Our Life in Birds’ by David Lindo and Mike Dilger,
January 27th, 2009
The 11th presentation of the Arts and Literary Society was ‘Our Life in Birds’ by David Lindo and Mike Dilger, This double act gave us the life histories of both presenters showing how they came to be interested in and to make life long careers in bird watching. Both had started their interest in birds when very young, David in London and Mike in Stafford. We were shown videos, one of David in his favourite haunt, the parkland around Wormwood Scrubs, with the large numbers of birds to be found there, some common and some not so common. We saw Mike filming the night jar in flight and in close up. Perhaps the most fascinating film was of the peregrine falcon family nesting on a high ledge in Manchester. The RSPB had screens at ground level to show visitors what was happening far above them. These birds fly at 200 mph and their prey, the pigeon, has no chance of escape. As an amusing finale David and Mike showed the 100 metres dash which they ran for the One Programme on BBC. David was the winner!
The sponsors for this evening were Marks Mobility Centre of Holland on Sea.
Audrey Owens
Press Officer
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