tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post3436302313483334415..comments2024-03-28T21:18:33.847-04:00Comments on Travels With Birds: Swifts and Us - Sarah Gibson - William Collins - An Imprint of Harper Collins PublishersDavid M. Gascoigne,http://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-72702833016374445942022-08-03T07:18:16.831-04:002022-08-03T07:18:16.831-04:00Hi David - I was so pleased to see your email ment...Hi David - I was so pleased to see your email mentioning that Sarah had got in touch re this post and review of her book.<br /><br />I'm delighted you were able to contact her and she replied ... and loved her thoughts. She'd been out to Segovia, Spain to a conference on Swifts ... and perhaps one day - she'll be over to Canada ... and spend some time with you and your Chimney Swifts and their close cousins ... Ruby Throated Hummingbirds.<br /><br />Interesting for me to know that Ruby Throated Hummingbirds are related to your Chimney Swifts ... perhaps a brief post?? I'd love to know why etc ... <br /><br />Excellent to know the loose ends have been happily tied up - although both of you are anxious about bird-life now ... take care and all the best - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-90543257037844527892022-07-29T11:35:25.415-04:002022-07-29T11:35:25.415-04:00Great book. Unfortunately, it is not available in ...Great book. Unfortunately, it is not available in my country.<br />Have a nice weekend:)♥ Łucja-Maria ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/09485693642479661646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-37157798306798244072022-07-28T23:35:16.751-04:002022-07-28T23:35:16.751-04:00Fascinating to read about those who advocate for b...Fascinating to read about those who advocate for building codes to accommodate nesting needs.Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474198992341706776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-35359326341302639792022-07-22T19:59:30.404-04:002022-07-22T19:59:30.404-04:00Me encanta ver los vencejos, por aquí hay muchos, ...Me encanta ver los vencejos, por aquí hay muchos, anidan en los puentes sobre los ríos. Son muy importantes en la naturaleza. Besos y abrazos. Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402717341051324422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-20825005580909637142022-07-22T16:48:01.339-04:002022-07-22T16:48:01.339-04:00We sometimes see swifts swirling around the chimne...We sometimes see swifts swirling around the chimney of the local elementary school. Around dusk, they fly in formation and then go into the opening, where they roost for the night. However, they don't reliably come back every year. At another site in town, their chimney was slated for destruction and preservation efforts were challenged because they move around from year to year. I wonder if this is real or just seems to be the case.<br /><br />best... mae at maefood.blogspot.comMae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-5904020285794133862022-07-22T01:31:52.173-04:002022-07-22T01:31:52.173-04:00I was just commenting to a fellow blogger today ab...I was just commenting to a fellow blogger today about how we are losing our Amazon rain forest because logging is rampant in Brazil. I've not heard of a swift, but your review is very concise and to the point. <br /><br />Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-27732495213793828892022-07-21T12:01:35.703-04:002022-07-21T12:01:35.703-04:00Los humanos somos los mayores depredadores del pla...Los humanos somos los mayores depredadores del planeta amigo. Triste y una gran verdad. Cada vez aniquilamos más.<br />Una buena recomendación David. <br />Un abrazo.Laura. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157493466796939852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-36603518065871176982022-07-21T10:39:14.361-04:002022-07-21T10:39:14.361-04:00It must be wonderful based on your esteemed recomm...It must be wonderful based on your esteemed recommendation David.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720030744345215307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-23908953571180147342022-07-20T18:13:55.996-04:002022-07-20T18:13:55.996-04:00Many thanks for your review and recommendation.
A...Many thanks for your review and recommendation.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-90388112503635107362022-07-20T15:44:01.099-04:002022-07-20T15:44:01.099-04:00The terrible inferno in your country is an awful r...The terrible inferno in your country is an awful result of our disregard for, and treatment of, nature. We are paying the price. In English there is an expression that describes it perfectly, "The chickens have come home to roost."David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-623469203810307602022-07-20T15:36:58.830-04:002022-07-20T15:36:58.830-04:00You are very kind indeed, amigo Juan.You are very kind indeed, amigo Juan.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-14322586876578722962022-07-20T15:33:48.737-04:002022-07-20T15:33:48.737-04:00Muy interesante tu reflexión, amigo David, porque ...Muy interesante tu reflexión, amigo David, porque parece que le hemos dado la espalda a la naturaleza, que no apreciamos lo que significa en su conjunto para todos y que deberíamos hacer un esfuerzo por cambiar eso.<br />Un abrazo enorme, amigo.Montsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922833533168827608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-76502853695021171862022-07-20T12:55:32.042-04:002022-07-20T12:55:32.042-04:00It looks like a very interesting book!....Abrazote...It looks like a very interesting book!....Abrazotes, Marcelafoodtravelandwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016301292246692679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-50562913820786004512022-07-20T11:58:23.492-04:002022-07-20T11:58:23.492-04:00Qué tristeza produce el saber de tantas especies q...Qué tristeza produce el saber de tantas especies que van en declive y que poco hace el ser humano por evitarlo, más bien, acrecentamos los problemas en vez de poder mitigar los efectos que producen esa disminución de tantas especies. <br />Seguro que es un libro que merece la pena leer con atención y asignarle un buen lugar en uno de los estantes. <br />Un gran abrazo querido amigo y compadre de tu siempre admirador Juan, si existieran muchas personas como tú el mundo sería infinitamente más feliz. unjardinsosteniblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929552824377339420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-67827301843595519152022-07-20T10:56:21.445-04:002022-07-20T10:56:21.445-04:00Thanks for the review, it is certainly a very inte...Thanks for the review, it is certainly a very interesting book.Maria Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339088623806572344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-52553213185246435902022-07-20T07:50:40.937-04:002022-07-20T07:50:40.937-04:00Very well reviewed, David. Very well reviewed, David. William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-85730576453140006032022-07-19T21:38:22.271-04:002022-07-19T21:38:22.271-04:00This sounds like a lovely and very interesting boo...This sounds like a lovely and very interesting book David. I love the stories behind the quest and this sounds like it ticks those boxes!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-9789102400222706342022-07-19T17:10:00.150-04:002022-07-19T17:10:00.150-04:00It's fortunate that the chimney has been left ...It's fortunate that the chimney has been left standing for the swifts, Sallie. So often they are demolished once their industrial function is no longer needed. David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-77679064872270095282022-07-19T16:53:54.454-04:002022-07-19T16:53:54.454-04:00One of the huge problems here, Erika, with Chimney...One of the huge problems here, Erika, with Chimney Swifts, is that old chimneys are being demolished, and few are retained for use by swifts. In the process, nesting space is eliminated for entire colonies.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-52147794946647497682022-07-19T16:52:01.200-04:002022-07-19T16:52:01.200-04:00I am sure that Sarah would be ecstatic to have a r...I am sure that Sarah would be ecstatic to have a reprint, Hilary. Stay cool over there, although that may be easier said than done.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-4616292048976804532022-07-19T16:50:35.297-04:002022-07-19T16:50:35.297-04:00Unfortunately insect populations are crashing and ...Unfortunately insect populations are crashing and many species of birds have an increasingly difficult time feeding their young.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-84487971420523621942022-07-19T16:42:56.439-04:002022-07-19T16:42:56.439-04:00A truly enlightening post. I really had no idea ab...A truly enlightening post. I really had no idea about the Swifts. Thank you again for always teaching me something new. Have a nice day.DVArtisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389131898875955178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-37402598182702092082022-07-19T12:48:00.191-04:002022-07-19T12:48:00.191-04:00Thanks for stopping by my blog, Noa. I have never ...Thanks for stopping by my blog, Noa. I have never heard of the behaviour you describe. Most unusual. Abrazos y besos - DavidDavid M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-36661168679448168572022-07-19T11:34:53.177-04:002022-07-19T11:34:53.177-04:00Una vez, cogí un vencejo del suelo que se había ca...Una vez, cogí un vencejo del suelo que se había caído del nido. Intenté salvarlo, alimentándole, le estaban creciendo plumas... pero una mañana, vi que se había clavado su propia garra en el cuello y falleció, ¿eso es normal? Lo llamé Odín. Me dio muchísima pena... y me quedé con las ganas de verle volar.<br /><br />Me ha encantado todo lo que has escrito.<br /><br />Te mando besos y abrazos,<br />NoaNoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085461044141334840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-82545809164220613932022-07-19T09:58:56.392-04:002022-07-19T09:58:56.392-04:00I fear it is far too late. Humans are selfish and ...I fear it is far too late. Humans are selfish and pig headed for the most part, unconcerned with what will happen after the individual is gone. I don't think we have swifts here.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.com