Hi, my name is Kingƒisher Drew. Thank you for visiting my page.
I've been collecting all things kingfishery (if there is such a word) for many years, for as long as I can remember. My room has become a shrine to them. Even though their colours are bright, they can be very hard to spot and there aren't that many around. It wasn't until 1997 that I got to see these lovely birds for the first time for real, and they look even better in real life than any picture or ornaments that I have. I saw this place in a RSPB magazine, it was an article they did on a reserve called 'Rye House Marsh' in Hertfordshire, there is a purpose built artificial bank for the kingfishers to nest in, and a hide close by, what a day that was, I rang my family and shouted quietly "I can see them", Rye House is about 100 miles from where I live, but the journey is well worth it.
And There’s More.
Part of my personality comes from my dyslexia, it makes me look at the world through a different pair of eyes. Like a lot of famous people, I was born this way but it hasn't stopped me from trying my best at everything I do.
It's a shame my condition wasn't diagnosed at school. I was just branded as lazy and had to find out for myself in 1990, when Terry Wogan had racing driver Jackie Stewart as guest on his TV chat show.
Stewart explained how his son had recently been diagnosed as being dyslexic. Stewart himself also went to be tested and was also found to be dyslexic.
The experiences he described mirrored some of my own, such as getting phone numbers back-to-front and having a short memory.
I decided to look into the condition myself and found a local testing centre to have an assessment. Which happened on the 16th, February 1990
When I was told I was mildly dyslexic but had "self-taught" myself tricks to get over difficulties, it was as if a great weight had been lifted off my shoulders.
I was not thick, I was just wired differently.
Just like Tom Cruise, Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Hampshire, Keanu Reeves, Thomas Edison and even Albert Einstein, and comedian Jack Dee I was blessed with this gift.
If money was no object, I would travel the country making more people aware of dyslexia, rather than simply putting labels on people.
(Update February 2012: There is a new ‘easy to read’ Dyslexie Font, download it below.)
I've been collecting all things kingfishery (if there is such a word) for many years, for as long as I can remember. My room has become a shrine to them. Even though their colours are bright, they can be very hard to spot and there aren't that many around. It wasn't until 1997 that I got to see these lovely birds for the first time for real, and they look even better in real life than any picture or ornaments that I have. I saw this place in a RSPB magazine, it was an article they did on a reserve called 'Rye House Marsh' in Hertfordshire, there is a purpose built artificial bank for the kingfishers to nest in, and a hide close by, what a day that was, I rang my family and shouted quietly "I can see them", Rye House is about 100 miles from where I live, but the journey is well worth it.
And There’s More.
Part of my personality comes from my dyslexia, it makes me look at the world through a different pair of eyes. Like a lot of famous people, I was born this way but it hasn't stopped me from trying my best at everything I do.
It's a shame my condition wasn't diagnosed at school. I was just branded as lazy and had to find out for myself in 1990, when Terry Wogan had racing driver Jackie Stewart as guest on his TV chat show.
Stewart explained how his son had recently been diagnosed as being dyslexic. Stewart himself also went to be tested and was also found to be dyslexic.
The experiences he described mirrored some of my own, such as getting phone numbers back-to-front and having a short memory.
I decided to look into the condition myself and found a local testing centre to have an assessment. Which happened on the 16th, February 1990
When I was told I was mildly dyslexic but had "self-taught" myself tricks to get over difficulties, it was as if a great weight had been lifted off my shoulders.
I was not thick, I was just wired differently.
Just like Tom Cruise, Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Hampshire, Keanu Reeves, Thomas Edison and even Albert Einstein, and comedian Jack Dee I was blessed with this gift.
If money was no object, I would travel the country making more people aware of dyslexia, rather than simply putting labels on people.
(Update February 2012: There is a new ‘easy to read’ Dyslexie Font, download it below.)
RSPB RyeHouse Marsh
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