FORTEAN BIRD NEWS FROM THE WATCHER OF THE SKIES

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 took the plunge and started a 'Watcher of the Skies' blog of her own as part of the CFZ Bloggo Network.

• Fears for swans after diesel spill in city park
• $1000 reward for information leading to capture of...
• Bird Flu Vaccine Successful on First Human Test

DALE DRINNON: Top Ten cryptids that turned out to be real, Vu Quang Ox, Frontiers of Anthropology, Benny's Blogs

New at the Frontiers of Zoology:

http://frontiersofzoology.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-two-horned-unicorn.html

http://frontiersofzoology.blogspot.com/2013/11/top-10-cryptids-that-turned-out-to-be.html

 

New at the Frontiers of Anthropology:

http://frontiers-of-anthropology.blogspot.com/2013/11/global-superfloodsand-te-end-of-ice-ages.html

 

New at Benny's Blog for Thelma Todd:

http://benny-drinnon.blogspot.com/2013/11/new-thelma-todd-book-by-michelle-morgan.html

 

New at Benny's Other Blog, The Ominous Octopus Omnibus:

http://bennypdrinnon.blogspot.com/2013/11/bob-oskners-miss-beverly-hills-of.html

http://bennypdrinnon.blogspot.com/2013/11/rat.html

 

Best Wishes, Dale D.

THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN IS BACK

The Gonzo Daily - Saturday

www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/about.html

 

We came back from London yesterday evening and almost immediately launched into a recording session with the one and only Mike Davis, so it wasn't until this morning (OK, lunchtime) with cups of tea and bowls of porridge that I managed to take stock of what has been an extraordinary couple of days. The gig was quieter, and less anarchic than I thought it would be, despite the Hell's Angels on the door and the smell of skunk that permeated the air out on the balcony which is where I spent much of my time before and after the Deviants set, because I was filming interviews with the band etc for the film I am making of the event. We did film it all, and we did interview everyone we could, and you won't have to wait until the film is completed to see it all. Graham and I will hopefully have a few bits and bobs edited down in time for next weekend's magazine.

 

Many thanks to Corinna for holding the fort wonderfully in our abscence. Baby, I don't know how I would even concieve surviving without you...

 

Another visit to our old friend Thom the World Poet
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/11/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_16.html

 

Today's Track of the Day is by Jefferson Airplane
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-gonzo-track-of-day-crown-of.html

 

Judy Dyble review
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/11/judy-dyble-review_16.html

 

Blodwyn Pig review
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/11/blodwyn-pig-review_16.html

 

Sky Architect at Prog Archives
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/11/sky-architect-at-prog-archives.html

 

Belgian Corky Laing review
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/11/belgian-corky-laing-review.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: www.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 54 who - together with his orange cat (who is currently on sick leave in Staffordshire) and two very small kittens (one of whom is also orange) puts it all together from a converted potato shed in a tumbledown cottage deep in rural Devon which he shares with various fish, and sometimes a small Indian frog. 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
http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/

On this day in 1952 the most important game designer of all time, Shigeru Miyamoto, was born. Miyamoto has created numerous game franchises, including Mario and the Legend of Zelda, that not only continue to be the most popular and profitable game franchises to this day but in many cases invented whole genres of games. He was also the mentor of Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokemon.

And now the news:

Kiss the Pig Contests, Cheap Laughs and Bullying (...

Hundreds of sea turtles found dead along Central A...

RSPB in deer management plan call

The Secrets of a Bug's Flight

Dogs Likely Originated in Europe More Than 18,000 ...

Live big cats and hippo teeth among UK border seiz...

Monster-Sized Unidentifiable Creature Dug Up in Vi...

Falling demand for ivory in Cambodia and Singapore...

An awesome and skilful speed run of Super Mario 64 (still the 120 star world record as far as I'm aware too) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbkYT9a4lAY

ANDREW MAY: Words from the Wild Frontier

News and stories from the remoter fringes of the CFZ blogosphere...

From Nick Redfern's World of Whatever:

• A Puerto Rican Monster (Not the Chupacabras) — Puerto Rico’s Bigfoot...
• Wild Wallabies in the UK — Thriving colonies of out-of-place animals ...
• A Monstrous Reboot — Why do the same few archetypes crop up again and again in Cryptozoology?

From CFZ Australia:

The CFZ's hunt for the Thylacine is getting coverage in the mainstream media...

• The Guardian: Credible witnesses and interesting scats - compelling evidence?
• International Business Times: Extinct species may be alive
• Huffington Post: Is Thylacine truly extinct? The CFZ team not convinced

FORTEAN BIRD NEWS FROM THE WATCHER OF THE SKIES

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 took the plunge and started a 'Watcher of the Skies' blog of her own as part of the CFZ Bloggo Network.

• Why Timing of Bird Migration Is Changing
• Rare mystical bird returns to habitat in New Fores...
• Largest Lake in Britain and Ireland Has Lost Three...
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KARL SHUKER: The Dragons Are Coming!

Karl Shuker presents a sneak preview of his latest, 20th book - Dragons of Zoology, Cryptozoology, and Culture.

Read on...