Last month saw not one but two major news stories revolving around the subject of DNA analysis. In America, there was the long-awaited publication of the Bigfoot DNA results, first announced in a press release in November last year.
In Britain, there was the just as eagerly anticipated announcement that the remains unearthed in Leicester last September are indeed those of King Richard III, who was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
Read on...
Sunday, March 17, 2013
MUIRHEAD`S MYSTERIES:THE FERAL MACAWS OF KIRKBY STEPHEN,CUMBRIA
Today`s Country Diary in The
Guardian, March 14th 2013 carries an interesting account by Phil
Gates of the feral macaws of the town of Kirkby Stephen in
Cumbria:
“From the moment the nerve-jangling
screeches – on a par with the sound of glass stoppers turning in the necks of bottles – were unleashed from the rooftops, it was obvious which of the shoppers
in the street were local residents and which were first time visitors. The
former went about their business without an upward glance; the latter stopped in
their tracks,stared upwards, then reached for their cameras. Kirkby Stephen`s
small flock of scarlet macaws has been a raucous feature of the town ever since
the late John Strutt (1) began to provide a refuge for unwanted parrots on his
farm at nearby Eden Place.As a dedicated animal lover and conservationist,
Strutt managed his 900 acres using low-intensity farming methods for the benefit
of birds, butterflies and wild flowers, and also indulged his passion for exotic
birds, which he could never bear to see confined to an
aviary.
Our first encounter with his feral
macaws was on a footpath near his farm, where a few feathers left under the
trees by a bird preening left us puzzling over who had been the owner of such
exotic plumage, all the primary colours from a child`s paintbox. For the most
part, the macaws stay close to home in the Eden valley, but they are regular
visitors to Kirkby Stephen`s rooftops, where they have become local celebrities.
There will be some who will point to the proliferation of troublesome, feral
ring-necked parakeets in London and frown on the deliberate introduction
of any non-native species, but this population has remained small, stable and
local.
As we crossed the road to the
bakery, a pair peered down at us from the parapet above, Technicolour adornments
to grey roofs on a grey day. Then they flew low and fast above cars and lorries
along Market
Street , trailing long tail plumes and ear-piercing
screeches – Amazonia on a bitterfly cold
Cumbrian afternoon.” (2)
There is a You Tube video showing
the macaws – see Ref 3.
FORTEAN BIRD NEWS FROM THE WATCHER OF THE SKIES (C...
In an article for the first edition of Cryptozoology Bernard Heuvelmans wrote that cryptozoology is the study of 'unexpected animals' and following on from that perfectly reasonable assertion, it seems to us that whereas the study of out of place birds may not have the glamour of the hunt for bigfoot or lake monsters, it is still a perfectly valid area for the Fortean zoologist to be interested in. So after about six months of regular postings on the main bloggo Corinna has taken the plunge and started a 'Watcher of the Skies' blog of her own as part of the CFZ Bloggo Network.
Ancient avocet returns home to RSPB Titchwell Mars...
Ancient avocet returns home to RSPB Titchwell Mars...
- Rare bird makes resurgence
- Environmental Change Impacts On Migratory Shorebir...
- Washed-up oil deposits kill seabirds in Yorkshire
DALE DRINNON: Peruvian long necked beast, Benny's Blogs, Cedar & Willow
New at the Frontiers of Zoology:
New at Cedar and Willow:
New at Benny's Blog for Thelma Todd:
(And please remember tht the actress Thelma is supposed to be the
representation of the character Cedar at Cedar and Willow)
THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN IS IMPRESSED
On Sundays as regulars all know
I set my
poetic muse loose to go
and every week about this time
I do the Gonzo blogs in rhyme
and every week about this time
I do the Gonzo blogs in rhyme
Why? You might well ask my friend
why I mental effort should expend
on rhymes for the Gonzo office staff,
it's simple cos it makes me laugh
why I mental effort should expend
on rhymes for the Gonzo office staff,
it's simple cos it makes me laugh
So first I'll take you down to Austin
to meet a man whose rhymes are bostin'
Thomas Woodruffe is his name
being the World Poet is his game
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_17.html
to meet a man whose rhymes are bostin'
Thomas Woodruffe is his name
being the World Poet is his game
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_17.html
Regular readers will know this fact
although I have a lack of tact
Liz Lentens album is great, OK?
That's why its the Gonzo Track of the Day
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-gonzo-track-of-day-auburn-indian.html
although I have a lack of tact
Liz Lentens album is great, OK?
That's why its the Gonzo Track of the Day
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-gonzo-track-of-day-auburn-indian.html
Helen McCookerybook in Limerick Town
wearing her academic gown
lecturing on her personal picks
from the history of rock and roll chicks
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/helens-on-road-again-with-her-academic.html
wearing her academic gown
lecturing on her personal picks
from the history of rock and roll chicks
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/helens-on-road-again-with-her-academic.html
Read this now (I think you'd better)
cos the new edition of our newsletter
edited by this Gonzo freak
has just gone out like it does each week
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/gonzo-weekly-newsletter-17.html
cos the new edition of our newsletter
edited by this Gonzo freak
has just gone out like it does each week
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/gonzo-weekly-newsletter-17.html
Rob Ayling sent me this, you know
it's something you must see, you know
Here's something that you must not miss
Jakko and that dude from Genesis
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/something-rather-special.html
it's something you must see, you know
Here's something that you must not miss
Jakko and that dude from Genesis
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/something-rather-special.html
Here's something special from me to you
its a complimentary Belgian review
of Judy Dyble's new CD
which the other day was sent to me
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/judy-dyble-belgian-review.html
its a complimentary Belgian review
of Judy Dyble's new CD
which the other day was sent to me
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/judy-dyble-belgian-review.html
And finally, c'mon guys can't you guess
It's an interview with Chris from Yes
about his current US tour
and other stuff that went before
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/list-chris-squire-of-yes-three-classic.html
It's an interview with Chris from Yes
about his current US tour
and other stuff that went before
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/03/list-chris-squire-of-yes-three-classic.html
* The Gonzo Daily is a two way process. If
you have any news or want to write for us, please contact me at jon@eclipse.co.uk.
If you are an artist and want to showcase your work, or even just say hello
please write to me at gonzo@cfz.org.uk.
Please copy, paste and spread the word about this magazine as widely as
possible. We need people to read us in order to grow, and as soon as it is
viable we shall be invading more traditional magaziney areas. Join in the fun,
spread the word, and maybe if we all chant loud enough we CAN stop it raining.
See you tomorrow...
* The Gonzo Daily is - as the name implies - a daily online magazine (mostly) about artists connected to the Gonzo Multimedia group of companies. But it also has other stuff as and when the editor feels like it. The same team also do a weekly newsletter called - imaginatively - The Gonzo Weekly. Find out about it at this link: http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/11/all-gonzo-news-wots-fit-to-print.html
* The Gonzo Daily is - as the name implies - a daily online magazine (mostly) about artists connected to the Gonzo Multimedia group of companies. But it also has other stuff as and when the editor feels like it. The same team also do a weekly newsletter called - imaginatively - The Gonzo Weekly. Find out about it at this link: http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/11/all-gonzo-news-wots-fit-to-print.html
* We should probably mention here, that
some of our posts are links to things we have found on the internet that we
think are of interest. We are not responsible for spelling or factual errors in
other people's websites. Honest guv!
* Jon Downes, the Editor of all these ventures (and several others) is an old hippy of 53 who - together with his orange cat (who is currently on sick leave in Staffordshire) and his new orange kitten puts it all together from a converted potato shed in a tumbledown cottage deep in rural Devon which he shares with various fish. He is ably assisted by his lovely wife Corinna, his bulldog/boxer Prudence, his elderly mother-in-law, and a motley collection of social malcontents. Plus.. did we mention the orange cat?
* Jon Downes, the Editor of all these ventures (and several others) is an old hippy of 53 who - together with his orange cat (who is currently on sick leave in Staffordshire) and his new orange kitten puts it all together from a converted potato shed in a tumbledown cottage deep in rural Devon which he shares with various fish. He is ably assisted by his lovely wife Corinna, his bulldog/boxer Prudence, his elderly mother-in-law, and a motley collection of social malcontents. Plus.. did we mention the orange cat?
OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today
Yesterday’s News Today
Happy
St Patrick's day to all our Irish chums (and also to students who will no doubt
be enjoying the opportunity for a piss up while wearing a 'zany' green plastic
hat with a brewery’s logo on it).
And now
the news:
You
can't get more Irish than this:
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