Shetland Misfit: Goldfinch

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Friday, 18 November 2016

Goldfinch and Whacky Gull

On the patch today - 1 Goldfinch, 10 Redwing, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Robins, 2 1w Glaucous Gulls and a crazy looking Iceland type that looked like neither an Iceland or a Kumlien's!

Goldfinch

Gull sp

Chiffchaff

Robin

Friday, 4 November 2016

Another Goldfinch on the patch today, that's a total of 6 birds this autumn. Around the rest of the patch - 2 Blackcaps, Merlin (in front of the house), 60 Long-tailed Duck, 5 Red-breasted Merganser (West Voe), 12 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare and a Robin.

Goldfinch

Fieldfares

Long-tailed Ducks

Merlin

Blackcap

Monday, 31 October 2016

Scary Veg Day

The day started with 3 Goldfinch in the garden, obviously new birds, so I thrashed the patch once again and there were indeed birds on the move - 10 Whooper Swans (7 flying south and 3 on the Loch), a female Chaffinch on West Voe beach of all places, 1 Merlin, 4 Robins, 1 Blackcap (on Moast Beach), 40 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush and the Slav Grebe was still in West Voe along with 2 Great Northern Divers and 45 Long-tailed Ducks.

Goldfinches

Redwing

Slavonian Grebe

Whooper Swans

Saturday, 8 October 2016

Patch Gold

New birds still coming in to the patch, star bird today was 2 Goldfinches feeding on thistles along the side of a track - proper scarce at Scatness. Around the rest of the patch, Red-breasted Flycatcher (still in the garden), 3 Blackcap, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Redwing, 1 Robin, 2 Swallows, 3 Wheatear, 1 Jack Snipe and a rather showy Short-eared Owl. Another bird of note was the male Pintail x Mallard hybrid has returned.

Goldfinch

Mallard/Pintail Hybrid

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Short-eared Owl

Wheatear

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

New Birds

The first hint of a south-easterly and new birds on the patch - 2 Willow Warblers, a Siskin, 6 Swallows, a Sparrowhawk, 1 Arctic and 2 Common Terns and 3 Goldfinch ( in the garden, no less ).

Goldfinch

Sparrowhawk

Willow Warbler

Photogenic Turnstones on the Loch

Sunday, 10 May 2009

Having a Cow !

After enduring 3 hours on the Good Shepherd, myself, the BFG and the Whalsay Rapper got to Fair Isle to find that the Brown-headed Cowbird had disappeared from Burkle, tho' after about an hour it did return and eventually gave mega views. Even singing and displaying at times - Bird of the year so far.
Also on Fair Isle - Goldfinch, Tree Pipit and several Whimbrel.
Thanks to Liz at the Haa for putting us up for the night, and Josie from South Light for organizing things while we were on the boat.

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Brown-headed Cowbird.

Goldfinch.

Whimbrel.

About Me

Sometimes I try to do things but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to, and I get real frustrated and then like I try hard to do it, and I like, take my time but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to. It's like, I concentrate on it real hard, but it just doesn't work out. And everything I do and everything I try, it never turns out. It's like, I need time to figure these things out, but there's always someone there going “hey Steve, you know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately, you know? You need to maybe get away. And like, maybe you should talk about it, you'll feel a lot better.” And I'm all like “oh, nah, it's ok, you know. I'll figure it out. Just leave me alone, I'll figure it out, you know? I'm just working on it by myself.” And they go “well, you know, if you wanna talk about it, I'll be here, you know? And you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk about it. So why don't you talk about it?” I go “no, I don't want to! I'm ok. I'll figure it out myself!” But they just keep bugging me, they just keep bugging me, and it builds up inside.I was in my house and I was just like staring at the walls thinking about everything, but then again I was thinking about nothing. And then my wife came in, and I didn't even know she was there. She called my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming “Steve, Steve !” And I go “what ? What's the matter ?” She goes “what's the matter with you?” I go “there's nothing wrong” She’s all “don't tell me that ! You're on drugs !” I go “FFS, I'm not on drugs. I'm ok, I'm just thinking, you know? Why don't you get me a Pepsi?” She goes “No! You're on drugs!” I go “I'm ok. I'm just thinking.” She goes “No! You're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't be acting that way!” I go “just get me a Pepsi ! Please, all I want is a Pepsi !” And she wouldn't give it to me! All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me! Just a Pepsi !I'm sitting in my house, when a couple of my mates came in. they pulled up a chair and they sat down. They go “Steve, we need to talk to you.” And I go “ok, what's the matter?” They go “we've noticed that lately you've been having a lot of problems, and you've been going off on one for no reason, and we're afraid you're going to hurt somebody, and we're afraid you're going to hurt yourself. So we decided that it would be in your best interest if we put you somewhere where you could get the help that you need.” And I go “wait, what are you talking about, WE decided ? MY best interests ? How do you know what MY best interest is ? How can you say what MY best interest is ? What are you trying to say? I'm crazy ? They say they're gonna fix my brain. Alleviate my suffering and my pain. But by the time they fix my head, Mentally I'll be dead. They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution, to give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself !
Doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car anyways !!!!