tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447176412927493914.post230480291937566917..comments2023-04-26T08:55:21.935-07:00Comments on Wildlife on Wheels: Mistle Thrush in the ConifersYoke,http://www.blogger.com/profile/02596190126355462132noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447176412927493914.post-56378615633273515892009-01-02T05:54:00.000-08:002009-01-02T05:54:00.000-08:00Thanks, Tricia; I'll definitely miss those colourf...Thanks, Tricia; I'll definitely miss those colourful displays along the road once we move to a colder climate again.Yoke,https://www.blogger.com/profile/02596190126355462132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447176412927493914.post-78152948187059892622009-01-01T00:08:00.000-08:002009-01-01T00:08:00.000-08:00Yoke - it's wonderful to see all those colours in ...Yoke - it's wonderful to see all those colours in December!! and well done on your Mistle Thrush.Tricia Ryderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05010432313312804286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447176412927493914.post-15656176397323855092008-12-31T10:10:00.000-08:002008-12-31T10:10:00.000-08:00Must have been hard getting used to the new climat...Must have been hard getting used to the new climate, Crow. <BR/><BR/>We had lots of trouble with the 6-7 months darkness here in Eire, which was a lot different from the snow and ice of the Dutch winters.Yoke,https://www.blogger.com/profile/02596190126355462132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447176412927493914.post-42840735560614013962008-12-31T07:42:00.000-08:002008-12-31T07:42:00.000-08:00Yoke, it's quite mild here really for this time of...Yoke, it's quite mild here really for this time of year. Maybe I shouldn't say mild, lol, about -3 C this past few days. We won't see any flowers in bloom for months. There's a saying here, "April showers bring May flowers in July." lololdcrow61https://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447176412927493914.post-14818938905242318342008-12-30T08:00:00.000-08:002008-12-30T08:00:00.000-08:00Thanks for the ID, Andrew. Always welcome, as you ...Thanks for the ID, Andrew. Always welcome, as you know by now, I think. <BR/>All I heard was the Magpies and Coal Tits' calls, one hoarse, and the others high sweet tones. And no alarming call of the Thrushes.Yoke,https://www.blogger.com/profile/02596190126355462132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447176412927493914.post-8355218834104682552008-12-30T06:47:00.000-08:002008-12-30T06:47:00.000-08:00Hi Yoke, definitely a Mistle Thrush, can't work ou...Hi Yoke, definitely a Mistle Thrush, can't work out female or male from the photo. Good bird to get as they're not as common as before. Also known as the Stormcock as they'll sing from the top of a tree in bad weather. And a good way to ID them, and their alarm call is quite distinctive, a clattering sound.The Wessex Reiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781303871936178731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447176412927493914.post-54072020577750094412008-12-29T13:25:00.000-08:002008-12-29T13:25:00.000-08:00My mum, and probably your own mum also, used to sa...My mum, and probably your own mum also, used to say to things like these:<BR/>"I wasn't the one who moved away!" I bet UK is a lot milder than your island? <BR/>It used to be a joke, in which she wuold not accept any regret, complaints or what ever it was. <BR/><BR/>Gorse flowers most times of the year and a saying goes that you can kiss a girl/boy whenever Gorse is in bloom. <BR/>Cold in CanadaYoke,https://www.blogger.com/profile/02596190126355462132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447176412927493914.post-41684389332361525512008-12-29T11:42:00.000-08:002008-12-29T11:42:00.000-08:00You're lucky to live in a mild climate and have su...You're lucky to live in a mild climate and have such lovely colours to look at this time of year. I'm envious!oldcrow61https://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447176412927493914.post-64071413078279181132008-12-29T09:38:00.000-08:002008-12-29T09:38:00.000-08:00Rena, thanks. I think I did get it right with my I...Rena, thanks. I think I did get it right with my ID. <BR/>Liz, only heard those Magpies, Rooks and Coal Tits around the time I spotted these two. Hefty it was indeed. <BR/><BR/>Happy 2009 to you all.Yoke,https://www.blogger.com/profile/02596190126355462132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447176412927493914.post-37281162245250085462008-12-29T05:48:00.000-08:002008-12-29T05:48:00.000-08:00Did you hear its call/alarm at all, the easiest wa...Did you hear its call/alarm at all, the easiest way to find out what it was. But as you say if it was a hefty bird then it's likely to be a Mistle Thrush :)Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447176412927493914.post-25994394780728523352008-12-28T17:49:00.000-08:002008-12-28T17:49:00.000-08:00Nice pictures! Have you figured out what kind of b...Nice pictures! Have you figured out what kind of bird it was yet?Rena Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328844122193024220noreply@blogger.com