This post is dedicated to the lovely people of the United States of America and Canada as part of 'thanks' to the response to yesterdays post. For the first time for many, many months the Stat Counter has shown the United Kingdom drop to below the 8,000 'hits' threshold, while the USA has leapt from a modest 3 figures to 500 by breakfast time UK this morning Canada meanwhile is on the cusp of 200, great to welcome you all, and please pass the Link on!
It's been 'tiger in a cage' day today with the expected arrival of Jim the Medic plus four other friends coming to dinner this evening. Not having done a dinner party for quite a while now it's been fantastic spending some time in the galley for a change, another of my great loves. I expect there will be some photos of this event, so watch this space.
Back to 'birding' the North American sub-continent, this (outside of the UK) is my most favourite area in the world. While I love the gaudy colours and strange forms of all the Tropical birds, here there is that middle ground of diversity between brilliant colouration and UK birds which by and large are more subtle (didn't want to use the word 'dowdy' as this they are not). Add to that the chance of recording a trans-Atlantic vagrant here in UK and the intrigue is to the fore.
It's been 'tiger in a cage' day today with the expected arrival of Jim the Medic plus four other friends coming to dinner this evening. Not having done a dinner party for quite a while now it's been fantastic spending some time in the galley for a change, another of my great loves. I expect there will be some photos of this event, so watch this space.
Back to 'birding' the North American sub-continent, this (outside of the UK) is my most favourite area in the world. While I love the gaudy colours and strange forms of all the Tropical birds, here there is that middle ground of diversity between brilliant colouration and UK birds which by and large are more subtle (didn't want to use the word 'dowdy' as this they are not). Add to that the chance of recording a trans-Atlantic vagrant here in UK and the intrigue is to the fore.
and finally, a look at the Stat Counter at noon today - what a response from across The Pond!
Num | Perc. | Country Name | |||
7908 | 75.31% | United Kingdom | |||
590 | 5.62% | United States | |||
374 | 3.56% | Taiwan | |||
189 | 1.80% | Estonia | |||
169 | 1.61% | Netherlands | |||
106 | 1.01% | Germany | |||
106 | 1.01% | Canada |