tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post6750983281202818611..comments2024-03-27T09:27:33.931+00:00Comments on Idiotic Hat: It's Crow TimeMike C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-5387585186095014512009-06-09T19:55:17.984+01:002009-06-09T19:55:17.984+01:00One of the delights of living in Sweden is that so...One of the delights of living in Sweden is that some birds I learnt to regard as impossibly rare in the U.K. are common as muck here. Kites are one example - most times of year I can expect to see at least one if I take the trouble to pedal a little way out of town. in fact, I think the ones introduced at Harewood in Yorkshire came from round here.<br /><br />They are good birds for wordies. 'Puttock' is the Old English name, and lives on as a surname in some parts. 'Gled' or 'glead' is the Norse-derived name in the Danelaw and in Scotland (modern Swedish uses 'glada').<br /><br />If rooks had opposable thumbs we'd be in trouble. Don't be fooled by the macaroni trousers.Struan Grayhttp://struangray.com/twiglognoreply@blogger.com