tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post755964270879257764..comments2023-11-14T08:27:12.028+00:00Comments on Wilde About Birds: 13 Years Wilde - Keith @HoldingMomentsFindlay Wildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697309393957070336noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-21627570849987434452015-07-19T10:05:11.208+01:002015-07-19T10:05:11.208+01:00Thanks you for writing such a great blog post Keit...Thanks you for writing such a great blog post Keith. It's great to see how much nature meant to you back then and now. I think you will be having a lot more great adventures with Whisky (the dog) by your side.Findlay Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697309393957070336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-3325690373089100402015-07-02T22:22:41.420+01:002015-07-02T22:22:41.420+01:00Brilliant insight keith.
Jrand sueBrilliant insight keith.<br />Jrand sueJRandSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578266188930995611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-43459521105235656032015-06-29T09:11:07.684+01:002015-06-29T09:11:07.684+01:00HI Keith A lovely read and insight into your ealy ...HI Keith A lovely read and insight into your ealy days and your start with a love for NATURE. Yes I remember all those things you mention and times have changed greatly, sometimes I think not necessarily for the better. Thanks for sharing. yes I think this was a brilliant is=dea of Finlays adn I am pleased that you are over there to suppost him in person from time to time.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-38586172401412956622015-06-29T07:00:59.776+01:002015-06-29T07:00:59.776+01:00And the rest, as they say, is history...
An intere...And the rest, as they say, is history...<br />An interesting read Keith. <br />Of course, being a lot younger than you, I can't quite remember all those things that were going on in the world in 1963!!...[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-27233456351600209092015-06-28T20:43:39.120+01:002015-06-28T20:43:39.120+01:00A wonderful insight into your childhood Keith... A wonderful insight into your childhood Keith... theconstantwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-55355709468593021322015-06-28T20:38:21.479+01:002015-06-28T20:38:21.479+01:00Thanks for these comments. I think Findlay has com...Thanks for these comments. I think Findlay has come up with a fantastic idea with these guest blogs.<br />Mary, I must confess I don't remember watching those programmes. We had a TV back then, but I seldom watched anything on it. I do remember the Hans and Lotte Hass programmes that DaveyMan mentioned though. I reckon they must have been a Sunday afternoon thing.<br />holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-27626240451331131062015-06-28T19:26:06.149+01:002015-06-28T19:26:06.149+01:00Went to Epping Forest once Keith - loved it but it...Went to Epping Forest once Keith - loved it but it was the first place I encountered ticks...hasn't put me off I'd go again.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />DaveyManLancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531370350323901851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-36041524116269096912015-06-28T19:24:46.903+01:002015-06-28T19:24:46.903+01:00Would it have been Hans and Lotte Hass Mary - I ad...Would it have been Hans and Lotte Hass Mary - I adored their films<br /><br />DaveyManLancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531370350323901851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-39419873394246432112015-06-28T19:19:38.612+01:002015-06-28T19:19:38.612+01:00I'm a little bit older than you, Keith, so qui...I'm a little bit older than you, Keith, so quite a bit of that resonates with me, allowing for the fact that I was in rural north Essex, and, naturally, was a girl. Except for one thing; you say there were no nature programmes, but I do remember some, naturally enough in black and white and on our tiny television screens. David Attenborough was very interesting even back then: quest for a Dragon is one I still remember, about an exploration searching for the Komodo Dragon in Indonesia. Then there was Peter Scott talking to us about birds, and the Wildfowl Trust, and doing so through his own paintings. Also, I do remember James Fisher. I remember seeing him on TV and I think perhaps listening to him on the radio. I learned a lot from him and asked for his books for birthday presents. Maybe that was in the fifties, a little earlier than you, Keith, but definitely when I was around 13. James Fisher is still worth reading, even now. I have a feeling there was another nature programme to but I can't quite bring it to mind. It may come back to me. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346424478138154911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-26793258052855403582015-06-28T17:01:49.646+01:002015-06-28T17:01:49.646+01:00A great read,as i am about the same age as Kieth, ...A great read,as i am about the same age as Kieth, it takes me back too.<br /><br />peterFOREST SNAPPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554993027637242244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-25820198397509707512015-06-28T13:41:37.541+01:002015-06-28T13:41:37.541+01:00I have to echo Anne's comment, the contrast be...I have to echo Anne's comment, the contrast between now and then is interesting. It's fascinating to hear how different the attitudes were towards wildlife especially in regards to caged birds such as Finches etc. Also towards sick and injured animals. Douglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-49081226970844024102015-06-28T12:49:59.889+01:002015-06-28T12:49:59.889+01:00Lovely piece and it really encapsulates the differ...Lovely piece and it really encapsulates the difference to the present time. Things like binoculars were luxuries. Seems like another world. Internet has made so much information available. In those days you had to get to the library to look things up. Books were relatively expensive also. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06444822268313337963noreply@blogger.com