tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post533819166408033446..comments2023-06-06T08:13:43.101-07:00Comments on Vanessa Gebbie's news: Black-browed albatross, Falkland IslandsVanessa Gebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post-63543562474512086502009-02-17T04:20:00.000-08:002009-02-17T04:20:00.000-08:00D, you bugger. I hope you jest, sirrah.D, you bugger. I hope you jest, sirrah.Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post-57452941678173752032009-02-17T04:04:00.000-08:002009-02-17T04:04:00.000-08:00Yes (or Yar!) I shot one once, wingspan as wide as...Yes (or Yar!) I shot one once, wingspan as wide as a ship almost, shot it dead with an old cross-bow, one minute circling the ship like an angel and the next it fell out of the sky. It's a great story... I should tell you about it sometime, not now, but at some inopportune moment when you are hurrying off to an appointment you dont want to be late for.<BR/><BR/>D (with a glint in his eye)Douglas Brutonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12625886640338360592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post-22009740140858566232009-02-17T02:36:00.000-08:002009-02-17T02:36:00.000-08:00Thanks both... and yes, they do make you feel calm...Thanks both... and yes, they do make you feel calm. Even sitting there on the cliff edge, almost blown off into the sea pounding far beneath, surrounded by these huge birds, those eyes are so wise, and calm... really mesmerising. <BR/>No wonder the albatross has such a history of inspiring stories and poems!Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post-21853077759701627262009-02-17T01:33:00.000-08:002009-02-17T01:33:00.000-08:00Absolutely beautiful! Great pictures, they made me...Absolutely beautiful! Great pictures, they made me feel calmer.Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post-7531433434781896682009-02-16T08:32:00.000-08:002009-02-16T08:32:00.000-08:00They do look so cool and fearless...love their eye...They do look so cool and fearless...love their eyes and that incredible whiteness.<BR/>Thanks for posting.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990807765195683301noreply@blogger.com