Re: Threatened capercaillies


On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 21:51:40 +0100, Malcolm Kane
<malcolm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>In message <uvg1h1hv2f1n9u41a41obju7p7prvnhoff@xxxxxxx>,
>amacmil304@xxxxxxx writes
>>On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:19:30 +0100, Malcolm Kane
>><malcolm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>In message <ne31h1563jm7dbjij3h8ku8kgk3ree0fol@xxxxxxx>,
>>>amacmil304@xxxxxxx writes
>>>>>>
>>>>>Wriggle, wriggle. You claimed that "All wildlife avoids people and their
>>>>>dogs". No qualification, no restriction, no thought to the fact that it
>>>>>was a very silly sweeping statement which once more showed up your
>>>>>ignorance of wildlife. I have given you just a handful of examples. I
>>>>>could give you many more, but there would be little point, you would
>>>>>still try to wriggle.
>>>>
>>>>It's not wriggling. What you sought to do was to pick out incidents
>>>>of where wildlife that is used to humans become somewhat tame.
>>>
>>>Angus I note that you did not comment on my example of birds form the
>>>Scandinavian forests and the taiga not being scared of people when they
>>>have probably spent 6 months without seeing humans and this years young
>>>might never have seen them at all. Hardly used to humans.
>>>
>>>Care to comment now.
>>
>>
>>Sure. Have you evidence of all this?
>>
>Not exactly a comment about the situation. As you won't believe a word
>I say I will have to get you to do the work yourself.
>
>Do some searching for Redwing and Fieldfare and see if they visit bird
>tables towns etc.
>
>If you are prepared to believe comments by me last winter I saw redwing
>200 yards from Penrith town centre Waxwings in Aldi car park ion
>Edinburgh and Fieldfare on the links Leith.


Too many posts, Malcolm.

Haven't the time to read all your stuff

Condense it in to one and I'll respond if it's sensible and
worthwhile.



Angus Macmillan
www.roots-of-blood.org.uk
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www.con-servation.org.uk
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