tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post5284628956291860458..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Carse Development still on course say developersGraisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-18389182818911197412008-07-20T21:29:00.000+00:002008-07-20T21:29:00.000+00:00In reply to 'A prominent wildlife campaigner and b...In reply to 'A prominent wildlife campaigner and bird feeder' who thinks that the rest of us have no credibility, perhaps the information and advice contained within this web site may be of interest?<BR/><BR/>http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/m/muteswan/feeding.asp<BR/><BR/>and <BR/><BR/>http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-189362<BR/><BR/>Maybe we could encourage people Speldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923151077935200774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-9982142953442853262008-07-20T18:09:00.000+00:002008-07-20T18:09:00.000+00:00Take it from me feeding the ducks with bread is no...Take it from me feeding the ducks with bread is not a good idea. It will only lead to their inflationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-73618923542140869652008-07-20T12:44:00.000+00:002008-07-20T12:44:00.000+00:00A prominent wildlife campaigner and bird feeder ha...A prominent wildlife campaigner and bird feeder has contacted the gurn to state:<BR/> 'Too many anon commentsn[...]not one genuine profile, so no credibility am afraid gurn.'Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-32053533437884178792008-07-18T15:51:00.000+00:002008-07-18T15:51:00.000+00:00I too am with iRight and spelding. Feeding wild be...I too am with iRight and spelding. Feeding wild beasties bread holds the same logic as feeding bairns a constant diet of jam donuts. Both will happily eat the crap food till the sun goes down and then refuse or not want to eat healthy food.<BR/>I am sure folk are meaning well by throwing bread to the ducks and swans but the reality is that they're shortening the lifespan of the poor birds.<BR/>I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-34412190851651545942008-07-18T15:49:00.000+00:002008-07-18T15:49:00.000+00:00Makes you wonder are some birds more equal than ot...Makes you wonder are some birds more equal than others? If we had hundreds of swans nesting on our roofs and had never seen seagulls before, then would we be totally amazed by the appearance of the new creatures. <BR/>Imagine another universe where the signs said 'Do not feed the swans'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-13842937785897488292008-07-17T21:55:00.000+00:002008-07-17T21:55:00.000+00:00The Gurn would like to point out that it has no pr...The Gurn would like to point out that it has no problem with the Nairn Breadcrumb Brigade in anyway shape or form but in the interests of democracy is willing to allow miniority opinion to have its say in our community.Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-57952080487163730342008-07-17T21:13:00.000+00:002008-07-17T21:13:00.000+00:00Totally agree with iright. There is a huge elemen...Totally agree with iright. There is a huge element of 'killing with kindness' going on. Wonder what all this bread etc, is doing to the swans, ducks, gulls etc, constitutions? Might not be so bad if they were only getting fed occasionally, but there are people who are feeding them several times a day, every day. <BR/><BR/>I know people get enjoyment out of this but it must make the birds verySpeldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923151077935200774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-457402817147067052008-07-17T12:06:00.000+00:002008-07-17T12:06:00.000+00:00I had always wondered about the pros and cons of f...I had always wondered about the pros and cons of feeding wild birds. A quick google round the internet suggests that feeding ducks is far from kind, quite the opposite - see:<BR/>http://tiny.cc/mx0xk<BR/>Taming certain wild birds is wrong especially with white bread as they stop eating their natural foods. Maybe further signs are needed at the harbour and along the river to warn people not to Nairnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860925312675238011noreply@blogger.com