tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post4559049483236750340..comments2024-03-22T21:58:18.933+00:00Comments on ShukerNature: FLOWER-GENERATED BIRDS, AND TURTLES THAT FLYAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15628598508836601012noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-76461911283354856582013-03-30T04:11:33.091+00:002013-03-30T04:11:33.091+00:00Yes, that's what I heard too, but I have no id...Yes, that's what I heard too, but I have no idea whether or not it is true.Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-15194084027876195202013-03-30T04:04:03.667+00:002013-03-30T04:04:03.667+00:00So who DID write Inventorum Natura? I understand J...So who DID write <i>Inventorum Natura</i>? I understand John Michell wrote much of the text and, on publication, Heathcote Williams gave it an essay-length review in Fortean Times.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-27406816684954054152012-06-16T19:38:51.265+01:002012-06-16T19:38:51.265+01:00Hi there, Thanks for your very interesting informa...Hi there, Thanks for your very interesting information and kind words re my blog, which I'm delighted you enjoy so much - keep on reading!! All the best, KarlDr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-47957958673904988872012-06-16T13:52:33.556+01:002012-06-16T13:52:33.556+01:00I had never heard of the bird plant before but in ...I had never heard of the bird plant before but in Europe there was a legend of the same kind : the Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) were believed to develop from the goose barnacles (Lepas anserifera).<br /> As these geese were thought to be "neither flesh, nor born of flesh" some Irish clerics said that it was an acceptable fast day food.<br />In fact this belief was widespread in Eastern Europe because nobody had seen one of these geese nesting (they breed in Northern Europe).<br />Sorry for my English which is quite bad...<br />Thanks for your blog, I always read your posts with much pleasure and interest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com