tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post7298096419432068452..comments2023-09-23T05:14:52.410-04:00Comments on The Pine River Review: World Bird Wednesday LXSpringmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-31856223046875987582012-01-17T09:07:18.462-05:002012-01-17T09:07:18.462-05:00Thanks for another great post Dave and the link to...Thanks for another great post Dave and the link to the gulls. I'm glad to see that someone knows gulls ;-)<br /><br />I feel for your encounter with the Brown Creeper. They are tough to get good photos of and you got an excellent one there.<br /><br />Beautiful shot of the gull. Good luck learning their many, many, many plumage variations!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072345959644694466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-19643039976368318142012-01-15T10:41:58.969-05:002012-01-15T10:41:58.969-05:00Great post Springman! I too am struggling with gul...Great post Springman! I too am struggling with gull ID's. There are just so many subtle variations that even Howell and Dunn's Gulls of Americas can't capture them all. Thanks for the link to the Gull website! Your Thayer's Gull seems to be right on the mark. Those gulls are much less common here in the East and the only one I ever saw was at Lake Michigan. Looking forward to seeing more of your gull photos!Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-86258672428792603042012-01-13T00:28:22.646-05:002012-01-13T00:28:22.646-05:00Springman, your treecreeper, maple bark and shot a...Springman, your treecreeper, maple bark and shot are exquisite! They are so mobile that I understand your struggle completely. Lucky you to have access to those great bald eagles, our largest is so much smaller and just brown.<br />Don't you just love the way geese feed? They bite off the grass and various seed-pods and tubers with their sharp teeth. The only bird I know of that has something resembling teeth.<br />My birding interest evolved from a simple fascination with nature as such.<br />Thank you for your kind comments, unfortunately I did not notice how unfocused my birds were until I cleaned my glasses!Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-81781937702281154852012-01-12T23:43:54.655-05:002012-01-12T23:43:54.655-05:00P.S. You are a brave soul to take on gull I.D.!P.S. You are a brave soul to take on gull I.D.!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-899113048281866502012-01-12T23:43:08.131-05:002012-01-12T23:43:08.131-05:00Springman, glad to see the hangover did not dent y...Springman, glad to see the hangover did not dent your sense of humor! I love the eagle shot, the goose is cute but Brown creepers steal my heart, and since my last name is Brown, well, I think it is a FINE color! I thought of re-naming my blog "Brown creeper" but if you didn't know that was a bird, it would just sound too weird! I hope you are the one laughing now!<br /><br />BTW, thanks for all the comments on my blog. I have read them. Just been busy with my Mom's chemo. Sorry I have not been around quite as much.Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-29728757790037660802012-01-12T17:46:06.347-05:002012-01-12T17:46:06.347-05:00Such a great post Springman. I love peanut butter...Such a great post Springman. I love peanut butter (and using your analogy.. therefore, the brown birds)... In Oregon we once had a dentist whose office bordered a city park --brown creepers frequented the trees you could see outside the exam-room window. Only time I ever hated to have a dentist appointment end. But not a great time to take pictures!<br /><br />Thanks as always.Sallie (FullTime-Life)http://travelingrainvilles.typepad.com/traveling_home/2012/01/from-the-back-of-the-boat.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-68604550395793241522012-01-11T21:19:17.198-05:002012-01-11T21:19:17.198-05:00I've decided to ID gulls the same way my son d...I've decided to ID gulls the same way my son does: "It's a damn sea gull."<br /><br />Super crunchy PB with apple jelly on whole wheat. With a glass of way too chocolate milk. Divine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102684933543382923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-69582608068676529352012-01-11T20:20:30.075-05:002012-01-11T20:20:30.075-05:00I like mine with banannas and on WHEAT bread...yum...I like mine with banannas and on WHEAT bread...yum. You have found some super birds in brown to share..Love the BE and the creeper of course is awesome. GULLS are hard its like there is math....then there is algebra!! <br />Best of luck with those ID's.<br />Superpost~Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-85894670426274534372012-01-11T17:44:34.418-05:002012-01-11T17:44:34.418-05:00Re Cuba. No, never thought of Cuba as a birding pl...Re Cuba. No, never thought of Cuba as a birding place. Or seen any trips. I think Cuba has a bad taste from politics, still. So, it never crossed my mind. <br /><br /><br />Strange about commenting. On my own blogs I could now answer to a comment, but not here. Wonder what they do?NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-14924275345634135682012-01-11T17:32:15.871-05:002012-01-11T17:32:15.871-05:00So many interesting "browns". We have th...So many interesting "browns". We have three identification experts in the family so I am free to try and take the photos while they identify and Google helps with the rest. I love being able to see the details better with a photo.Karen @ Pieces of Contentmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719349569606790410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-54721427945453846862012-01-11T17:26:43.360-05:002012-01-11T17:26:43.360-05:00I`m spellbound looking at the brown creeper agains...I`m spellbound looking at the brown creeper against the bark of the tree.<br />The bald eagle shot is awesome too.<br />Just in case you ever make me a peanut butter sandwich,slither molasses on it please,phyllistiptoethruphylsgarden.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617828571094245723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-6120707951004358132012-01-11T08:27:00.485-05:002012-01-11T08:27:00.485-05:00Brown is a lovely colour. Not only dark chocolate ...Brown is a lovely colour. Not only dark chocolate but also this great Bald eagle! Love the post, as usually:)joohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157508274122128501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-49150477309284375712012-01-11T06:53:40.674-05:002012-01-11T06:53:40.674-05:00Very nice post. I also enjoy gulls and my entry w...Very nice post. I also enjoy gulls and my entry was stimulated by your desire to ID - but I am not good enough to help with the ID on your shot.Dan Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587246278289468905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-73200678430014790382012-01-11T06:01:16.689-05:002012-01-11T06:01:16.689-05:00What a great set of images as always Springman! Al...What a great set of images as always Springman! Always in awe of your captures and the amazing array of birds you have over there.<br /><br />And please don't think Stewart represents all Aussies - Peanut butter is definitely HORRIBLE with Vegemite! I myself prefer peanut butter with honey :)Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541748309832254889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-22073484361204319342012-01-11T04:48:06.765-05:002012-01-11T04:48:06.765-05:00Toasted bread crunchy peanut butter and an overloa...Toasted bread crunchy peanut butter and an overload of honey for me...jam if the 'honey pot' has been emptied. I love the not so same O cookie cutter Canada Goose and I also have a sort of Bald Eagle secret place, but I don't have that lovely gull~ Happy Birding~Mary Howell Cromerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473298562829352582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-40547288890279232042012-01-11T02:28:10.694-05:002012-01-11T02:28:10.694-05:00Hi there - peanut butter goes really well with veg...Hi there - peanut butter goes really well with vegemite - an Australia delicacy in the same flavour field as Marmite from the UK. I have yet to meet an American who did not declare this combination both inedible and a crime against nature - but there you go!<br /><br />I like seeing birds with a bit of variation in the them - it's also one of the good things about banding - you are looking at the raw material for evolution. The idea of "identicalness" is a bit of a myth set up by field guides I think.<br /><br />Cheers - Stewart MStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-21575716771357710292012-01-11T01:36:25.770-05:002012-01-11T01:36:25.770-05:00Just excellent images and posts from you, Springma...Just excellent images and posts from you, Springman, and all the participants of this splendid meme. Looking forward to regular visits now!rafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099363394177236362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-10688135022376809522012-01-11T00:27:03.442-05:002012-01-11T00:27:03.442-05:00Ah I like my peanut butter mixed with honey (not s...Ah I like my peanut butter mixed with honey (not syrup or jelly) on an open slice of preferably white bread. I have heard of strange combos. A friend eats hers with slices of cucumber! What a stunning post with a brown theme, Springman. If I was in South Africa now, I'd be seeing many of the birds which have left you. However, I currently live in the Northern Hemisphere and although it's technically winter here, we live so close to the Equator (about 30km as the crow flies) that the weather is warm and sunny and the birds are still around, swallows nesting again on my front porch. Have a wonderful day and thanks for this meme. Greetings from Jo, KenyaJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-6485053418294500822012-01-11T00:03:48.151-05:002012-01-11T00:03:48.151-05:00Cracking shots and post, as usual :-)
Thanks for b...Cracking shots and post, as usual :-)<br />Thanks for bringing a smile to my face with the 'peanut butter' :-D<br />I love that little Tree Creeper. They are so fast and easy to miss!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-27106541912770903112012-01-10T23:53:23.814-05:002012-01-10T23:53:23.814-05:00Beautiful photos, I especially like that odd Canad...Beautiful photos, I especially like that odd Canada Goose.Gillian Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283601772483708539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-4234414853703335352012-01-10T22:52:39.131-05:002012-01-10T22:52:39.131-05:00Dear Springman,
As I have not yet acquired the nec...Dear Springman,<br />As I have not yet acquired the necessary skill set for creating marvellous photos of animate, living, flying, breathing, hearts beating, feathered friends, I've gone back a ways into the archives of the Magic Lantern to bring you this pink bird of happiness, who flies eternally through the ethereal heavenly skies, carrying the soul of a departed human far from the surface of this earth... for this is a cemetery bird who graces a tombstone with his joyful presence...<br /><br />I trust you will pardon me this brazen intrusion into the hallowed halls of the wings flapping tails twitching wild birds between birth and death sanctuary, but I wanted to leave my calling card, and let you know that I am with you in spirit as you lie in ditches half soaked in the icy waters of mid-western winters hoping to get that timeless shot... and now that I think of it, I have another graveyard decorative bird to bring you one day soon.<br /><br />Hoping all is well with your good self, that the pyromaniacs have gone into hibernation for the winter, leaving you to sit by the firehouse stove, snoozing and dreaming of soaring falcons and swooping cranes. Very best to you in 2012...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-51279635458832843682012-01-10T21:21:07.775-05:002012-01-10T21:21:07.775-05:00I'm always amazed that the big raptors can fly...I'm always amazed that the big raptors can fly into such tight spaces.Martha Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951661712327698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-68741201566339468322012-01-10T21:03:13.136-05:002012-01-10T21:03:13.136-05:00more wonderful photographs, and I love the buffy-c...more wonderful photographs, and I love the buffy-coloured Canadian Goose; a great shot with grass in it's bill. Not only fabulous photos, but always great reading too.Carole M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13261384312136535762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-73449911356719468452012-01-10T20:28:13.208-05:002012-01-10T20:28:13.208-05:00love that header....nice photos...love that header....nice photos...Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745604261113221887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-43294688204565693942012-01-10T20:05:35.485-05:002012-01-10T20:05:35.485-05:00Yet another awesome group of pictures. You are ama...Yet another awesome group of pictures. You are amazing! Post all the BE's you want. I never tire of them.<br />Well, as go the Yankees down the tubes, so go the Steelers, but I will remain loyal. There is always next year. Have a great week, and stay safe.<br />B.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539402327765556670noreply@blogger.com