tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post3615327027656169049..comments2024-03-20T10:17:53.388+01:00Comments on tales from the birdhut: the promise of life and the reality of death on a wednesday morningSaskiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-44587466935240243892013-03-22T13:24:05.559+01:002013-03-22T13:24:05.559+01:00what a shame Grace, we have all kinds of rules and...what a shame Grace, we have all kinds of rules and regulations here as well about which animals can and can't be stuffed (rather an impolite sounding word for such a delicate task...)Taxidermists who do have the 'wrong' kind in their freezers get huge fines, so they usually don't take these kind of risks, even when like in your case it was no one's fault; I have heard a story about a local guy who was so fed up with all the red tape involved, he stuffed a bin bag with all the animals he wasn't allowed to mount and drove off to the local police station and dumped the bag on the desk of the police officer who'd fined him, a very unwelcome surprise!Saskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-24461694408661555942013-03-22T03:39:44.682+01:002013-03-22T03:39:44.682+01:00once i saw and stopped for a Great
Snowy Owl along...once i saw and stopped for a Great<br />Snowy Owl along the side of the freeway. it was perfect. except for being dead. (?) it was<br />big<br />just so overwhelming.<br />i called all around to many<br />taxidermists to see if anyone<br />wanted it...talked to one, telling him maybe i could call the University?<br />EVERYONE said...NO. there is a huge Fine for posessing such a thing, didn't matter the circumstance. NO.<br />so i buried it. all that beauty.<br />buried.<br />i hadn't thought of this in yearsgrace Forrest~Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853978388902544613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-61560717765292523222013-03-21T20:07:11.474+01:002013-03-21T20:07:11.474+01:00oh I remember Tilly, such a wonderful dog!
what a ...oh I remember Tilly, such a wonderful dog!<br />what a good idea to bury them in pots, that way they don't get lostSaskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-60391344638435627842013-03-21T19:58:51.059+01:002013-03-21T19:58:51.059+01:00I collect dead creatures too Saskia...when we had ...I collect dead creatures too Saskia...when we had Tilly I tended to bury them in soil - in pots if they were small - and wait for months before digging them back up. Now, I can leave them in a quiet corner of the garden again. Feathers and bones....THE best treasures and gifts.<br /><br />Ghost bird is really something.helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04412509910451805109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-68358312737521838492013-03-21T12:10:05.560+01:002013-03-21T12:10:05.560+01:00nature has a great way of cleaning up 'mess...nature has a great way of cleaning up 'mess' :recycling as it is meant to be; the rats have not been here (yet) for Blackbird, the sun and warmth have arrived, soon we'll have flies, they can lay their eggs in the dead bird and new life springs forth; and then the bones and feathers perhaps transformed into a new companion for Ghost Bird et al.<br />Nice to know you do not shy away from these mattersSaskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-87406480684734503702013-03-20T23:58:18.852+01:002013-03-20T23:58:18.852+01:00once, in the other life, before i made the BIG cha...once, in the other life, before i made the BIG change, i was so restless. and working at the University, i checked the boards. there was a job opening in Natural History. it was to be responsible for maintaining a colony of dermastid beetles and receiving all and any carcasses that might appear in front of the door in the mornings. rodents, deer, snakes. whatever. to prepare them for the beetles...Give them to the beetles and watch. when the beetles had done their work, remove the skeletans and prepare them for cataloging. i was SOOOOOO excited. but then found out that it was a grant. a 2 year grant and my kids were little and there was none of the "professional courtesy" medical benefits for me and my family. so...sadly...no.<br />i do hope Blackbird becomes a welcomed friend of Ghostbird...how good would That be?...grace Forrest~Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853978388902544613noreply@blogger.com