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Findlay Whilde blog
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:21 pm
by Pete Eeles
Re: Findlay Whilde blog
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 7:35 am
by 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 ...
Re: Findlay Whilde blog
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:29 pm
by 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
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] - 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
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Re: Findlay Whilde blog
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:07 pm
by 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.