Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 22:29:15 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Christian Kessler Subject: Re: Bird Guide Suggestion needed for Grenada MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I would have used the term "surrogate father" I have heard the story for over 30 years, and I believe I recall reading many years ago an interview with Ian Fleming in which he confirmed it jck Daniel F. McDonald wrote: >Seems to me----------- > >and I could be wrong, but I believe I saw a reference during the past few >months to the effect that Ian Fleming had a certain interest in birds and >named his 007 character after the bird reference author, James Bond, and that >one of Mr. Bond's books is visible in the most current 007 movie. > >I do believe there is a relationship. > >Correct me if I'm wrong. Please confirm if anyone else came across this same >tidbit. > >Respectfully submtted, > >Georgia McDonald >Towson, Balt Co >dangeo@erols.com > >"George M. Jett" wrote: > >>Les >>The Birds of the West Indies by James Bond, no relation to 007, covers >>Grenada Island. Probably available from most of the book supplies places. >>The American Birding Ass. website carries it. www.americanbirding.org or >>email abasales@abasales.com. Maybe the more complete guide is A Guide of >>the Birds of the West Indies by Raffaele, et. al. This is also available >>from ABA Sales. I have not seen this guide. There are others on the area >>but contact ABA or one of the other bird book suppliers and ask. >>I hope this helps. >>George >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Les Roslund" >>To: >>Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:13 PM >>Subject: [MDOSPREY] Bird Guide Suggestion needed for Grenada >> >>> The message below came to me from a local birder over here on the >>> >>Eatern >> >>>Shore. Any suggestions? If so, please send them to the address shown >>>below; I'm sure that any help will be greatly appreciated. >>> Les Roslund >>> Talbot County >>> Easton, MD >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "James Rooney" >>>To: "Les Roslund" >>>Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:44 AM >>>Subject: query >>> >>> >>>>Mr. Roslund, I am to visit Grenada in April and would appreciate >>>> >>>suggestions >>> >>>>from anyone as to the best bird guide for that island or the Caribbean >>>> >>in >> >>>>general. Thank you, James Rooney >>>> >>>======================================================================= >>>To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >>>with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >>>======================================================================= >>> >>======================================================================= >>To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >>with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >>======================================================================= >> > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================