British Birds

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“a fierce old bird of prey” [SPEC] </h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div> <div> <div>Birds are part of British life. Such is the reality of living on an island. And there were a great variety of birds we hear about in the Sherlock Holmes stories.</div> <div> </div> <div>While many of them were commonplace and part of the hunting and dining habits in Victorian England, there were others that were a little more exotic. It's just a Trifle.</div> </div> <div> </div> <div>We also have an announcement about a special episode only for <a href="https://patreon.com/trifles" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">our Patreon supporters</a>. Be sure you're on board to take part in that.</div> <div> <div> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div> </div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style= "background-color: white; color: #505050; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Have you left us a rating and review on <a style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sherlock-holmes-trifles/id1198869691?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Podcasts</a> yet? You don't need to own an Apple device, and every review helps more people find the show. </span><br style= "background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /> <span style= "background-color: white; color: #505050; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <br /></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <h3><strong>Links / Notes</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">This episode: <a href= "https://ihose.co/trifles255" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ihose.co/trifles255</a></li> <li style="text-align: left;">Inspired by Donald Jewell's <em>A Few Hours to the Birds: A Monograph on Birds and Birding in the Time of Sherlock Holmes</em>, Volume 2 in The Sherlock Holmes Natural History Series (Pinchin Lane Press, 1991)</li>