Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Everyone Say Hello to Lorraine Please

     I wish to introduce to everyone the newest member of our swallow monitoring team, Lorraine Wesolowski.


     Lorraine's retirement as a public health nurse has been a bonus for all  involved with our two colonies of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica). She has proven herself to be a dedicated and hard-working addition to our team, always cheerful, always prompt and never shirking any chore that needs to be done. I am already starting to wonder what we did without her!
     She is a true bird lover, an all-encompassing devotee of nature in fact, and she took these two photographs with her phone in the barn at Blaze Farm yesterday.



     I think she has already earned the right to call these birds "her" swallows!
     Welcome, Lorraine! May we have many years of working together.

David M. Gascoigne,
David M. Gascoigne,

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

45 comments:

  1. Welcome Lorraine. What a lovely way to spend retirement. Working with this group and spying, saving and enjoying our feathered friends.

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  2. Hello Lorraine!
    Greetings from Norway :)

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  3. Welcome Lorraine! What a wonderful group to be involved with during retirement. The nesting birds are very cute. It looks like they found a perfect, safe spot.

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  4. Hi David.

    Always nice to have a valued member who wants to do this beautiful job.

    Welcome Lorraine.

    Greeting from Patricia.

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  5. Hari OM
    Greetings from the 'Bonny Land'; seems you have found a fresh calling! YAM xx

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  6. What amazing photos of the Swallows and she is a very beautiful lady! I love the pretty smiles we have when we spend time outdoors! Enjoy your week!

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  7. Det är väl alldeles underbart när människor kan mötas och förenas i ett viktigt arbete som det ni gör för naturen i allmänhet och fåglarna i synnerhet.
    Hälsningar till Lorraine från andra sidan Atlanten!

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  8. I wish the lady to be successful!

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  9. ¡Bienvenida Lorena! al mundo de las aves. Estoy seguro y de tu sonrisa se desprende que los enfermos estaban en muy buenas manos contigo al igual que ahora estarán esas hermosas golondrinas y cuidarás de ellas con mucho amor y ternura, gran suerte ha tenido mi amigo y compadre David con tan bella y dispuesta criatura para echar una mano a tan bonita afición. Disfruta Lorena de la gran experiencia de mi buen amigo y profesor David. Hasta pronto.
    Un fuerte y cariñoso abrazo de vuestro amigo Juan desde Alicante-España.

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    1. Eres muy amable compadre Juan.

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    2. Querido compadre, estoy chapado a la antigua y a estas alturas de la vida no voy a cambiar. Siempre he sentido y siento un gran respeto y admiración por el género femenino, que le vamos a hacer, por algo me llamo Juan. Sigo diciendo que tu español es mucho mejor de lo que yo pensaba jajaja…
      Un fuerte abrazo querido profesor.

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  10. Bonsoir,

    Je suis très heureuse d'apprendre que Lorraine ait intégré votre groupe. Merci pour les deux belles photos qu'elle a capturées...

    Gros bisous 🌸

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  11. Always good to have willing volunteers. Our swallows are very thin on the ground (or should I say "off the ground"?) again this year, perhaps because of the effects of global warming which is making it much more perilous for them to cross the Sahara.

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  12. Hello Lorraine, wishing you the best in your new calling.

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  13. Hi David,
    You always seem so fortunate with your volunteers, and yet again you appear to have gained a winner, so hello Lorraine and hopefully we will see more of you with the swallows.
    All the best,
    John

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  14. A huge welcome to Lorraine. Yay for willing volunteers. In every sphere.

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  15. I wish Lorraine all the best! She will be a wonderful volunteer! I love swallows so much and always looking for them.

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  16. That last one by Lorraine is quite eye catching.

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  17. Lucky to have such a nice lady.
    Certainly a very kind face :)

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  18. Hello Lorraine, it's good to see your with David.

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  19. Hello Lorraine, my name also. You captured some beautiful shots of the birs, quite captivating.

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  20. Always good to get some new help!

    And the post before is really very chilling.

    Stewart M - Wilson's Prom National Park (where I am surprised to have inertnet access!)

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  21. I think she must be a natural. Of course so many nurses are fabulous workers (and have to be at their job) so I think you have definitely gotten lucky with her joining the "team". I love the swallow photos.

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  22. Hello from Finland, Lorraine!
    Such beautiful photos!

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  23. Lovely to have someone fit in so well :) Posts like these make me wish for retirement!

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  24. How nice to have such a good employee.
    Nice to see you, Lorraine.
    Nice photos David.
    Greetings Tinie

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  25. Lorraine looks far too young to retire. I'm certain you'll put her enthusiasm to work David. How is she on carrying ladders and your ringing gear all at the same time?

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    1. She is going to love to read this comment! She wrestles with the ladders with no problem but we'll have to give her other stuff to carry too and see how she does! (Just kidding, Lorraine).

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  26. WoW!!! lucky you to have met and now work with such a devoted person/bird lover!!

    i read phil's comment, i concur...1000%!!!!

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  27. Este año está siendo un gran año de cría de Golondrinas en mi pueblo, mucho mejor que el año pasado, que también fue bueno. Buen trabajo amigo mío.

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  28. Hi Lorraine. A vicarious welcome to David's team of volunteers. I expect that we'll be seeing a lot more of you in the coming months/years, but don't let the old devil overwork you! Watch out for him leaving you to it while he sneaks off for a coffee and a blueberry muffin!

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  29. I love meeting the people on your bird teams! Lorraine sounds like a gem!

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  30. Hello Lorrraine, welcome to the team of David. I am sure you will love every minute of it. Birds what more do you want :)
    Regards,
    Roos

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  31. Hello Lorraine and welcome to Davids helpers. Look forward to seeing you on the blog. Cheers Diane

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  32. Great person to have on your team! Bird people are a good bunch.

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  33. Bienvenida y felicidades por tenerla en el equipo. Besitos para los dos.

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  34. Lorraine looks and sounds a great addition to your team.

    All the best Jan

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  35. Hello David, stopping back to say thank you for linking up your post. I love the bird carvings and the cute swallows on the nest. Kudos to Lorraine, she is an asset on the team! Happy birding, have a great weekend!

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  36. Hello David,
    Yes ... you can say that it is "her swallows" hahahaha ...
    Welcome Lorraine and it is great what you do for the birds and nature.
    Kind regards, Helma

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  37. David, your blog is very interesting.
    Pictures of swallows are wonderful.
    Have a nice week:)
    Lucja

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  38. Hi David - oh isn't that fortunate that Lorraine is in your catchment area! As the others say she'll be a huge asset to you ... so pleased for you both - cheers Hilary

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