Bagginz

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Re: Featured Picture delistings.

I'm afraid it's going to be tricky suspending the delistings when I've already finished completing them... I've thought of something that I can do to make things fairer though. For all the pictures that were actually delisted, I'll try to ask the uploader if they have a better picture, and if they do I can renominate it for them. Many of those pictures were quite old so the uploader may not still edit, but where I can I'll try. This seems the best way to me. Raven4x4x 09:29, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Nominations for Delisting

My inaction of not informing the original nominator's of my nominations for delisting has been managed. Thank You for your concern. Sincerely, -- AJ24 01:38, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Hello again

Hi, Bagginz. It's nice to see you've taken up my suggestion of broadening your contributions - I particularly like your ground squirrel photo. With regard to the Sanderling, I think you may be mistaken about it being one-legged; it's common for birds to rest with one leg tucked up among the feathers of their underbody and I'm pretty sure that's what this one's doing - Sanderlings are apparently well known for it. Also, (just idly curious about this) can you explain why you've once again added "Film at 11" under my note at the coconut shy delisting nomination? Is there a cultural reference here that I'm missing, or something? :-) All the best, --YFB ¿ 15:48, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

• Thank you for your message and I'm glad you like the squirrel picture. The sanderling really was one-legged; I'll post the video of it hopping around eventually. Found, sick birds are often nursed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium's aviaries. They're normally released, but not this one because it wouldn't survive in the wild. "Film at 11" is a cultural reference. Cheers, Bagginz 04:14, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

The sanderling

Hey bagginz, is that one legged sanderling a bird who's lost it's leg? or some sort of genetic defect? Hopefully not the latter, please let me know a little more about the sandering, just to stop my wondering. Poor little sanderling.. Ard0 ^{(Talk - Contribs)} 03:43, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

By the way, you were at monterey bay just one day before I was.. amazing how wikipedians meet, or come very close to, yet without ever knowing it. I live in calgary, I was there for spring break. Ard0 ^{(Talk - Contribs)}

• My guess is that the sanderling lost its leg, but I don't know for sure and neither did the docent. I'm guessing that if it were a genetic defect, the sanderling would not have lasted very long in the wild after hatching. Poor little sanderling indeed, but at least it's got a nice place to live now. I really have to convert the video I have to Ogg and upload it.
  
  The Monterey Aquarium is magnificent. Hope you got to have fun watching the sanderlings at the beaches, and that you enjoyed your visit to California. --Bagginz 06:24, 18 May 2007 (UTC)