tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post2121695734041979954..comments2024-03-28T12:04:44.953+00:00Comments on Pegler Birding: Seeing Double!! - on 20th November, 2014Richard Peglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-84042544474748551982014-12-12T13:40:24.199+00:002014-12-12T13:40:24.199+00:00Thank you Diane, and my very best wishes for Chris...Thank you Diane, and my very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year to you too!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-70587879504771538442014-12-12T12:42:28.680+00:002014-12-12T12:42:28.680+00:00We will be away for a couple of weeks but just wan...We will be away for a couple of weeks but just wanted to wish you a very Happy Christmas and all the best in the New Year. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-68390462646235720732014-12-10T09:36:32.809+00:002014-12-10T09:36:32.809+00:00Thank you for your kind words and encouragement, P...Thank you for your kind words and encouragement, Paul. Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-88376827252208052052014-12-10T08:49:04.991+00:002014-12-10T08:49:04.991+00:00Well done on making 2014 a record year for your Li...Well done on making 2014 a record year for your Little Owl sightings Richard, circa 450 is an outstanding achievement, keep it up!!Paul Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745064452469646249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-23439747124008924442014-12-08T09:24:31.146+00:002014-12-08T09:24:31.146+00:00In some ways, Noushka, I'm glad that the weath...In some ways, Noushka, I'm glad that the weather here is poor at the moment. I've got so much 'stuff' to do that I'd have been frustrated at not being able to get out with the camera and my new lens!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-87072317211727138082014-12-08T09:08:04.776+00:002014-12-08T09:08:04.776+00:00Hi Richard!
Thanks for your comment :)
About Xmas,...Hi Richard!<br />Thanks for your comment :)<br />About Xmas, you got that right... I hate this time of year!!<br />Keep well and warm............. it looks like dull and dark weather is upon us for quite some time... Not good for pics!Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-33933314132139995892014-12-07T19:12:50.594+00:002014-12-07T19:12:50.594+00:00Thank you so much for your kind words, Wally. My t...Thank you so much for your kind words, Wally. My talk seems to have been well received, but I did overrun the timeslot a bit! I held forth for about 110 minutes! Will now work on a cut-down version!<br /><br />Best wishes to you and Gini - - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-49810508039966080482014-12-04T23:15:36.838+00:002014-12-04T23:15:36.838+00:00NINE Little Owls in one afternoon! I am both impr...NINE Little Owls in one afternoon! I am both impressed and quite jealous! What a fantastic day that would be for me! Very nice update on the LO status, Richard. The populations will always fluctuate and we poor humans will never find ALL of the birds in an area, but the work you have done, are doing and will do in the future cannot help but add important data to the bank of knowledge of this species. Very nice job, indeed!<br /><br />Great images of the Rooks as getting the exposure right with all that black plumage is not easy!<br /><br />You will do well tomorrow evening and wish I could drop by to learn all about Athene noctua.<br /><br />Christmas is my favorite time of year and could never drag me down. Gini wouldn't let it! LOL!Wally Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121368850135565674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-48272512377268157562014-12-03T15:52:14.509+00:002014-12-03T15:52:14.509+00:00Thank you, Roos. Your comment, and the comments of...Thank you, Roos. Your comment, and the comments of others, mean that I'm getting more and more convinced that I need to concentrate more on images which show owls in their environment. It does, however, give me a small problem as I don't want to risk the owls being disturbed by too many people recognising locations and visiting them.<br /><br />My best wishes to you - - - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-34300768507621139712014-12-03T09:56:10.021+00:002014-12-03T09:56:10.021+00:00Richard, Wishing you succes Friday!
As Always I e...Richard, Wishing you succes Friday! <br />As Always I enjoyed your captures. The Little owl on the barndoors is outstanding for me.Rooshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095611236289233818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-90277259321403866732014-12-03T09:12:11.907+00:002014-12-03T09:12:11.907+00:00Thank you, Linda. It'll be the first time I...Thank you, Linda. It'll be the first time I've talked in public for a couple of years, so I'm a little nervous. <br /><br />Some might say that the Little Owl numbers are a sign of a mis-spent retirement!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-72907167471436657232014-12-02T23:52:43.170+00:002014-12-02T23:52:43.170+00:00I hope your talk goes well on Friday. I like the ...I hope your talk goes well on Friday. I like the image of the Little Owl on the stable door. It is amazing that you find so many Little Owls!Linda Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804368844243909168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-91032986695578917892014-12-02T15:48:33.243+00:002014-12-02T15:48:33.243+00:00Thank you, Noushka. I'll do my best!
Take goo...Thank you, Noushka. I'll do my best!<br /><br />Take good care of yourselves - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-51253632161954876462014-12-02T14:53:17.244+00:002014-12-02T14:53:17.244+00:00Hahaha!!
No ways I'd feel neglected by you!
Yo...Hahaha!!<br />No ways I'd feel neglected by you!<br />You are such a great and faithful follower :)<br />I just love your LO publications!<br />Well, since you have figured out why you saw more of these cute birds in 2014, I guess you will be quite busy looking for more.. I truly wish you good luck, it would be wonderful to increase your list even more!<br />Keep well Richard :)Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-62232019635991637872014-12-02T10:27:10.117+00:002014-12-02T10:27:10.117+00:00Thank you Adrian. With your artistic talent, techn...Thank you Adrian. With your artistic talent, technical skills, and entertaining take on life, I think you'd deliver a brilliant talk. You should do it! I'd certainly come to watch and listen if you were not too far away.<br /><br />With best wishes - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-8652816985074599292014-12-02T10:23:08.551+00:002014-12-02T10:23:08.551+00:00Thank you for your very kind words, Pete.
My very...Thank you for your very kind words, Pete.<br /><br />My very best wishes - - - Richard<br />Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-5612331388844562642014-12-02T10:12:57.583+00:002014-12-02T10:12:57.583+00:00Thank you, John. The increased number of sightings...Thank you, John. The increased number of sightings tends to hide the fact that there have been too many breeding disappointments this year - too many pairs have lost one of the pair, and too many pairs have disappeared completely. It might not be a coincidence that the worst areas seem to be where there is a higher Buzzard and Red Kite population.<br /><br />Best wishes to you both - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-78299420057542555182014-12-02T09:55:42.251+00:002014-12-02T09:55:42.251+00:00I'm sure that the continued recording of sites...I'm sure that the continued recording of sites does have some value, David, and my records get submitted to The County Recorder. I do, however, now feel the need to be a little more enterprising.<br /><br />I too am getting excited about your visit next year. I'm going to try and sort a couple of things out in the next week or so.<br /><br />Best wishes to you both - - - - Richard<br />Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-82408836047538846312014-12-02T09:48:16.051+00:002014-12-02T09:48:16.051+00:00Thank you, Doug. I too tend to get drawn to the ba...Thank you, Doug. I too tend to get drawn to the bare face of the Rook round its bill. I was pleased to get that light on the Rooks which showed some colour in the 'black'.<br /><br />My New Year's Resolution will probably be to try and get more images of owls that show them in their environment, rather than close protraits, and also to try for some flight shots - I've far less flight shots of Little Owl than I have of Barn Owl!!!!<br /><br />I hope that your week is going well - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-25905787548054687032014-12-02T09:31:41.171+00:002014-12-02T09:31:41.171+00:00Congratulations and good luck with the talk.
I mu...Congratulations and good luck with the talk.<br /><br />I must set myself a project like this instead of just bumbling around.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-59720623322130297542014-12-01T22:06:07.899+00:002014-12-01T22:06:07.899+00:00Your Little Owl images never fail to be 'natur...Your Little Owl images never fail to be 'naturals' Richard. Also the Crow on the sheep's head is brilliant, and the shot of the Coots scudding across the water is excellent. Finally....your comment re 'the commercial aspects of Christmas getting one down' is very apt. Pete Woodruffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039548314043002357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-74643347457986861702014-12-01T21:46:40.502+00:002014-12-01T21:46:40.502+00:00That's fantastic news Richard,great to hear nu...That's fantastic news Richard,great to hear numbers are on the increase and to record and monitor there numbers,that's true dedication.<br />A big well done,love your Rook shots very attractive bird.<br />John.JRandSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578266188930995611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-7950439766455609842014-12-01T21:11:41.747+00:002014-12-01T21:11:41.747+00:00It's an amazing record, Richard. It must give ...It's an amazing record, Richard. It must give you an enormous amount of satisfaction to have amassed these records over the five years you have been observing these owls. I can well understood that there is a certain amount of seeing the same individuals over again, but surely there is a great deal of value in this, as you are monitoring the status of the breeding sites you know about. It's a level of dedication I find quite remarkable.Good luck with your quest to locate new sites. By this time next month Miriam and I will be able to say, "See you later this year!" Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-23204061937787330202014-12-01T19:56:00.878+00:002014-12-01T19:56:00.878+00:00That's a healthy number of owls well done on d...That's a healthy number of owls well done on documenting them all. Great Rook images I find their bills fascinating to look at on monitor, you had some fantastic light on them. My favourite has to be the LO on the stable/barn doorDouglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2300766267906463889.post-82013239318130152212014-12-01T19:39:23.565+00:002014-12-01T19:39:23.565+00:00Thank you, Diane. I've already added a few to ...Thank you, Diane. I've already added a few to the list - but I am in no danger of triple vision!<br /><br />I hope your week is very special. Best wishes - - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.com