Birdfeeding Intro
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birdfeedingUsername: narya_flame, but I go by Narya
Your other online venues: https://www.tumblr.com/naryaflame
Your approximate location: Edinburgh, Scotland
What are your interests in birds? I just like them? I find them very soothing. I don't know a lot about them but that's partly why I joined the community!
How big is your yard / balcony / etc. if any? I have a small lawned garden at the back of my house. I only need to walk a few minutes down the road, though, to get to open fields and woodland.
What is your general habitat / climate zone? Temperate. Cold, short, often damp days in winter; gorgeous long cool summer nights.
What do you do to attract birds, if anything? Honestly, nothing. I live in a suburban area and many of my neighbours have outdoor cats. (Very, VERY different norms on cat-keeping in the UK as compared to the US.) I don't want to provide them with a free meal.
What are some birds you often see in your area? I get a lot of wagtails in my garden. In the nearby nature reserve and along the coast, curlews are a common sight, as are terns, sea ducks and grebes.
What is your blog like? It started as my Tolkien fandom blog but it contains a good deal of real life wittering!
How active is it? Ehh. Up and down depending on how work and life are going.
What are your most common topics? Food. My dog. Books and media. Fandom stuff. Not necessarily in that order.
What kinds of friends would you like to attract? Anyone, really! I like people.
Re: Yes ...
Date: 2023-01-07 10:38 pm (UTC)Nature writing is certainly relevant here. It would be interesting to feature writing about fictional birds -- from historic myths to speculative fiction -- as well as local ones. Hmm, and cryptids or questionably extinct birds, like the ivory-billed woodpecker.
>>I will have to set a reminder on my phone; Monday is my first day back at work so my head will be all over the place.<<
Okay, maybe it's better if you just make a list of your theme suggestions now and send them to me. I can always save that to copy into a comment.