Second attempt birds of wisdom -24

[Tryfan]

Forgot in my enthusiasm to post - add the picture. I was saying -God must have had his full colour Palette on hand when he designed this bird. Anyone know what species?

[Hidden]

I don't think it is a species, more like something one of the ladies knitted!

[Tryfan in reply to Hidden]

Good one. Maybe you put a tea pot underneath.

[O2Trees in reply to Hidden]

Dear dear Don - surely you knit too? from one of the ladies

[Hidden in reply to O2Trees]

As a mater of fact, Mrs 02Trees, I did knit khaki squares for our boys at the front whilst sitting in the air-raid shelter :-b

[O2Trees in reply to Hidden]

Are you mating with Fact, Don? That's interesting - do you make more facts, alternative ones maybe?

Im impressed at your knitting, though not sure whether to believe it or not. Yours Mrs O2Trees or actually Ms O2Trees

[Hidden in reply to O2Trees]

I'm ready to mate with anything Ms 02Trees and I've noted your interest

Knitting khaki coloured squares was a national past-time at the beginning of WW2. They were sown together to make blankets for the troops we were told. Even the toughest school kids learned to knit with big wooden needles and thick khaki wool. It was quite competitive as to how many you could do. Girls did complicated things like socks and scarves, casting-off was always a problem I remember.

[Carnival567 in reply to Hidden]

Boys learnt to knit in those days, a cheap way to provide handicrafts. In the 40s just after the war at my village school the girls knitted pixie hoods and the boys knitted dishcloths. Quite cosy really round the tortoise stove on a wet winter afternoon! In earlier times men knitted Guernseys and Aran jumpers.

[knitter in reply to Carnival567]

My women's group until recently taught girls and boys to knit in an after school club.

I remember knitting pot holders at school.

[O2Trees in reply to Hidden]

I know about knitting squares for blankets of course, but didnt know about the khaki ones - good for you

My interest haha? Alternative fact Im afraid as I bat for the other side And celebrating 30 years together with my dear girl this weekend.

[Hidden in reply to O2Trees]

There'll be some celebrating going on this weekend then...Congratulations.!!

[O2Trees in reply to Hidden]

You bet! When we got together no-one thought it would last.

Cheers Don x

[PastMeBest]

Hi Tryfan I think it is a Dickie Bird. 😳😬😂😂😂

[Tryfan in reply to PastMeBest]

Hah Ha. At least you didn't say a chicken or road-runner - beep beep!

[Hidden in reply to PastMeBest]

Tryfan reckoned it was to keep something warm.

[megannell]

its a Tanager bird...

[Tryfan in reply to megannell]

Thank you, better than some of the other suggestions. Where are they from?

[megannell in reply to Tryfan]

" Its called a Paradise Tanager..its from the Amazon Basin.. Its a very pretty little bird too..."

[O2Trees in reply to megannell]

Amazing Megan! Im sure somewhere down the line some photoshop came into play though.

How are you doing? Is it a while since we heard from you, or have I missed you - well I have missed you! I hope you're doing ok, you've had so very much to cope with. Sending love, xx

[megannell in reply to O2Trees]

" Awe! Thanks Jean. Yes I've been really poorly. It was the shock of what happened.. But I'm on the mend again... Oh! And Jean the photo of the Tanager bird. Is how it really looks.. When I was a working Vet. I specialized in Ornithology and as such came across some beautiful exotic Birds. xx Megan..."

[O2Trees in reply to megannell]

That's truly amazing Megan. Glad to hear you're on the mend, xxx

[Samjeff]

Where were you ,he is beautiful Sam

[Tryfan]

Dear Samjeff

I'd like to say I was machete in hand, pith helmet on my head, trusty local huntsmen at my side in deepest Amazon Basin. Truth to tell sitting in my office in N Wales with nothing more taxing than clicking my mouse.

Im sure megannell would give you a lot more background all I know is what she wrote Paradise Tanager. But it doesn't detract from its beauty.

[Samjeff]

Ok I've been had by the mouse sam