tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post2243115750174541181..comments2024-03-28T14:28:51.141-04:00Comments on Travels With Birds: Bird Banding at SpruceHaven and PlasticsDavid M. Gascoigne,http://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-76678499098257600372019-09-18T18:03:50.864-04:002019-09-18T18:03:50.864-04:00Muy muy interesante David, es curioso ver las aves...Muy muy interesante David, es curioso ver las aves con esa tranquilidad, vuestras manos son mágicas. Un fuerte abrazo.La Biosfera de Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12233418761907152712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-36687825792902958442019-09-18T11:42:57.621-04:002019-09-18T11:42:57.621-04:00Hi David, I have found the small changes are easy,...Hi David, I have found the small changes are easy, reusable bags and straws, I bring mesh bags for produce to the store now. Also Beeswax wraps instead of plastic wrap and cloth snack bags for my sons lunch. I wish more people made an effort. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-22564464816200936062019-09-18T09:09:50.591-04:002019-09-18T09:09:50.591-04:00Here is the response of Fraser Gibson, the fellow ...Here is the response of Fraser Gibson, the fellow in the picture.<br />I assume the black plastic rounds they speak of are the circles at the bottom of each plastic frame. When the frames are full of honey, the circular plugs are removed. A short pipe is instead into each one and the honey can then flow into a pail so no mechanical extraction is needed. The hives are called Flow Hives and can likely be searched on the web.<br />Hope this helps.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-16329757815130010102019-09-17T13:18:03.412-04:002019-09-17T13:18:03.412-04:00Oh, sorry. My comment on beekeeping was for the la...Oh, sorry. My comment on beekeeping was for the last article on your blog! Nathailes SANTA MARIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452756545820555931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-71392257842105273002019-09-16T15:44:01.313-04:002019-09-16T15:44:01.313-04:00We are with my husband beekeepers and I am curious...We are with my husband beekeepers and I am curious to know what the black plastic rounds under each frame are for? <br /><br />Rhodesie says that in France all plastics are recycled, that's not true! Maybe she lives near a big city but in the country, near my house, they still make huge holes in the forest to bury all the plastic waste! All of southwestern France is emptying its waste into the forest behind my home. Recycling is private in France, where it costs money, we fill holes and build mountains.<br />Your outings are always very interesting.<br />See you soon.Nathailes SANTA MARIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452756545820555931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-39036512379358598572019-09-16T15:30:46.361-04:002019-09-16T15:30:46.361-04:00Hi David.
Hello David.
Every time you ring birds, ...Hi David.<br />Hello David.<br />Every time you ring birds, I discover new species. Nathailes SANTA MARIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452756545820555931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-91902215691310208032019-09-15T05:56:43.368-04:002019-09-15T05:56:43.368-04:00ohh I love those birds!!Her in norway they all hav...ohh I love those birds!!Her in norway they all have emigrated south..Now we only have those winther birds like we always have..Really nice to read and look at your photoes from Australia!!I have always wanted to go there..Read soo much nice about your country!!<br />Ok here winther storms are coming and the rest of Dorian is here right now,,See you later and have a wonderful weekend:))))Pss love your header!!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296393166114580709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-48502484691453107602019-09-14T07:47:19.956-04:002019-09-14T07:47:19.956-04:00We cannot even make drinkable water out of the sea...We cannot even make drinkable water out of the sea, as it is full of micro particles of plastic.italiafinlandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187590788386282839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-26874602303010428162019-09-14T05:47:59.909-04:002019-09-14T05:47:59.909-04:00It's not the Tupperware containers that are th...It's not the Tupperware containers that are the huge issue, Sami it is all the throwaway stuff, especially plastic water bottles. Sounds like you are doing your bit.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-22811098303499745782019-09-13T22:52:09.666-04:002019-09-13T22:52:09.666-04:00Lovely images of the tiny birds. I too agree on pl...Lovely images of the tiny birds. I too agree on plastics and do my best to avoid them. Luckily plastic shopping bags have been banned in supermarkets and we have to use cloth bags, which I had been doing for years before the ban. I still have a lot of plastic tupperware containers in my pantry but have been swapping for glass jars.Samihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467163627586022816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-9932981409244055992019-09-13T14:19:26.602-04:002019-09-13T14:19:26.602-04:00Hi David,
Some wonderful images of the banded bird...Hi David,<br />Some wonderful images of the banded birds, we are ringing our young Barn Owls tomorrow so we will find out as to how many we have got in total, they are all over the place when I have the cameras on.<br />What a mess we are making of this beautiful world we were given to look after, why are we where ever you go dumping plastic, today I visited Eyebrook reservoir and someone had dumped in excess of twenty oil drums in the ditch, something else the council will have to clean up.<br />All the best,<br />John Titus John Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257227880929684276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-6168966438690245662019-09-12T20:48:18.804-04:002019-09-12T20:48:18.804-04:00Bravo Teresa! Enhorabuena! Un abrazo.Bravo Teresa! Enhorabuena! Un abrazo.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-27690218753509367222019-09-12T20:28:01.674-04:002019-09-12T20:28:01.674-04:00Siento mucha tristeza por todos los pájaros que ti...Siento mucha tristeza por todos los pájaros que tienen que volar hacia el fuego. Yo uso menos plasticos e intento no usar más. Un abrazo David.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402717341051324422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-59279930341325514292019-09-12T17:59:04.388-04:002019-09-12T17:59:04.388-04:00So concerning and depressing to reflect on the env...So concerning and depressing to reflect on the environmental messes we've created. I appreciate your call to action. Sometimes it's scary to reflect on the world that my granddaughter Lilly is going to inherit.Spare Parts and Picshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836657200014402380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-59677174826794601412019-09-12T17:07:59.403-04:002019-09-12T17:07:59.403-04:00Those wee birds face a harsh future and I truly ho...Those wee birds face a harsh future and I truly hope humans can help them out, after all they created the problems. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-70869435090550459422019-09-12T16:52:45.758-04:002019-09-12T16:52:45.758-04:00I know that France has a forward-looking and aggre...I know that France has a forward-looking and aggressive plan for recycling plastic, but this only (at best) deals with that which is submitted for recycling. Some types of plastic are not recyclable and an awful lot never makes it to the recycling stream. David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-91962569660546270222019-09-12T16:20:58.770-04:002019-09-12T16:20:58.770-04:00Love the close up photos.
All plastic is being r...Love the close up photos. <br />All plastic is being recycled in France now though of course there are some people to lazy to put it in a yellow bag for collection! We buy almost nothing in plastic anymore but sometimes it is impossible!! No plastic bags at the supermarkets here, paper which can be recycled is used, Sorry not visiting much. Just a very, very busy time for us. <br />Cheers DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-27974283775587503342019-09-12T15:59:21.405-04:002019-09-12T15:59:21.405-04:00Good for you, Valerie. The packaging has already b...Good for you, Valerie. The packaging has already been used unfortunately, but at least you are letting them know of your displeasure. And yes, we have nowhere else to go. This earth is so beautiful yet we despoil it more every day. David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-39662460348781571822019-09-12T15:43:15.733-04:002019-09-12T15:43:15.733-04:00The birds are beautiful and need to be protected. ...The birds are beautiful and need to be protected. Plastic is such an enormous problem, and still nearly everything here is packed in it. I unpack my stuff at the supermarket and leave the rubbish in the plastic and paper containers there. Where do we go when the world has been poisoned, choked and ruined? ValerieValerie-Jaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538850820168903865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-26821653405220216372019-09-12T13:56:40.770-04:002019-09-12T13:56:40.770-04:00My only hope is that these birds find a beautiful ...My only hope is that these birds find a beautiful resting spot somewhere else this year. I don't know how that works; the homing instinct is strong. But oh, it breaks my heart.<br /><br />And your words and advice on plastics are excellent. Some things are just easy enough.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-29176088937361462502019-09-12T06:30:34.045-04:002019-09-12T06:30:34.045-04:00A little is better than nothing, Angie, but a bit ...A little is better than nothing, Angie, but a bit of a shift in lifestyle would be much better. And I can tell you from personal experience that it is not difficult to effect some fairly significant changes. We have had success locally for example in convincing restaurants to abandon disposable items. Successes as small as having them put salad dressing in a small ceramic bowl rather than in a plastic one, discontinuing the use of plastic straws and routinely asking their customers whether they need a straw at all.. It can be done if you have the will to do it. Otherwise you are complicit in dumping more junk into the oceans and into the landfills. That is the simple truth of the matter.<br />David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-49053963588467778482019-09-12T05:21:37.171-04:002019-09-12T05:21:37.171-04:00Ringing birds is a job, but, at least the amount t...Ringing birds is a job, but, at least the amount there is.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-35083067243732345932019-09-12T01:55:21.588-04:002019-09-12T01:55:21.588-04:00Nu är det allvar, jag klarar inte av att tänka lån...Nu är det allvar, jag klarar inte av att tänka långa stunder på vad som händer i Amazonas, jag landar alltid i förfärliga bilder av brinnande djur. Här är debatten om brinnande regnskog inte särskilt intensiv. Klimatförnekarna känner morgonluft och tar snabbt kommandot med sina hånfulla och nedvärderande inlägg. Kunskapen hos allmänheten om vad brinnande Amazonas egentligen innebär är dessvärre inte särskilt hög, jag kan garantera att inte många har ens tänkt tanken om var flyttfåglarna skall hitta vinterbostad. Kunskap om natur, om alla komplicerade samband är numera en bristvara hos gemene man.<br /><br />Ett bra inlägg om plast, där kan vi alla göra en meningsfull insats. Gunilla Teckenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421204461496295103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-67990814997272727602019-09-12T01:21:22.325-04:002019-09-12T01:21:22.325-04:00Hoping against hope that the cute little birds fin...Hoping against hope that the cute little birds find an alternative habitat to survive the winter!Shiju Sugunanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700650350565769078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-9757992209347193882019-09-12T00:55:10.847-04:002019-09-12T00:55:10.847-04:00Hi David,
I enjoyed your photos of these cute bird...Hi David,<br />I enjoyed your photos of these cute birds and appreciate the work you do with your buddies. But on the other hand your post made me very sad - because burning rain forests in Brazil and the plastic issue. I don't have now the link at hand, but online you can find also videos on this absurd matter - created by man.riitta khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846480905422316167noreply@blogger.com