tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771981302059480178.post2239133624471787022..comments2024-03-25T02:26:50.026+00:00Comments on Randon's Ramblings : BIRDING IS COOL. DISCUSSFactorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01164747997397980883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771981302059480178.post-16427333413302875962011-10-18T22:02:45.856+01:002011-10-18T22:02:45.856+01:00Great choice, Graham. it is remarkable how the Osp...Great choice, Graham. it is remarkable how the Osprey population has turned around so dramatically. I remember many years ago seeing images of a tree with an Osprey nest with barbed wire round it and a round-the-clock watch - the most guarded trees in Britain.<br /><br />I only say the quote you lifted for effect - although the general public, as a whole, is very general (ie pond life) and unfortunately includes many who live in the Redhill area if the town centre on a Saturday afternoon is anything to by.Factorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164747997397980883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771981302059480178.post-33476781771318805252011-10-18T21:43:09.549+01:002011-10-18T21:43:09.549+01:00"The general public regard bird-watching as a..."The general public regard bird-watching as a hobby for sad people with no lives."<br /><br />That may have been the case a few years ago Neil, but I think that has changed a lot in the last decade.<br />The huge increase in the membership of the RSPB suggests that many more people have at least some interest in birds and, unless you are birding next to a nudist beach or a school playground, the public seems to accept us as part of the scenery.<br /><br />I am not sure that celebrity birders do much for the reputation of birders in general, but if anyone in birding should be a figurehead I would nominate Roy Dennis. Without his efforts, Ospreys would still be a rarity.Graham Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908280556207762311noreply@blogger.com