tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post9213107678099877443..comments2023-08-19T08:21:42.894-04:00Comments on Cedar's Mountain: Birds!G. B. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-6892743582934488802011-02-03T18:21:23.067-05:002011-02-03T18:21:23.067-05:00Kelly: Thanks.
I have my moments in the winter. J...Kelly: Thanks.<br /><br />I have my moments in the winter. Just wait until spring and sumemr.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-90016926392393796962011-02-03T09:10:51.958-05:002011-02-03T09:10:51.958-05:00I love watching birds hopping all over my deck. It...I love watching birds hopping all over my deck. It's comical often. Great post G.septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-51784794267946822792011-01-16T14:25:17.884-05:002011-01-16T14:25:17.884-05:00Lana: Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
I mostl...Lana: Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.<br /><br />I mostly enjoy birds for the simple beauty and the simple pleasure that they bring into my life.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-11988819583505373902011-01-16T13:15:36.248-05:002011-01-16T13:15:36.248-05:00Birds are a wonderful, simple pleasure. My life wo...Birds are a wonderful, simple pleasure. My life would be considerably emptier without "our" birds.<br />Don't know if you're into citizen science projects at all, but you can report your sightings to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology through <a href="http://www.ebird.org/" rel="nofollow">eBird</a>.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-51654661026480780922011-01-15T11:37:38.741-05:002011-01-15T11:37:38.741-05:00I've seen seagulls just outside my office wind...I've seen seagulls just outside my office window on the rooftops, so yeah, it is a bit strange.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-60705568626914158182011-01-15T10:17:47.659-05:002011-01-15T10:17:47.659-05:00That does sound like a nice scene. The most common...That does sound like a nice scene. The most common bird we have here is the seagull. Which is odd, since we live in a fairly urban area. Mr. RK says he has even seen them eating french fries in fast food parking lots!Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-55234933934214279912011-01-15T08:38:37.763-05:002011-01-15T08:38:37.763-05:00Snow: Now that's a pleasant sound I can wake u...Snow: Now that's a pleasant sound I can wake up to.<br /><br />Up until we had our house re-sided, we used to have a rather annoying woodpeck just outside a bedroom window bothering us at all hours of the morning.<br /><br />I usually do my bird watching in the spring and summer, once I move my writing activities outside. I will tell that it does help with my writing quite a bit.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-65918918145723844842011-01-15T08:03:15.447-05:002011-01-15T08:03:15.447-05:00Last year, in the middle of the summer, there was ...Last year, in the middle of the summer, there was a bird in our backyard that would start singing at 3am. I love to watch birds and sometimes get lucky and see something unique. We get a lot of hawks around here and last year I got a good pic of one perched on the neighbor's roof.Snow Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397194063418119439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-39038696954324119032011-01-15T07:59:17.303-05:002011-01-15T07:59:17.303-05:00Snaggle: that is funny. Squirrels who all of sudde...Snaggle: that is funny. Squirrels who all of sudden need privacy when they eat.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-87486664186817484142011-01-15T05:43:52.759-05:002011-01-15T05:43:52.759-05:00I'm glad you're getting a chance to enjoy ...I'm glad you're getting a chance to enjoy the simple things, like the window scenery. Weird with all those birds- Guess they're no longer safe flying south for warmth this week!<br />I love watching the birds n squirrels. <br />I'm always throwing them out stale bread products from work,. What I think is funny, is when the squirrels see me watching them now, they'll turn Snaggle Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197042129309670471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-17246738352055067122011-01-14T22:20:30.503-05:002011-01-14T22:20:30.503-05:00Bearman: The wife handles that part right now.
I ...Bearman: The wife handles that part right now.<br /><br />I handle that during the warm summer months.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-52011316324546941182011-01-14T21:55:25.465-05:002011-01-14T21:55:25.465-05:00Better fill up the feeder.Better fill up the feeder.Bearmanhttp://beartoons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-58179633531223018842011-01-14T18:56:32.690-05:002011-01-14T18:56:32.690-05:00Charles: Thanks.
I rarely can get a moment to mys...Charles: Thanks.<br /><br />I rarely can get a moment to myself like that in the morning, so when it does come around, I try take full advantage of it.<br /><br />Honestly though, I can't wait for Spring to hit because that's when the mountain comes alive again.<br /><br />Joe: Perhaps this coming Monday or Wednesday, eh?<br /><br />And if Americans do call women "birds", I G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-17891003203044218902011-01-14T18:10:49.232-05:002011-01-14T18:10:49.232-05:00At our old house we had a quince bush right outsid...At our old house we had a quince bush right outside one of our living room windows. It was one of my fondest things to watch the birds and acrobatic squirrels at the feeder we kept next to the bush. Between the feed and the bush it kept many critters fed and this person and her cat very entertained.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174961248581037426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-14509330372828918702011-01-14T13:06:19.773-05:002011-01-14T13:06:19.773-05:00I love birds, too. A particularly fat one landed o...I love birds, too. A particularly fat one landed on my back porch and had a look at my feeder (which is for the small birds.) Looked as if he wasn't hurting for food at all. :)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-16137080210933581052011-01-14T11:27:18.224-05:002011-01-14T11:27:18.224-05:00I remember you mentioning that murder of crows...m...I remember you mentioning that murder of crows...must have been an amazing sight (and noisy!)<br /><br />On these cold winter days, I really wish I had wings to take me to a warmer clime!TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-69003046883991426542011-01-14T10:58:30.426-05:002011-01-14T10:58:30.426-05:00A couple of days ago, I watched a
huge flock of bi...A couple of days ago, I watched a<br />huge flock of birds fly over. The wind chill was below zero. How do they stand it?Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-82669265926487538012011-01-14T10:17:41.978-05:002011-01-14T10:17:41.978-05:00It's nice the way that snowstorm pretty much s...It's nice the way that snowstorm pretty much stopped the state in its tracks. That little bit of downtime was a refreshing change, almost a mini-vacation.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-6322414598169087102011-01-14T09:37:57.048-05:002011-01-14T09:37:57.048-05:00I thought you were going to write about how you we...I thought you were going to write about how you were studying the non feathered kind of birds.<br /><br />Then I realised that Americans don't call women birds do they?LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468858293961151587.post-19355175622855013972011-01-14T09:17:55.808-05:002011-01-14T09:17:55.808-05:00Well said. Life does not stop for snow, or rain, ...Well said. Life does not stop for snow, or rain, or anything. It finds a way. We see our feeders, when it rains hard, the birds are still there, or in the trees around. Perhaps the beauty of living truly in the moment. Like on a day when you're not at work and can look out the window and breathe and think for a moment.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com