Findlay Whilde blog

[Pete Eeles]

If you've not read this - you should

http://markavery.info/2012/12/11/guest- ... ay-whilde/

Cheers,

- Pete

[Mark Colvin]

Well that got me going ...

Thanks for sharing Pete. I hope many people read this and then go on to look at Findlay's excellent and thought provoking blog.

http://wildeaboutbirds.blogspot.co.uk

Great stuff Findlay; I hope the world doesn't let us down ...

[Mark Tutton]

Very thought provoking and a little heartening.
I must say my interest in the natural world was always an 'undercurrent' but was spurred on, in the late sixties, by a junior school teacher who took a small group of us birdwatching at the weekends in her own time. I question whether that would even be allowed now judging by the number of risk assessments I had to sign when my own kids have been on recent school trips?
However I am not sure it was 'cool' even back in the day to be interested in nature. I can remember being very coy at my senior school when it came to divulging my interests in butterflies and birds in case i was accused of being a bit weird [perhaps I am ] - you had to be interested in rock bands or football to be cool
Its great, and I do find it heartening, that Findlay has developed his own interest and long may it continue and it is a shame that more kids do not appear to be enthused by the natural world - but have we not always been in the minority?
Interesting discussion

[David M]

Society has changed and there are now far too many reasons for staying in the house.

In the early 70s there were just 3 TV channels, no videos/games and no internet.

Young people had to 'play out' and by doing so this brought them into contact with the natural world and fascinations for wild things often followed.