Comments - Hunting the Druid's Bird. - The Wild Geese2024-03-29T09:37:52Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6442157%3ABlogPost%3A133684&xn_auth=noGerry.
I'm not sure about oth…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2014-12-27:6442157:Comment:1354042014-12-27T17:38:25.857ZJohn Anthony Brennanhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/johnABrennan
<p>Gerry.</p>
<p>I'm not sure about other parts of the country, but around County Armagh we caught the Wren the same way we caught all songbirds. My father Mal would make a sticky paste using the leaves and berries of the Mistletoe plant. The Mistletoe, being a parisitic, is particularly adhesive and uses this feature to attach itself to a host tree i.e. a Silver Birch. Rowan etc.</p>
<p>I recount this practice in my short story titled, :The Goldfinch," which I will post on my blog page.</p>
<p>Gerry.</p>
<p>I'm not sure about other parts of the country, but around County Armagh we caught the Wren the same way we caught all songbirds. My father Mal would make a sticky paste using the leaves and berries of the Mistletoe plant. The Mistletoe, being a parisitic, is particularly adhesive and uses this feature to attach itself to a host tree i.e. a Silver Birch. Rowan etc.</p>
<p>I recount this practice in my short story titled, :The Goldfinch," which I will post on my blog page.</p> How was the hunt carried out,…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2014-12-27:6442157:Comment:1349792014-12-27T16:24:54.054ZGerry Reganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
<p>How was the hunt carried out, anyone here know? Were wrens docile enough to yield without a struggle?</p>
<p>How was the hunt carried out, anyone here know? Were wrens docile enough to yield without a struggle?</p>