tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post6345663489510967766..comments2023-11-27T06:32:36.077+00:00Comments on Hedgeland Tales: Little Robin RedbreastJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-62664333077010555642018-11-10T06:55:46.875+00:002018-11-10T06:55:46.875+00:00Nice photo - Reminded me of the rhyme I learnt as ...Nice photo - Reminded me of the rhyme I learnt as a youngster in the mid thirties :-<br /><br />little Robin Redbreast sat upon a thistle,<br />The more it pricked his little bum,<br />The more it made him whistle.Old codgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936209762095437614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-55523757364478495662010-11-01T20:06:22.178+00:002010-11-01T20:06:22.178+00:00Thankyou for your kind words Cat. It is my pleasur...Thankyou for your kind words Cat. It is my pleasure to have found your blog! I hope you will stop by again.<br />JJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-65195437408069270502010-11-01T20:02:44.889+00:002010-11-01T20:02:44.889+00:00Thanks Sally. Yes, the American Robin is very diff...Thanks Sally. Yes, the American Robin is very different, although I have never seen one!<br />You are more than willing to post any shots, I probably wouldn`t be able to I.D them though! ;)<br />Hope to hear from you again.<br />JJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-53771918191718284142010-11-01T01:21:46.997+00:002010-11-01T01:21:46.997+00:00Hello John, Thanks for stopping by my blog and le...Hello John, Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving your nice comment - I appreciate you taking the time. Your blog is beautiful. You're blessed to have such variety of birds to photograph!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872899189875117518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-34908420689916463702010-10-31T23:54:32.724+00:002010-10-31T23:54:32.724+00:00Oh he's such a cute little bugger! And you ca...Oh he's such a cute little bugger! And you caught him with his mouth open. It's amazing to me how different your robins are from our American ones.<br /><br />Birds a challenging subject. It's very hard for me to capture them as crisply as I'd like most of the time. I think I have a shot or two that need ID'ing. Maybe I'll post them one day and you'll be able to tell me what they are ;)Mustang Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302252270800805553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-60802843374867141792010-10-31T21:46:37.457+00:002010-10-31T21:46:37.457+00:00Hello Joanne, thanks for your kind words.
I have b...Hello Joanne, thanks for your kind words.<br />I have been talking with my Dad today about rhymes for viburnum, he came up with `sternum` and `bum`!<br />Hope you keep in touch.<br />JJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-30738211904491241802010-10-31T21:44:37.683+00:002010-10-31T21:44:37.683+00:00Hi Britta, yes Robins are the gardeners friend! I ...Hi Britta, yes Robins are the gardeners friend! I often have one near me when I am at work and when I dig up a worm I give it to the Robin!<br />JJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-43904141924089528942010-10-31T13:56:54.916+00:002010-10-31T13:56:54.916+00:00Beautiful pictures. Visiting your blog is like tak...Beautiful pictures. Visiting your blog is like taking a refreshing trip to the countryside. I'll look up viburnum in my rhyming dictionary and get back to you!joanne foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694158807826275846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-19119190761179906532010-10-31T09:04:46.812+00:002010-10-31T09:04:46.812+00:00Dear John,
I love the robin so much: it is so tam...Dear John, <br />I love the robin so much: it is so tame, hops on my spade and looks if I dig up good food for it - as I willBrittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-71748097215468098302010-10-31T07:29:02.865+00:002010-10-31T07:29:02.865+00:00Thankyou `The Snee`. I am very grateful to bazza f...Thankyou `The Snee`. I am very grateful to bazza for his award. (Maybe you could `follow` like him)<br />I do a lot of what is called `digiscoping`, which is when I put my pocket camera up to my spotting scope, which is sort of like a zoom lens on a big DSLR camera, I don`t like getting my feet wet too much! ;)<br />Thanks again, hope to hear from you again.<br />JJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-20481193235248120222010-10-31T01:27:17.857+00:002010-10-31T01:27:17.857+00:00Hi John, I'm delighted to find your blog via t...Hi John, I'm delighted to find your blog via the very intelligent and discriminating blogger Bazza of To Discover Ice. I've recently moved to an area with major bird nesting/migrating spots in New England, and could use a good ornithologist, or at least a bird lover. The cheeky rhyme made me laugh, and viburnum is a tough one....though I think the masked one is on the right track....Love the photos. Do you get on waders and everything to shoot these birds, or are they largely in trees, and dry meadowlands? I'll look forward to reading more and congratulations on your award from Bazza!THE SNEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937574663296944130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-5812547550443682832010-10-30T08:37:35.510+01:002010-10-30T08:37:35.510+01:00Thanks very much bazza, you say very kind things.
...Thanks very much bazza, you say very kind things.<br />JJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-69566983745326769412010-10-30T08:36:09.891+01:002010-10-30T08:36:09.891+01:00I could TBFKNA, but I haven`t got the talent that ...I could TBFKNA, but I haven`t got the talent that you have for writing!<br />Robins can be very `tame`, I often have one follow me when I am digging.<br />JJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-58177999568491446822010-10-30T05:31:30.871+01:002010-10-30T05:31:30.871+01:00Hello John. How touching that you are too refined ...Hello John. How touching that you are too refined to use the word 'arse' in full! We would not want any smut to start appearing on the internet would we?<br />Lovely picture as usual. It's always rewarding to visit your blog.bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-13945285440601237992010-10-29T23:43:33.612+01:002010-10-29T23:43:33.612+01:00You could make one up though, and rhyme viburnum w...You could make one up though, and rhyme <i>viburnum</i> with the word <i>bum</i>, maybe? We had a very tame robin where I worked, very cheeky little thing. I’ll miss him.<br /><i><b><a href="http://pillowofthecommunity.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The enigmatic, masked blogger</a></b></i>The Blogger Formerly Known Ashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310345690134317710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-6931760104742352992010-10-29T23:07:01.563+01:002010-10-29T23:07:01.563+01:00Hi Gary,
Yes, the bird wouldn`t perch on a thistle...Hi Gary,<br />Yes, the bird wouldn`t perch on a thistle, so the shrub had to do!<br />Have a good weekend too.<br />JJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-60161247565456067982010-10-29T22:51:32.507+01:002010-10-29T22:51:32.507+01:00Greetings John,
A bit of a prickly subject but ver...Greetings John,<br />A bit of a prickly subject but very good! <br />Have a peaceful weekend.<br />With respect, Gary :-)klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.com