Thursday, December 20, 2018

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR



TO ALL MY BLOGGING FRIENDS
AND YOUR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES
MIRIAM AND I WISH YOU
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
MAY 2019 BRING YOU SUCCESS AND GREAT HAPPINESS.
David M. Gascoigne,
David M. Gascoigne,

I'm a life long birder. My interests are birds, nature, reading, books, outdoors, travel, food and wine.

61 comments:

  1. Dear David,

    I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
    Best regards from Marit

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  2. Hello David,
    For you and your family also very nice Christmas days desired, and a healthy 2019.
    Best regards, Irma

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  3. I love that header, David! Young birds with tufts like that always look so cute. Your Northern Cardinal certainly looks an appropriate Christmas counterpart to our Robin.

    My love and best wishes to you both for a very merry Christmas, and a New Year with good health, and filled with wonderful wildlife sightings.

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  4. Hi David,
    Lovely image (in Christmas color red...)I wish you, Miriam and your family a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
    Best regards, Maria

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  5. Muchas gracias David, para ti y tu familia también feliz Navidad y un feliz y maravilloso 2019. Mi cariño y un enorme abrazo para vosotros.

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  6. Hello David,
    thank you! Merry Christmas to you and your family and happy and healthy 2019.

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  7. A lovely photo.

    Wishing you, Miriam and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthful and Peaceful New Year full of wildlife.

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  8. Thank you, David. And may you and your friends and loved ones also enjoy a happy and healthy Christmas and New Year.

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  9. The very happiest of Christmases and all the year(s) to come to you and yours.

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  10. A beautiful shot. Merry Christmas!

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  11. Hari Om
    All the back to you in kind, D&M!!! thanks for all the informative and varied posts and may there be many more in 2019. Love your darling chickadee banner, but that Cardinal is the definite star today!!! YAM xx

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  12. Hola David.

    El Papa Noel más hermoso que he visto. Te deseo unas felices fiestas y un gran Año Nuevo 2019 para ti, Myrian, vuestra familia y lectores de tu estupendo blog.

    Un abrazo desde Galicia,

    Rafa.

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  13. Same to you. (And I love the chickadee in your new header.)

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  14. And that cardinal makes the perfect Christmas photo!

    Merriest of Christmasses to you and Miriam and all your family. I hope it's filled with lots of colorful cardinals (and chickadees and woodpeckers and herons and barn swallows and.....

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  15. Merry Christmas to you, your wife and family.
    Have a lovely one.

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  16. Hi,David,
    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
    Thank you for your friendship, Tomoko.

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  17. En riktigt God Jul och ett Gott Nytt år önskar jag dig och din vackra fru Miriam! Tack för alla trevliga och personliga kommentarer under året som gått. Det har varit ett stort nöje David att få lära känna dig!

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  18. Amigo David una vez más quiero dejar mis muestras de afecto, cariño y amistad hacia vosotros y desearos todo lo mejor para el próximo año venidero lleno de Felicidad.
    Ha sido un verdadero placer para mí contar con vuestra amistad y al propio tiempo quiero haceros saber que en mi persona siempre encontrareis la lealtad de un buen amigo.
    Brindaré con mi familia por vosotros y por nuestra amistad.
    Un fuerte abrazo.
    ¡Preciosa la nueva portada, es encantadora!
    ¡¡Feliz Navidad!!

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  19. Hi David - happy Christmas and New Year to you both ... I've loved reading your posts - and will catch up ... still settling in - but it is lovely to be back here, though miss Canada. Looking forward to your tales of birds in the coming year - cheers Hilary

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  20. Dear David,Merry Christmas 🎄 to you and your family and a Happy New year with,health,joy and happiness!
    Love your fluffy Cardinal!!
    Dimi...

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  21. Thank you! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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  22. Hi David,
    I wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2019.
    Greetings, Kees

    PS. Brilliant picture!

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  23. Happy Christmas to you and your family David.
    It is my favorite bird of Canada, with other of course lol

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  24. Hi David.

    Fine days and a very good 2019.

    Groettie from Patricia.

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  25. Also wishing you both a fab Christmas and a good 2019. I just love that header it is fabulous.
    Take care Diane and Nigel

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  26. Thanks for your nice wishes, David.
    Wishing you and your loved ones a merry Christmas and only good things for 2019.

    Best regards, Corrie

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  27. Hi David, I wish you both the same best wishes. And a wonderful 2019 full of birds!

    By the way, the chickadee (?) in your header is so lovely and cute!

    Kind regards,
    Marianne

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    1. Now for the third time I looked at the photo in the header and only now I see there's a text that says that it is indeed a black-capped chickadee... *sigh*

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    2. But you had it right before you saw the caption, Marianne - good for you!

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  28. Have a wonderful Christmas, and all good wishes for 2019,

    All the best Jan

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  29. David, when I saw your new blog's header I smiled. The bird is so cute and wonderful! The cardinal is incredible!
    Merry Christmas to you and your family!
    May 2019 will be the best year ever for you and your family!
    Best wishes from Utah.

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  30. Hi Both,
    A wonderful Christmas to you and your family and hopefully some birding.
    If you put a Cardinal on a Christmas tree, it would put all the other decorations to shame, super image.
    All the best, John and Veg.

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  31. Hi David. Wishing you and Miriam a Happy Christmas and a Bird Filled New Year. That's a cracking Cardinal.

    Hope you have a good supply of Christmas Cake for those snowed in days.

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    1. Not so much Christmas cake, Phil, but we do have lots of wine, cheeses, pâté, Polish kolbassa and a local Mennonite specialty sausage, so I think we will be okay! All the very best to you and Sue.

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  32. Hi David,
    I wish to you and to your loved ones, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, full of health, joy and love.
    Hugs
    Maria de
    Divagar Sobre Tudo um Pouco

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  33. Thank you! I wish you a "mooi Kersfeest en a Gelukkig Nieuwjaar".

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  34. Hello, love the beautiful Cardinal. He is a lovely Christmas greeting card. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your day and weekend. I want to thank you for all the visits and comments on my blog this past year. I am looking forward to visiting your blog in 2019. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

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  35. Thank you very much for your beautiful wishes !!
    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too, dear friend !!

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  36. Es bellísimo ese pájaro rojo y redondo ¡me ha encantado esa foto!
    David, te deseo una Feliz Navidad, junto con tus familiares y amigos y un feliz año nuevo 2019!

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  37. A merry Christmas, dear David and Miriam!
    I wish you joyful holiday with your family and friends, health and happiness, many new travels and photos of birds.

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  38. Beautiful photo, David I wish you very nice days and a happy and healthy new year.
    Greetings Tinie

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  39. Gracias por tus visitas David te deseo una Feliz Navidad ❄️🕊🎅 🎄🙋 Merry Christmas 🙅〰〰💕
    Un abrazo

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  40. Thank you David, happy holidays to you and Miriam, and all your family.

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  41. Gracias e igualmente para ti y los tuyos
    Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo!!

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  42. Joyful and serene Christmas. Lovely photo :)

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  43. WoW!!! what a beautiful picture, perfect for the season!! wishing you a very merry christmas!!

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  44. Greetings! Hope all is well. Thats a very seasonal looking bird. Hope all is well.

    Hope you have a great Christmas - Stewart M - Melbourne

    PS: any plans for the year after next?

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  45. The chickadee in your header -- 💕💕💕!
    Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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  46. Merry Christmas to both of you! And thanks for the gifts of your knowledge and your beautiful photographs. Both your header shot and the puffed up cardinal here are wonderful! Your birds have personality!

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  47. Hello my friend David,
    a beautiful Christmas wish from you and Miriam :-)
    also for you and all your loved ones a few very nice Christmas days and all the good things in 2019. That we can and can take a lot of beautiful photo moments again.

    Sweet greetings and a big kiss,
    Helma xx

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  48. David - same to you. I have enjoyed getting to know you better this year through your posts. And a great choice of bird for your greeting. Looking forward to more fun and frolics in 2019!

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  49. I like the cute bird in your header and the puffed up red bird too. Merry Christmas to you and love ones.

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  50. beautiful bird/shot for the Holiday Greetings. Wishing you the same.

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  51. Great cardinal! Happy new year!

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  52. Happy New Year David for you and your family ! Pictures, meeting, travel and many many bird !
    All the best.

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    1. I will look forward to all of the above, Nathalie.

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  53. Hello David, a Happy New Year to you and Miriam. I look forward to seeing all of your wonderful bird sightings over the year. I'm hoping we don't have as much snow as last year. Stay warm :)

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  54. I scanned down your posts until I came to this cardinal! These birds are my favorite, esp. when they are sitting on snow covered branches.

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