tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post1791964000298658637..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Redstarts and CuckoosUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-57423963953505717852011-06-06T18:07:10.157+00:002011-06-06T18:07:10.157+00:00Cuckoos do seem to be very skilled at hiding in th...Cuckoos do seem to be very skilled at hiding in the foliage of pask trees, don't they swanscot?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-48709165049859008792011-06-06T18:06:24.096+00:002011-06-06T18:06:24.096+00:00Hi Emma, I was hoping to get a bit closer to the c...Hi Emma, I was hoping to get a bit closer to the cuckoo but it was too wary..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-64506008439780468422011-06-06T18:05:36.533+00:002011-06-06T18:05:36.533+00:00Hi Masha, I rely a lot on luck....Hi Masha, I rely a lot on luck....Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-11142392694059433822011-06-06T18:05:11.766+00:002011-06-06T18:05:11.766+00:00Hi lotusleaf, there's a bird called a corncrak...Hi lotusleaf, there's a bird called a corncrake in scotland that's similarly notorious for keeping people awake at nightPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-15630252812357128372011-06-06T18:04:20.366+00:002011-06-06T18:04:20.366+00:00Hi Kate, redstarts do seem to be very approachable...Hi Kate, redstarts do seem to be very approachable birds...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-84835876186564600922011-06-06T18:03:32.890+00:002011-06-06T18:03:32.890+00:00I've heard quite a few this spring, Toffeeappl...I've heard quite a few this spring, Toffeeapple, but this is the first I've seen..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-26804395606105130392011-06-06T09:24:18.661+00:002011-06-06T09:24:18.661+00:00Redstarts are such lovely birds. As for cuckoos, I...Redstarts are such lovely birds. As for cuckoos, I hear them regularly, but seldom see them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-84050387645274739432011-06-06T07:54:51.415+00:002011-06-06T07:54:51.415+00:00Two super birds to see, Phil. Lovely pictures too...Two super birds to see, Phil. Lovely pictures too as both can be flitty or elusive.Emma Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385447781203785369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-58924350952271011942011-06-06T03:40:40.368+00:002011-06-06T03:40:40.368+00:00Great pictures, birds are so hard for me to captur...Great pictures, birds are so hard for me to capture...Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-47627144028038059012011-06-06T00:59:40.327+00:002011-06-06T00:59:40.327+00:00How lucky to have so few cuckoos! The Indian cucko...How lucky to have so few cuckoos! The Indian cuckoo, the Koel, is making our lives miserable here, as this is their mating season. They start their loud morning wake up call at 3.30 a.m. if you please, and continue till 5.30, when the other birds take up the strain:(lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-58558996580958882552011-06-05T19:33:00.380+00:002011-06-05T19:33:00.380+00:00How exciting to see a real-life cuckoo! (I've ...How exciting to see a real-life cuckoo! (I've only ever seen them in old clocks.) Your pictures of the male and female redstarts are beautiful, and should serve as great reference photos.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887697522012088332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-85520308712181964962011-06-05T17:00:18.294+00:002011-06-05T17:00:18.294+00:00Lucky man, I haven't heard a Cuckoo for years....Lucky man, I haven't heard a Cuckoo for years. The Redstarts are lovely birds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com