tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post3970493415980582985..comments2023-09-23T05:14:52.410-04:00Comments on The Pine River Review: Who Mourns the Passenger Pigeon?Springmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-8677454421543804042011-01-18T17:34:07.267-05:002011-01-18T17:34:07.267-05:00I felt buoyed by your beautiful photos of the mour...I felt buoyed by your beautiful photos of the mourning dove, but found it heart wrenching to read about the wanton destruction of the Passenger Pigeon. Also, remembering the extinction of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, these are stark reminders not to take the multitude of species that exist today for granted. We need to get involved in conservation. It's so easy to feel helpless, to let things happen, to lose interest quickly, until it's too late.Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-12944880043945588162011-01-17T10:17:46.707-05:002011-01-17T10:17:46.707-05:00Lovely post! In Malaysia, where I come from, peopl...Lovely post! In Malaysia, where I come from, people love keeping birds like these as pets and in some states there are competitions where people see whose bird can "sing" the nicest.Cyrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511618640260051380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-12236757192487476042011-01-16T16:37:59.007-05:002011-01-16T16:37:59.007-05:00it's so sad, the passenger pigeon is just one ...it's so sad, the passenger pigeon is just one of many extinct birds, and most of them pushed that way by our activities. It's also a reminder that we get used to what is around us, our grandparents saw thousands of a particular species, our parents saw 100s and that became the new normal and we see dozens, what will the next generation see? Lovely photos of the mounring dove by the way.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-88065339742950369992011-01-15T13:33:17.857-05:002011-01-15T13:33:17.857-05:00I think a good place for "regular people"...I think a good place for "regular people" to make a difference is to share your appreciation for nature and your sense of the wild with others. I know I was shocked at the fascinating diversity of the local wild life when I moved to The Pine River and I was a grown man. I don't think you can love nature without knowing it, we need to spark that curiosity in the people we know especially children.Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-66791576553890889202011-01-15T12:41:17.283-05:002011-01-15T12:41:17.283-05:00Today we still have a tug of war between those who...Today we still have a tug of war between those who would advance the preservation of habitat and those who would advance the creation of wealth.Martha Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951661712327698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-87468445158734471772011-01-15T08:42:32.540-05:002011-01-15T08:42:32.540-05:00I'm a fan of the peaceful mourning doves that ...I'm a fan of the peaceful mourning doves that live in the cedar hedge behind my house. <br /><br />Lots to think about in this post!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-82360877386251321952011-01-15T02:04:02.468-05:002011-01-15T02:04:02.468-05:00Nice article and very thought provoking.
We have l...Nice article and very thought provoking.<br />We have lots of Mourning Doves here. I like to listen to their calls. They sound like Owls and they like the waterfall by my pond. Sweet birds. MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-5163044808542544302011-01-14T21:55:26.363-05:002011-01-14T21:55:26.363-05:00Mourning Doves are Bird #1 on my life list. One n...Mourning Doves are Bird #1 on my life list. One nested in the roof overhand above my bedroom window. My 4th grad teacher had us do mosaic with seeds, etc.., and I did a mourning dove. She loved how I laid each seed in order to make it just like 'my bird.' Thanks for the lovely pics.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102684933543382923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-27510298149917728862011-01-14T21:03:14.596-05:002011-01-14T21:03:14.596-05:00A thought-provoking post (you are "preaching ...A thought-provoking post (you are "preaching to the choir" in my case, but it is good to be reminded.) Sad to say, I must agree with Dave's comment above. We are in scary times. <br /><br />I met birders when we stayed in Texas Gulf country (Port Aransas) who remembered in their childhood seeing flocks of migrating song birds that darkened the sky (not passengar pigeons -- I'm old, but not THAT old)...but just normal song birds. That area in TX still has an enormous # of migrating birds (both pathways cross there), but nothing like that. <br /><br />I always come back to wondering what we as ordinary people can do.Sallie (FullTime-Life)http://www.travelingrainvilles.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-28274805008734017352011-01-14T20:51:37.772-05:002011-01-14T20:51:37.772-05:00It's very sad that some of our newest members ...It's very sad that some of our newest members of Congress don't believe in global climate change and want to 'disprove' it.<br />I fear this is going to be a bad year for the planet...Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850241304894291160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-1006306063864485012011-01-14T20:24:47.182-05:002011-01-14T20:24:47.182-05:00"Goodbye Dusky Seaside Sparrow"
What a w..."Goodbye Dusky Seaside Sparrow"<br />What a wonderful phrase dressed in the timeless rhythm of the sonnet. I can not stop saying it. <br /> That is enough for me and I have Robert James Waller's "Old Songs in a new Cafe" on its way to my home. Thank You Owen for the tip and I'll look forward to a extraordinary read.<br /> To tell you the truth the more I focus on these issues and involve myself in photographing the wild the more confused I get about man's place and participation in the mix of it. That confusion is endlessly intriguing to me!Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-10149407732802684112011-01-14T16:25:10.412-05:002011-01-14T16:25:10.412-05:00The inexplicable and inexcusable arrogance of man....The inexplicable and inexcusable arrogance of man... Thank you for this stirring homage to the vanished plumage of the passenger pigeon. <br /><br />Perhaps we could also pause to remember the Dodo, which once flourished on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, gone forever, too slow to outrun his hungry pursuers, sadly flightless as well.<br /><br />And also the Dusky Seaside Sparrow. I still have a copy of an essay I came across some 20 years ago, I believe it first appeared in Outside or Outdoor magazine, the title was "My Name Is Orange Band". I just did a quick search and didn't come up with the full article, although it may be out there somewhere, but several sites I found quoted from it. If you can find it, it is powerful reading. One site I found said this about it...<br /><br />"Goodbye Dusky Seaside Sparrow<br /><br />Robert James Waller wrote eloquently about the death of the last Dusky Seaside Sparrow in "My name is Orange Band." Here's an excerpt:<br /><br />(Orange Band was) "the last member of the rarest species known to us. He became blind in one eye, became old for a sparrow, and yet he persisted as if he knew his sole task was to sustain the bloodline as long as possible. I wondered if he felt sorrow or excruciating panic at the thought of his oneness. On June 18, 1987, a Washington Post headline said 'Goodby Dusky Seaside Sparrow.' Orange Band, blind in one eye, old and alone, was gone.<br /><br />But the day Orange Band died there was a faint sound out there in the universe, hardly noticeable unless you were expecting it and listening. It was a small cry, the last one, that arched upward from a cage in Florida. If you were listening closely though, you could hear it. 'I am zero.' Extinct. The sound of the word is like the single blow of a hammer on cold steel. And, each day, the hammer falls again as another species becomes extinct due to human activity."<br /><br />From Old Songs in a New Cafe, "My Name is Orange Band," by Robert James Waller, Warner Books, 1995."Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-63383638324387654292011-01-14T15:13:09.850-05:002011-01-14T15:13:09.850-05:00Hi Springman. Good post. As far as I know Mourning...Hi Springman. Good post. As far as I know Mourning Doves are not hunted here. But I have real trouble with hunting. I can't imagine any thrill to it unless you're pretty sick. Good photos. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328368010048580769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-16079404384543057312011-01-14T13:58:58.185-05:002011-01-14T13:58:58.185-05:00I was aware of the demise of the Passenger Pigeon ...I was aware of the demise of the Passenger Pigeon without knowing all the details. Many thanks for a very informative and well written post plus lovely images of a beautiful Dove.theconstantwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-57704793589224378462011-01-14T13:34:12.374-05:002011-01-14T13:34:12.374-05:00Seventy million are killed annually for target pra...Seventy million are killed annually for target practice?! We shall pay all we are doing to nature sooner than we think, I guess... It's a beautiful bird and it looks really gorgeous on top. Wonderful shots as usual, Springman.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-37296114175964762552011-01-14T12:06:26.654-05:002011-01-14T12:06:26.654-05:00Excellent post Springman.
Proof, if needed, that t...Excellent post Springman.<br />Proof, if needed, that the well will eventually run dry.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-27193365297224759152011-01-14T11:47:56.632-05:002011-01-14T11:47:56.632-05:00Please, No depressions! I get these ideas, or musi...Please, No depressions! I get these ideas, or musings if you will and I run with them. But I suppose there are some apocalyptic overtones to this piece. Dixxe's points about basing our choices as consumers using a "protectors" mentality is a valid one. We sure don't want to see Soylent Green on the menu! Gosh, all this from a couple of pigeon pictures. LOL. Right now we have a Twilight Zone episode, Jurassic Park, and Soylent Green references. That would be a pretty good night of TV watching though my favorite Charlton Heston movie is far and away The Planet of the Apes.Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-19723663049820353062011-01-14T10:43:17.031-05:002011-01-14T10:43:17.031-05:00Kind of a depressing read at first, but it does gi...Kind of a depressing read at first, but it does give one something to think about. Nice pics of the mourning dove. I like listening to their cooing in the morning hours. Its a soothing sound to my ears.Sally in WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986783811683407554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-58335364075026921862011-01-14T09:16:04.001-05:002011-01-14T09:16:04.001-05:00SO much is being said here...how ironic is it that...SO much is being said here...how ironic is it that its the liberals that try to save what we have and the conservatives that try to take it away? <br />One cant straddle the line anymore...its too important! Im always on the side of preserving, conserving, protecting Nature...without it whats our purpose-to consume and destroy? Dont think so...images of Soylent Green come to mind for a society that has lost its usefullness as protectors..lol-They are out there.Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-59853850417464985362011-01-14T05:00:56.789-05:002011-01-14T05:00:56.789-05:00The Dove is beautiful to the eyes, and I can learn...The Dove is beautiful to the eyes, and I can learn from you.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-12796924921587475332011-01-14T04:13:57.382-05:002011-01-14T04:13:57.382-05:00You learn something new every day. Very interestin...You learn something new every day. Very interesting.Mike Attwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314216249222074615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-87049270199664987252011-01-14T03:46:36.338-05:002011-01-14T03:46:36.338-05:00Gr8 read on this cold winters night, thanks Spring...Gr8 read on this cold winters night, thanks Springman! As usual, Outstanding pix!wilber!!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08378112205288643350noreply@blogger.com