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Rocky the Swift

John in Andalucia

By John in Andalucia
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Dypsisdean Grand Master

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Good Job John,

What a great ending to a great story. If you believe in Karma, something good will come your way.

It sounds perfect for Hollywood. You better copyright the script. :)

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

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peachy Grand Master

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Its so lovely to hear that Rocky has graduated into the big wide world. Guess you are feeling a few mixed emotions right now John, but be proud that you did a great job raising the little fellow and have a big enough heart to attempt it in the first place. Bon Voyage little Rocky.

Peachy

I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

27.35 south.

Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Well, nice to see a happy ending!

Of course, all swifts look alike . . . . . . .

Hope those symptoms are only flu-like and not flu.

Try some osillococcinum?

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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John,

Great job as a surrogate father. GIves a whole new meaning to "empty nest syndrome".

Palmmermaid

Kitty Philips

West Palm Beach, FL

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John in Andalucia Grand Master

John in Andalucia

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Well, nice to see a happy ending!

Of course, all swifts look alike . . . . . . .

Hope those symptoms are only flu-like and not flu.

Try some osillococcinum?

That was my boy Rocky, I tell you! Thinking back, he was maybe only 50 feet up, but after disappearing in the opposite direction, he turned and flew right over my head. He was instantly recognisable by his less-than-perfect tail feathers, and his fledgling enthusiasm!

Flu-like it was, Dave. It turns out I had mild food poisoning, or possibly a reaction to some trout I ate a couple of nights ago.

Peachy, my head has been so zonked today, but yes, I found myself wandering in the garden looking skywards, and Terry was right, I miss the little guy already. Still, It's well-documented now.

Thanks Dean, and Kitty - hope you all enjoyed it! :)

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Jeff in St Pete Grand Master

Jeff in St Pete

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Ron, thanks for bumping this. I somehow missed the end of the story.

Nice to see it had a happy ending!

Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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MattyB Grand Master

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:crying:

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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MattyB Grand Master

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Yahhhhh!!!!!! :greenthumb: Nice work John! Go Rocky Go!!!!!

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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John in Andalucia

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Thanks! I tried uploading the video 5 times and the audio was blocked repeatedly because I used a Led Zeppelin track. So each time, I followed their advice to process the video with one of the royalty-free tracks from the YouTube sound library but it never fully loaded, or played - except once. Now, it appears they've let me keep the original soundtrack. That's what I hear on my PC, and on my mother's PC it's the same, but on my Dad's laptop he hears the replacement soundtrack. Weird. I hope you're all hearing the soothing guitar instrumental, Bron-Yr-Aur by Led Zeppelin. The replacement track was a kind of bluegrass, fast instrumental which was okay, but not in the same category.

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Moose Grand Master

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Thanks! I tried uploading the video 5 times and the audio was blocked repeatedly because I used a Led Zeppelin track. So each time, I followed their advice to process the video with one of the royalty-free tracks from the YouTube sound library but it never fully loaded, or played - except once. Now, it appears they've let me keep the original soundtrack. That's what I hear on my PC, and on my mother's PC it's the same, but on my Dad's laptop he hears the replacement soundtrack. Weird. I hope you're all hearing the soothing guitar instrumental, Bron-Yr-Aur by Led Zeppelin. The replacement track was a kind of bluegrass, fast instrumental which was okay, but not in the same category.

I did not get Led Zeppelin. :crying:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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John in Andalucia

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Thanks! I tried uploading the video 5 times and the audio was blocked repeatedly because I used a Led Zeppelin track. So each time, I followed their advice to process the video with one of the royalty-free tracks from the YouTube sound library but it never fully loaded, or played - except once. Now, it appears they've let me keep the original soundtrack. That's what I hear on my PC, and on my mother's PC it's the same, but on my Dad's laptop he hears the replacement soundtrack. Weird. I hope you're all hearing the soothing guitar instrumental, Bron-Yr-Aur by Led Zeppelin. The replacement track was a kind of bluegrass, fast instrumental which was okay, but not in the same category.

I did not get Led Zeppelin. :crying:

Ron, I am in the process of uploading the video to Photobucket. We'll see if that makes any difference for you.

Nope. They wouldn't allow it. Sorry!

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calyptrocalyx&licuala freck

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Thats so sweet John... :) well done I take

my hat off to you...

Regards Mikey...

P.s Peachy where's the picture's.. :D

M.H.Edwards

"Living in the Tropic's

And loving it".............. smilie.gif

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BS Man about Palms

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Fun!

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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paulgila Grand Master

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just wasted 45 seconds of my life on a bumped thread about a bird from 2009 & i'll never get them back. :rolleyes:

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Rafael Grand Master

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just wasted 45 seconds of my life on a bumped thread about a bird from 2009 & i'll never get them back. :rolleyes:

Maybe you should start reading always the last post! :D

Btw, John, any update?

Furadouro and Ovar, zone 9b/10a.
PORTUGAL
http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=20668
http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/31527-my-new-garden-ovar-january2012/

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Hey, Rocky!

Watch me fly at 200 mph, in level flight . . . . :blink::blink::blink:

Well, maybe not that fast.

But fast, nevertheless . . . .

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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Moose Grand Master

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just wasted 45 seconds of my life on a bumped thread about a bird from 2009 & i'll never get them back. :rolleyes:

Bleah! :Dmaybe a minute & a half now :blink:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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