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.
You are correct US Robins are different to European Robins. They were only called Robins because of the resemblence of the redish breast but are a species of Thrush and are definately migratory birds in the US.
The European Robin - ones that migrate from Scandanavia to Britrain for winter and also the ones that stay around Britain all year.
SheilaFE, I am suprised about Robins and now maybe that is where my blackbird as been but very interesting the Robin is back and maybe european and as I said I heard the song and to be honest I have never noticed it before. Aparrantly it is a more mellow song in winter. Always one of the favourite garden birds of everyone. June interesting and the Robin's maybe have to adapt to different climates
Keith wonderful to hear that Baldrick as been spotted and Rothes is ok but surely there must be more. I know from reading the nest at LG that EJ as had a lot of drama's. Wonderful that Baldrick was spotted and a 7 yr old.
Wonderful story about the hedgehog and sure it will have found shelter and a lovely thing to do. This weekend not good for hedgehogs and hope people check their bonfires.
June maybe you could let us know where to find the Robin songs and bluebirds
There have been many more of EJ offspring ringed in earlier years and indeed they may be surviving somewhere out there but until one of these rings is positively sighted we will not know. Apart from Rothes only Yellow 28 has been seen.
Hopefully some news of EJ's offspring in the future.
I must go and not boomeranging and thanks Sheila, Keith and June and I did say maybe a silly question about Robins but not Sheila thanks and very interesting all :)
Lowry I know you are about and apologise if I have missed you and Sunshine too
"YouTube Rockin' Robin" choose Jackson Five for Michael Jackson when he was young & cute, before he ruined himself.
choose Bobby Day, think I prefer this just a littl.
"You Tube Red, Red Robin" Choose Doris Day for picturs of DD. Choose Bing Crosby for a great version. Choose Al Jolson for a very early & interesting version.
Good evening everyone, and special hello to Aberdeen, I'm now feeling like an old hand with all the new gabbers we are getting, more the merrier..
June yes a great opening for November thank you, and a great debate last night.
You're a god man Keith, hedgehog rescue, brilliant.
Robins, I spent 20 mins the other day watching "my" robin chase a blue tit round the garden and through some trees.. it was really funny.
All for one and one for all.
oops, not God man Keith... good man lol
I am supposed to be going to bed but found the red red robin Charlton athletic football club song and very much in the past lol