Cropped up in pub...

When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long ago I've
forgotten, but they must exist!

Triffid wrote:
> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long
ago
> I've forgotten, but they must exist!

It takes a male to recognise the female.
They look the same.

--
ned

http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk
last update 12.07.2005

ned wrote ...
> Triffid wrote:
>> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long
> ago
>> I've forgotten, but they must exist!
>
> It takes a male to recognise the female.
> They look the same.

Quite so - the brown speckled bird that many people believe to be the female
robin is the juvenile.

David

David Lee wiffled:
> ned wrote ...
>> Triffid wrote:
>>> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long
>> ago
>>> I've forgotten, but they must exist!
>>
>> It takes a male to recognise the female.
>> They look the same.
>
> Quite so - the brown speckled bird that many people believe to be the
> female robin is the juvenile.
>

This is why pub conversations are so treacherous, you get drawn into them,
then start posting crap without so much as looking at an Observers book,
which mentions the point specifically! Cheers guys.

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:18:30 +0100, "Triffid" <sodoff@btspamworld.com>
wrote:

>David Lee wiffled:
>> ned wrote ...
>>> Triffid wrote:
>>>> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long
>>> ago
>>>> I've forgotten, but they must exist!
>>>
>>> It takes a male to recognise the female.
>>> They look the same.
>>
>> Quite so - the brown speckled bird that many people believe to be the
>> female robin is the juvenile.
>>
>
>This is why pub conversations are so treacherous, you get drawn into them,
>then start posting crap without so much as looking at an Observers book,
>which mentions the point specifically! Cheers guys.
>

And my old Pelican naturalist's guide, ed. James Fitter, mentions
specifically that only the male has a red breast. I don't know how
that ever got into print!
--
R
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n
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"I always knew the entire Green party were nutters" - Ken Livingstone

Paul Rooney wrote...> And my old Pelican naturalist's guide, ed. James
Fitter, mentions
> specifically that only the male has a red breast. I don't know how
> that ever got into print!

I think that it's a very old traditional belief. Certainly mentioned in my
old Observer's Book of Birds.

David

Triffid wrote:
> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long ago
> I've forgotten, but they must exist!

A few years ago when I saw a pair mating (twice!)...

Mike.
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In article <hn2le1df08ls9ij03h7iul8fig99h6ro6g@4ax.com>, Paul Rooney
<paulrooney@aol.com> writes
>On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:18:30 +0100, "Triffid" <sodoff@btspamworld.com>
>wrote:
>
>>David Lee wiffled:
>>> ned wrote ...
>>>> Triffid wrote:
>>>>> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long
>>>> ago
>>>>> I've forgotten, but they must exist!
>>>>
>>>> It takes a male to recognise the female.
>>>> They look the same.
>>>
>>> Quite so - the brown speckled bird that many people believe to be the
>>> female robin is the juvenile.
>>>
>>
>>This is why pub conversations are so treacherous, you get drawn into them,
>>then start posting crap without so much as looking at an Observers book,
>>which mentions the point specifically! Cheers guys.
>>
>
>And my old Pelican naturalist's guide, ed. James Fitter, mentions
>specifically that only the male has a red breast. I don't know how
>that ever got into print!

I think you mean James *Fisher*, not (Richard) Fitter!

And I have to say I find that totally extraordinary, suggesting that
James Fisher's editing wasn't very good. Does it say who actually wrote
the text?

--
Malcolm

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 07:34:09 +0100, Malcolm
<Malcolm@indaal.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>
>In article <hn2le1df08ls9ij03h7iul8fig99h6ro6g@4ax.com>, Paul Rooney
><paulrooney@aol.com> writes
>>On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:18:30 +0100, "Triffid" <sodoff@btspamworld.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>David Lee wiffled:
>>>> ned wrote ...
>>>>> Triffid wrote:
>>>>>> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long
>>>>> ago
>>>>>> I've forgotten, but they must exist!
>>>>>
>>>>> It takes a male to recognise the female.
>>>>> They look the same.
>>>>
>>>> Quite so - the brown speckled bird that many people believe to be the
>>>> female robin is the juvenile.
>>>>
>>>
>>>This is why pub conversations are so treacherous, you get drawn into them,
>>>then start posting crap without so much as looking at an Observers book,
>>>which mentions the point specifically! Cheers guys.
>>>
>>
>>And my old Pelican naturalist's guide, ed. James Fitter, mentions
>>specifically that only the male has a red breast. I don't know how
>>that ever got into print!
>
>I think you mean James *Fisher*, not (Richard) Fitter!
>
>And I have to say I find that totally extraordinary, suggesting that
>James Fisher's editing wasn't very good. Does it say who actually wrote
>the text?

You're right, Malcolm - thanks for the correction. It is extraordinary
- some sloppy work on someone's part.
The book's in the loft - I'll have to dig it out.
--
R
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"I always knew the entire Green party were nutters" - Ken Livingstone

"Malcolm" <Malcolm@indaal.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:64S7eFhh9x6CFwWi@indaal.demon.co.uk...
>
> In article <hn2le1df08ls9ij03h7iul8fig99h6ro6g@4ax.com>, Paul Rooney
> <paulrooney@aol.com> writes
>>On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:18:30 +0100, "Triffid" <sodoff@btspamworld.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>David Lee wiffled:
>>>> ned wrote ...
>>>>> Triffid wrote:
>>>>>> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long
>>>>> ago
>>>>>> I've forgotten, but they must exist!
>>>>>
>>>>> It takes a male to recognise the female.
>>>>> They look the same.
>>>>
>>>> Quite so - the brown speckled bird that many people believe to be the
>>>> female robin is the juvenile.
>>>>
>>>
>>>This is why pub conversations are so treacherous, you get drawn into
>>>them,
>>>then start posting crap without so much as looking at an Observers book,
>>>which mentions the point specifically! Cheers guys.
>>>
>>
>>And my old Pelican naturalist's guide, ed. James Fitter, mentions
>>specifically that only the male has a red breast. I don't know how
>>that ever got into print!
>
> I think you mean James *Fisher*, not (Richard) Fitter!
>
> And I have to say I find that totally extraordinary, suggesting that James
> Fisher's editing wasn't very good. Does it say who actually wrote the
> text?

"I find that totally extraordinary" It does happen though ;-) Any mistakes
you've made?

Cheers
Craven

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Triffid	Cropped up in pub... When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long ago I've forgotten, but they must exist!

	#2
ned	Re: Cropped up in pub... Triffid wrote: > When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long ago > I've forgotten, but they must exist! It takes a male to recognise the female. They look the same. -- ned http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk last update 12.07.2005

	#3
David Lee	Re: Cropped up in pub... ned wrote ... > Triffid wrote: >> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long > ago >> I've forgotten, but they must exist! > > It takes a male to recognise the female. > They look the same. Quite so - the brown speckled bird that many people believe to be the female robin is the juvenile. David

	#4
Triffid	Re: Cropped up in pub... David Lee wiffled: > ned wrote ... >> Triffid wrote: >>> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long >> ago >>> I've forgotten, but they must exist! >> >> It takes a male to recognise the female. >> They look the same. > > Quite so - the brown speckled bird that many people believe to be the > female robin is the juvenile. > This is why pub conversations are so treacherous, you get drawn into them, then start posting crap without so much as looking at an Observers book, which mentions the point specifically! Cheers guys.

	#5
Paul Rooney	Re: Cropped up in pub... On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:18:30 +0100, "Triffid" <sodoff@btspamworld.com> wrote: >David Lee wiffled: >> ned wrote ... >>> Triffid wrote: >>>> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long >>> ago >>>> I've forgotten, but they must exist! >>> >>> It takes a male to recognise the female. >>> They look the same. >> >> Quite so - the brown speckled bird that many people believe to be the >> female robin is the juvenile. >> > >This is why pub conversations are so treacherous, you get drawn into them, >then start posting crap without so much as looking at an Observers book, >which mentions the point specifically! Cheers guys. > And my old Pelican naturalist's guide, ed. James Fitter, mentions specifically that only the male has a red breast. I don't know how that ever got into print! -- R o o n e y "I always knew the entire Green party were nutters" - Ken Livingstone

	#6
David Lee	Re: Cropped up in pub... Paul Rooney wrote...> And my old Pelican naturalist's guide, ed. James Fitter, mentions > specifically that only the male has a red breast. I don't know how > that ever got into print! I think that it's a very old traditional belief. Certainly mentioned in my old Observer's Book of Birds. David

	#7
Mike Coon	Re: Cropped up in pub... Triffid wrote: > When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long ago > I've forgotten, but they must exist! A few years ago when I saw a pair mating (twice!)... Mike. -- If reply address = connectfee, add an r because it is free not fee.

	#8
Malcolm	Re: Cropped up in pub... In article <hn2le1df08ls9ij03h7iul8fig99h6ro6g@4ax.com>, Paul Rooney <paulrooney@aol.com> writes >On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:18:30 +0100, "Triffid" <sodoff@btspamworld.com> >wrote: > >>David Lee wiffled: >>> ned wrote ... >>>> Triffid wrote: >>>>> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long >>>> ago >>>>> I've forgotten, but they must exist! >>>> >>>> It takes a male to recognise the female. >>>> They look the same. >>> >>> Quite so - the brown speckled bird that many people believe to be the >>> female robin is the juvenile. >>> >> >>This is why pub conversations are so treacherous, you get drawn into them, >>then start posting crap without so much as looking at an Observers book, >>which mentions the point specifically! Cheers guys. >> > >And my old Pelican naturalist's guide, ed. James Fitter, mentions >specifically that only the male has a red breast. I don't know how >that ever got into print! I think you mean James Fisher, not (Richard) Fitter! And I have to say I find that totally extraordinary, suggesting that James Fisher's editing wasn't very good. Does it say who actually wrote the text? -- Malcolm

	#9
Paul Rooney	Re: Cropped up in pub... On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 07:34:09 +0100, Malcolm <Malcolm@indaal.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >In article <hn2le1df08ls9ij03h7iul8fig99h6ro6g@4ax.com>, Paul Rooney ><paulrooney@aol.com> writes >>On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:18:30 +0100, "Triffid" <sodoff@btspamworld.com> >>wrote: >> >>>David Lee wiffled: >>>> ned wrote ... >>>>> Triffid wrote: >>>>>> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long >>>>> ago >>>>>> I've forgotten, but they must exist! >>>>> >>>>> It takes a male to recognise the female. >>>>> They look the same. >>>> >>>> Quite so - the brown speckled bird that many people believe to be the >>>> female robin is the juvenile. >>>> >>> >>>This is why pub conversations are so treacherous, you get drawn into them, >>>then start posting crap without so much as looking at an Observers book, >>>which mentions the point specifically! Cheers guys. >>> >> >>And my old Pelican naturalist's guide, ed. James Fitter, mentions >>specifically that only the male has a red breast. I don't know how >>that ever got into print! > >I think you mean James Fisher, not (Richard) Fitter! > >And I have to say I find that totally extraordinary, suggesting that >James Fisher's editing wasn't very good. Does it say who actually wrote >the text? You're right, Malcolm - thanks for the correction. It is extraordinary - some sloppy work on someone's part. The book's in the loft - I'll have to dig it out. -- R o o n e y "I always knew the entire Green party were nutters" - Ken Livingstone

	#10
Craven	Re: Cropped up in pub... "Malcolm" <Malcolm@indaal.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:64S7eFhh9x6CFwWi@indaal.demon.co.uk... > > In article <hn2le1df08ls9ij03h7iul8fig99h6ro6g@4ax.com>, Paul Rooney > <paulrooney@aol.com> writes >>On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:18:30 +0100, "Triffid" <sodoff@btspamworld.com> >>wrote: >> >>>David Lee wiffled: >>>> ned wrote ... >>>>> Triffid wrote: >>>>>> When did you last see a fermale robin? For myself, it was so long >>>>> ago >>>>>> I've forgotten, but they must exist! >>>>> >>>>> It takes a male to recognise the female. >>>>> They look the same. >>>> >>>> Quite so - the brown speckled bird that many people believe to be the >>>> female robin is the juvenile. >>>> >>> >>>This is why pub conversations are so treacherous, you get drawn into >>>them, >>>then start posting crap without so much as looking at an Observers book, >>>which mentions the point specifically! Cheers guys. >>> >> >>And my old Pelican naturalist's guide, ed. James Fitter, mentions >>specifically that only the male has a red breast. I don't know how >>that ever got into print! > > I think you mean James Fisher, not (Richard) Fitter! > > And I have to say I find that totally extraordinary, suggesting that James > Fisher's editing wasn't very good. Does it say who actually wrote the > text? "I find that totally extraordinary" It does happen though ;-) Any mistakes you've made? Cheers Craven