{"id":4140,"date":"2021-02-02T18:24:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T18:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4140"},"modified":"2021-02-02T18:24:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T18:24:46","slug":"mistle-thrush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4140","title":{"rendered":"Mistle Thrush"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heard some noisy Mistle Thrushes<\/strong> <\/em>today and then saw them. I recalled watching Winter Watch<\/strong> <\/em>on T.V. and seeing how they defend clumps of Mistletoe<\/strong> <\/em>and guess what that is exactly what I watched. One bird seeing off a rival and then disappearing into the clump! I also saw my first pair of Stonechats<\/strong> <\/em>for a while. I do love this perky little birds that are often on the top of bushes. Always make me smile.<\/p>\n

The ground is completely saturated and water is standing all over the place. The River Severn<\/strong> <\/em>also looks high. When I have cycled recently the puddles have caused a few problems going through them!<\/p>\n

Been thinking of my Story Telling<\/strong> <\/em>and I am aiming to offer doing some virtual freebies for schools over the next couple of months while things are so awkward. I do sympathise with schools who seem to be given an impossible job by the DFE in the current climate. I hope they think about giving school staff the vaccine sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s Fruit Quiz<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

a) Isaac Newton<\/strong> <\/span>is connected with the Flower of Kent ( an apple tree of course)\u00a0\u00a0 b) Kiwi Fruit<\/strong> <\/span>is a Chinese Gooseberry\u00a0 c) The Bramley<\/strong> <\/span>is the number one Cooking Apple in UK supermarkets\u00a0\u00a0 d) Avocado<\/strong> <\/span>is the fruit with the highest fat\u00a0 e) Mango<\/strong> <\/span>is the most eaten fruit in the world.<\/p>\n

Today’s Quiz on Birds<\/strong> <\/em>(but you don’t need bird expertise!)<\/p>\n

a) In the famous Monty Python sketch what was the breed of parrot<\/strong> <\/span>John Cleese was supposedly sold?\u00a0\u00a0 b) \u00a0\u00a0Which football teams are nicknamed “The Eagles”,<\/span> “The Seagulls<\/span><\/strong>“, “The Magpies<\/strong><\/span>” (there are two teams) c) Which southern US state is known as the “Pelican State<\/strong><\/span>”\u00a0\u00a0 d) Which instrument was played by jazz musician Charlie “Bird” Parker?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> e) What is the alternative name of the Shakespearean character “Robin Goodfellow”<\/strong><\/span> ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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