Saturday 15 February 2020

If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher

It was a bit of a slog yesterday but well worth it for the 
Silver Lining
that is just about to visit us. The day report shows the addition of a second
 COOT
on the Irrigation Pond, which was the sum total, but sure to send
The Bagsy Blog
VIRAL

 so perhaps no need to send the Link to yer Pals?

Not only a seemingly apt Headline but the video also jiggled the Memory Bank
of our most extensive Twitch ever, all 23,000 miles of it and maybe 
coming to a Blog near you soon!
You need to watch the video first!

Which in turn triggers yet another ‘sea story’ as the Royal Navy home fleet was steaming at full speed ahead to rendezvous mid-Atlantic with the United States equivalent. As the flagships passed abeam of each other and in opposite directions the American Admiral took to the radio and requested to speak “Admiral to Admiral”. In a jaunty voice he complimented the British Fleet on looking so spick and span and seaworthy and completed the transmission by asking “and how is the second largest navy in the world today”? The British Admiral then took to the air and thanked him for his kindness, echoed the same sentiment and may I end by  ask “how the second BEST navy is doing this fine day”?
But we digress! 
To turn back time to our next addition to the RA List we revisit 16/03/2017 which was when traffic volume in and out of the Eco Recycling Plant was much reduced by comparison to what it is today. A Sunday, so no workings at all found me face to face with this
 GREAT WHITE EGRET
 as yet not settled and in company with a Grey Heron which departed on my arrival.
 Now looking far more comfortable it went through a few functions such as gapping
 Most welcome but not surprising as c3 had spent 
most of the winter at Longham Lakes, just a couple of miles away,
and maybe this was part of the disperal?
 It is thought from the slow-mo
 that the prey species were most likely
 NEWTS