tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post9055473665708128354..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Giant BirdsBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-45968750708732952032008-01-05T21:21:00.000+00:002008-01-05T21:21:00.000+00:00Frankly if i were the giant bird featured in HISTO...Frankly if i were the giant bird featured in HISTORY CHANNELS program MONSTER QUEST i would stay away from the bioligists i sure wouldnt want to have a tracking collar strapped on me and tracked where ever i went and i wouldnt want to be declaired endangeredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-43910415894966121112008-01-04T23:44:00.000+00:002008-01-04T23:44:00.000+00:00Its very possible that the indian myth of the THUN...Its very possible that the indian myth of the THUNDERBIRD could have happned when perhapes they encountered a very large bird maybe bigger then a condor Its just like BIGFOOT or NESSIE now the birds have their own big brother up thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-82518069973949204542007-10-06T16:54:00.000+00:002007-10-06T16:54:00.000+00:00For recent coverage of the squirrel threat, see D....For recent coverage of the squirrel threat, see D.T. Max's report <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/magazine/07squirrels-t.html?em&ex=1191816000&en=964537f6ad98a55b&ei=5070" REL="nofollow">"The Squirrel Wars"</A> in the N.Y. Times.Dave Lullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053227199985293516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-21430753512844231682007-06-18T13:03:00.000+00:002007-06-18T13:03:00.000+00:00It's been tried, Bryan, it's been tried. I think I...It's been tried, Bryan, it's been tried. I think I mentioned it a while back - squirrels communicate in morse code, but are totally intractable. Admittedly this happened in a Radio 4 comedy (a rare example that was actually funny) about pest exterminators - Exterminating Angels it was called...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-24097503167192020862007-06-18T12:12:00.000+00:002007-06-18T12:12:00.000+00:00Thanks, Dave. I had seen that but then forgotten a...Thanks, Dave. I had seen that but then forgotten about it. What is it with squirrels? Where did we go wrong? Can we negotiate?Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-4592792341069856862007-06-18T12:08:00.000+00:002007-06-18T12:08:00.000+00:00For the details of recent senseless assaults by a ...For the details of recent senseless assaults by a squirrel see this report from Germany: <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL1432171020070614?feedType=RSS&rpc=22" REL="nofollow">"Squirrel goes on rampage, injures 3"</A>Dave Lullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053227199985293516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-71690469261666648602007-06-18T09:06:00.000+00:002007-06-18T09:06:00.000+00:00Good point, Vince. I must go back and check.Good point, Vince. I must go back and check.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-57011149766119662342007-06-18T08:46:00.000+00:002007-06-18T08:46:00.000+00:00Well, Bryan. It might be that nowadays we can get ...Well, Bryan. It might be that nowadays we can get a bit nearer. They seem to have picked up, that we're not out to do them harm. But if you are near to one of the RSPB reserves, the bigger ones tend to push the little ones out. BTW, did they bring the 'scope back to its plinth.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.com