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Originally Posted by pressld2  .........Any progress with the book? Some good news on that front would be the icing on the cake!  Dave P. |
Thanks for the kind words
Dave. As for the book, no major developments to report and it is likely to be a year or two before I find time (hopefully in retirement
) to complete it.
I have, however, been introduced to a local print company here in Cambridge which specialises in short runs of books (usually academic stuff) at a fairly modest cost, so that if a publisher doesn't take it on that's something to fall back on. One of the problems is that I have absolutely no idea just how many copies such a book might sell
One other bit of good news is that Simon Barnes (the Sport and Nature writer) has kindly agreed to allow me to quote from a recent article of his about Kingfishers in the preface to my book. I'll try to find a link to the article concerned - see PS below.
Mrs fish and
DavyG - and thanks to you too for your continuing encouragement.
and
John ("I can never get my head around a Kingfisher being a garden bird. What an honour and a privilege to have them begin to come back to yours") - I know exactly what you mean John. Eventhough the birds have been regular visitors for nearly 2 1/2 years now the thrill and excitement of seeing one in our very own garden never diminishes and friends/relatives who are lucky enough to be here during a visit just can't believe their eyes.
They've been seen in the garden nearly every day this week, probably because I recently re-stocked a pond with golden minnows which are a perfect size (and quite an easy target
) for feeding the recent hatchlings.
In fact, I saw one here this afternoon during the pouring rain and managed to grab a couple of quick shots, though being taken at an angle through rain-drenched double glazing has resulted in fairly poor quality photos -
Jeff
PS DaveP - here's a link to the article I mentioned -
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/com...cle4282187.ece
The paragraph in question is his first one which I think sets the scene beautifully for a book on Kingfishers.