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Lighthouses Attract Birds!

June 15, 2014birds, deaths, light, lighthouse, litehouseEnvironment, Equipment, Fog, Incidents, Information, Light, Lighthouses, United Kingdom, Weather, Wildlife, WorldwideretlkprLeave a Comment

It sounds impossible, but the very bright light emanating from a lighthouse at night attracts birds. This happens on the most remote of lighthouses, some far out at sea. What interest would birds have in a lighthouse? Well sometimes it is because the light beacon attracts numerous insects which the birds feed upon. In other […]

The Wise Raven

February 13, 2012birds, feeding, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes Island, morning, raven, weather, wildlifeAdult Memories, First Nations, Lighthouses, Weather, WildliferetlkprLeave a Comment

The following video came in an email today and it brought back memories of the ravens that lived near my old lighthouse at McInnes Island. Ravens are very intelligent! I was on the early morning shift for most of my time there. I loved it! Every morning very early (about 03:00) I walked from […]

Book – The Lightkeepers’ Menagerie

November 19, 2011animals, birds, book, insects, lighthouse, litehouse, snakes, spidersBooks, Equipment, Foghorns, Humour, Light, Lighthouses, On The Jobretlkpr2 Comments

The Lightkeepers’ Menagerie: Stories of Animals at Lighthouses – by Elinor De Wire Hardcover: 328 pages Publisher: Pineapple Press (March 15, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1561643904 ISBN-13: 978-1561643905 Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches I came across this book while doing a Google search for another author. Google Books has given a few free pages to read from […]