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Sal says:

9 September, 2023 at 10:49 pm

That’s a delightful shot!

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  10 September, 2023 at 9:27 pm
  
  Thanks very much Sal. I was delighted that the presence and personality of the bird comes through sound and clear in this one.
  
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Ian MacWatt says:

11 September, 2023 at 9:45 am

Glad it’s not your head that needs scratching! Ian

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Sally Hallam says:

20 September, 2023 at 12:40 pm

I love to see “purps” on rocks right at the water’s edge, dodging the waves!

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  30 September, 2023 at 6:02 pm
  
  Yes, they’re so beautiful and very entertaining.
  
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Jane Lovell says:

22 September, 2023 at 8:49 am

Brilliant shot!

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  22 September, 2023 at 6:16 pm
  
  Thanks so much Jane!
  
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Roddy says:

24 September, 2023 at 7:40 pm

Really great item, I was watching a pair in the Clyde estuary yesterday as they prolong their 2 year holiday in Scotland ..will they breed though?

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  30 September, 2023 at 4:29 pm
  
  It’ll be a joy if they do spread back to Scotland. So many were hunted and eaten and used for hats that we’ve been strangers to them here.
  
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Des McDaid says:

26 September, 2023 at 6:42 am

Hi David
I live by the Thames estuary in an apartment with a balcony and the past few years I have had wagtails feed on my balcony, they also walk in the flat to rest sometimes. I have pictures and videos.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  26 September, 2023 at 10:13 am
  
  Hi Des – that sounds great. They are clearly adventurous birds!
  
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Sally Hallam says:

2 October, 2023 at 11:25 am

The detail on the head is wonderful!

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  19 October, 2023 at 1:36 pm
  
  Yes, they’re fascinating close-up. That feather pattern is something else!
  
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Ellie says:

14 October, 2023 at 8:09 am

Thank you for writing this, it makes me so sad some people don’t see what’s going on, it really breaks my heart in two.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  19 October, 2023 at 1:32 pm
  
  Thanks very much Ellie – much appreciated.
  
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Sal says:

14 October, 2023 at 4:15 pm

Very well said! Meanwhile, we’ve been watching our hedgehogs thoughout the summer months and fascinating creatures they are too! In addition to our visitors, my son has them visiting his garden, my daughter has them visiting hers, my sister has them visiting…so there are certainly plenty of hedgehogs where I live!

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  19 October, 2023 at 1:34 pm
  
  It’s great to know that Hedgehogs are thriving locally. Over the UK they’re doing really badly, as more gardens get concreted-over for cars, more pesticides get used and so many hedges have been ripped up.
  Let’s hope more people get joy from them and want them to thrive.
  
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steven says:

15 October, 2023 at 7:02 pm

awesome images

I will visiting Madeira in Dec 2023 interested in bird photography .. can you suggest any guide or sites to go to many tks steven

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Jules says:

15 October, 2023 at 8:34 pm

beautiful photos!! very cute mushroom

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  19 October, 2023 at 1:29 pm
  
  Thanks very much Jules – those curvy bonnets are very endearing!
  
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Ori Ben Zihri says:

17 October, 2023 at 5:14 pm

Hi, some amazing photoes! do you have a perfect side photo like the two first but in the up stroke ? (when you can see its belly)

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  19 October, 2023 at 1:28 pm
  
  Thanks so much Ori
  I’m sure I will have – somewhere! So many photographs, so little time.
  
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Joan says:

17 October, 2023 at 7:34 pm

Your photos are totally amazing, day after day. Thank you.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  19 October, 2023 at 1:17 pm
  
  Thanks so much Joan – that’s very kind of you to say. I hope you will continue to enjoy them.
  
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David @ the HALL of EINAR says:

19 October, 2023 at 1:31 pm

Many thanks Steve. I can recommend Catarina and Hugo of Madeira Wind Birds – they know and understand the island and are very professional – check them out – here’s my experience:
https://www.thehallofeinar.com/2020/03/madeira-wind-birds-taking-a-guided-bird-tour-is-it-worth-it/

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Pat Nelson says:

21 October, 2023 at 8:48 am

One is saying to the other what mothers often admonish their children: “Don’t play with your food!”

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Karin de Rijck says:

5 November, 2023 at 10:01 am

Hi David, I read this very interesting blog last year and wondered if the house martins returned in 2022 and 2023. I am from Huntly Swift Group and involved in swallow and martin conservation in the northeast of Scotland.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  10 November, 2023 at 10:28 pm
  
  Hi Karin – thanks so much for getting in touch. Yes, I think they came back in 2022 but I didn’t see them there at all in 2023. Let’s hope they appear again and nest on the wild cliffs of Westray in 2024.
  
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Sal says:

7 November, 2023 at 10:16 am

I’ve become more and more fascinated by fungi as we’ve had plenty in the garden this year. Your photos are wonderful as is your lifelong love for nature, highlighted by your notes from 1976! Delightful!

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  10 November, 2023 at 10:18 pm
  
  Thanks so much Sal – that’s really kind of you. I’m pleased your fascination has grown – we share the Earth with such amazing life.
  
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Sally Hallam says:

14 November, 2023 at 12:39 pm

Lovely! I also like the flowers of the water lilies that can be seen in the summer on some lochs in the West Mainland of Shetland. They were just coming into flower when I was there in June this year

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  19 November, 2023 at 9:36 am
  
  Wow, I’d love to see that, Sally. Another reason to plan a trip, I think! Thanks!
  
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Keira Cloake says:

16 November, 2023 at 12:16 am

Im not going to lie, im on greta’s side with all of this stuff. People really do need to wake up and realise, shes just a young girl who was trying to make the world a better place, but everyone took it the wrong way. And i think men only hated her because shes autistic, I think shes really brave. And its not just us kids who are ruining the world, its everyone. Young, Mid-aged and Old. The smoking, the vaping, the plastic, the DRIVING. kids cant drive, so how is that our fault?

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Jane Lovell says:

28 November, 2023 at 1:27 pm

Amazing capture. Intriguing!

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Lynn Genevieve says:

30 November, 2023 at 4:01 pm

One early winter when living on an island Eilean Shona possibly 2015, I saw a pair of Ring Ouzel in a flock of Redwings feeding at the Rowan by our house – unforgettable…

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Lynn Genevieve says:

6 December, 2023 at 8:16 am

I’ve always distinguished them as the common seal being the cute dog-like face and the greys tending towards ‘ugly’ although I still love them all.

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Rainer Sandrock says:

26 December, 2023 at 4:05 pm

Hello,

I have a gypsum copy of the archaeopteryx shown in the picture of the very top.
Where is the origin of this specimen?

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  26 December, 2023 at 4:08 pm
  
  “The Museum’s specimen of Archaeopteryx lithographica originates from the latest Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone in Bavaria, Germany. It was among more than 1,900 Solnhofen fossils bought from Dr Karl Haberlein in 1862 for £700.”
  
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  1. Rainer Sandrock says:
    
    27 December, 2023 at 11:14 am
    
    Thanks for the information, which one is the Natural History Museum?
    
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    1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
      
      27 December, 2023 at 11:14 am
      
      My pleasure, Rainer. It’s the one in London, UK.
      
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Rainer Sandrock says:

27 December, 2023 at 2:36 pm

Hello again

I have another more fundamental question:
Officially there are 11 examples of Archeaopteryx, what are all the other samples including the one on the very top? Are they just similar or something else?
Thanks for your reply.

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1. Rainer Sandrock says:
  
  28 December, 2023 at 1:07 pm
  
  Hello again
  
  I think to know the reason for confusion, I was referring to the upper most picture, showing – so far as I think to know now a Pterodactylus kochi – and you have been referring to the drawing of the “London example” of Archaeopteryx.
  
  Greetings
  Rainer Sandrock
  
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Lynn Genevieve says:

8 January, 2024 at 4:03 pm

David – I salute you and will be sharing and repeating your wise words widely.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  4 February, 2024 at 8:33 pm
  
  Thanks so much Lynn. I really appreciate your support.
  
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Marianna Barber says:

8 January, 2024 at 5:53 pm

David, this is a cogent and brilliant response. Thank you for taking the time to reply with eloquence and wisdom.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  4 February, 2024 at 8:33 pm
  
  Thanks Marianna – that’s so kind of you.
  
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Lenny says:

11 January, 2024 at 3:42 pm

The trans child is like the vegan cat. It is the result of adults pushing their ideology onto others.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  4 February, 2024 at 8:36 pm
  
  It’s certainly upsetting that there are more and more victims of such a massive medical scandal, and so many of them started so young.
  
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Megan Champion says:

18 January, 2024 at 4:42 pm

I’m happy to see other human beings recognizing these birds for their beauty just as you would a bluebird or cardinal. So many people think they are pests and that really bothers my soul. They are birds, our friends and we need to protect them.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  4 February, 2024 at 8:43 pm
  
  Yes, they are such beautiful birds. I suspect the attitude to them is very different in the UK, where they are native, and the US, where they are an introduced species.
  
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Jenny Rich says:

6 February, 2024 at 10:40 am

David, I was lucky to see the gannets nesting on the cliffs near Noup Head in 2023. I did a day tour with Westrack Tours and we went out to the cliffs. It was wonderful looking down to see all the birds. I also enjoyed seeing groups of puffins at Castle o’ Burrian. Your photos of the gannets are great. Jenny from Nowra, New South Wales.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  9 February, 2024 at 5:49 pm
  
  Thanks so much Jenny – it’s great that you managed to get to Noup and that you experienced the wonderful Westraak. I’m delighted you had the full Puffin experience after coming so far.
  
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Elisabeth Sidler says:

8 February, 2024 at 9:46 am

… but definitely less deadly than homo sapiens…. Looks can be misleading and treacherous….

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  9 February, 2024 at 5:47 pm
  
  Indeed!
  
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Ian Phipps says:

1 March, 2024 at 7:46 pm

Looks like a dead giraffe …

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Sally Hallam says:

2 March, 2024 at 4:28 pm

Agreed!

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Bernard says:

15 March, 2024 at 9:48 am

Hi there

I once had a caravan in Kintyre , near where a barn swallow nested (2019 I think) in a coastal cave (along with feral pigeon/rock dove).

It was lovely to see both birds nesting in the primordial way. Is a natural swallow nest as rare as a house martin and if so who would be interested in my observation? I don’t have any photos but I could help anyone interested enough find the cave that is likely still used

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crowstone236050 says:

19 March, 2024 at 7:36 am

I’ve just returned from Rome and saw lots of them in the grounds of Castel Sant’Angelo. It was creating a lot of interest among the tourists!

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Allan Chard says:

21 March, 2024 at 11:18 am

Spot on David. A fantastic piece of work, well balanced and inarguable. You surely speak for the masses.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  25 March, 2024 at 7:27 am
  
  Thanks so much Allan – much appreciated.
  
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Lynn Rhiannon Selkie Genevieve says:

22 March, 2024 at 8:27 am

As so often is the case with nature… she has solutions for everything. If only we humans had the patience to let her get on with it… speaking as a midwife here too.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  25 March, 2024 at 7:27 am
  
  Thanks so much Lynn. I enjoy your insights!
  
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Lynn Rhiannon Selkie Genevieve says:

29 March, 2024 at 10:50 am

I can’t fault your analysis. I do have and practice a ‘religion’ but perhaps the most important aspect for me is that there is no ‘evangelism’ – I found it – it didn’t find me or come looking. One of my dearest friends died a few years ago. She was a woman of science, of rationalism and I held her knowledge and opinions in high regard. Towards the end of her life she said to me “I don’t believe in anything – I wish I did, but I don’t. “ she had a tremendous send off with a humanist styled funeral and burin a natural woodland. I think that Rites of Passage are the key feat for humans to acknowledge rather than any specific belief. and whilst we’re on the subject of beliefs – gender ideology is a belief yes (a cult I’d say) but I’m furious that the law says that the immutability of sex is also a belief … not a fact… outrageous.

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Emma Cook says:

1 April, 2024 at 9:33 pm

Looks so delicious!

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  20 April, 2024 at 12:13 pm
  
  They really were. I can’t wait for it to be the season again and have another feast.
  
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Peter says:

9 April, 2024 at 7:05 pm

I think they are both fantastic

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  20 April, 2024 at 12:12 pm
  
  Thanks so much Peter – so do I!
  
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Michael Brookes says:

10 April, 2024 at 8:15 pm

The ‘mystery’ is: why should a Sacred Ibis be on the document when it wasn’t recognised as a British bird? The answer is in the fact that the online paper is a reprint issued by Prof. Alfred Newton in 1880, who was the editor of the ornithological journal ‘Ibis’ from 1865 to 1870. The picture of the Sacred Ibis is the ‘logo’ of the ‘Ibis’ at that time, and the page includes Newton’s name and the date 1880.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  20 April, 2024 at 11:32 am
  
  Excellent! I was sure someone would enlighten me and you, very kindly, have! Thanks so much Michael.
  
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Elle says:

12 April, 2024 at 11:53 am

Thank you for this and filling my inbox with beautiful photos, fascinating facts and finally for being such an enlightened being, your not alone.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  20 April, 2024 at 11:23 am
  
  It’s my pleasure Elle – I started keeping my nature notebooks as a young teenager and this blog is simply an extension of my fascination with the natural world. It’s great that you’re here to share it with. Thanks for visiting!
  
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AndyDenis says:

14 April, 2024 at 11:20 am

This is brilliant! Thank you for having the patience to deal with “Gay Times'” and Peter Tatchell’s nonsense.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  20 April, 2024 at 11:25 am
  
  Thanks so much Andy – disinformation is so easy to produce, and lies are so casually propagated, that it would be a full-time job many times over to counter even the simplest of nonsense produced by the malicious or mistaken believers in the new religion of Gender Identity.
  
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Steve Middlehurst says:

2 May, 2024 at 11:19 am

We see them most days on the isle of Wight. There are always some in the old millponds at the St Helens end of Bembridge Harbour and if we walk on any of the Solent facing beaches at mid to low tide we are pretty certain of seeing one or two. I’d go as far as to say they are quite common here as we are more likely to see one on a walk than for instance a grey heron.

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  2 May, 2024 at 11:48 am
  
  That’s great to know, Steve.
  
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