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carnkie
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15 years ago

I find this a very interesting photo but I'm certain I don't understand the hieroglyphics. If anyone could shed some light I would be grateful. "please don't scare the birds" seems to indicate that they had birds flying around in the mine or am i being daft again.
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The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.

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Wormster
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15 years ago

Coal Mine??

could make sense.

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simonrl
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15 years ago

I've seen birds, ships, all manner of things carved into slate chamber walls, usually where somebody would have stood doing a specific job. It's possible this is nothing more than decorative. Or indicating the stock of canaries is behind the door :lol:

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carnkie
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15 years ago

Large canaries. Mind we are talking W. Virginia. 🙂

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Wormster
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15 years ago

AHHH!

vultures then?

:lol:

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simonrl
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15 years ago

They look more like pheasants to me 😮

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ICLOK
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15 years ago

Perhaps Cornish Chuffs 😉

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Peter Burgess
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15 years ago

I get those after eating pasties with too much onion in them.

ICLOK
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15 years ago

Way to much info.... :blink:

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moltonman
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15 years ago

#10

Its only a guess but..

Canaries are very sensitive to Methane or CO poisoning - hence their use in coal mines. But they are also quite sensitive to shock. If the canary was frightened to death - would this be distinguishable from poisoning? Risk of a false positive?

Would a ventilation door be a good place to keep canaries underground - i.e. would gases accumulate here?