tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post3471079899171437181..comments2024-03-07T16:00:45.676+00:00Comments on ShySongbird's Nature News: A Rather Different Black Bird!ShySongbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-31090557064756830172009-03-25T22:52:00.000+00:002009-03-25T22:52:00.000+00:00Hi holdingmoments and thanks for visiting. You are...Hi holdingmoments and thanks for visiting. You are right it really is a stunning bird and I'm afraid it hasn't been seen on the lake since. What a shame the one on your lake hasn't got a mate.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-68907960874804575022009-03-25T16:27:00.000+00:002009-03-25T16:27:00.000+00:00They certainly are beautiful birds. There's a lone...They certainly are beautiful birds. There's a lone one here, on one of our lakes at Willen, and has been all the time I've lived here, about 12 years. He's quite aggresive when there's food around, (I'm told), but he's always been well behaved when I've seen him.<BR/>Shame about the negative associations for such stunning bird.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-75261433700994239342009-03-08T09:51:00.000+00:002009-03-08T09:51:00.000+00:00Now, now Jayne! That is far too tempting, on the o...Now, now Jayne! That is far too tempting, on the odd occasion that HLH's crown slips it would be very easy to think of alternative letters....absolutely not rude or offensive as you say!!!ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-40508449503867919002009-03-07T19:51:00.000+00:002009-03-07T19:51:00.000+00:00Oh dear ShySongbird, I could be quite cheeky here ...Oh dear ShySongbird, I could be quite cheeky here and tell you what letters my dear Oh could have after his name, nothing rude or offensive of course lol<BR/>JayneJaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033588134410227541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-69801995788059282042009-03-06T19:08:00.000+00:002009-03-06T19:08:00.000+00:00Welcome Jayne and thank you for your warm and gene...Welcome Jayne and thank you for your warm and generous comments. I am still getting to grips with my camera and of course birds are not easy to photograph (as I'm sure you know) as they just won't do what they are told! HLH says he may start to put the letters after his name as he has no others!!ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-68560178815442699802009-03-06T16:15:00.000+00:002009-03-06T16:15:00.000+00:00Just spent a good few happy minutes reading your b...Just spent a good few happy minutes reading your blog shy songbird and what interesting reading it was too, such clear pictures and what a lovely title to give to your OH. I reckon I should steal it for my ever patient OH.<BR/>Delightful blog keep up the good work, thank you<BR/>JayneJaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033588134410227541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-51777768467738659452009-03-05T18:48:00.000+00:002009-03-05T18:48:00.000+00:00Thank you John for your kind comment and thank you...Thank you John for your kind comment and thank you from HLH also who says he knows exactly what you mean about the cat situation, that could be nasty and possibly fatal for the camera!ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-1845438788222624132009-03-05T17:15:00.000+00:002009-03-05T17:15:00.000+00:00Very interesting and informative entry which I enj...Very interesting and informative entry which I enjoyed reading. I think the Sun was fairly low in the sky which gives the photographs a nice warm glow. Congratulations to HLH.<BR/><BR/>I know the feeling of having a dog and camera at the same time. Fortunately Bobby is normally calm and patient and used to me stopping to take photos though I usually stand on one end of his lead and hope he doesn't spy a cat!Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-62153099988900379092009-03-04T22:49:00.000+00:002009-03-04T22:49:00.000+00:00Hi Sheila, Nathalie, Morning Glories and Shirl:She...Hi Sheila, Nathalie, Morning Glories and Shirl:<BR/><BR/>Sheila: Thank you so much for visiting and your very kind comments which are very flattering, HLH and I are very much amateurs still but do enjoy 'having a go'. There does seem such a lot to learn but it's fun trying.<BR/><BR/>Nathalie: Thanks for coming back. You are lucky, I don't think I have ever seen one before except perhaps in an ornamental setting. This one just turned up on a local lake near a golf course and we have not seen it before or since.<BR/><BR/>Morning Glories: Thank you so much for your generous comments and for visiting. I too was surprised to see the negative connotations associated with such a beautiful creature but unfortunately I suppose it is typical of mankind to make such comparisons given our propensity to superstition.<BR/><BR/>Welcome again Shirl: I'm so glad you found it interesting, it was certainly fascinating to research.<BR/><BR/>I too like the idea of the neighbourliness of them nesting in colonies, I wonder if they chat over the wall!!<BR/><BR/>Thank you, HLH is grinning like a Cheshire cat at your kind comment on his photography, he does enjoy it but is always disadvantaged by having a large dog on a lead in one hand and a camera in the other!ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-84750951782844882482009-03-04T21:48:00.000+00:002009-03-04T21:48:00.000+00:00Hi again ShySongbird :-)What beautiful photos from...<B>Hi again ShySongbird </B>:-)<BR/><BR/>What beautiful photos from HLH :-)<BR/><BR/>I am not familiar with Black Swans so I particularly enjoyed reading this posting – very interesting. I had never heard of the expression ‘black swans’ and I agree completely it is quite unfair for this beautiful bird to be associated in any way with Sept 11. <BR/><BR/>I did however, smile at this swan being happy to nest in colonies. I like birds that do that :-DShirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-40103306458028680902009-03-04T21:31:00.000+00:002009-03-04T21:31:00.000+00:00What wonderful pictures--and very interesting fact...What wonderful pictures--and very interesting facts. I had always thought of black swans as unusual and rare--I didn't realize they had such negative connotations.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-5758791205828295072009-03-04T21:05:00.000+00:002009-03-04T21:05:00.000+00:00Love them! When I was a lot younger it seemed that...Love them! When I was a lot younger it seemed that I couldn't have a roll of film without a black swan on it! Now it feels like I haven't seen one in years...Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018461154350833535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-14689628329059075812009-03-04T20:15:00.000+00:002009-03-04T20:15:00.000+00:00lovely swan and such clear photos obviously not an...lovely swan and such clear photos obviously not an amateur photographer like me<BR/>Sheilaswatsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00330525985066655153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-29254509562519476322009-03-04T18:34:00.000+00:002009-03-04T18:34:00.000+00:00Thank you very much for visiting Phil and for your...Thank you very much for visiting Phil and for your very kind comment.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-19111191950977758382009-03-04T18:05:00.000+00:002009-03-04T18:05:00.000+00:00Lovely photos. PhilLovely photos. PhilPhil and Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603166379246060547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-2434429919093587072009-03-04T11:54:00.000+00:002009-03-04T11:54:00.000+00:00Thank you Kallen it was a surprising sight! My hus...Thank you Kallen it was a surprising sight! My husband took the pics with his digital compact but wished he had had my DSLR with him.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295218067929829278.post-42766919970183628232009-03-04T11:30:00.000+00:002009-03-04T11:30:00.000+00:00Such a gorgeous swan! The only swans I ever tend ...Such a gorgeous swan! The only swans I ever tend to see are the white ones. I would love to be able to see a black swan and get some pictures like yours!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539583838978744802noreply@blogger.com