tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post4558243952809473278..comments2024-03-29T08:37:59.411+00:00Comments on ย Not Quite Scilly: Not Mainstream, Possibly...Gavin Haighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-13151664721276002792021-10-22T20:58:31.566+01:002021-10-22T20:58:31.566+01:00Celebrating local successes is one of the main rea...Celebrating local successes is one of the main reasons I might 'like' someone's tweet. Definitely worth a metaphorical thumbs-up. Long distance twitching successes, not so much. These days I don't see them in the same light at all.<br /><br />Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-12378152911967471962021-10-22T09:28:16.122+01:002021-10-22T09:28:16.122+01:00Interesting thought re 'liking' something,...Interesting thought re 'liking' something, I'd not really thought about it. However, I suspect it's mainly local stuff from mates, celebrating small successes in landlocked Worcestershire! As for twitching, I seem to have lost most of whatever it was that has driven me in the past. Apart from Worcs twitches (yes we have had good birds in the county this year!) I have been on two this year - BBA at Bempton & LTS at St.Aiden's. I have felt that I 'ought' to have gone for the Two-barred at Spurn but didn't. I suspect it was the extra time/distance involved (an hour or so) coupled with my burgeoning 'can't be arsed attitude' to many things these days. Wheatearlphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07419004440102086954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-72134711813871836932021-10-19T10:28:40.100+01:002021-10-19T10:28:40.100+01:00Ha ha! Thanks for the welcome. ๐
Ha ha! Thanks for the welcome. ๐<br />Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-86467436245157345302021-10-19T10:10:08.354+01:002021-10-19T10:10:08.354+01:00You have certainly qualified as a moany of fact Ga...You have certainly qualified as a moany of fact Gav, welcome aboard. As you know, I equate everything with fishing and aspiring anglers want to appear as one of the club. Media is full of poor images of unspectacular fish as the catcher plays the part of an expert, having your crap bird pic viewed alongside the best probably gives them a buzz. They may even believe its good.<br />Gave a Werthers Original and chill ๐Dave Burrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08259482046178828401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-105280311120897392021-10-18T18:11:12.665+01:002021-10-18T18:11:12.665+01:00I must admit that on wheels I'm partial to tak...I must admit that on wheels I'm partial to taking on the odd Strava segment. That said, I'm still birding/observing as do so. Not too long ago I slammed the brakes on to collect a newly departed Edible Dormouse near Denham and also pictured a slightly dented Polecat at Chorleywood.<br />I didn't keep the Polecat though. It was not just a bit too big for the bike bag or my pockets. It ponged a bit as well๐ฎRichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-53651629916943073932021-10-18T13:57:51.125+01:002021-10-18T13:57:51.125+01:00Interesting. Must admit I dismissed that possibili...Interesting. Must admit I dismissed that possibility as too unlikely Stew. Unfortunately the weather is dire here right now, so I'm not that tempted to follow up on your suggestion! ๐ Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-59547798961935870792021-10-18T13:55:13.665+01:002021-10-18T13:55:13.665+01:00Thanks Ric. You might well have something there. R...Thanks Ric. You might well have something there. Recently reread 'Birders - tales of a tribe' by Mark Cocker. Published 2001 but the birding ethos it essentially celebrates looks incredibly dated through the lens of 2021. Doesn't mean that ethos is dead though.<br /><br />Strava always felt unpleasantly competitive to me. I could easily imagine that runners using it would be severely tempted to go much faster than they ought to, just to keep their average pace looking good, or to chase segments.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-58021585227701149982021-10-18T09:21:16.867+01:002021-10-18T09:21:16.867+01:00Your Scoter Gav? Just an odd Common. Why is it not...Your Scoter Gav? Just an odd Common. Why is it not just an odd Black? That yellow on the bill is not just extensive it is 'swollen' too...It might be worth trying it again to see if its closer...Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-25315497666801090772021-10-18T07:51:08.538+01:002021-10-18T07:51:08.538+01:00Another, "Go and get a fresh cup of tea, with...Another, "Go and get a fresh cup of tea, with which to sit down and read" job Gav. Better than anything else that I read. Dyl comes very close I'd like to add.<br /><br />So, what is it that drives loads of birders to post on Twitter very poor photos of the same bird as everyone else?<br />It's possibly some sort of tribal thing. A collective approval/connection, where not acknowledging an item is regarded as some sort of insult.<br /><br />I don't do twitter at all. And on my Strava (Cycling) feed, I get but a handful of Kudos (likes). That's fine by me. It means I only have to reciprocate a handful back ๐. Others get sixty plus! which is a lot. Too many for me. The price of popularity I guess.<br /><br />Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.com