tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59857607515829295562024-03-23T09:54:38.339-07:00Somewhere Far Away...mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.comBlogger570125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-3605204966791469032024-03-23T09:53:00.000-07:002024-03-23T09:53:42.767-07:00Just a hedgehog!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the fourth day of Spring I spy hedgehogs active in the garden again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The spy camera also catches a rare bit of film where the neighbours cat and the little hedehog interact. In fact they had been snacking alongside each other for sometime before the cat got a bit too close for the hedgehog's liking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxf2_wkYTIZurlVbzEM3UcZEJ_2Nf0NpqqWg5eAtW8RWcBMlAg8LyZ6N5lulnB8pzFYbrkH7Pb1hcxxdrOWSQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzguVlyLeaZMdjsLzc6To-o7G40pCM_Y7gYhYjDn49ewCgrBRe5kUix01XJdf5HEEpX9hjC6MYOBaNP1RHzUw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-90069280655990447272024-03-02T04:45:00.000-08:002024-03-02T12:26:10.760-08:00March 2nd - Sudden Snow Scenes.<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC72Yp_cJZxbxBd25dQU31SKALzmhMH5LFvdIDMdBTyrRhrT7NYAnDWX1mZx64-tmpg9atcEoknUejqcW0sqdZ0DimZvUyjPWXyhmH3g9YtMGRI9vKajj5fkiwaDsyBpa5iL335vN2M1EMI_MUv_aaDEjn5irVlg1flYTsbWj9Lnj9Zqnw1oZ97zaGQg/s4032/x%20snow%20pano.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC72Yp_cJZxbxBd25dQU31SKALzmhMH5LFvdIDMdBTyrRhrT7NYAnDWX1mZx64-tmpg9atcEoknUejqcW0sqdZ0DimZvUyjPWXyhmH3g9YtMGRI9vKajj5fkiwaDsyBpa5iL335vN2M1EMI_MUv_aaDEjn5irVlg1flYTsbWj9Lnj9Zqnw1oZ97zaGQg/w640-h480/x%20snow%20pano.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the edge of Bath looking south.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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It met in the city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan in a huge conference centre.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This <a href="https://www.oceancare.org/en/stories_and_news/cop14-cms-mark-simmonds/">LINK</a> will take you to a personal account of what it is like to attend a meeting like this - with some 1,000 other delegates. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here are some pictures - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvT79QDUE1VX4bpIFSwTTTNoLm_FXkO5SoRJLgW0_xW-gt0aSOW0OEalOMYnTwJ-12qAkQnrXlbQtueLk8O0NK5oHTAtP8BW3_bBnzRzntlrm5R1xZkKcOxhaGGO7j6R_2eLguoGpZ5VBO-fRnI1MHe3E-mMsNxdo1b6NQPj_KPqXVldwmw8xvnNVAQ/s4032/IMG_9529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTW3WuExD1jfaryzLrRrqGzQdZeGRsVYFg143CoGtBJNVXanJuUTKtkVGuxmvyljTPEm2_15p-Y7dUU5tW4FtgFYdsWxddT8WMyTX6ZCDb-47ksCIY4K6TUtYuLQ5X1TClfwj-agvR5tlgfYPbjnVpJu8WGvGgCf_mxdDjvFzzmhdEmQyWefxkmw3Fg/w400-h300/state%20of%20report.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Released at the begining of the CoP - report (on the right) - <br />and the outline time table for the meeting.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHtotjpQlms9Fq-baSap6ywE9zvR8DcMf7qFfR16nLbv6NCOV6yk7_mmyU1V1Dk_eE9U7xk4MZRnH7WIt2XV5C8pZnuKsRw4ZkkA0TxYdfa2dIyeh1U5c_oFTzeo9oLsS68DpUIwLrMrclLDI6p6XvAMug3U88VzQ7IKYV66jqVnfT0vxgShfO0ZN6Q/s4032/IMG_9496.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHtotjpQlms9Fq-baSap6ywE9zvR8DcMf7qFfR16nLbv6NCOV6yk7_mmyU1V1Dk_eE9U7xk4MZRnH7WIt2XV5C8pZnuKsRw4ZkkA0TxYdfa2dIyeh1U5c_oFTzeo9oLsS68DpUIwLrMrclLDI6p6XvAMug3U88VzQ7IKYV66jqVnfT0vxgShfO0ZN6Q/w300-h400/IMG_9496.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rather splendid coffee area in the conference centre.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbKcabYZdq4nh_UBCzGlAZ-ozJh_MZOwC16xg5xofFYmIDUq3cE10VJnIF_PY9EFAJrZ6KktLG3hHgfIrfsNi1xbkSKzY6DC1XaLOyclVIvJs8LzJbHeXaUYuEZaXNlBxsRnfMAMn2CCG058SRv9nZ8sNvU5yZdhM0B3MX3azBmSw8xdS65EKDoXBeA/s4032/IMG_9498.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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Laetitia Nunny of OceanCare is speaking.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPj8JilamSSwI32evlKz4P4yb3A2Zu6b9Ab1V1m4gv3zDx-NVaW5-v-1CoCqSU94g_ZOys3vHJjiLGTGMTpm92tktZV8Y3bCVgbx7pHnskPoCE-VqZhFufP88goLHXCwbuAwMZy03AIRsw6whpBdLAIxZrfbvMmLgAkjKEi60FUAYkwfj7h9uDrUiWg/s5184/P1000738.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPj8JilamSSwI32evlKz4P4yb3A2Zu6b9Ab1V1m4gv3zDx-NVaW5-v-1CoCqSU94g_ZOys3vHJjiLGTGMTpm92tktZV8Y3bCVgbx7pHnskPoCE-VqZhFufP88goLHXCwbuAwMZy03AIRsw6whpBdLAIxZrfbvMmLgAkjKEi60FUAYkwfj7h9uDrUiWg/w400-h300/P1000738.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The opening session featires dancers in costumes relecting local wildlife - storks, famingoes and even a snow leopard:<div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvitP2wS-72CyI-mm9Hxc4CB8YW4kUd6CL0YV5FHrasq7LctCGzVgs-qKpg4Np5hkHgUYpp2orzFFjTr_-PxYdLn6ClaukhrCtTaIowXTwAbsJSsIIk5_cMI0eLb2tD_CpohYXR_VfY0WCl2SCJw_G15mulXkYYawC16iir2wz6fNFvorYxq1UN7IlZg/s5184/P1000756.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvitP2wS-72CyI-mm9Hxc4CB8YW4kUd6CL0YV5FHrasq7LctCGzVgs-qKpg4Np5hkHgUYpp2orzFFjTr_-PxYdLn6ClaukhrCtTaIowXTwAbsJSsIIk5_cMI0eLb2tD_CpohYXR_VfY0WCl2SCJw_G15mulXkYYawC16iir2wz6fNFvorYxq1UN7IlZg/s320/P1000756.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicolLqAtIhy3tgBXNP9J37eV3uoRrEZgPWi7aoJGW1AI0z194G5JafOMTF8pnSyBk9O-YydifvshltF4Xa7yKe2TJw7WJ4KMbb4Y-NmIr31Op0RAMFgVKgaATtfvcsuPewe-kRpIKKXviASMk-bkCKaIQVv63AK0VcXrlubQhSTuAagOKfSr0gMv5a3Q/s4032/IMG_9516.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicolLqAtIhy3tgBXNP9J37eV3uoRrEZgPWi7aoJGW1AI0z194G5JafOMTF8pnSyBk9O-YydifvshltF4Xa7yKe2TJw7WJ4KMbb4Y-NmIr31Op0RAMFgVKgaATtfvcsuPewe-kRpIKKXviASMk-bkCKaIQVv63AK0VcXrlubQhSTuAagOKfSr0gMv5a3Q/w640-h480/IMG_9516.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 'side-event' on the conservation of animal cultures - featuring Dr Philippa Brakes (beamed in from New Zealand).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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It is about 25 feet high.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXuuGVtZJZSW8saRp1KAFKmlr9rKQzMMtjIleuNmlRFPvNJlnfElm1TrdQmeVjUIr00-jfr2KhiJI7lUciRWhd-HD8biki9PBSMLlZtbgH0EpX-LZ5JsB1wTsHYQtezlWTCpb3wtfAbci1xIUVMJ_c_qSG5GGG-Pnt1LNoSD-nMNVw4poDUj-4n3V6g/s5184/P1000780.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXuuGVtZJZSW8saRp1KAFKmlr9rKQzMMtjIleuNmlRFPvNJlnfElm1TrdQmeVjUIr00-jfr2KhiJI7lUciRWhd-HD8biki9PBSMLlZtbgH0EpX-LZ5JsB1wTsHYQtezlWTCpb3wtfAbci1xIUVMJ_c_qSG5GGG-Pnt1LNoSD-nMNVw4poDUj-4n3V6g/w400-h300/P1000780.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During a half day excursion provided by the hosts a tree planting event.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhKH7horOTFVbNGg8F-Tzov4_QC9MuPu4W54pUq90Bhci_Ge7FT_qpsXiez7NQ71RyvsVl01ArHIgMhgIHCveSU83iWlWJ9U-T6I5XeIf6Nm9HRNScXVvTatjDgxsgnH3o9eJkC0IwLGYomESoHLL0NwP3ZZia272RLWcuDepGKU7ai-4BP51BaxhFg/s5184/P1000804.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhKH7horOTFVbNGg8F-Tzov4_QC9MuPu4W54pUq90Bhci_Ge7FT_qpsXiez7NQ71RyvsVl01ArHIgMhgIHCveSU83iWlWJ9U-T6I5XeIf6Nm9HRNScXVvTatjDgxsgnH3o9eJkC0IwLGYomESoHLL0NwP3ZZia272RLWcuDepGKU7ai-4BP51BaxhFg/w640-h480/P1000804.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delegates with their tree. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAH_Y2f3OXvlnJfHvoPdarZuhLmmZqHHSwQOE_OrY8jRE9lyYIxy1zSuoYYiXqPRd8_DlranVz7OjVYjIzZg78FsztaLiEX25S_VjwI4Q_4sb5p-tP2OyyULAdyL3om6J80fcimJQOt4qHxMBG5kqgeOwHltFYNCOWIGBN9LbMzI5lA13gIyPfRIvASw/s5184/P1000883.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAH_Y2f3OXvlnJfHvoPdarZuhLmmZqHHSwQOE_OrY8jRE9lyYIxy1zSuoYYiXqPRd8_DlranVz7OjVYjIzZg78FsztaLiEX25S_VjwI4Q_4sb5p-tP2OyyULAdyL3om6J80fcimJQOt4qHxMBG5kqgeOwHltFYNCOWIGBN9LbMzI5lA13gIyPfRIvASw/w640-h480/P1000883.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the close of the CoP, the Chair of the Committee of the Whole, Colin Galbraith is thanked by Amy Frankel the Executive Secretary of CMS. He recieved a standing ovation.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHv2xazudKsDrUA3Dtu0_vRGY6YkFfLTI-29VpNfHh4fNV22RYbiviLc1tGC3r8_r_t8ZTevk-S_vO_4sbZmHlL-vVDik-XqyUGutqGJLX-c8Qpc9SFRMmIO9gD_XYfPtwGpoJXYwo56cfN-MnN5Jas0eNCKptAfabKajO92m8OvnobYFxe-6JRbxwQ/s5184/P1000890.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHv2xazudKsDrUA3Dtu0_vRGY6YkFfLTI-29VpNfHh4fNV22RYbiviLc1tGC3r8_r_t8ZTevk-S_vO_4sbZmHlL-vVDik-XqyUGutqGJLX-c8Qpc9SFRMmIO9gD_XYfPtwGpoJXYwo56cfN-MnN5Jas0eNCKptAfabKajO92m8OvnobYFxe-6JRbxwQ/w400-h300/P1000890.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Team OceanCare.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1Iso9T6fKZj3POxZDi10bITDoXhJcPKsswlzfjVM3K7w1hQAfluD2s_6aW6pr0FGh6jMsp5-jU4WZtfAEBoyy-sASGVUhHQS32yw1k4qGnTK3CT41OsAaR4-lwR6sR-WJrat1jrei_eHF0QMXVCuOmnVzuZ-da71hKFbPZ2Xv-qnX_JzzfQtpyw9iw/s4032/briefings.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1Iso9T6fKZj3POxZDi10bITDoXhJcPKsswlzfjVM3K7w1hQAfluD2s_6aW6pr0FGh6jMsp5-jU4WZtfAEBoyy-sASGVUhHQS32yw1k4qGnTK3CT41OsAaR4-lwR6sR-WJrat1jrei_eHF0QMXVCuOmnVzuZ-da71hKFbPZ2Xv-qnX_JzzfQtpyw9iw/w640-h480/briefings.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the many briefings distributed at the meeting.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And here - Simmonds introduces a document in the plenary: <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw2c5ywQS3vv5nMUPAk3lRbOWMZiLn93piKIDUHOe-J76PTJU92kO5RYByrUrewy_sj3cH0c5FsjcnqcRkT-g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZpyLnIVOLQFjMTnZpriURCwXw_Y9m-BAFr8Hav2BH4g-8aHnyy-0ydoFxfXLcKccRZ56-1R0UJu21IfWL3X6LP4fJ4PEJEvwbYh6rYkr_Js-ABj4fQdBVhijGL311G8RAmTshp73TH8N2Aat9zLdqDksA4Qq5Y7P_wBhLUtRbU4bmVG0ZKCbpm_Ghw/s5184/P1010015.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZpyLnIVOLQFjMTnZpriURCwXw_Y9m-BAFr8Hav2BH4g-8aHnyy-0ydoFxfXLcKccRZ56-1R0UJu21IfWL3X6LP4fJ4PEJEvwbYh6rYkr_Js-ABj4fQdBVhijGL311G8RAmTshp73TH8N2Aat9zLdqDksA4Qq5Y7P_wBhLUtRbU4bmVG0ZKCbpm_Ghw/s320/P1010015.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amy closes the conference.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In a following blog, I will provide some views of Samarkand city itself. A very special place.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Excellent covereage of the conference including a summary of outputs from the Earth Negotiations Bulleting <a href="https://enb.iisd.org/conference-parties-convention-migratory-species-wild-animals-cms-cop14">HERE.</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHjKGzz0IWI3hRafvxdHpYuHE4vYlBFc3W1bFxHEwKbvqPaKyw3Lijw4NgemB7lAbUlWwREjD0ae8JjtVr1HcVedSN21OAREwzOyYY5IGCKQ0KrMq-pag5qL0gHRL96F5JXv5W6bNzpzvxFhoa8lA8Lu2JN41nClYsKL0j-YwM6xmV3D7I7O2JoNbEtw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHjKGzz0IWI3hRafvxdHpYuHE4vYlBFc3W1bFxHEwKbvqPaKyw3Lijw4NgemB7lAbUlWwREjD0ae8JjtVr1HcVedSN21OAREwzOyYY5IGCKQ0KrMq-pag5qL0gHRL96F5JXv5W6bNzpzvxFhoa8lA8Lu2JN41nClYsKL0j-YwM6xmV3D7I7O2JoNbEtw=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark in action - photo c/o Earth Negotiations Bulletin.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-77091944507385324312024-01-21T01:37:00.000-08:002024-01-21T01:47:38.952-08:00Midwinter badger 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy0E-h-OlsoxYfKZeElymOgcI_0vuNfzUtnsrILmDrtjZ6VCo3RbMzxEt-STHRpEr_RoLMSii-eQt1EKLxdNg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes, even on the coldest winter night, badger ventures out from her secret and undoutedly cosy den for some late night snacking. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWZdqZ3TSIYgcXa2C7mvKYUV7z3kb6wOS6Sele891RtQZYGllQgNwnJP3eyIz8C0fM0BM3pf_jhTOq7TArS6iU0S-dJGBNWaQ3xrqcVWLDsQGPCY3xNEnSGIxeY-SUNfCXKSxjxTmq8XBmtvpoX3B0egxH8Y5z6KZB30S8IQdq7dPMIpYwG09DwVS6w/s2048/RCNX0087.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2048" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWZdqZ3TSIYgcXa2C7mvKYUV7z3kb6wOS6Sele891RtQZYGllQgNwnJP3eyIz8C0fM0BM3pf_jhTOq7TArS6iU0S-dJGBNWaQ3xrqcVWLDsQGPCY3xNEnSGIxeY-SUNfCXKSxjxTmq8XBmtvpoX3B0egxH8Y5z6KZB30S8IQdq7dPMIpYwG09DwVS6w/w640-h450/RCNX0087.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;">Come the morning others visit to enjoy any crums.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyuguQpTPThKUnRB6F-EC-mJwkHSQp4CfcvNr59qGOr_MpSn5GeYK1z3gmoNK_WE4fATnQ4g9QdBGdNpE-5zQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyaNonc-AlftxrR4MKtoUqaLBT1t0cwjPc5q9t14CCYjubTPPIffAkFCAUStTSrS-tS5K12C4uvo4PYLrnMQg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-75592272195265123282024-01-01T03:12:00.000-08:002024-01-01T08:05:04.101-08:002023 - Seasons of the swans<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">Once upon a time </span>on a small but busy spur of a canal, a pair of mute swans built a nest. The female (the 'pen') settled on the rather ramshackle nest to incubate her large white eggs and her life-partner (the male or 'cob') stood guard and steadfastly kept her company near by.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfF_Y32eQ2mCsuYPllDthBOEZiuZe9zO-sZoHhe81ft5RgndwpJgqWlXSr3NpEKiUKXt71CTJZ7NzM5JpjccQz9YqZRpjP-w-2k-53rVvJd9ysjI2NLtYmge9iP0hTCdyYm54RitQlYyToI9TXTtrH3jmVbRtQvnDnYlQsMdKCTYJa335BFmuh13nqrg/s5184/swan%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfF_Y32eQ2mCsuYPllDthBOEZiuZe9zO-sZoHhe81ft5RgndwpJgqWlXSr3NpEKiUKXt71CTJZ7NzM5JpjccQz9YqZRpjP-w-2k-53rVvJd9ysjI2NLtYmge9iP0hTCdyYm54RitQlYyToI9TXTtrH3jmVbRtQvnDnYlQsMdKCTYJa335BFmuh13nqrg/w640-h480/swan%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Occasionally she would stand to turn the eggs and once or twice she left them to go to the nearby canal to eat and drink. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwRVYEkLPr6jXbo556KK6xsm6U_wIOLmp9kPloLMoPqfaSpFsVdlnMprTU5izYOqMFgKKmEu7YaXTI1ZuITd2sPoyFllrDZSoDR0mn-Tmp_Xb0ooMxJbNqtboe8peq3pYYXNOpYqyKOKwzQiSBkGC6-jVhQmxTl1i5rsZTwdLJUDQlbVa2a5MasquXw/s1672/swan%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1672" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwRVYEkLPr6jXbo556KK6xsm6U_wIOLmp9kPloLMoPqfaSpFsVdlnMprTU5izYOqMFgKKmEu7YaXTI1ZuITd2sPoyFllrDZSoDR0mn-Tmp_Xb0ooMxJbNqtboe8peq3pYYXNOpYqyKOKwzQiSBkGC6-jVhQmxTl1i5rsZTwdLJUDQlbVa2a5MasquXw/w400-h300/swan%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Several weeks passed and then it became apparent she was no longer alone in the nest....</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JYZWhNvAIXVbkwm5j65HFBSnxGfhBzLZ-Nl4u5-1wt037voGr0LXbP-Ttfiiv_Kgn_ENZtECGKWM2NQ1vjCIO88deVJraN_KS9XCgL3WyEvXYyxUpAV66HEXuucfCfctKK7Su_7WVeErblqnSy2XjIRwcyeyMJeprMfwj-J0c-uE8ENJc_pqk_ALKg/s3655/cygnet%20first%20sighting.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3524" data-original-width="3655" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JYZWhNvAIXVbkwm5j65HFBSnxGfhBzLZ-Nl4u5-1wt037voGr0LXbP-Ttfiiv_Kgn_ENZtECGKWM2NQ1vjCIO88deVJraN_KS9XCgL3WyEvXYyxUpAV66HEXuucfCfctKK7Su_7WVeErblqnSy2XjIRwcyeyMJeprMfwj-J0c-uE8ENJc_pqk_ALKg/w640-h618/cygnet%20first%20sighting.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eventually the little ones took their first steps outside of the nest and six fluffy little chicks could be counted. One egg did not hatch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsPWpwvZBaBih1mbIqIuQ0BshPwK6Ak-q7ryaz8yJJZz3RBdTRub1mIjH-PAYk35g5s3PS9RUjCNZTiMNpZacgW-7AwjwiMBI4YcmNpT3gNlk7Qc8zdflBNY0OAIoLWrLG43Z7fnLaWKltncYg0psGS_4L_fLQJWdC-XtuI5K2ya8R0CF5GVXZMw62g/s5184/swan%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsPWpwvZBaBih1mbIqIuQ0BshPwK6Ak-q7ryaz8yJJZz3RBdTRub1mIjH-PAYk35g5s3PS9RUjCNZTiMNpZacgW-7AwjwiMBI4YcmNpT3gNlk7Qc8zdflBNY0OAIoLWrLG43Z7fnLaWKltncYg0psGS_4L_fLQJWdC-XtuI5K2ya8R0CF5GVXZMw62g/w640-h480/swan%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgarZT0zt4LVaGN84uDaEdh_HAhRzkVzyQciw2Pm6-d296BK8BKWnwrws_qRYSAmJDR0aCEqWWhU2uc1JcNQcOBtO9jgiWd-6DD983x-eXJugMEAHkR2vk2O1o7KAXonu7XeqJysRQTDuWJbJPjn3StPklQ5TuAvY1CEoHzjjt5xUmXSjrZ1FP-mmjQ/s2035/swan%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="2035" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgarZT0zt4LVaGN84uDaEdh_HAhRzkVzyQciw2Pm6-d296BK8BKWnwrws_qRYSAmJDR0aCEqWWhU2uc1JcNQcOBtO9jgiWd-6DD983x-eXJugMEAHkR2vk2O1o7KAXonu7XeqJysRQTDuWJbJPjn3StPklQ5TuAvY1CEoHzjjt5xUmXSjrZ1FP-mmjQ/s320/swan%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carefully protected by their mum and dad (assisted by some friendly folks living in nearby canal boats) the cygnets quickly grew.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6YBN-omNio8KZ2KVhIFru5FNLx51MIiUXQOxPh_TXDpQJGLTZnyFUMqXPtdxPAWlHwluzTJ4PNMcbAld6dmaO6KTuVYIGpj0Jvyr8yxKMbbda7vXKKKAZCnpBFD3x97ZuFhsV0eHVuC82XhOD4BV2OW9mevngccszO-M7JOuy9VZ7YtZFZRK6Rg5Uw/s1672/swan%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1672" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6YBN-omNio8KZ2KVhIFru5FNLx51MIiUXQOxPh_TXDpQJGLTZnyFUMqXPtdxPAWlHwluzTJ4PNMcbAld6dmaO6KTuVYIGpj0Jvyr8yxKMbbda7vXKKKAZCnpBFD3x97ZuFhsV0eHVuC82XhOD4BV2OW9mevngccszO-M7JOuy9VZ7YtZFZRK6Rg5Uw/s320/swan%206.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Taking care of the little family in such a busy area was challenging for the parents and for the local 'support team' of friendly humans and especially as some viewed the swans as either dangerous or sport.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The myth that they can break a man's arm with one blow of their wings is simply nonsense. They can peck but more usually the adults will warn intruders away with a hiss and a raised wing display. On ther land they are clumsy and ungainly.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWYsxssUKLug-BYf-z78qLezPgZeL6RJ_y93MO2q9-IxjaQoOeEGnmoIGIeM1wql1sx4A5qjcZMoWy7Rh7l1NV9tnW6QAU5nrTa7UadERzHdMr-VgOjxPA9tJ2lmie_u5coaWjFLU1Q7Deu1NK8LuI2SAIMgTuDaXxnUiuDIu_XBN0epm0_GFtA5iYQ/s4032/Pa%20Swan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWYsxssUKLug-BYf-z78qLezPgZeL6RJ_y93MO2q9-IxjaQoOeEGnmoIGIeM1wql1sx4A5qjcZMoWy7Rh7l1NV9tnW6QAU5nrTa7UadERzHdMr-VgOjxPA9tJ2lmie_u5coaWjFLU1Q7Deu1NK8LuI2SAIMgTuDaXxnUiuDIu_XBN0epm0_GFtA5iYQ/w300-h400/Pa%20Swan.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pa swan with raised wings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">The summer months were not without incident and the swans had to be rescued from a few close scrapes but tragedy struck one hot sunny day when a loose dog, a small terrier, entered the private grassy area where the swans had previously made their nest and where they would regularly rest out on the grass. The dog grabbed a half-grown cygnet and shook it. The swans retreated to the water and a swan-friend retrieved the poor little bird, which died in her arms. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho6B6D-EgQ33exMo2cl51L-bro-qktAtKTMo4NlwTMKV_AmdVpdQm5WQ8NYl1QjaIaJ7tq4SAyLkKHuFiQXeb8LFRyMtjnjwyANeATMZKXzes5zM7sWqlHWrCHLqLRhRsWF8ic1X6LfyxYmYC1trManiBcdHrUxXEeoonRom4952avGvnnwWzHM2TNQ/s5184/swans%20in%20autumn.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho6B6D-EgQ33exMo2cl51L-bro-qktAtKTMo4NlwTMKV_AmdVpdQm5WQ8NYl1QjaIaJ7tq4SAyLkKHuFiQXeb8LFRyMtjnjwyANeATMZKXzes5zM7sWqlHWrCHLqLRhRsWF8ic1X6LfyxYmYC1trManiBcdHrUxXEeoonRom4952avGvnnwWzHM2TNQ/s320/swans%20in%20autumn.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The remaining five cygnets continued to grow and became a regular feature at the local canal-side cafe, although by the end of the summer the fledgling were almost full size and some found their presence around the tables outside - where they had successfully begged for food their whole short lives - disconcerting. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9QWibhq7IFgjJ5Ld7XHzgVBozmPRNeiqnbNiWdgBkyNjN5gVkypbTx40kv50T96laGSSrXqys5NhY9ofe25H9lN-4-dLXi1ygxMBcF7CqBLn0xjbBkkISflZwG-fBzSVuLk1RawnCyLrV96Cg7AiAOpezYBsa9LwDrBBoosV6bpayuOFeYZNvSwGSw/s5184/P1000037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9QWibhq7IFgjJ5Ld7XHzgVBozmPRNeiqnbNiWdgBkyNjN5gVkypbTx40kv50T96laGSSrXqys5NhY9ofe25H9lN-4-dLXi1ygxMBcF7CqBLn0xjbBkkISflZwG-fBzSVuLk1RawnCyLrV96Cg7AiAOpezYBsa9LwDrBBoosV6bpayuOFeYZNvSwGSw/w640-h480/P1000037.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fledglings finally developed flight feathers, meaning that at last they might be able to fly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And fly they did. Four leaving the old canal spur one day and suddenly heading off to find lives, mates and territories elesewhere. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrPfEDjMsgLbMSNhCFXASG16-bDbvvt5E-pGqWb4M0ZF2G8cdIqqdXcK07yyywewbiWOKSZa6qPBTHiObr76lzUZQTHZIFrCDEdJdWqaQEggn2L5Hf2qGyZeUXP0yjWIxMpcGR18D3-Ayd_is-ciPLF4pQhKeaNSeonnIGGN74pbJbRcJqn59Fnavag/s5184/P1000058.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrPfEDjMsgLbMSNhCFXASG16-bDbvvt5E-pGqWb4M0ZF2G8cdIqqdXcK07yyywewbiWOKSZa6qPBTHiObr76lzUZQTHZIFrCDEdJdWqaQEggn2L5Hf2qGyZeUXP0yjWIxMpcGR18D3-Ayd_is-ciPLF4pQhKeaNSeonnIGGN74pbJbRcJqn59Fnavag/w640-h480/P1000058.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This left the parents and just one youngster. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiA2RBCmd54BYVm3QHXLaXT6huCplFYrxZD6pNQPIAdyyEXvEt2RKqa1o1BeM_IYWxbiYyWHd_9Y6JYe8NAgAIgk0L6uf6hznS88jjnkeHJmaq6xrQfD9rmtYh6Yr4KcaNV4iJexmR5YKOs1sseNr_-dvclIsaNBuhXWJUb1UVBIBETD1trt_Dfe4tQ/s5184/P1000362.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiA2RBCmd54BYVm3QHXLaXT6huCplFYrxZD6pNQPIAdyyEXvEt2RKqa1o1BeM_IYWxbiYyWHd_9Y6JYe8NAgAIgk0L6uf6hznS88jjnkeHJmaq6xrQfD9rmtYh6Yr4KcaNV4iJexmR5YKOs1sseNr_-dvclIsaNBuhXWJUb1UVBIBETD1trt_Dfe4tQ/s320/P1000362.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yEf2DwhD38RLmF7ewdvwTL2spQ8CW2jIKdLhb0WpxfBcH9YOzxY4gATi7Uecf4N5AYbO2alLCO_gs24NhESXJbS-TUk4t3OE3_4uGw59986f6dyEu9QF9bq0N2iUl42ZvflAtpPCMijnKY1fflqVT60qlx930xlvPyaa5M1tsbeW5w1S_JNeeWhlRA/s5184/P1000369.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCAmzfSJkfTOpTNBxcvB_T0oKK4ld8V3uRnro8BmWf_n5Pt_Xt3sX-zrXLjUr420w3KIFMQy25tWNX1H_n6ZabREaoQSf6V0_zcBu8BarhkBqjxttmGl4fumTQ3zXwXhEIbqWV_GK8PrVFT7iWRwFHj7qdwxybjYoJwhVXfNBokWK7uPstRKv87k7KQ/s3485/three%20swans.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3374" data-original-width="3485" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCAmzfSJkfTOpTNBxcvB_T0oKK4ld8V3uRnro8BmWf_n5Pt_Xt3sX-zrXLjUr420w3KIFMQy25tWNX1H_n6ZabREaoQSf6V0_zcBu8BarhkBqjxttmGl4fumTQ3zXwXhEIbqWV_GK8PrVFT7iWRwFHj7qdwxybjYoJwhVXfNBokWK7uPstRKv87k7KQ/w400-h388/three%20swans.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vTB646ApsWPCwkGD0idMcpsjw2cubnraBc5rBZ3W42qj0hzcMJxhyphenhyphen1UddxvGKwkz0ifciYlghUg46QGDZFJEwFrNUTPvy8bU4xEhWuZltmw_-wTKYYNy423jxzfzmbl9G04txG487cI_BetrOGaVQyS76N9JJr6taqJ-K4k5JK4CcpMZKINRc1G1kg/s5184/P1000436.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vTB646ApsWPCwkGD0idMcpsjw2cubnraBc5rBZ3W42qj0hzcMJxhyphenhyphen1UddxvGKwkz0ifciYlghUg46QGDZFJEwFrNUTPvy8bU4xEhWuZltmw_-wTKYYNy423jxzfzmbl9G04txG487cI_BetrOGaVQyS76N9JJr6taqJ-K4k5JK4CcpMZKINRc1G1kg/w640-h480/P1000436.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And since then, the two aduts have been seen back near their original nest site and the fledgling seems to have been persuaded to go and make her life somewhere else. </div></div>mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-33787496863637533262023-12-28T11:24:00.000-08:002023-12-28T11:24:15.854-08:00Shanklin at Christmas after dark.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
Shanklin was developed as a seaside resort town on the Isle of Wight - a
location made popular when Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert chose
the island to build their holiday home, Osbourne House, at East Cowes in the
northeast corner of the island. In the decades that followed, Shanklin and
neighbouring Sandown stayed at the popular end of the UK holiday market. They
were blessed with long sandy beaches and famously the UK's sunshine record was
often held by Shanklin.... making it just a tad sunnier than anywhere else in
the UK.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I grew up here and in the years since I was a kid, Shanklin
has lost some of its grand villas (with many smaller houses occupying what were
once gardens with elegant cedars, monkey puzzle trees and other arboreal
specimen trees). Some of the key shops in the town have also gone, Woolworth's,
Barclay's Bank, Beardsales (the wonderful stationary shop), the Sports Shop (where
everyone went for their school uniforms and PE kits) but other have come to occupy
their places, including Poundland and two branches of the Co-op supermarket!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">There are still many hotels and guesthouses, many
looking out from the cliff over Sandown Bay and the thatched end of town still
hosts the Crab Inn, handsome parkland and other pretty features.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Here are some images from a little stroll on Boxing
Day evening under a big but somewhat veiled moon.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6tV5pHJSmtAS_N48OS5suTruSeay6YFsSGlVBtUT7YAvWuFVP4gncRPKYpa9botNXTn8ed7sW0NmIVFPTQ4HwOXOjoU6AZuizi62X84nCBNwNh2GKHlxG-1i9I2lsyZbIMYmERy05uExTVcP5qLJ544p7JmeJmeNg5ej-zHzM53NKo9wbWUZPe-n9A/s4032/IMG_9352.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6tV5pHJSmtAS_N48OS5suTruSeay6YFsSGlVBtUT7YAvWuFVP4gncRPKYpa9botNXTn8ed7sW0NmIVFPTQ4HwOXOjoU6AZuizi62X84nCBNwNh2GKHlxG-1i9I2lsyZbIMYmERy05uExTVcP5qLJ544p7JmeJmeNg5ej-zHzM53NKo9wbWUZPe-n9A/w640-h480/IMG_9352.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shanlin Beach at moonrise.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbYSyZDh5CZDVCMutuMFDr3m8TYqHosujVVaiNGdV3r0noBCZZuIkXW1TfSlvNNvao_omUcWt65jA-ImtKaQ1LRBSvfCzxnpKdq5ZZzWjCEeGoHrNAmVLcCfwX6iO4B9hXNTH7lFAnsXkIgFWlhJ1yX8A66xquZ0fSv3QQO6gjLyIak76BCzTO8VWeg/s4032/IMG_9354.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbYSyZDh5CZDVCMutuMFDr3m8TYqHosujVVaiNGdV3r0noBCZZuIkXW1TfSlvNNvao_omUcWt65jA-ImtKaQ1LRBSvfCzxnpKdq5ZZzWjCEeGoHrNAmVLcCfwX6iO4B9hXNTH7lFAnsXkIgFWlhJ1yX8A66xquZ0fSv3QQO6gjLyIak76BCzTO8VWeg/w400-h300/IMG_9354.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of Hope Beach.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzXiCviAydUjMou9FFp1m6ILK41CuR9l3NX-NnE5l6DF2i8bgdwxpjLE0MH8ecONq9JtI6qhJFca6MOYj_jA5cLf6hatPSA8TKIm5OrPVZQ03jqSIiTUTnR9PS1M2Fs-Wtg_4fKO-C8TGG65a_V8Nm1CyWQY17TTNbNlrrRNuosnDPc5K7t849K-0OQ/s5184/P1000586.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzXiCviAydUjMou9FFp1m6ILK41CuR9l3NX-NnE5l6DF2i8bgdwxpjLE0MH8ecONq9JtI6qhJFca6MOYj_jA5cLf6hatPSA8TKIm5OrPVZQ03jqSIiTUTnR9PS1M2Fs-Wtg_4fKO-C8TGG65a_V8Nm1CyWQY17TTNbNlrrRNuosnDPc5K7t849K-0OQ/w640-h480/P1000586.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Crab Inn.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fLSg-ry-uOITsGx_cHjAkTw_iaxA0hodEkzWbs0DH9ShaBa0UEgIxoTS6c6B1100DieiiwgsT28nyD541OegNLp5faqTFIg-6y2ETMe7IhyphenhyphenW0wz-XdHDohgdKPpcOt2XCinjDvNQmJEpwjHy56R8o8s8yembU-dSvCa77_Qin6Dht1T7-0d59OvP7w/s5184/P1000588.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fLSg-ry-uOITsGx_cHjAkTw_iaxA0hodEkzWbs0DH9ShaBa0UEgIxoTS6c6B1100DieiiwgsT28nyD541OegNLp5faqTFIg-6y2ETMe7IhyphenhyphenW0wz-XdHDohgdKPpcOt2XCinjDvNQmJEpwjHy56R8o8s8yembU-dSvCa77_Qin6Dht1T7-0d59OvP7w/w400-h300/P1000588.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Chine Inn - sadly closed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVveLDjYPFBVNsAi9wqfniHvO-pBHCJVtVDOMoEtHKe_oLVclsmg1C_z3345qlpL2Q9JlsiJ7532mEVD8JrHy3nQ06uQRqu77rOYbsN5OEeEEvjC3G0YIpwtqnzM6vWwcZwckWUiqtp5waJRKLMPxEFtJqf6pr_Rb1IAFVwiCQWgfD6bwsDn0njpdgw/s5184/P1000592.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVveLDjYPFBVNsAi9wqfniHvO-pBHCJVtVDOMoEtHKe_oLVclsmg1C_z3345qlpL2Q9JlsiJ7532mEVD8JrHy3nQ06uQRqu77rOYbsN5OEeEEvjC3G0YIpwtqnzM6vWwcZwckWUiqtp5waJRKLMPxEFtJqf6pr_Rb1IAFVwiCQWgfD6bwsDn0njpdgw/w640-h480/P1000592.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Streamer Inn on Shanklin seafront.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkySenjH-l4SMOGebUxyrtPCWU5sLFZwat_WCvutgP3YNN4NsmdBKTQwpEVhKy0v7hPbcaP24GFedN17QP72ZMKdlUOSjwQna0Z5hHhyqF-MKoyslwyMI-eisq3HJ6Gg-RyTp2v7DNzkLzxdKFyHfm8wpfD4IGGYbEzXy2Ua7VVawZb9QdvTLMT6irA/s5184/P1000597.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkySenjH-l4SMOGebUxyrtPCWU5sLFZwat_WCvutgP3YNN4NsmdBKTQwpEVhKy0v7hPbcaP24GFedN17QP72ZMKdlUOSjwQna0Z5hHhyqF-MKoyslwyMI-eisq3HJ6Gg-RyTp2v7DNzkLzxdKFyHfm8wpfD4IGGYbEzXy2Ua7VVawZb9QdvTLMT6irA/w400-h300/P1000597.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Regent's Street - with Christmas lights!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p>mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-27146870999635937352023-12-10T01:10:00.000-08:002023-12-10T01:10:46.993-08:00When cat meets fox 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have observed this meeting of species before but this one was nicely close-up, so here it is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know some people worry about their cats when they know there are foxes around but I think that it is pretty clear here which is the dominant animal. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzAHlTbC9r7fv_X-QpGyLgr42KNcf3tX8YK_S12ei8HePE2bfixqn5IoR8Ve1QgMAm5Dn3NFHOZ2PlQYaa05Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Just a pretty vixen in a suburban garden on the Isel of Wight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiIhhzyqTz617jLw4nTyvBeytQfqPg976YDQonnonZwIdr1lmJRG3-Aq4ZLySTmj1JT6v_mrnguZQs3tgQjg5mk4aE7Uw953141i-12i_7glEaXGqAXrv1nswmNx6yDarftGFUlckyzmsWrp0K3Xdq40fudFRkBgMxZ9TwVuW3KUHEF8xw8ZaLq_etA/s989/Winter%20Fox.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="989" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiIhhzyqTz617jLw4nTyvBeytQfqPg976YDQonnonZwIdr1lmJRG3-Aq4ZLySTmj1JT6v_mrnguZQs3tgQjg5mk4aE7Uw953141i-12i_7glEaXGqAXrv1nswmNx6yDarftGFUlckyzmsWrp0K3Xdq40fudFRkBgMxZ9TwVuW3KUHEF8xw8ZaLq_etA/w640-h590/Winter%20Fox.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzTGHV2S7Y7cuDrA3R5VD4LLMUgOVQMl2CgChP-VVGujUiG5yWDMp5dxd9sgceVgiCM4ONVh7p1-tOU7daQTQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxgANE3NYJonhVWjRAeZo9T88ibMhTn3OiisS2slezkGiZFpbQd3GqcEUNvjeBR43ivwjVPipFv2TBoCNt1MQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One night later - foraging in the rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw4rvHGjodtygHQtlCFfGvtLc8Oeb2ksoLOufMH-1lqjo8sfYmG0rB4AlEsd_7BySBPgv4__wZ6cnM1QsfPkQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-46935901451267347942023-11-21T13:17:00.000-08:002023-11-25T01:24:56.253-08:00Unexpected animals in the November garden.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_eSBE3-AAfX3APlLmfLmTQF3n4w8mH4_Lm-6w0G8MNoIaj9fJeZWPPFc_CvSwOq8fV2Qn0rDqHhBO6We9vDSCb43omZMZy_nMiLNOFjBdByGvxArDMxaY1Mpy98ZB4XMIxOJPSl3xRW5zOCMDC9_oCmKas8p1ZNLHn6zm0ipUnWxeS6pnrkYVqYSJHA/s2180/hedgehog%20running.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2180" data-original-width="1929" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_eSBE3-AAfX3APlLmfLmTQF3n4w8mH4_Lm-6w0G8MNoIaj9fJeZWPPFc_CvSwOq8fV2Qn0rDqHhBO6We9vDSCb43omZMZy_nMiLNOFjBdByGvxArDMxaY1Mpy98ZB4XMIxOJPSl3xRW5zOCMDC9_oCmKas8p1ZNLHn6zm0ipUnWxeS6pnrkYVqYSJHA/w566-h640/hedgehog%20running.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am surprised to discover hedgehogs scampering around my garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the 25 years I have lived here I have only seen one twice before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am doubly surprised because of the presence of badgers here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxbFL5fTkvsTG8pDMwdkEcaNsCqWLJV14_xkdlM09EpFZthNI24GSHKrHJnwV7BzKyN9ej-oMTkZwkZ1Ie8Bw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxtzA3XNgip7At9Eqhu615OkF0wHgiZUvyL5oOX7LCmXKHQJSMQEf58AMRtcrEyd-jw0IdvxonlMvecckqX-w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzUjgWO0a9s3Z1ZBP1mPPjnOmlShI_rrm1v03oELaOoHB4I1mbvFUVzOzGMDdNWrX-zjU5QxlFNq-bEk5p1EA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hedgehogs seem to hide away when the badger is visiting.... and in the next snippet of film you can see the size difference of these two native British mammals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwRbWKvV9Np5OpORreLWXJRq4LzaptdLcTvVaMD-dXQJD73B-wY9flPXT3aNS4Beq5pVgepi32AY1kMivcLGw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">It is Autumn. The air is turning cold and the night is now longer than the day. Out off the Lleyn Peninsula in northwest Wales, seperated from the mainland by an infamously fierce channel of boiling waters sits <span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Ynys Enlli; the island in the Tides. We anglophones call it Bardsey. </span></span></p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">The gales of the equinoxal period see clouds of migrant birds pass by and on the more favourable shores of the little rocky island, female seals swollen with pregnancy haul out, rest, give birth. Then for three intense weeks they transfer much of their body fat into their white-coated pups via their rich nurturing milk. </span></p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Nearby swim the far larger bull seals. They are patrolling territories with one or more mother seal within, waiting - with varying degrees of patience - for the mothers to leave their pups and accept their advances.</span></p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Here are some of the scenes from Autumn on Bardsey. </span><span style="color: #4d5156;"> </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyh5ixM6_CJet45ewjU8rAPa2oGZSdCBCrmLbUMeU3Z2Sy7WUBi_K-7-4I6lJrZmUzIYU6cpXjqIpwm9ISkjZQdzO28bjW8iG54rZudgWrSgtRKjiGE0rIlSXtHgBrM0fotwgoQmrTaEWxfzL-88FA-RyzntV2_-GhpTUcgFwvo2okd-WKyzqIzcrEQ/s4032/IMG_9056.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyh5ixM6_CJet45ewjU8rAPa2oGZSdCBCrmLbUMeU3Z2Sy7WUBi_K-7-4I6lJrZmUzIYU6cpXjqIpwm9ISkjZQdzO28bjW8iG54rZudgWrSgtRKjiGE0rIlSXtHgBrM0fotwgoQmrTaEWxfzL-88FA-RyzntV2_-GhpTUcgFwvo2okd-WKyzqIzcrEQ/w640-h480/IMG_9056.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bardsey island viewed from its western most tip. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vF05N_x6aur39dQluotHaxGcZtlJXZf2WVJ-7m3apohqZLFQSNGxQP4SE5oxJLjatEGKzEX8MxPYwdudd0RqgTgmz72xWES-G3CciqeJwViWyeIYXHSmhQiOueoQlhPozK6AgGXFv5FiyRJHM6U1Y01Qx6SMNI6Q6eVBbrMUTgqA8IgtJNkZcVXT7Q/s5184/IMG_6231.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vF05N_x6aur39dQluotHaxGcZtlJXZf2WVJ-7m3apohqZLFQSNGxQP4SE5oxJLjatEGKzEX8MxPYwdudd0RqgTgmz72xWES-G3CciqeJwViWyeIYXHSmhQiOueoQlhPozK6AgGXFv5FiyRJHM6U1Y01Qx6SMNI6Q6eVBbrMUTgqA8IgtJNkZcVXT7Q/w640-h426/IMG_6231.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gentle moment between male and female. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylAr-9B4izSDiDbtnDFqidEe0zCfnW-1ngKqGCt8ftX9V4A3fNxEeC6fHZ_DpXX4BYSfc2A3X3RwRgxcgzLpYWaTkawbnm_3hqGaamMSY5fSsMLOlOEierMVhqJCxLeDOGlsOGOZcfKNAjzSMvzHJg2BlFMvnuRFrUWVCKeUcSijA7Aw9E8QyYeZZ9Q/s5184/IMG_6353.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylAr-9B4izSDiDbtnDFqidEe0zCfnW-1ngKqGCt8ftX9V4A3fNxEeC6fHZ_DpXX4BYSfc2A3X3RwRgxcgzLpYWaTkawbnm_3hqGaamMSY5fSsMLOlOEierMVhqJCxLeDOGlsOGOZcfKNAjzSMvzHJg2BlFMvnuRFrUWVCKeUcSijA7Aw9E8QyYeZZ9Q/w400-h266/IMG_6353.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few smaller seals - marked out by their reddish fur - are yearlings.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsVEjkl1tF-DTbi3lOt7pmb9bo9SG2dQsiCRnZw4Nt32SIMMdf5LU26tHWzvfAGrw4gJvghSTP7w9WTS6xai3rFC82XMigMBP_UnQJLQG6PGje3ax6zNh4BNY3NU6JujN7V5GC0pHgjBm2ZLfEhvVPsCmLFN-5bgJp36m9bl4lIAnIRAkiI07gnCr_g/s5184/IMG_6346.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsVEjkl1tF-DTbi3lOt7pmb9bo9SG2dQsiCRnZw4Nt32SIMMdf5LU26tHWzvfAGrw4gJvghSTP7w9WTS6xai3rFC82XMigMBP_UnQJLQG6PGje3ax6zNh4BNY3NU6JujN7V5GC0pHgjBm2ZLfEhvVPsCmLFN-5bgJp36m9bl4lIAnIRAkiI07gnCr_g/w400-h266/IMG_6346.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The star of the Autumn seashore - a white-coated pup</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshoBfLBtVVr1si-MMoSlKcg3yF1melumDawc5J9GxoMDK0rtrhrkmd6r27fSXl1WvlKauqfaCsgmJ-qqNWxqoXVjYaFVSgfcpvABfQZYIMvqKMfqPPCw6hVYjfUnVM8PUV69XYSlSYijaC1Q9iIdJH1Ge3I-5dBJEQB6GIWm5cra_xJm6YfcBDpmkig/s5184/IMG_6311.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguZWBSad2AIdGtikPFznnDyAZQ30ZxKF5HTxjeRRGFUqFx_R8I65f11Qc_7kzWczJOw8lMxnbanWBgitx3QYnIIjgU9-ajZPT0zhqGHtyYqHLG1YE0ShGwAwNJvH7NH6aX-4VFRjpU0B_Wik8p2rEVy90fvOUy9jR6tI1fESiyzupI_yiCfMobfdKgw/w640-h426/IMG_6296.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile a flock of starlings migrate by.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzhuwF0EXTPDC6wLGzoIOQPx4zem5PIb0benQwfBZYKcN5MQ9Upg2kw3xo1CE5Qya8XCgEkqJqK1wdbEXDMMSk-OzIIYvggqb_gAiM52BXzakgHqZwUllzekiI5B9PY6bNaxfclF3i64Yh3xVuegzPe4LdtXQeW63GNMgOeff-du534LwbdOdcyZ39w/s5184/IMG_6261.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1pu7vX_C9PjB1n271xQlHBiE_bvteJH_BpA6LHGzJnMHZrC6UVvlnZWzKN5MLHrd3Viea8VxawGcjACT7qjKkUq_Zh1LQlAl62wECNHe76Rj2vEq1G3YuQKFDJ7QAf87czRP8hU-KJWF9F2CiW6ABsFYHhA_I8BBXw45QGk3zjUzF-qPSrrBQY_UYQ/s3607/IMG_0891%20(2).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="3607" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1pu7vX_C9PjB1n271xQlHBiE_bvteJH_BpA6LHGzJnMHZrC6UVvlnZWzKN5MLHrd3Viea8VxawGcjACT7qjKkUq_Zh1LQlAl62wECNHe76Rj2vEq1G3YuQKFDJ7QAf87czRP8hU-KJWF9F2CiW6ABsFYHhA_I8BBXw45QGk3zjUzF-qPSrrBQY_UYQ/w400-h300/IMG_0891%20(2).jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>I have sometimes been privileged to be able publish my
thoughts on topical issues and here is a compilation of some of these articles
published as blogs in recent years.The original articles can be assessed via the links provided.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">From May 2023:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> <i>Icelandic Veterinary
Authorities Speak Out Strongly on the Cruelty of Whaling</i></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> Some thoughts on the news from Iceland that experts
there find their whaling cruel. Blog <a href="https://www.oceancare.org/en/stories_and_news/iceland-vet-cruelty-whaling/">HERE. </a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;">2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;">From October 2022: </span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;">When the
walrus comes knocking: a reflection on Wally and other out-of-habitat marine
mammals </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;">Europe has recently seen several walruses coming much further south than
usual – and these are not the only out of habitat marine animals that have recently
been seen around the world. Blog <a href="https://www.oceancare.org/en/stories_and_news/out-of-habitat/">HERE</a>. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;">3. <b>From November 2020</b>:</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -18pt;"> <i>Requiem for a
dolphin – reflections on the life and passing of a remarkable solitary sociable
dolphin</i>. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -18pt;">Concerning the life and loss of Funghi the
dolphin from Dingle.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -18pt;">Blog <a href="https://www.wcl.org.uk/requiem-for-a-dolphin.asp">HERE</a>.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">4. </span></span><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></i><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;">From September 2020:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><i>What does it mean when a whole community of scientists from across the
world calls for urgent action on whale, dolphin and porpoise conservation. </i>Blog <a href="https://www.wcl.org.uk/when-a-whole-community-of-scientists-call-for-urgent-action-on-whale-dolphin-and-porpoise-conservation.asp">HERE</a>.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And here are two earlier contributions that may still
be of interest from the Huffington Post </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;">5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;">Firstly, <b>from 2017</b>:
</span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;">What the
Whales Are Trying to Tell Us: Strandings - What They Mean and How to Respond</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"> <span lang="EN-US">Concerning
why whales strand following the mass standings of sperm whales in the North Sea Blog <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mark-simmonds-obe/what-the-whales-are-trying-to-tell-us_b_9261132.html">HERE</a>.</span></span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;">6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;">And, secondly, <b>from 2016</b>, </span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;">Why
Whales Are Not Monsters</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"> <span lang="EN-US">- a look at the portrayal of whales
as monsters, responding in part to the film just released at this time, ‘Into
the Heart of Darkness’ which retells the story of the Whaleboat Essex on which
the legend of Moby Dick is based. Blog <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mark-simmonds-obe/why-whales-are-not-monste_b_8610158.html">HERE</a></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Podcasts</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">A P</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">odcast for the Society of Marine Mammalogy (SMM) talking about solitary sociable dolphins with Laetitia Nunny </span><a href="https://marinemammalscience.org/podcast/solitary-sociable-dolphins/" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">HERE</a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Another for the SMM concerning the vaquita and the IWC's new Extinction Alert <a href="https://marinemammalscience.org/podcast/extinction-alert-vaquita/">HERE</a>.<br /></span><br /></span></p>
mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-6030098347169994512023-08-12T09:51:00.001-07:002023-08-12T09:56:52.982-07:00Exmoor images<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />Let me take you to Exmoor at high summer - the moors, the woodlands, the rivers and the shore.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzr8mzF0WrC_Zyqwif359boJ1FRLjzUyovNtUHWpaASF40lZVGI4lh48rZorZxN8z7TybMJoq53YsascXe_2L_DztkjmGqBrpRlmGg2mxA3AXKjXPyCgPQVMR_2SkzVcMlxH1HzLPGShMIRouNaoZU81dg12CCLAzt2JQrI5n8tnonHHEJw3ZPvIphw/s4032/exmoor%20sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzr8mzF0WrC_Zyqwif359boJ1FRLjzUyovNtUHWpaASF40lZVGI4lh48rZorZxN8z7TybMJoq53YsascXe_2L_DztkjmGqBrpRlmGg2mxA3AXKjXPyCgPQVMR_2SkzVcMlxH1HzLPGShMIRouNaoZU81dg12CCLAzt2JQrI5n8tnonHHEJw3ZPvIphw/w640-h480/exmoor%20sunset.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Lynmouth hill at sunset.</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjB7reN6dCySCOB5fkFGjcqSR1QvZK2VvmI1RH_hr1dpmV9p17AYLTpBx_CXTUB6yrgabbZEP9wWRwsk6hsb76Rpg-mftxr1oyhGdFTiMBUf1L7-7JL-WdhbqQAMx29hOXTKeNQ1KBjyapkV47tW7ugbHKYJzjlzu3LVXp_Wzme9QX80SAPwXy8QhHHg/s4338/P1320413%20%282%29.JPG" style="display: block; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYGRQRpp5u_Wg-wWSwwpxX0FlykKIgjvy64xjFECx-VSIUX0wViPEMVh8OpgB2rQTj0kwQk4B1HKUJdeRoxaPXewUgyJc_J3uBRGswAeDzwj6tTf3kmZ0VZO6ZVTG966cIhI0XfYqq5-qYPck0kJOjJrc5qBQOttWWSC2-vX7zbDyXylTZ1ZfOHw/s1280/McMath%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYGRQRpp5u_Wg-wWSwwpxX0FlykKIgjvy64xjFECx-VSIUX0wViPEMVh8OpgB2rQTj0kwQk4B1HKUJdeRoxaPXewUgyJc_J3uBRGswAeDzwj6tTf3kmZ0VZO6ZVTG966cIhI0XfYqq5-qYPck0kJOjJrc5qBQOttWWSC2-vX7zbDyXylTZ1ZfOHw/w596-h336/McMath%202023.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><p><i>[Here is the text of the speech that I gave yesterday in the closing session of the 2023 European Cetacean Society Conference.]</i></p><p>It is again
my privilege and my honour to present the winner of the ECS conservation award
– the McMath – to you.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Achieving
effective conservation is a major challenge. It is not achieved by excellent
science alone, although that – of course - provides the fundamental
underpinning. It requires political skills, tenacity, wisdom and collaboration
– put simply ‘it takes a family’ or to quote the wonderful Natasha Aguilar de
Soto from yesterday ‘science and people can change the world’. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And what I personally
take from this extraordinary and wonderful conference is not just that we have
all missed each other but inspiring reports of innovative science and signs of
tremendous collaborations – well illustrated by all those multiple sets of logos
that you see on people’s presentations . Our remarkable fission-fusion society
is inspiring – and this should give us all hope in these tough times.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The McMath
is the ECS’s premier award, today it will recognize a <b>life time of
contributions</b> and as such when it is awarded it should be met with loud
applause and dare I say whooping…. We will practice this in a moment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Mainly
thanks to the pandemic it has been some time since we awarded it and I will
just remind you of a few things….<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The award
is named after the late great Dr Amanda Jane McMath – Mandy - a friend and
mentor to many of us – a great champion for marine mammal conservation and also
a champion for women in science. Mandy was also great fun and so have traditionally presented these awards in
what I like to think is a humorous manner. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">What I have
tried to do is present a few reflections on the intervening period and try to make
you laugh. Now…. regrettably our latest intervening period includes a pandemic,
the outbreak of a new and terrible war in the middle of Europe, other conflicts
and a serious of climate calamities all across the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So let’s
see if I can get a laugh out of that!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">[Shows
picture of |Wally the Walrus on Tenby lifeboat slipway – used earlier in the
week when I was talking about 'Out of Habitat' marine mammals, including him.]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiljWkVOeNl5JkRwWlt-3l3drSlvzfrOwxPKNrVDw5F7GcmYTXJRUjIvieO_IyTeBHYW6WouoHy-BStzwjZOb3ODHaYg_v8AmmQ4-RT1W2CGVjMwsgwki_F-RkycGNClfjftkVe4TrrMTCdpwAhfsJp8j9oUZBvwWooc5DebH7Y13qdxREzlt3vho/s1280/McMath%202023%20walrus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiljWkVOeNl5JkRwWlt-3l3drSlvzfrOwxPKNrVDw5F7GcmYTXJRUjIvieO_IyTeBHYW6WouoHy-BStzwjZOb3ODHaYg_v8AmmQ4-RT1W2CGVjMwsgwki_F-RkycGNClfjftkVe4TrrMTCdpwAhfsJp8j9oUZBvwWooc5DebH7Y13qdxREzlt3vho/w526-h297/McMath%202023%20walrus.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I am so
sorry – I have confused my presentations ...... and tho</span>se darned things are just turning up everywhere!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The winners
of the McMath were originally agreed by a small committee and latterly they are
agreed by the previous award winners themselves based on nominations submitted
and helped by a small group of advisors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I would
like to remind you of the previous winners of the award.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDxuz1uXiQtHyFsrAUoxLVwyzrj6VU8V-5VmhpOcnIt0xl8pJChZFozg46VNJLlJ5TI0COLsJAFMzg2GcOCR7mXpU4m-jNPPRY00mZndqpjWGhWctytLs4oGSZ2ZNl_8G3l6K59wjcoy2QqdNEt3LctVMTryxhOLixySZaB1lSUqA-zOhv5EtuCc/s1280/McMath%20winners.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDxuz1uXiQtHyFsrAUoxLVwyzrj6VU8V-5VmhpOcnIt0xl8pJChZFozg46VNJLlJ5TI0COLsJAFMzg2GcOCR7mXpU4m-jNPPRY00mZndqpjWGhWctytLs4oGSZ2ZNl_8G3l6K59wjcoy2QqdNEt3LctVMTryxhOLixySZaB1lSUqA-zOhv5EtuCc/w640-h360/McMath%20winners.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">2011 </span>Krzysztof Skóra<b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US">– the very first recipient of the award – brilliantly innovative
conservation scientist – sadly lost before his time – among his innovations was
the fact that he blessed the ECS with the award pictures which passes from
award winner to award winner through the years. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">2012 Peter
Evans – the brilliant and beloved uncle of the ECS and the ECS founder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">2013 Erich
Hoyt – the sublime philosopher author who has touched so many hearts with his
work<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">2014 Nick
Tregenza – the ‘Pod Father’ whose work has changed cetacean research forever<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT">2015 Giuseppe
Notarbartolo-di-Sciara – an acclaimed leader in cetacean and elazmobranch conservation
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2016 – Hal Whitehead the great sailor scientist who has
brought such important understanding to the world of deep sea whales –
including their cultures <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2017 Heidi Frisch- Nwakanma – her award recognising the role
of the policy makers and celebrating in particular the leadership that she brought
to ASCOBANS for many years<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In 2018 – two younger men – Dan in recognition of his
brilliant innovative welfare contribution and 'Dr Cool' himself – the super-smart
dolphin biologist, Tilen Genov<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2019 – the last time that the award was given – our much missed
colleague Paul Jepson – also removed from our community much before he should
have been – and I have been struck as I have walked the halls here how much of
the research presented has been underpinned by the work that he and his team
did over the years. Paul we again send you our love and appreciation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These are some of the giants on whose shoulders we stand.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please
could you now practice your applause for all these people.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">[There is loud
applause and a modicum of whooping.]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Not bad! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So
we need to find someone of suitable caliber to add to this distinguished list.
Please take a look around.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Of course
it might also help if the person was highly distinguished, has conducted
decades of ground-breaking research, inspired generations of students and – as
everyone who knows them tells me – is an exceptionally nice person. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As the
previous winner, Paul sadly cannot be with us, let me now ask one of the
previous award winners to join me on stage to facilitate the passing on of the
award picture … please welcome Tilen Genov.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">[More
applause.]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Let me just
read a little bit to you from the
proposal made to the awards committee –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">“[He] is
one of the last representatives of Renaissance-type marine mammalogists, with
an encyclopaedic knowledge of the subject collected through an incredibly broad
range of species, habitats, and geographies. Second, he has strived throughout his
professional life to apply his knowledge to conservation. Third, he has
dedicated huge commitment and passion to the transmission of his knowledge to a
multitude of students and the wider public.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And ladies
and gentlemen, it would also make my life a lot easier if they had already been
introduced to you at this meeting because his CV is incredibly long (and
available on Wikipedia) and this is indeed the case…..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">So, ladies and gentlemen with no more ado please
welcome to the stage (stand ready with that big applause), the father of
photo-ID and so much more, Melany’s husband, the super-Silesian, the winner of
the 2023 ECS Mandy McMath Conservation award – of course ….</span><span style="font-size: large;">Bernd Wursig. </span></b></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div>[The applause is thunderous and the whole hall gets to its feet for a standing ovation.]<br /><div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoQul7ci3gsap8NsuR8C53cLeIBKqRswDRIdDasgpdaJRRFaur37_WJuHkyDdQ3CBQlocB6SMx0nPVajx-8cB0vpkrVc3gFb8VsNUlmrc0YVSnQ3ftY9HYtsqy6Y9kT42isJWFgMj0t1vYKq04YmB36XlVJSJLOu5zWThFTrOHjjBWXVwX18dJ_U/s4032/Berndt%20Wursig%20and%20Melany.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Thanks to Rob Lott for the Walrus picture and Laetitia Nunny for the photo of Bernd and Melany. </span></div></div>mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-86115568295967798692023-04-10T01:58:00.000-07:002023-04-10T01:58:16.849-07:00When Animal Culture and Italian Culture Meet<p>Work takes me to Parma in Italy for a workshop about animal culture. ....</p><p>Here are some images of the city: </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaH8F5-Qjo2lDusSdRXOtg5C3Q-7LT2vuZoiMKbIA3aKRFdruy5G30XoRtECoWo5Sw6GSaBaCQ5AXVhjFS-JSzQdvUKmeHX52ZLMajCAeIvjv5Wc4U_Lx4A2R0Z6Uc2OXJxhov-AFLabeOWAZKjBxf3OG-5k6g3OtD_KFe94pzNcQH6hPu2kVD-2w/s2016/IMG_8185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2G75h9F_k3Yo4LirOSMSEn1jcPG--EUpUp-FRd-WYHNCPP7nZsH39TDQh-bJfd0sVDsnmjbszidljXN6SXjFmZM2zynNNcGFEsT_TAyDhhE0ftQXsyT858tbKnyggBzkynK5Bc9rMWBrY7wLld_0vNajgSh0u5YRWf6OS4JvmmQ2Y8Hnm4RAe8M/s5184/P1310528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2G75h9F_k3Yo4LirOSMSEn1jcPG--EUpUp-FRd-WYHNCPP7nZsH39TDQh-bJfd0sVDsnmjbszidljXN6SXjFmZM2zynNNcGFEsT_TAyDhhE0ftQXsyT858tbKnyggBzkynK5Bc9rMWBrY7wLld_0vNajgSh0u5YRWf6OS4JvmmQ2Y8Hnm4RAe8M/s320/P1310528.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Details on the medieval baptistery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMH5dLOrpTMt0_oEjj7IWMDoyJ6qiRcYt-Ql8NGTtBRVJs04D0cR_2YvcwTjHgDu41EUFScLQjrzdIYJwpODGQOhTTpSQZTpNtcKZ-BKABrm6vK6MYqvtgcUBFIPekblnG2OH8CETpyoBI2EnOj0tUI0iABsoEJrSQacEsuWrlpKXur7gjQMItf0/s2016/IMG_8184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMH5dLOrpTMt0_oEjj7IWMDoyJ6qiRcYt-Ql8NGTtBRVJs04D0cR_2YvcwTjHgDu41EUFScLQjrzdIYJwpODGQOhTTpSQZTpNtcKZ-BKABrm6vK6MYqvtgcUBFIPekblnG2OH8CETpyoBI2EnOj0tUI0iABsoEJrSQacEsuWrlpKXur7gjQMItf0/w480-h640/IMG_8184.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flags across the city celebarte Verdi.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdDzTulXi2XTHEVQe7U-xxfYFIRjxYhNMCrnNhaBgvp42pYvLYfooYXapKjt7Qw6gdvcjI8fsZld1OE8s_EbL09dpZhVKnnqhihvpqCHv98sRauUfuLUbVKnBij9Jer_FdRW6p3DP0WIiWuPETUOA_dHB2tVCM19u_4wtWpOEGu77_hZaNIxW9OU/s5184/P1310529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdDzTulXi2XTHEVQe7U-xxfYFIRjxYhNMCrnNhaBgvp42pYvLYfooYXapKjt7Qw6gdvcjI8fsZld1OE8s_EbL09dpZhVKnnqhihvpqCHv98sRauUfuLUbVKnBij9Jer_FdRW6p3DP0WIiWuPETUOA_dHB2tVCM19u_4wtWpOEGu77_hZaNIxW9OU/w640-h480/P1310529.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Baptistery again</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div>And here some images from the animal culture workshop -<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwqJjeJYsFjoGRN3zcjZyZekVGDRXZklY_smJaHjr26xzfnEDn_Qz2fZgDnbI9EDEnnN0pCvuEVjRr-dZKb0xlbgTGKfeffms_FRvMiAg3mxx3siIhinFA0tvosYJDpeW-7nwPIshqQiZnJ8SoGIoaBM57F2SzPbM06Pe2lQXoiUAgf_h46VIzrw/s2016/IMG_8194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwqJjeJYsFjoGRN3zcjZyZekVGDRXZklY_smJaHjr26xzfnEDn_Qz2fZgDnbI9EDEnnN0pCvuEVjRr-dZKb0xlbgTGKfeffms_FRvMiAg3mxx3siIhinFA0tvosYJDpeW-7nwPIshqQiZnJ8SoGIoaBM57F2SzPbM06Pe2lQXoiUAgf_h46VIzrw/w400-h300/IMG_8194.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what the workshop looked like - with both 'in-person' and remote participants</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGV-tJEijM959zygaT0sSW7KY-CDpu_vQxO8qy2dEDR8OgzrQawsF5OvC781pqIJQ3vwXBdORNbB6F9wTBBas9o9xDR21WGrJMZWVNQQ2aM93xkCJQAKnLOziMtPsKaBD8ixytYOveOR2peGUvoRsHd_FNd_mmNpWnxa4tSGhSp_WS85hDqsT4j4/s5184/P1310537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGV-tJEijM959zygaT0sSW7KY-CDpu_vQxO8qy2dEDR8OgzrQawsF5OvC781pqIJQ3vwXBdORNbB6F9wTBBas9o9xDR21WGrJMZWVNQQ2aM93xkCJQAKnLOziMtPsKaBD8ixytYOveOR2peGUvoRsHd_FNd_mmNpWnxa4tSGhSp_WS85hDqsT4j4/w400-h300/P1310537.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEHzDxEMXasLdQmjennfa7trkr-B3vVDZRE9c77JSjikyoUs7auUsoboYo3huPYUyESDJtL64H8Dhtfd8Au27-crBTWi6i9e7ei9kSGsllvwY7GMVG2X4wcGm71UQfEyV94StOYSAB--MLuWHE572-IefFlB-FiVEw3KqMx4mmDu_vxLtIcDmSMY/s5184/P1310534.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEHzDxEMXasLdQmjennfa7trkr-B3vVDZRE9c77JSjikyoUs7auUsoboYo3huPYUyESDJtL64H8Dhtfd8Au27-crBTWi6i9e7ei9kSGsllvwY7GMVG2X4wcGm71UQfEyV94StOYSAB--MLuWHE572-IefFlB-FiVEw3KqMx4mmDu_vxLtIcDmSMY/w400-h300/P1310534.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Philippa Brakes opens the a pubic briefing on animal culture. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />jj</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yQnJatbBydh64YRio6rdeAiTa9Hvsrz_xcV68h41dOZLpKyNPsAv-egHb894IEyDExq--5ifAVz-NhVlyhWQdgIAucAnZfti5tTHHcINBJxjj0SsOlNiB7plOfPdPHHxRvm_L6hFFMGox7Xhdw7kYDLwKl_XOO4UmTT7qCrazUnqmFj8bQSkYS8/s5184/P1310538.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yQnJatbBydh64YRio6rdeAiTa9Hvsrz_xcV68h41dOZLpKyNPsAv-egHb894IEyDExq--5ifAVz-NhVlyhWQdgIAucAnZfti5tTHHcINBJxjj0SsOlNiB7plOfPdPHHxRvm_L6hFFMGox7Xhdw7kYDLwKl_XOO4UmTT7qCrazUnqmFj8bQSkYS8/w400-h300/P1310538.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIHvYjEZ5fUw9FhF_VN2HvzvDzF-jJTjL5wKQCBZuATLRcN6LqK8q98OmOR3YGK-hXsZlCPnT49zNWCDYnBBPAFv6v54AN7y3RRLg3XMhCACza8QXeyP9K1woZpXBIWW8wfEAtqKqCdgkejxpP5aNMBK5JMUKCcekwt619HtV2yv170i-yqMURVs/s5184/P1310545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIHvYjEZ5fUw9FhF_VN2HvzvDzF-jJTjL5wKQCBZuATLRcN6LqK8q98OmOR3YGK-hXsZlCPnT49zNWCDYnBBPAFv6v54AN7y3RRLg3XMhCACza8QXeyP9K1woZpXBIWW8wfEAtqKqCdgkejxpP5aNMBK5JMUKCcekwt619HtV2yv170i-yqMURVs/s320/P1310545.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male blackcap - captured in a mist net and <br />ringed by an expert with great care</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Food Culture .... a visit to the local supermarket...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXqtJTY1TFJa3wweSoHNrWdpeu33Lz2jN90JceefbASMcm3aUA7C3YHdEUxk7N1zWG05_osRR9p-ZWrD4h-R38nQ6uLJQeumK1PVJ4Htj9HIwiRBgL2w0OQN8cMG-trCHgolWKUSEKgItVhiclejJ5PvkAAlJjJRLXlevAqgvv-2zzmgb-Ue8X6Y/s5184/P1310591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXqtJTY1TFJa3wweSoHNrWdpeu33Lz2jN90JceefbASMcm3aUA7C3YHdEUxk7N1zWG05_osRR9p-ZWrD4h-R38nQ6uLJQeumK1PVJ4Htj9HIwiRBgL2w0OQN8cMG-trCHgolWKUSEKgItVhiclejJ5PvkAAlJjJRLXlevAqgvv-2zzmgb-Ue8X6Y/w300-h400/P1310591.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabulous tomatoes</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3l9CyB3aUZ8JYOdNpIj-UFkfPJsGatEXAMx1vV6iv12vMrJPRd0bhq5s8vHcgoI2dyRXX_wwqJD7ZMnCENacdCTYF6n-qh78Qfz1WifduN53tYdsBTwPttpQD4DY_kaQeP0UKXG4ov1zbKDk88ljBw53ddUQXDe2W3me9arLk1tINyLwOBvviCRw/s5184/P1310592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3l9CyB3aUZ8JYOdNpIj-UFkfPJsGatEXAMx1vV6iv12vMrJPRd0bhq5s8vHcgoI2dyRXX_wwqJD7ZMnCENacdCTYF6n-qh78Qfz1WifduN53tYdsBTwPttpQD4DY_kaQeP0UKXG4ov1zbKDk88ljBw53ddUQXDe2W3me9arLk1tINyLwOBvviCRw/w400-h300/P1310592.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vast range of fresh pasta.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bmxm83fnXtuK3us_tOQzoHPQzlB_CJwrXI9HF20njKqveLUYPtf4LPg03Zchhr2_92pLGrrGtcBEs-SVQekCwlPBirVC9oMloFYjDdpNHjdg4YHdTnykULntzJ00RD6PMunF7bFADwAV5RzYZWxdCTTDfNYXoJ6L8KNrBZEfrqcqAwM4MXK-Vas/s2016/IMG_8199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdrOAgsQ-gxpLOqZeyv20i0-AAF27f9-0RYJg3c4j8no1zppf1RvS9W3lhZcXy0uhzGMyvfmVpAZ13P5CZZuRSKI4q5dToEaAlqa7Notzln88z66Tc9ae51JuKNzUZWNQfuS5o79U5mCD0njaogegZ289SOD0kCQBGjnZwVWIODAyh36f4JdofEE/s5184/P1310597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdrOAgsQ-gxpLOqZeyv20i0-AAF27f9-0RYJg3c4j8no1zppf1RvS9W3lhZcXy0uhzGMyvfmVpAZ13P5CZZuRSKI4q5dToEaAlqa7Notzln88z66Tc9ae51JuKNzUZWNQfuS5o79U5mCD0njaogegZ289SOD0kCQBGjnZwVWIODAyh36f4JdofEE/w480-h640/P1310597.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pasta tools.... such diverity only to be seen in a supermarket in Italy.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bmxm83fnXtuK3us_tOQzoHPQzlB_CJwrXI9HF20njKqveLUYPtf4LPg03Zchhr2_92pLGrrGtcBEs-SVQekCwlPBirVC9oMloFYjDdpNHjdg4YHdTnykULntzJ00RD6PMunF7bFADwAV5RzYZWxdCTTDfNYXoJ6L8KNrBZEfrqcqAwM4MXK-Vas/s2016/IMG_8199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bmxm83fnXtuK3us_tOQzoHPQzlB_CJwrXI9HF20njKqveLUYPtf4LPg03Zchhr2_92pLGrrGtcBEs-SVQekCwlPBirVC9oMloFYjDdpNHjdg4YHdTnykULntzJ00RD6PMunF7bFADwAV5RzYZWxdCTTDfNYXoJ6L8KNrBZEfrqcqAwM4MXK-Vas/s320/IMG_8199.jpg" width="320" /></div><br /><br />mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-85837185080991237142023-02-28T13:43:00.002-08:002023-02-28T13:43:41.076-08:00Badger portraits at night.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8icoyzSGyL4VGDL7TLM0T94E_7IGd9kxK7rum13iyqAPX8klaAQlXPxYr1pUWIF0UWJE8rq8KtXULKi6S83EpvZtK92MoXuj4s_43_E9nhNJogMjaK7gIWaZEHdvohtE_yncRbSiT9ZnRDvAd8i3Xj4BDsvJ_KLovFuVRkXzJxzjQC1tHzXrqMEI/s960/Badger%20by%20night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8icoyzSGyL4VGDL7TLM0T94E_7IGd9kxK7rum13iyqAPX8klaAQlXPxYr1pUWIF0UWJE8rq8KtXULKi6S83EpvZtK92MoXuj4s_43_E9nhNJogMjaK7gIWaZEHdvohtE_yncRbSiT9ZnRDvAd8i3Xj4BDsvJ_KLovFuVRkXzJxzjQC1tHzXrqMEI/w640-h480/Badger%20by%20night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-33987857720000620702023-02-28T09:15:00.008-08:002023-03-02T09:29:13.038-08:00Two little deer<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfJyeSWh-_MEsefEU9tpKcKd0aS-ffbTxrZA3IzrsRghlMo2crSNW8hN-nlxT8DjIbZQlLf5Ibax5LzH6v2J_6flVB9xrh8jdY_KvhyC7J8ynW3VlKXx4h8r90iFj-eXLRoViWBxxrDy_qiY4cy7U_1T3d5324VvpgEq7RJVomZtYUV3SiBv1rMg/s388/small%20deer%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="388" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfJyeSWh-_MEsefEU9tpKcKd0aS-ffbTxrZA3IzrsRghlMo2crSNW8hN-nlxT8DjIbZQlLf5Ibax5LzH6v2J_6flVB9xrh8jdY_KvhyC7J8ynW3VlKXx4h8r90iFj-eXLRoViWBxxrDy_qiY4cy7U_1T3d5324VvpgEq7RJVomZtYUV3SiBv1rMg/w400-h380/small%20deer%202.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Out in the February woods - small deer are moving around - the first clip shows a little roe deer (perhaps a fawn from last year) and the second clip features muntjak deer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwreukBCcrLch6GiPXY2exgu3-HpMSxJmqva35SBj7-UmFI6E63KMlYFyNWSnVwpmnp1nlVO9SaudiPoSHN6Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzgQCxCXFp4TTDHJOqBKbRZfCT0mSypcT-H_gHfTR9Ft6I0goCaFnA_PAVmDwCFFG11KUuK98cXkSf5WBSvyg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-50591867441660983542023-01-30T13:03:00.004-08:002023-01-31T11:27:41.675-08:00In the Midwinter Woodlands<p>Who is moving about in the woods this midwinter? </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsd2dlRvYAOnne47PPdN_rHvhvY6SRR5HxQaMbIwNafxa5zmXlSFZ1wfnqjfdEwKaYO0gs5HrfRLOq6kFak2yQEBYUwRqSWTYo7MQI1Yy5X-2E3-sP0Vl9BmuqwGFbKcxu8SDCOVc9UtBudrELaskqJzAkXvMCxoG6p8lFf1NSURjSnTPIo44VB4U/s3222/roe%20at%20sunset.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="3222" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsd2dlRvYAOnne47PPdN_rHvhvY6SRR5HxQaMbIwNafxa5zmXlSFZ1wfnqjfdEwKaYO0gs5HrfRLOq6kFak2yQEBYUwRqSWTYo7MQI1Yy5X-2E3-sP0Vl9BmuqwGFbKcxu8SDCOVc9UtBudrELaskqJzAkXvMCxoG6p8lFf1NSURjSnTPIo44VB4U/w640-h424/roe%20at%20sunset.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A roe deer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzL_JZ_zwbrSnEJAiB-7CftsIwk0NGXziCS05goIUZBasPOqQdV6yafOklYeWTbVMy7lijLTQBOAmIctAWvvg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A muntjac deer.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwnfWI6Vey9gHjDdx_8VX2UQA-uG7b3gnGRuQTOc8UZUU7AkKAWMxwfssNAV0w-6GRP30O9h1-BkRVEEoBkwA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The roe doe again</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx_lbidD00Pm_LEUkumm2D8_pAw3Nguq587ruiATiSatmM1nzdSzu6rW8yxh6t8w5ltDDsvJMln7Fg5_ACdSw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And again</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy-t9WV-lPC6c5ylZW9-TTANkSOvGEq7ON1S-FBBvKz4IOkVRvDH44LVHj5COTjW7nrHC7G7Hd55caqjlMWTA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A blurry shot but this is undoubtedy a woodcock</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwhwZS06cRmr1nnLpil_unEx55NwYeERQVhIolJhP7zFSnA4jte5_P8rmddvMUa9b4g2nVUnnwYhwFFiARJ4A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A fast-moving badger</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dys1bL7ZI4VKMw1OnZ8P3iHwXP9emsTeJw3vahsiIRBYC3JTusEhLyV9pJs_I81I_zkU39dv01VSGOCnJBE6Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">,,, a bunny</div><br />mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-15750064069766761452023-01-21T03:28:00.001-08:002023-01-21T03:28:22.694-08:00Midwinter badger<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPN3KB90ZzVP269y9a9losoL31wXmVTfERz6eItFy41C26Skd4a2BJaQr2-1i03sG-w0VAyMTY-JXfMp3cvdlOOkop4O8cVdgtS7hBiz2px9ooqacOHBdLAWFi2yohCm_cqPdfWt5F7eKt5D-mqla9tojPD6sdOYPRQlAi3CcQRmX1FQuJwLU1p0E/s816/winter%20badger.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="816" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPN3KB90ZzVP269y9a9losoL31wXmVTfERz6eItFy41C26Skd4a2BJaQr2-1i03sG-w0VAyMTY-JXfMp3cvdlOOkop4O8cVdgtS7hBiz2px9ooqacOHBdLAWFi2yohCm_cqPdfWt5F7eKt5D-mqla9tojPD6sdOYPRQlAi3CcQRmX1FQuJwLU1p0E/s320/winter%20badger.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The midwinter badger does not come out every night when it is this cold (and it is very cold indeed here at the moment) but here are some images from a recent late night excursion. You can't see it well but there is a thick crust of frost on the grass and all the bird baths are frozen over but here she is availing herself of a few snacks under the cover of darkness. She looks to be in excellent condition but the ground must be cold on her little paws. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dynAtF5dnz8VuiIp2r831tQAohlbb7sy6AOwfNxOnvH95PjjfJFMrGpOHItqbLFX4NFfX7K8wL2AuVFYIpAkA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF06NiNfuyhUqRS5L0WroXUomfcGxKSPEFyRSbvPe3ts8Paw6PLv31RVRdy3yq1dU5_hxNCVVIe6SqdhGkpi0hmR82G_NdQjmSEvoQtB0ERI4CDIOl0-rdsUBFNb5HxFXsBHa51y9rnCYhC5pq-qG0LE3Es1kTpv5laWwmQkgqxJf4c9Dl-lAJtTM/s2048/RCNX0007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF06NiNfuyhUqRS5L0WroXUomfcGxKSPEFyRSbvPe3ts8Paw6PLv31RVRdy3yq1dU5_hxNCVVIe6SqdhGkpi0hmR82G_NdQjmSEvoQtB0ERI4CDIOl0-rdsUBFNb5HxFXsBHa51y9rnCYhC5pq-qG0LE3Es1kTpv5laWwmQkgqxJf4c9Dl-lAJtTM/s320/RCNX0007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxMenOSSgMoIO4pcHqRzVNdKCWXngcPbrxWumne8vBa_MtgiJKK8qCXi877DR8TwUZ5prdzduy4uASrzVQGrw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p>mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-10303526621196527232023-01-15T13:14:00.004-08:002023-01-16T01:06:46.702-08:00Saga of the Swans<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJBB_CNgB4zzE96I2YeFi8UiuTjOfM22a5tEXCIWToPYjoK_YN_7nln5OpFpCy0VbEfNaZ0IVipvO0121UO8oNhU-zbptDH8l2OJtWGmIXQGXTF8abws14gc0FSl6zH99tyGH780SMLuSmoH4tHqe87_aQDzU_6BUWrsZJfHC_0KdZNj_0tB0EpFY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJBB_CNgB4zzE96I2YeFi8UiuTjOfM22a5tEXCIWToPYjoK_YN_7nln5OpFpCy0VbEfNaZ0IVipvO0121UO8oNhU-zbptDH8l2OJtWGmIXQGXTF8abws14gc0FSl6zH99tyGH780SMLuSmoH4tHqe87_aQDzU_6BUWrsZJfHC_0KdZNj_0tB0EpFY=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pa Swan.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Mute swans are amazing birds. They are the biggest British birds and one
of the biggest flying birds world-wide. They are so heavy that to take-off they
need a watery run-way to fast paddle along- speeding
along with wings outstretched like some sort of avian boat-plane. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">They are mute in flight - not calling out like other swan species - but
their wings make a characteristic noise as they sweep up and down and, when on the ground, they
also vocalise, including the insistent fluting whistle of the youngsters asking
for food and the warning honks, grumbles and hisses of protective parents.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Last year the boating people of the Somerset Coal Canal were caught up
in something of a swan saga when a swan couple decided to nest within the
marina. The couple (and mute swans mate for life) chose an area off the main
public walkways but close to the bustling point where the old and narrow coal canal
meets the far larger Kennet and Avon canal. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">*** </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Three of their eggs hatched and, in the weeks that followed, it became
apparent that in a busy waterway on the edge of a city it really 'takes a
village' to help raise three hungry accident-prone fledglings. This included
simple things like guiding people around them if they were blocking the path,
intervening when yobs were threatening to hurt them and providing quite a lot
of food!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">***</p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Here are some images from their story in 2022 - from egg to
fledgling:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMOFxGv9p9h5WFdxN22IwHLBzE3LuO6DI-YjtrlWYh37Ekbf7NiVmWqKZ7fznF-MHquq_1cgUoVYhHc1dx9BghtfW5Oz8asLAYrbOZA5C9VRTxzkBvqNdyPF8LFElkWJmYF4FGxIOIS-cLjFzX7IQT2SWkMzMVoOSW5UnNetXpZ1NC-WNdibWkbw/s1672/swan%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1672" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMOFxGv9p9h5WFdxN22IwHLBzE3LuO6DI-YjtrlWYh37Ekbf7NiVmWqKZ7fznF-MHquq_1cgUoVYhHc1dx9BghtfW5Oz8asLAYrbOZA5C9VRTxzkBvqNdyPF8LFElkWJmYF4FGxIOIS-cLjFzX7IQT2SWkMzMVoOSW5UnNetXpZ1NC-WNdibWkbw/w400-h300/swan%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ma turning the eggs whilst Pa stands guard.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUO11-1frGjCqOHSz9YYjuYmddqKrFH9aVA5wDHoqrBEbhGBrkI1pl431ewsPUtVNlKiXew7tx2bQzZZjtLy-3Ni0L5NPWWKGKf3iOJdkFmA1teXRL3DPD9A3Ef4_llDmiDulV-rEj5PJeRslVNorEEn5blcUPFOrV96107c6jFhnMgS-BxxAANkA/s5184/swan%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUO11-1frGjCqOHSz9YYjuYmddqKrFH9aVA5wDHoqrBEbhGBrkI1pl431ewsPUtVNlKiXew7tx2bQzZZjtLy-3Ni0L5NPWWKGKf3iOJdkFmA1teXRL3DPD9A3Ef4_llDmiDulV-rEj5PJeRslVNorEEn5blcUPFOrV96107c6jFhnMgS-BxxAANkA/w400-h300/swan%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the incubating was down to Ma.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qTwHmzRggoJI8cHTt3-i1DL0xDquS5EdYENUnOYAvIbcu6JEZK9Z5PfUM0SYMVWkOogZX6zFLzUmffhnErwVUVcajJdcb-50nzIbzaYmOiw5wHJr-Rm6_-kv_loO-stHLSODH3tR4H2iAhglMHgcf99L1OKiDTeNaT98jKqRvSi-a2nBmPCz9AU/s5184/swan%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qTwHmzRggoJI8cHTt3-i1DL0xDquS5EdYENUnOYAvIbcu6JEZK9Z5PfUM0SYMVWkOogZX6zFLzUmffhnErwVUVcajJdcb-50nzIbzaYmOiw5wHJr-Rm6_-kv_loO-stHLSODH3tR4H2iAhglMHgcf99L1OKiDTeNaT98jKqRvSi-a2nBmPCz9AU/w640-h480/swan%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freshly hatched.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik49iKytRt5lifq7E3dZAJwiTx4eMpAh8boiUXu-Hfd4p8x7O34P37Gg1J-FuGAUl1L1eppWQmVbSMTV4fqtM779blaT3pU7fsg9yL-hJNdfYM-dlDGJCNcdWsBLH1KeX35m9YCSbS9NTFEieonkz4yRauOWGI6MD0AnOGvqggbjIbdYT_9fevJYQ/s3014/swan%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2594" data-original-width="3014" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik49iKytRt5lifq7E3dZAJwiTx4eMpAh8boiUXu-Hfd4p8x7O34P37Gg1J-FuGAUl1L1eppWQmVbSMTV4fqtM779blaT3pU7fsg9yL-hJNdfYM-dlDGJCNcdWsBLH1KeX35m9YCSbS9NTFEieonkz4yRauOWGI6MD0AnOGvqggbjIbdYT_9fevJYQ/w640-h550/swan%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An early outing.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiQ4CKiloe9WOk6BtdIIYLR_KKIsamRvvvnflcClc_0nUQShWD3Gmqox-5HPuQrwhFBnd4-Shxds50SFBWqp-cCZy2TImZYO3Q35OOw-3ML_WcatHodll9UmQyvUMgIuaenw5cSGid7POseQHj5SLStNl-dUmHdrKld5S9vci0uR2UmaxiH0by_8/s2035/swan%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="2035" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiQ4CKiloe9WOk6BtdIIYLR_KKIsamRvvvnflcClc_0nUQShWD3Gmqox-5HPuQrwhFBnd4-Shxds50SFBWqp-cCZy2TImZYO3Q35OOw-3ML_WcatHodll9UmQyvUMgIuaenw5cSGid7POseQHj5SLStNl-dUmHdrKld5S9vci0uR2UmaxiH0by_8/s320/swan%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW9o0Q19lUELB1sccrrSOkBy8ruxEelKRJkD4ikmfOU0Vehhiy6PlhJz8NppOaUTlLLkJi7RWyOB9nuHsXg97qqz6gGfUrl8umdaotU9vr1Tg7WIswkFEYZZ_y9HD-v6Bgp7nV0DlHNTyhAo7IKT361bm08IZLTB_gy4xHhj0Pu-Yk88lHpg1sIY/s1672/swan%206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1672" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW9o0Q19lUELB1sccrrSOkBy8ruxEelKRJkD4ikmfOU0Vehhiy6PlhJz8NppOaUTlLLkJi7RWyOB9nuHsXg97qqz6gGfUrl8umdaotU9vr1Tg7WIswkFEYZZ_y9HD-v6Bgp7nV0DlHNTyhAo7IKT361bm08IZLTB_gy4xHhj0Pu-Yk88lHpg1sIY/w640-h480/swan%206.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cygnets rapidly put on weight and are soon swimming up an down the canal in a family group. They often swim with one leg cocked over their backs. I suspect this may be to help them cool off.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many weeks later, as Autumn approaches, the three siblings are almost the size of their parents and grey fluff has given way to grey feathers with some white now starting to show through.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7gggpDIu7wLg9xeSJDMen4al8t5loC1p_-DW-GexBXrvYrUXO8nQNZ66h7VgT8YsXjdCtvG3i0ZBJeQSgbrQtikCloqvl0TMvwUE-MdKjhedx8sA8R11MMht23JtgxOC5ZvMU6PWvxcqrV2NCM2xe0YKRcusjUmc1Ai619sX-aM0dAyz50JHjUw/s5184/P1300155.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7gggpDIu7wLg9xeSJDMen4al8t5loC1p_-DW-GexBXrvYrUXO8nQNZ66h7VgT8YsXjdCtvG3i0ZBJeQSgbrQtikCloqvl0TMvwUE-MdKjhedx8sA8R11MMht23JtgxOC5ZvMU6PWvxcqrV2NCM2xe0YKRcusjUmc1Ai619sX-aM0dAyz50JHjUw/w640-h480/P1300155.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tending their feathers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the late Autumn two of the cygnets fledged and left home. One - probably the daughter - stayed with her parents until the New Year and then she too left. The parents continue to patrol the same area. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9EIP2EhpzRyvyuAdung3Zpy9Pu5MPRpwHL1csRariz9apydjCe9VpdUKzjdsl_aNZDaawtuOC7F0DyWIBTIg4Etoirbuz-f5-luk8_iSkBeNwFj0sbUpbMc2CxNLhU2oui4XuicnTSUYQ1bplmCFxFPffK7ZnoYAiasZKRSjTjrGXziyXc54k_o/s5184/Swan%20queue.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9EIP2EhpzRyvyuAdung3Zpy9Pu5MPRpwHL1csRariz9apydjCe9VpdUKzjdsl_aNZDaawtuOC7F0DyWIBTIg4Etoirbuz-f5-luk8_iSkBeNwFj0sbUpbMc2CxNLhU2oui4XuicnTSUYQ1bplmCFxFPffK7ZnoYAiasZKRSjTjrGXziyXc54k_o/w640-h480/Swan%20queue.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now a family of three. Queuing for a handout at the local cafe.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_SCPSce19xs4tEgeaHqhLBNovnualbXxuCUHVFE7bgTB5qHJm4DcKDxErzKvpcuiKF1t4i-4wFYUfRcOUPsDU0ntq6e2PkX5Pary7wFucwVgFrivfikx5GAZUV47VoR7jUjYkViMcGuJa0_3duNFuA2IJwsXZ_3t2zfbAcsaAc_ZOFzzBf__LL0/s5184/P1300359.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_SCPSce19xs4tEgeaHqhLBNovnualbXxuCUHVFE7bgTB5qHJm4DcKDxErzKvpcuiKF1t4i-4wFYUfRcOUPsDU0ntq6e2PkX5Pary7wFucwVgFrivfikx5GAZUV47VoR7jUjYkViMcGuJa0_3duNFuA2IJwsXZ_3t2zfbAcsaAc_ZOFzzBf__LL0/w400-h300/P1300359.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBsdncpLiHelrNEPCAryz8ndS1UXQHf6hhEsfecnjz09nDGOML2vTqM--kM5ikRWPyiiiqkSzTQNeo5AIxX53v2Sm1cWuvmOi1zFZnK-5osrTCZk3QTL2UM2ny0S8cj5QUYSdiqsEP1IQYxtg8xXX2pwvz78NQCcNaL7Bxu3KKSY33X_gMvPLNM0/s5184/P1300281.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBsdncpLiHelrNEPCAryz8ndS1UXQHf6hhEsfecnjz09nDGOML2vTqM--kM5ikRWPyiiiqkSzTQNeo5AIxX53v2Sm1cWuvmOi1zFZnK-5osrTCZk3QTL2UM2ny0S8cj5QUYSdiqsEP1IQYxtg8xXX2pwvz78NQCcNaL7Bxu3KKSY33X_gMvPLNM0/w640-h480/P1300281.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother and daughter take a nap together - Pa is never far away. One of the last sightings of them together. <br /><br />***<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRojefE2T9SJcLipfDOG9Ppf7hFFTxT5-Q1gI2hNfKiJ9jaSilWo4G4qyfgRGYa382BRhUBcecZHnpQAu2mKaMKp9ufFfDmLOveG5aVJfOSPJFPf8btOkBeadNsXQDWAA_yxP57CnG1iKDw-KfV-9-CR-yzxSUAzbXXoJaXghhKk-Mmy043ikTWs/s5184/P1300981.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRojefE2T9SJcLipfDOG9Ppf7hFFTxT5-Q1gI2hNfKiJ9jaSilWo4G4qyfgRGYa382BRhUBcecZHnpQAu2mKaMKp9ufFfDmLOveG5aVJfOSPJFPf8btOkBeadNsXQDWAA_yxP57CnG1iKDw-KfV-9-CR-yzxSUAzbXXoJaXghhKk-Mmy043ikTWs/w300-h400/P1300981.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then there were two.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">***</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiDDv9FuPplZhOfpmDXDkLiJU6n3juMRWcDPyD61JT9D2EY2zTkUep6Oyg_2xoYJhR1_ictQX8oNUZsvfQ-ZieRgcvx4vbu7G0uQ4YLq_KiLcnCiMFTuGoT2tvDd0lz89_26iobonEkALqFyEekuH1p8kVYLhl1PGbNXkvDDk-0KgHGX_vUlRmZw/s5184/swan%20in%20flood.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiDDv9FuPplZhOfpmDXDkLiJU6n3juMRWcDPyD61JT9D2EY2zTkUep6Oyg_2xoYJhR1_ictQX8oNUZsvfQ-ZieRgcvx4vbu7G0uQ4YLq_KiLcnCiMFTuGoT2tvDd0lz89_26iobonEkALqFyEekuH1p8kVYLhl1PGbNXkvDDk-0KgHGX_vUlRmZw/w400-h300/swan%20in%20flood.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A solitary swan - on the edge of the local floods in January 2023.</td></tr></tbody></table>Is this one of the cygnets now all grown up?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><p></p>mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-25837545990378309512022-12-18T02:00:00.002-08:002022-12-30T12:37:16.451-08:00Whales in the 21st Century<p> One year ago we celebrated 75 years of the International Whaling Commission. As part of the celebration I recorded a short commentary on the situation of whales in the 21st centuary. </p><p>I have not shared it before on my blog but now you can find it by tapping <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BoVgfBLTfY&t=56s">HERE.</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQXkjA61ccG1yK0Uct1UWrQw8uj4NEBP_lrv1oo-fKZiQPk-3sIKFD9-k91znCvl9ayIWZIYD1M4F86DSqkayC3WiAZRha99pri0igoZnFboFJzfAQ_dEzR7OTcH2Og7EzXo_pfso4XRJMkSdhPGBOFPoEovpQUkHq5lJ7yjDHJACWSLcV55Jhb0/s1137/Whale%20life%20jpg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1137" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQXkjA61ccG1yK0Uct1UWrQw8uj4NEBP_lrv1oo-fKZiQPk-3sIKFD9-k91znCvl9ayIWZIYD1M4F86DSqkayC3WiAZRha99pri0igoZnFboFJzfAQ_dEzR7OTcH2Og7EzXo_pfso4XRJMkSdhPGBOFPoEovpQUkHq5lJ7yjDHJACWSLcV55Jhb0/w640-h389/Whale%20life%20jpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Additionally, here is a picture I made to help commerate this in its various stages.</span><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkWG-xILBngom9rLHd13x24v2vTAJaQcZ7rIjGr2nfEnXMIprRFJmcxct9MwDfEtnX6rgN0GDBZ7_5qkOpn_GruTYBps3Vh39nb_vabu5rDi5imkdNPz681p8xVIuE4Ivapr0PT3JMa38YNBhEQJ-GTX1K4K37EMRgtl258cKUX_xBtJ-h4Evqv4/s1280/whale%20painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkWG-xILBngom9rLHd13x24v2vTAJaQcZ7rIjGr2nfEnXMIprRFJmcxct9MwDfEtnX6rgN0GDBZ7_5qkOpn_GruTYBps3Vh39nb_vabu5rDi5imkdNPz681p8xVIuE4Ivapr0PT3JMa38YNBhEQJ-GTX1K4K37EMRgtl258cKUX_xBtJ-h4Evqv4/w640-h360/whale%20painting.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>mrsimmondssayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03845474368505007818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985760751582929556.post-49056335383644532512022-12-17T02:09:00.000-08:002022-12-17T02:09:01.024-08:00Water like a stone <p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">This very cold December in the UK - the Kennet and Avon and Somerset Coal Canals are frozen solid.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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