tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post2210114411714914040..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: Birds along the Water of LeithCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-91644071710164545612009-08-04T17:49:19.720+01:002009-08-04T17:49:19.720+01:00Thank you for visiting my blog. I'm having su...Thank you for visiting my blog. I'm having such a lovely time discovering yours! Such beautiful words and photos. I'm sure I'll be back to visit often.Pamelahttp://blog.sweetsoliloquies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-20437431325740131062009-08-04T14:50:40.813+01:002009-08-04T14:50:40.813+01:00I love your header. It's absolutely gorgeous. ...I love your header. It's absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for taking us on another glorious walk. I can hear the birds sing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-26787283238642714462009-08-04T13:33:12.769+01:002009-08-04T13:33:12.769+01:00Hi there Julier
I love the name water of Leith - ...Hi there Julier<br /><br />I love the name water of Leith - it sounds like a song title...<br /><br />It is my first bullfinch too - a little rotund beauty...<br /><br />keep up the good work<br /><br />Happy daysDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-91516877161989634662009-08-04T09:20:13.065+01:002009-08-04T09:20:13.065+01:00That's nice of you to help with sprucing up th...That's nice of you to help with sprucing up the river :) and the bullfinch is so tiny and cute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-47699012220312429612009-08-04T07:30:04.917+01:002009-08-04T07:30:04.917+01:00Freckles and Deb - how sweet to have a heron there...Freckles and Deb - how sweet to have a heron there everytime you walk by, hope college went well Deb!<br /><br />Deb G - yes that's what I love about walking the same route every week...<br /><br />Steven - thanks, it's a shame that your first bullfinch should be such a partially hidden one as this!<br /><br />Weaver - bullfinches are making a comeback! Yes i do know Edwin Morgans Heron, one of my favourites too<br /><br />Julia - thaks for visiting!<br /><br />Michelle, I just wish i had a better zoom! I watched the bullfinch for quite a while, he was very unconcerned!<br /><br />Lucy - thanks<br /><br />Golebnik - oh stonechats are lovely. There are lots of birds by the Water of Leith and so many pretty walks in the Dells...<br /><br />Rabbits Guy - no dippers yesterday, but they're usually there. Yes herons are quite common and can be troublesome too, but still magnificent to look at.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-2161194971759742482009-08-04T06:23:05.725+01:002009-08-04T06:23:05.725+01:00See anymore dippers?
I have driven across America...See anymore dippers?<br /><br />I have driven across America several times. The two birds you see everywhere are crows and great blue herons!!!RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-28759432880779773652009-08-03T22:04:08.525+01:002009-08-03T22:04:08.525+01:00I haven’t been to the Water of Leith for ages, so ...I haven’t been to the Water of Leith for ages, so I must get down there and look out for those bullfinches! On the subject of birds around Edinburgh, I was very pleased with myself on Friday while in the Pentland Hills when I saw, and recognised, a pair of stonechats – a very pretty little bird.Gołębnikhttp://www.myspace.com/belvederemountainexpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-19559875698308772322009-08-03T18:58:40.971+01:002009-08-03T18:58:40.971+01:00It does sound a lovely job!
I've not seen bul...It does sound a lovely job!<br /><br />I've not seen bullfinches for ages.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-82953863081625289382009-08-03T17:22:05.983+01:002009-08-03T17:22:05.983+01:00That bullfinch doesn't seem to mind your walki...That bullfinch doesn't seem to mind your walking around there taking pictures of him. He's so cute. Interesting how the heron kept his cool while the grey wagtail rushed around him. I couldn't be that patient, I'm sure. <br /><br />Yes, I'd agree your volunteer work sounds like the best job ever. Keep up the good work. Have a nice day.poefusionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157059633840032305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-51897246401967691372009-08-03T16:52:02.811+01:002009-08-03T16:52:02.811+01:00Hi - I've popped over from Michelle Johnson...Hi - I've popped over from Michelle Johnson's blog. What a great volunteer job you've taken on. Sounds restful and rejuvenating for you as well as for the river.Julia Phillips Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-33040575414556588912009-08-03T16:43:33.133+01:002009-08-03T16:43:33.133+01:00That sounds such a lovely job Juliet - and I am so...That sounds such a lovely job Juliet - and I am so envious of your bullfinches - we only see one occasionally - usually when the honeysuckle berries are ripe - they love them. We do have a resident heron on our beck. Walking along the Tweed in Peebles a few years ago we saw herons every hundred yards or so - they are such stately birds. Do you know Edwin Morgan's poem Heron? One of my favourites.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-54959335960777069632009-08-03T14:25:31.946+01:002009-08-03T14:25:31.946+01:00hello juliet, it's a tremendous act of kindnes...hello juliet, it's a tremendous act of kindness - both to yourself and to those you don't know who walk along that path - to care for that property. it's obvious that you fully enjoy and appreciate the rewards!!! beautiful pictures - and the first time i've seen a bullfinch!! have a peaceful day. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-20797687257900732352009-08-03T13:50:04.394+01:002009-08-03T13:50:04.394+01:00A couple days ago I looked up and saw two great bl...A couple days ago I looked up and saw two great blue herons flying over. They are so majestic. Walking the same path each week makes the details pop out, doesn't it?Deb Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729615248033326334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-57525601604350043792009-08-03T13:46:02.022+01:002009-08-03T13:46:02.022+01:00Looks like a beautiful place to walk! When I was a...Looks like a beautiful place to walk! When I was at the college a couple of weeks back, there was a heron who stood in the creek every evening. He was always waiting for us as we walked back to our dorm in the evening. Peaceful and beautiful.Deb Cushmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564044064322450488noreply@blogger.com