Hi folks.The board seems to be quiet at the moment so I thought I would try this for size .Not to be taken too seriously.
There is no such thing as an ex birder.Many long term birders become physically incapacitated thro' age or disability but they still keep birding .They can't stop.As long as there is daylight and a window to look on even a small patch they will keep on looking.They may not see the colours or hear the call/song but they will recognise the"gizz"(spelling?) of many of them and be ableto spy strangers.I must have seen thousands of w/warblersbut,never one as great as the one in my small buillt up patch a couple of weeks ago on migration.Such visitors now takeon the status of the bitterns,harriers water rails and other rarities they used to see.Even if someone went totally blind,they would still retain the memories of what they have seen. :smoke:
On a lighter note, maybe they could have their own little board as Curtain Twitchers and an icon of a wren.
trogladitex3 maurice
There is no such thing as an ex birder.Many long term birders become physically incapacitated thro' age or disability but they still keep birding .They can't stop.As long as there is daylight and a window to look on even a small patch they will keep on looking.They may not see the colours or hear the call/song but they will recognise the"gizz"(spelling?) of many of them and be ableto spy strangers.I must have seen thousands of w/warblersbut,never one as great as the one in my small buillt up patch a couple of weeks ago on migration.Such visitors now takeon the status of the bitterns,harriers water rails and other rarities they used to see.Even if someone went totally blind,they would still retain the memories of what they have seen. :smoke:
On a lighter note, maybe they could have their own little board as Curtain Twitchers and an icon of a wren.
trogladitex3 maurice