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Make The Robin Our National Bird
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Would you like to help make the Robin our national bird? Have it on our bank notes and stamps etc? If so please sign here.
http://r.news.theurbanbirder.com/m6g2gd8r18zf.html
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Yup, I remember wrens on farthings. "The smallest bird on the smallest coin."
I once did a terrific lesson which started with Sir Christopher Wren and his construction of the largest church building, went on to he tiny wren.... then it rambled a bit, picked up Hogarth and 'Gin Lane' and general social conditions, Restoration theatre etc.. It was a 'cover' lesson - so unprepared - and we had a great time and the class learned lots and lots. Can't do that these days, more's the pity, you really do have to tick a box. Had a conversation about this with a disillusioned English teacher today. Not good. :(
I once did a terrific lesson which started with Sir Christopher Wren and his construction of the largest church building, went on to he tiny wren.... then it rambled a bit, picked up Hogarth and 'Gin Lane' and general social conditions, Restoration theatre etc.. It was a 'cover' lesson - so unprepared - and we had a great time and the class learned lots and lots. Can't do that these days, more's the pity, you really do have to tick a box. Had a conversation about this with a disillusioned English teacher today. Not good. :(
I think the point of a national bird is one we're all familiar with, many of those in that poll are limited to very specific areas and hardly get seen or recognised by the majority. I've seen 3 kingfishers in my life, only seen puffins on Anglesey and when I was little red kites only lived in central Wales and about 22 pairs only at that.
"Highly aggressive and territorial, that sweet song fluting from your fence is actually the avian equivalent of a foul-mouthed “get orf my land”. Males will peck at rivals’ napes to sever their spinal cords; 10% of all adult robin deaths are robin-on-robin, red-on-red incidents. They also launch unprovoked attacks on other, innocent species, lashing out with razor-sharp claws."
Does sound very British.
Does sound very British.
An alternative view ;-)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/11/british-national-bird-robin-murderous-bully
Anyway it seems like most of Europe (and beyond) seems to want to associate itself with the robin!
http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/14212800.htm
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Anyway it seems like most of Europe (and beyond) seems to want to associate itself with the robin!
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