Re: Great Tailed Grackles, Mourning Doves, and Me

Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer) wrote, in
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 on Sat, 10 May 2008 13:31:37 -0700:

> On Fri, 09 May 2008 19:04:01 -0700, ctbishop@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Charles
> Bishop) wrote:
> 
> > In article <89r924tc28ijiicc9tclvh26teq5l4r1k0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, "Reunite
> > Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer)" <reunite.gondwana@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > [snip wonderful tale of birds doing bird stuff]
> > 
> > I commend to your (general, not specific) attention _How to Be a (Bad)
> > Birdwatcher_ by Simon Barnes, a British chap. He doesn't, of course to
be
> > a bird watcher who isn't any good at it, but a bird watcher out of the
> > mold of the life list birdwatchers. He wants you to notice birds and
gain
> > enjoyment while doing so. The book gives lessonns on what to look for,
and
> > is partly an autobiography of his interaction with them, and with his
dad
> > who helped him get started. 
> > 
> > Mary's descritpions of the birds sounds as if could have been lifted
from
> > the book.
> 
> I'm so glad you mentioned this book (this is sincere, not sarcastic).
> I zipped off to Amazon just now and ordered it and his other book, two
> books about ravens and crows (we have ravens in Lancaster), two
> "companion" books (one about birds and one about cooking), and two
> books on container ****pping.
> 
> I can hardly wait for the bird books to get here.  I'm also going to
> go back and reread the raven books I bought earlier.
> 
> Mary "It's so nice to have friends who tell me about books I need"

Mr Barnes's day job is chief s****ts re****ter for The Times.  He also does
a Saturday column on nature matters.
-- 
Nick Spalding