tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771981302059480178.post1904046372033072868..comments2024-03-25T02:26:50.026+00:00Comments on Randon's Ramblings : SHIP-ASSISTED BIRDS AND THE ANTHROPOCENE EPOCHFactorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01164747997397980883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771981302059480178.post-86052701089214990632017-05-17T14:41:32.685+01:002017-05-17T14:41:32.685+01:00if ship assisted birds are okay, i guess i can dri...if ship assisted birds are okay, i guess i can drive to italy or something, get at bird into my car or boat and releese it when back in the uk? <br /><br />The major problem with ship assisted birds is that they are assisted. Many would have died if they didnt land on a boat and rest for hours or days. <br /><br />I dont see a problem if they lands on a oilrigg cuz that doesnt move nd bring the bird to land as a ship does. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771981302059480178.post-6981413579586120452012-01-20T19:28:45.118+00:002012-01-20T19:28:45.118+00:00I don't personally see a problem with how a bi...I don't personally see a problem with how a bird arrived on our shores unless it has done so as a result of willful deception.<br />I do find the problem of escapes far more worrying.Graham Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908280556207762311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771981302059480178.post-39041012344179981122012-01-20T19:06:51.013+00:002012-01-20T19:06:51.013+00:00I've never seen a problem with ship assisted b...I've never seen a problem with ship assisted birds. As you say, we are a huge but natural part of the world that affects just about everything on the planet's crust. Many common migrants crossing the north sea will stop off on a boat for at least some time and surely birds crossing the Atlantic on a ship are no more artficial than Blue Tits breeding in nest boxes. As long as the bird got on the boat of its own volition and is free to leave at any time (i.e. not contained, injured or flightless/weak flyers anyway (like the Snowy Sheathbill that once reached here on a boat) then I see no issue.<br /><br />However, after all that, I can't help feeling something artificial about the thought of blatently ship assisted birds. For example, one could decide to find rarities by checking boats docking from America as they come in. It devalues the thrill and sense of unpredictability of the whole thing. There's not as much magic in that as flogging Cornish valleys for yanks...that's not important and irrelevent when talking about provinence and what constitutes an acceptable and genuine occurrence, though.David Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936919745022906765noreply@blogger.com