own “Special Three“, Tore, Bynack and Rothes who have arrived safely in Africa. We will be watching especially for news of Bynack who has been in an area that seems to be potentially dangerous. We will be watching also for updates of young Ozwold who was VERY reluctant to leave Bonnie Scotland, but is finally taking a stopover in Spain where Roy Dennis says he can safely winter. So, will Ozwold stay in Spain? or will he move south?, on his own unique time schedule? We will also be following the adventures and misadventures of other tagged osprey, including Einion who had us holding our breath while he made a huge circle over the Atlantic, his siblings from the Dyfi nest and others that may come to our attention. All this and much more is discussed on the Gabfest.
We expect to have The Second Gabfest Music Night toward the end of the month. The theme is yet to be discussed & determined.
This is the Freedom Forum, where fun, fact and fantasy combine to make a very unique thread. So come on in and chat a while with us. Our fire is bright and the latch is always open.
June - What an opening call to the Novemeber Gabfest. If it follows on like October it will be great.
This may sound silly to some of you.
I had a Robin all of the winter and in the spring there were two obviously a pair as I know they are terratorial and they disappeared completely for the summer and if you blinked here you would have missed it. I heard the singing the other morning when to me it was still dark. The Robin is back and why did it go? I have read that some of you have had Robin's all season but this is a mystery to me. I now also have a blue tit and my reason is they are finding food scarcer but curious about the Robin.
Smiles Keith and yes Aberdeenshire is ok and a vast county it is or is that deemed to not be Scottish as never heard of counties in Scotland. Stick to Aberdeen and there are some lovely places like Inverurie and Forres but am I wrong and should be Inverness lol
B&B I asked that very same question at the Bird Fair (Rutland) a few years ago. I was told that many robins migrate to northern Europe and return in the winter, which I find really surprising. But yes, they are back in my garden too. Their presence is so marked by their beautiful song. Did you see on AutumnWatch that sme blackbirds also return to us from Europe during the winter, and often had a black beak rather than our usual yellow.
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JUNE I lurk a lot of the time on your wonderful thread, and have been thoroughly entertained by your wonderful imagination. It is great how others are draw in too. Thank you.
Hi B & B - Robins are very possessive of their territory, even the females will have their own territory outside breeding season.
I am not sure they went away it is known that they are much more secretive in the summer than in the winter when they can eat out of your hand.
I have a single one that lives in my garden and like you have only spotted it in the last week or so since last spring. I think it has been around though as they tend to keep their territory. Because of the summer secrecy many people think they go away and come back.
In winter mine is very friendly - I often just go out to turn over some soil as it comes and sits beside me and watches for an earthworm to appear.
Hello ShielaFE - Don't lurk come in and join in. As we say in Scotland Failte (Welcome).
Thanks Keith :))
June thanks for starting Nov Gabfest,a great opening piece.
B&B our Robin stayed around all year,great to hear the singing.
B & B - As ShielaFE points out you may have a Northern European Robin rather than a true British Robin. The Northern European Robin will migrate to UK in the winter as their food source becomes covered in snow.