Tea? (Part 2)

[Speicher]

I hope it is a very interesting meeting, or is that a contradiction in terminology.
Terminology - could this be made into an adjective to describe boring meetings that go on interminably.

 

[Amanda P]

I'm always telling Mrs Uncle Phil that you can't rush tea.

And it is definitely not meant to be drunk standing up.

 

[Speicher]

Just the person, what sound, chirp or whatever does a woodpecker make?

 

[mr Mag00]

I hope it is a very interesting meeting

i am sure it will be v v exciting phase atm

 

[Speicher]

Would you like to tell us what you do? Feel free not to tell us.


mmmm Excitement - in Deepest Dorset, do you get more excitement than Worcestershire?

Off now to do Laundry, gardening, recycling* and later on getting my watch mended. Note, getting it mended, not buying a new one!

* How much excitement is that. Well not a lot, but I enjoy a very quiet and peaceful life.

 

[mr Mag00]

i am an environmental education tutor.... branching out i hope

 

[wafflycat]

i am an environmental education tutor.... branching out i hope

Green shoots?

 

[Archie_tect]

... wooden know yet.

 

[wafflycat]

I hope he's not barking up the wrong tree.

 

[Speicher]

I used to be a Volunteer at an Environment Centre. Long story short, two managers went on Maternity leave, and so they shuffled other people upwardly to cover their responsibilities. They then recruited a temporary Receptionist/Admin person, who does what I would have done as a Volunteer. This made me feel somewhat a spare part. There were other complications too boring to mention just now.

You can see the website at www.dwt.org.uk if you would like to.

 

[Amanda P]

Depends on the woodpecker!

Green woodpecker is also known as a yaffle, because that's one of the sounds it makes.

Great spotted woodpecker is much less noisy; you're much more likely to hear them drumming than calling.

They all make short, high-pitched squeaks or squawks, and they all fly in swoops, folding wings, then flapping for a bit, then folding again. The drumming is diagnostic as well; they drum in different rhythms. Great spot drums in machine-gun bursts of constant volume; lesser spot drums with what musicians call a sforzando. Green doesn't really drum, just makes random pecking noises.

There's also middle spot in Britain (rare). In Europe, there's also black woodpecker, a monster of a bird that pecks holes in telegraph poles, very like a great spot only more so.

In the hand, they all scream deafeningly.

Which one do you think you've heard?

 

[Speicher]

When I have looked up sforzando, I might be able to tell you. I have heard the drumming rather than the song, as it were. He ? likes the large tree in my back garden.

Edit- He is green, definitely, and I recognise the call that is on the first link, the yaffle. Thank you for that excellent link.

 

[Amanda P]

Probably great spot. Green 'peckers spend quite a bit of time on the ground, and don't drum. Lesser spot is less common.

We had a pair of great spots and a youngster coming to the peanut feeder outside our office window all summer. Great spots are suckers for peanuts.

 

[Speicher]

I think I see a bit of bird spotting to be done.

 

[mr Mag00]

yaffle is an old english name for laughing and there was of course professor yaffle in bagpuss