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Thursday, 28 November 2013

Why I like blogging…..

On Wednesday, as has been my way for the best past of three years, I posted I picture of a bird.  This week the bird was an Eastern Yellow Robin - a great looking bird in lemon yellow and grey.

One of the birds in the pictures wore a green plastic band on its left leg - green left would have been added to the note book if I had noticed it in the field.  But I only spotted it on the screen at home.



I had done a quick but unsuccessful inter-net search for information about projects banding these birds, but came up empty handed.

I mentioned this in the post, more in passing than anything else.

Then I got a comment from Pete Shanley  - a Melbourne birder who I have never met - pointing me towards one of his contacts doing a PhD on urban Eastern Yellow Robins.

Seven degrees of separation?

I really do like blogging.  SM
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15 comments:

  1. Unknown28 November 2013 at 22:44

    Sehr schönes Foto :)
    LG Babs

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  2. TexWisGirl29 November 2013 at 02:05

    it becomes a very small world. :)

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  3. Anonymous29 November 2013 at 02:19

    So cute!

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  4. Anonymous29 November 2013 at 05:21

    hij staat er echt heel mooi op ja z,on bandje zie je meestal pas als je de foto,s gaat uitzoeken.

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  5. Spare Parts and Pics29 November 2013 at 07:27

    Blogging seems to pull our world together, doesn't it? Excellent photo.

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  6. Montanagirl29 November 2013 at 09:46

    Such a lovely Robin. So much prettier than ours over here.

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  7. Christian Perrin29 November 2013 at 15:58

    It also shows the value of us casual naturalists who get out there and can contribute to scientific knowledge!

    Lovely photo too by the way. The bird really pops out of that green background with your sharp focus!

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  8. Carole M.29 November 2013 at 16:20

    I love it too when things like that happen.......

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  9. Pallavi29 November 2013 at 18:39

    Everything happens for a reason :) Glad you enjoy blogging stewart as i really enjoy reading them.

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  10. amanda29 November 2013 at 18:44

    Life is good!
    I've been hit or miss with blogging with a busy November, but I do love it, too. :)

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  11. Irma29 November 2013 at 19:33

    Beautiful picture of the Eastern Yellow Robin.
    Very well photographed, Stewart.
    Greetings Irma

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  12. Rick Watson1 December 2013 at 01:06

    I just popped over from Keith's Optimistic Existentialist blog.
    Great photos, love your blog.
    Rick, your latest follower.

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  13. Phil Slade2 December 2013 at 00:48

    The number of times I've done the same, noticed a ring only when proccesing my pictures.

    Sometimes I worry I'm turning into a photographer rather than a birder.

    Blogging is great, almost as good as travelling the world for real.

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  14. Kerri Farley3 December 2013 at 07:15

    It truly does bring us together!!! and what a beautiful bird!

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  15. Sallie (FullTime-Life)3 December 2013 at 09:25

    I love blogging too, for this reason -- I get a lot of help too and also because of the wonderful comments I get...speaking of which I am so sorry you had trouble leaving a comment on FT-Life ... sometimes Typepad gets its tail in a twist and I can never figure out why or what to do about it.

    I'm so glad you came back and left your comment because it made me laugh! (Even the cold-blooded can use our machines).

    Thank you for trying again.

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