My daughter and I were in Poland in 2004, two storks flew over her and she had twins the next year. She was having trouble getting pregnant. Kuba On Apr 11, 2012, at 11:35 AM, Debbie Greenlee wrote: > Jane, > > Exactly! > > Debbie > > Jane Simmons wrote: >> Debbie, >> >> I never knew that! If storks are a sign of fertility, is that the reason we >> see drawings of storks delivering babies? >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Debbie Greenlee" <daveg@airmail.net> >> To: <poland-roots@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 6:02 PM >> Subject: Re: [POLAND] Stork watching in Poland >> >> >>> Jane, >>> >>> White storks are the national bird in Poland. I don't think most >>> people pay them too much attention over there unless a stork builds a >>> nest on top of a chimney. >>> >>> Storks are a sign of fertility so farmers especially, like it when >>> storks nest in their trees. >>> >>> http://www.polishforums.com/travel-tourism-5/storks-symbol-poland-3823/ >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Stork >>> >>> Many people in Poland do raise gal~a~bki (pigeons). >>> >>> Debbie >>> >>> Jane Simmons wrote: >>>> Can anyone tell me about this stork-watching? Is it something that is >>>> prevalent in Poland? I'm only asking because my parents, both from >>>> Poland, >>>> never talked about this activity. >>>> >>>> My father did, however, raise pigeons and it seems that many Polish men, >>>> here at least, did do this as a hobby. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Debbie Greenlee" <daveg@airmail.net> >>>> To: <poland-roots@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:18 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [POLAND] Stork watching in Poland >>>> >>>> >>>>> It's already started in Ustron~. The male stork arrived April 3 and >>>>> the female arrived today, April 10. Though they have been busy >>>>> clacking (talking) at each other it seems the male has forgotten how >>>>> to mate. His attempts are not on target, so to speak. >>>>> >>>>> It is night in Poland right now so both storks are in the nest. >>>>> http://www.bociany.edu.pl/ >>>>> >>>>> Debbie >>>>> >>>>> C Barnes wrote: >>>>>> My sister is bird watching via hidden camera's. When do the Stork >>>>>> camera >>>>> start in Poland. I figured it is Spring???? >>> ********************************* >>> Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at >>> Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com >>> ---------------------------------- >>> Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as >>> long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: >>> researching our Polish roots. >>> ---------------------------------- >>> Browse the list's archives here: >>> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots >>> Search the list's archives here: >>> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ********************************* >> Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com >> ---------------------------------- >> Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. >> ---------------------------------- >> Browse the list's archives here: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots >> Search the list's archives here: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Jakub Przedzienkowski jimpres@mac.com JMJ