Shetland Misfit: Nilgiri Flycatcher

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Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Cairnhill

Back to Cairnhill forest again, in search of Kashmir Flycatcher - still no sign !!!! However, did score White-bellied Shortwing (nominate major) along with 7 Grey-headed Canary Flycatchers, 6 Nilgiri Flycatchers, 2 Black-and-orange Flycatchers, 14 Tickell's Leaf Warblers, a fly-over Short-toed Eagle, 7 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, `1 Orange-headed Thrush, 1 Taiga Flycatcher, 2 Pacific Swallow, 6 Malabar Giant Squirrel and 1 Nilgiri Langur.

Nilgiri Flycatcher

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

Black-and-orange Flycatcher

Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher

Monday, 27 February 2012

Dodabetta Two

Another day in the Dodabetta shola, but this time in the afternoon, with the sun on the hillside forest. I half expected it to be really quiet at that time of day, but no, if anything it was better than yesterday. Birds today - 1 White-bellied Flycatcher, 7 Nilgiri Flycatcher, 2 Nilgiri Laughingthrush, only 1 Tickell's Leaf Warbler, 1 fem Indian Blue Robin, 3 Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher, 2 Nilgiri Scaly Thrush (inc 1 showing stupidly well - see below), only 1 Black-and-orange Flycatcher and around 40 Common Rosefinch. Also 6 Malabar Giant Squirrel.

Indian Blue Robin

Nilgiri Flycatcher

Nulgiri Laughingthrush

Nilgiri Scaly Thrush

White-bellied Flycatcher

Saturday, 25 February 2012

Cairnhill Forest

Around and about in Cairnhill Forest on the outskirts of Ooty, a proper smart bit of Shola with 2 Nilgiri Flycatchers, 3 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, 20 Tickell's Leaf Warblers, 6 Common Rosefinch, 1 Nilgiri Scaly Thrush, 2 Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher, 1 Black and Orange Flycatcher, 1 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch and 15 Nilgiri Langur, but sadly no Kasmir Flycatcher

Nilgiri Flycatchers

Nilgiri Scaly Thrush

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 !!!!