tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post9101039205487123743..comments2024-03-29T00:28:38.155+00:00Comments on Nigeness: National Bird TimeNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-8778751364932490452015-03-19T12:10:51.213+00:002015-03-19T12:10:51.213+00:00You're right there, Banished - everything'...You're right there, Banished - everything's soft and bouncy and risk-free these days. When I was a lad, tales of cracked skulls, broken legs and severed fingers were commonplace around the asphalt 'recs' we haunted.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-62061406690799991922015-03-18T20:37:19.630+00:002015-03-18T20:37:19.630+00:00Still the Robin for me. Sadly the so-called Robin ...Still the Robin for me. Sadly the so-called Robin on this side of the pond is nothing but a jumped-up thrush. And, oh yes, Fruit Salad, what a delight. I enjoyed many a delicious chew from the Pudsey Park sweetie kiosk in breaks from playing on that brightly painted disused traction engine that took pride of place as recreational equipment. I may be wrong but I strongly suspect such would be frowned upon in our over protective age.Banished To A Pompous Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141515769740567476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-86508289526862073062015-03-18T09:52:15.076+00:002015-03-18T09:52:15.076+00:00The lark and, adding balance (especially if Ed bec...The lark and, adding balance (especially if Ed becomes the next PM,) the lark sitting on the back of a ptarmigan.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-31922203930648564712015-03-16T17:56:27.334+00:002015-03-16T17:56:27.334+00:00Oh yes - surprising that beauty didn't make th...Oh yes - surprising that beauty didn't make the Top Ten.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-58910448659151019762015-03-16T17:14:54.885+00:002015-03-16T17:14:54.885+00:00And then there's the avocet, the beautiful sym...And then there's the avocet, the beautiful symbol of the RSPB. I see them regularly on the marshes from the road bridge into the city.Subbuteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263202102536057266noreply@blogger.com