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Bird question
On 9/4/08 09:56, in article , "The
Old OakTree" wrote: Hmmm.. Fossicking. I've just learned a new word. Cat(h) ;-) I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. Sacha It's real enough - I wondered if it was ultimately derived from Latin 'fossa' meaning a ditch or excavation, but according to Chambers Dictionary, it is an Australian term, possibly connected with an English dialect word meaning a troublesome person. I used to know a family whose surname was Fossick! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Bird question
On 9/4/08 11:18, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: That bird http://www.myalbum.com/LargePhoto-GMGDHHWI.jpg Lor', I wouldn't tangle with that beak!! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Bird question
On 9/4/08 11:45, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:28:19 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 9/4/08 09:28, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:45:01 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 16:52, in article , "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 8, 2:40*pm, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Dunnock??? Very much looks like it. *It was certainly on its own and was fossicking about at the base of a laurel hedge. *I think that may well be it and now I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! * I'll throw some seed out where I first spotted it. *Thank you, Donna. Hmmm.. Fossicking. I've just learned a new word. Thanks Sacha! Cat(h) ;-) I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. Cornwall via Oz? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossicking Well there you are! I'm bilingual and I didn't even know it. ;-)) There's no end to your talents Sacha. Aren't you trilingual? :o) Jawohl. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Bird question
On 9/4/08 14:59, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:14:02 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 9/4/08 11:45, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:28:19 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 9/4/08 09:28, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:45:01 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 16:52, in article , "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 8, 2:40*pm, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Dunnock??? Very much looks like it. *It was certainly on its own and was fossicking about at the base of a laurel hedge. *I think that may well be it and now I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! * I'll throw some seed out where I first spotted it. *Thank you, Donna. Hmmm.. Fossicking. I've just learned a new word. Thanks Sacha! Cat(h) ;-) I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. Cornwall via Oz? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossicking Well there you are! I'm bilingual and I didn't even know it. ;-)) There's no end to your talents Sacha. Aren't you trilingual? :o) Jawohl. Ja ja Fraulein Sacha! I meant in Norman French. Never learned Jerriais unfortunately. I learned 'real' French from the age of 4 or 5 but in those days there was almost a move to stamp out what was seen as a patois by the snootier minded. Now, it's an alternative subject in some schools. It's quite different to French in many ways and I can understand little of it, though I do have a Jersey French/French dictionary. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Bird question
On 9/4/08 15:33, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:15:44 +0100, Sacha wrote: snip Never learned Jerriais unfortunately. I learned 'real' French from the age of 4 or 5 but in those days there was almost a move to stamp out what was seen as a patois by the snootier minded. Now, it's an alternative subject in some schools. It's quite different to French in many ways and I can understand little of it, though I do have a Jersey French/French dictionary. There you go then, you are multilingual. :o) Grazie tanto. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Bird question
On Apr 8, 11:45*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 8/4/08 16:52, in article , "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 8, 2:40*pm, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Dunnock??? Very much looks like it. *It was certainly on its own and was fossicking about at the base of a laurel hedge. *I think that may well be it and now I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! * I'll throw some seed out where I first spotted it. *Thank you, Donna. Hmmm.. *Fossicking. *I've just learned a new word. Thanks Sacha! Cat(h) ;-) *I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. Oh, it does exist (I looked it up as soon as I saw it), and it is exactly appropriate to what you described. Which is why I find it such a fantastic new word for my collection :-) Cat(h) |
Bird question
On Apr 9, 11:18*am, Martin wrote:
That birdhttp://www.myalbum.com/LargePhoto-GMGDHHWI.jpg -- Martin "the big format of this photo cannot be deeplinked", I'm told?!!? Cat(h) (can't see the birdie!) |
Bird question
On 9/4/08 22:32, in article
, "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 8, 11:45*pm, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 16:52, in article , "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 8, 2:40*pm, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Dunnock??? Very much looks like it. *It was certainly on its own and was fossicking about at the base of a laurel hedge. *I think that may well be it and now I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! * I'll throw some seed out where I first spotted it. *Thank you, Donna. Hmmm.. *Fossicking. *I've just learned a new word. Thanks Sacha! Cat(h) ;-) *I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. Oh, it does exist (I looked it up as soon as I saw it), and it is exactly appropriate to what you described. Which is why I find it such a fantastic new word for my collection :-) Cat(h) Glad you like it. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
well its very difficult to identify bird without seeing it, if you can just post some picture of that bird, it will then be easy for us to identify the bird you are asking about.
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