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I guess I was thinking of Bird banding , when the band adult migratory birds for tracking .
You learn something new everyday on WRF !!!
I guess I was thinking of Bird banding , when the band adult migratory birds for tracking .
Its all coming back to me now, its a long long time since I even thought about this. I am referring to racing pigeons of course. An expandable rubber ring is applied on race morning or the evening before, the rubber band is then removed when the bird enters the loft after returning home, the rubber ring is then inserted into the clock and it records how long the bird took to get homeby CBH
The one piece ring is attached to the bird when its very young, the owner will be issued with a certain amount of rings and it proves the bird belongs to him/her.
I cant imagine the SS being that concerned where their pigeons ended up ?? ....
How do you get it around it's neck???
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Your Image Library must be Huge !
I'll bet it is!...
Must be a ring from one of Franz Liebkind's pigeons.
Lol.Must be a ring from one of Franz Liebkind's pigeons.This one maybe?
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Thanks Gunny for a Real LOLI'll bet it is!...
lost for words.
An interesting artifact, it's the first one Ive ever seen ***
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