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  1. Tanny

    Birds and poetry

    THE MAGPIE I am a little Magpie, in my pied and shiny feathers, I live up in a tree, in wet and windy weathers. And when the moon and stars are shining bright, I sit up in my tree warbling through the night. And when it’s really cold, And the frost is thick upon the ground. I sit up there and...
  2. Tanny

    Birds and poetry

    Little Robin Redbreast Sat upon a Tree Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree, Up went pussy cat, and down went he! Down came pussy, and away Robin ran; Says little Robin Redbreast, "Catch me if you can!" Little Robin Redbreast flew upon a wall, Pussy cat jumped after him, and almost got a...
  3. Tanny

    Birds and poetry

    "Strewth" Melanie, I checked out James Thomson on the Internet and found the poems called, The Seasons. I highlighted each season and posted them to a new folder, but "wow" what a long page each of them took, It will take me ages to read through them. I don't think I will print them out, haven't...
  4. Tanny

    Birds and poetry

    Thank you Meline, I will have to look up James Thomson to find the other seasons. The Owl is always a favourite bird for poets, even my mother wrote this poem long ago in her teenage years. TWYLIGHT. The evening light is slowly falling and all the world is still, Then I...
  5. Tanny

    Birds and poetry

    Glad you like the poems Merlin, mind you I had better not write any more of my bushman days, I cannot believe I actually did teach myself survival in the bush, but what I was doing was to experience those things so that I could teach those 22 Venture scouts that were in my venture group, I was...
  6. Tanny

    Birds and poetry

    Glad you like it Mate. You might remember seeing this next poem I think I might have posted in 2010 after returning from a holiday in Australia with Ann. The poem is from the time I drifted around the bush in the 1990's ROAD KILL TUCKER When road-trains pound the highway at night, The driver...
  7. Tanny

    Birds and poetry

    "Oh", I am so pleased to see you with me on this thread again, Merlin, and I enjoyed your poem about Tittesworth. This week I have been housebound, not just by the weather, but as you know, the other problems. With nothing to do I looked back on my time in Australia and in my notes I found some...
  8. Tanny

    Birds and poetry

    A World Without Birds I loved them their beauty and songs as a young boy And learning of their ways i still do enjoy Due to habitat destruction, climate change it seem sad to say That bird numbers are dwindling in the World by the day Some birds quite familiar to you and to me The children of...
  9. Tanny

    Birds and poetry

    TANNY I left school at the age of fifteen after what I consider a waste of time, I was almost illiterate and just about learned how to count and subtract, All I lived for was to be out down the fields and woods watching the birds through my gran-dads Boar War Binoculars. My first Job was as a...
  10. Tanny

    Last butterflies of the year.

    While sitting here at the computer I glanced out the window, and at the window this Christmas Day was a Peacock Butterfly trying to get to the bunch of Lilly flowers.
  11. Tanny

    Birds and poetry

    Dead as the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) The Dodo used to walk around, And take the sun and air. The sun yet warms his native ground- But the Dodo is not there! The voice which used to squawk and squeak Is now forever dumb, Yet you may see his bones and beak. And never see him run...
  12. Tanny

    Comment by 'Tanny' in media 'My Robin in snow'

    Thank you dear friends, how sad it is not to have snow, after half of my life in Australia I do miss a White Christmas. If you are interested, I have rectified Christine Redgates thread on Poetry.
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  13. Tanny

    Birds and poetry

    Time this thread came to life again. The poetry within has occupied my time with pleasure, now that I am in the throes of recovering from cancer and not able to walk far into the countryside. Sadly there is one member whose contribution and information helped me tremendously, I am referring to...
  14. My Robin in snow

    My Robin in snow

    My Christmas greetings to all my friends on the Forum
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  15. Tanny

    Comment by 'Tanny' in media '9,000th BF pic upload'

    No better picture of a peregrine have I ever seen. Well done and congradulations
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  16. Tanny

    Lesser Black back Gull or Ring-bill Gull

    Thank you very much for all your help, I am learning every day and one day hopefully will get it right.
  17. Tanny

    Lesser Black back Gull or Ring-bill Gull

    Hi Mates, I wonder if you could help in identifying this Gull. I think it might be a forth or fifth year Lesser black back Gull, but the bright ring on the bill is something I have not seen before. Photographed at Meols Parade on the Wirral Peninsular. U.K.
  18. Tanny

    TANNY's PATCHES

    Sorry I haven't been here for so long, so many things happen in my life that some threads get lost in the time. I have left Australia, after half of my adult life there. I have come back to England, back to my roots in January 2003, since then I have established new patches here and given time I...
  19. Tanny

    Wagtail

    I wonder if someone could identify this Wagtail for me. I have my own idea but need an expert to confirm my sighting. My photograph was taken yesterday at the Burton Point, close to the R.S.P.B Burton Wetlands, Cheshire.
  20. Tanny

    A Bunting

    Thank you guys, I needed your expert advice.
  21. Tanny

    A Bunting

    Hi, I wonder if there is someone who can identify this Bunting I photographed today. I am familiar with the Reed Bunting and I don't think it is that species, but I could be wrong, being no expert birder. This bird was on its own on the top of a small bush and allowed me to take ten pictures...
  22. Tanny

    Comment by 'Tanny' in media 'Mountain Plover'

    A terrific picture of this new bird for me, thank you for posting.
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  23. Happy Christmas to all Bird-forum Members

    Happy Christmas to all Bird-forum Members

    Every year members post their Christmas greetings on their pictures in the Gallery, sadly with so many pictures posted the greetings get lost and not seen by many members. I thought it might be a good idea to start a thread here for members to post their creative Christmas greetings in this thread.
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  24. Tanny

    Comment by 'Tanny' in media 'Great-crested Grebe'

    Thank you Delia & Stanley. I think this is one of the best picture I have ever taken of a bird. After the terrific news about my recovering health I can at last start living again and will try to contribute to the gallery more frequently.
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  25. Tanny

    Comment by 'Tanny' in media 'At the Marine Lake'

    Glad you like it, just another lucky picture
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