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[paulus 26]

Just now, tatsblisters said:

Must have been a surprise that mate I know long tailed tits use spider webs to build their nests wich are a marvel of nature the work that goes into them from such a small bird. 

I wrongly assumed it was just Long tailed tits that collected them mate. Long tailed tits remind me of Marmoset monkeys for some strange reason Lol 

[paulus 26]

Just now, paulus said:

I wrongly assumed it was just Long tailed tits that collected them mate. Long tailed tits remind me of Marmoset monkeys for some strange reason Lol 

 

[tatsblisters 10,566]

Just now, paulus said:

I wrongly assumed it was just Long tailed tits that collected them mate. Long tailed tits remind me of Marmoset monkeys for some strange reason Lol 

I thought the same. 

[mackem 28,378]

12 minutes ago, tatsblisters said:

Must have been a surprise that mate I know long tailed tits use spider webs to build their nests wich are a marvel of nature the work that goes into them from such a small bird. 

I have seen a disused humming bird nest at mud lake in ottawa, absolutely tiny, the eggs must have been smaller than a pea. 

[mackem 28,378]

15 minutes ago, tatsblisters said:

 

Double post. 

Edited February 24, 2024 by mackem

[tatsblisters 10,566]

The blue eggs of the dunnock though we called them hedge sparrows even then they were a lot more common than they are now was always a welcome find though our gang all had one of their eggs and would never take more than one anyway like some one has said in a previous post all the young lads who collected birds eggs none I knew had full clutches in their collections. 

[mackem 28,378]

Auctioneer faces jail and huge fine over birds’ eggs

WWW.ANTIQUESTRADEGAZETTE.COM

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ONE of the North East’s best-known auctioneers faces a substantial fine and a possible...

 

[tatsblisters 10,566]

14 minutes ago, mackem said:

Auctioneer faces jail and huge fine over birds’ eggs

WWW.ANTIQUESTRADEGAZETTE.COM

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ONE of the North East’s best-known auctioneers faces a substantial fine and a possible...

 

Think as kids we all knew it was illegal and wrong though a lot of us our Fathers did the same when they were kids in the 40s though in this day and age I bet not many 12 year olds would know the difference between a blackbirds egg and a song thrush egg. 

[tatsblisters 10,566]

11 hours ago, mackem said:

Birds Nesting and Egg Collecting

BOOKS.GOOGLE.CO.UK

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Originally published in 1920 when collecting bird's egss was a legal and accepted pastime for...

There's a few books on bird nesting written in a time when it was quite a gentlemanly activity. 

Reading the paragraph about a scoop I remember as a kid an older chap who used to collect eggs as a young lad said he used to use a straw to get eggs out of small cavities and small holes in trees. We as kid's never tried this method and never had the egg of the lesser spotted woodpecker or the tree creeper even though we found there nests in still standing dead trees. 

[Aussie Whip 4,192]

The only egg collection I had was when I was a kid I collected nit eggs in a comb . One reason I shave my head these days  

[DIDO.1 22,851]

Name the bird

[paulus 26]

6 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said:

Name the bird

Hoopoe

[mackem 28,378]

10 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said:

Name the bird

I remember the first time I ever saw one,beautiful birds,you in Tenerife now?

[Leatherface 173]

Costa Adeje by any chance? 

[Leatherface 173]