tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post348517311081439055..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: My Birds of Paradise.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-27417167852045731162021-04-22T02:20:31.250+01:002021-04-22T02:20:31.250+01:00Beautiful photos. Beautiful photos. R's Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711563217099699047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-24670806050551502532021-04-20T11:51:43.096+01:002021-04-20T11:51:43.096+01:00A fine collection Bob. I suffered from always hav...A fine collection Bob. I suffered from always having accompanying canines which had the effect of rendering all bird photos somewhat distant - and usually blurred. Kenhttps://wherethefatdogwalks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-23957825366232181412021-04-16T00:23:35.722+01:002021-04-16T00:23:35.722+01:00Hi Kathy,
I was familiar with the Christmas song l...Hi Kathy,<br />I was familiar with the Christmas song line 'and a Partridge in a Pear Tree' but I had no idea just how colourful it was in reality. A lovely bird yet it blends in so well with the knee high heather on the mountain slopes as to be invisible most of the time on the ground.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-16286884910625272232021-04-15T21:59:22.205+01:002021-04-15T21:59:22.205+01:00Hello,
We have a partridge that looks like that re...Hello,<br />We have a partridge that looks like that red legged partridge in Nevada, U.S.A.. They aren't native here, but are a chukar partridge. They really like to scold us if we run into them on the mountain. Funny little birds.<br />Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16615620401833878669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-71988271308329303702021-04-09T22:15:58.639+01:002021-04-09T22:15:58.639+01:00Yeah, unfortunately, due my abundance of exotic bi...Yeah, unfortunately, due my abundance of exotic birdlife, I get a buzzard and possibly a sparrowhawk predating on my poor birds. I banged on the window at it the other day as it was sat on my lawn waiting - it looked round at me in a bored manner, shrugged it's shoulders and continued to wait. I had to go out and threaten it!Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-3362142120232729032021-04-09T00:33:54.319+01:002021-04-09T00:33:54.319+01:00Cheers Anabel,
We had a budgie as well, a bright ...Cheers Anabel,<br /> We had a budgie as well, a bright yellow one but then we got a dog and a hamster so the budgie didn't get out it's cage to fly around as much as the dog and hamster would have injured it. I still feel guilty about that looking back yet at the time i had too many other things happening in my life to give it my full attention. Children (i.e. me) can be really thoughtless- always excited by the latest new toy/gadget/thing and forgetting to give equal attention to the older ones.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-63640346100352580722021-04-09T00:21:18.176+01:002021-04-09T00:21:18.176+01:00You would not be you if you didn't disagree wi...You would not be you if you didn't disagree with me Carol. I expect nothing less :o) All I get on my bird feeders are sparrows,(17,16 14) blue tits,(2) and an occasional sparrowhawk.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-17713916886413322082021-04-09T00:15:53.584+01:002021-04-09T00:15:53.584+01:00Thanks Rosemary.
Both types of partridge were onl...Thanks Rosemary.<br /> Both types of partridge were only encountered once after 40 years of mountain and farmland walking. Either they are not that common except in a few East Coast districts or they blend in with the background well.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-59088059411644655202021-04-08T22:33:31.289+01:002021-04-08T22:33:31.289+01:00Great shots, all of them. I agree about the cruelt...Great shots, all of them. I agree about the cruelty of keeping birds caged, though we also had a budgie in the early 60s. His name, unfortunately, was Boris - I’m not sure why, I think we acquired him already named. He was also my first experience of death and I remember being really puzzled at the idea of burying him in the ground. Anabel Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643196773717977697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-24792380606117385662021-04-08T20:36:01.980+01:002021-04-08T20:36:01.980+01:00To be honest, I disagree that we have as colourful...To be honest, I disagree that we have as colourful species as they do in other countries. A visit round museums which have stuffed animals, especially birds, from all over the world soon put us right on that one. I was surprised how much more colourful everyone else's wildlife was!<br /><br />You have some great photos of some very rare sightings in Britain there! The woodpecker here though is common - I have at least 2 males on my birdfeeder every day - along with a male pheasant clearing up beneath it. I've only ever seen one green woodpecker though and that was last year in Patterdale.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-23671426197265881122021-04-08T19:27:01.475+01:002021-04-08T19:27:01.475+01:00A great selection of birds - I have never ever see...A great selection of birds - I have never ever seen a redlegged partridge, lucky you.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com