tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post2494575157379215704..comments2023-09-23T05:14:52.410-04:00Comments on The Pine River Review: World Bird Wednesday LIVSpringmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-32578031594469112142011-12-06T01:40:45.269-05:002011-12-06T01:40:45.269-05:00Your shots are gorgeous, as usual!
Since my lens u...Your shots are gorgeous, as usual!<br />Since my lens usually doesn't produce such sharp details on the bird's feet, I cannot say much about the AFF issue, but I can relate to your interest and wouldn't send you to a Doc yet ;)Nicolehttp://nicoleb.org/mnblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-60066148724553405542011-12-04T01:08:07.315-05:002011-12-04T01:08:07.315-05:00Good toes, great head, sharp beak, beady eyes... y...Good toes, great head, sharp beak, beady eyes... you've got it all here, with a cherry on top.<br /><br />What a pleasure it is to drop in here, indeed a rare moment to indulge in the joy of coming across an unbridled intellect, bursting at the seams with imagination and purely original wit... for goodness sake, who but Springman could have us marvelling at the form of avian toes ???Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-19374359900057642682011-12-03T09:28:36.686-05:002011-12-03T09:28:36.686-05:00Once again Dave you have made my week a joyous exp...Once again Dave you have made my week a joyous experience. Like all of your followers, I look forward to reading your posts as well as seeing your beautiful photographs and joining in the fun!<br /><br />It seems that I always identify with your thought process and even though I can't put it into words myself, it makes me feel that I am NOT crazy ;-)<br /><br />I had to laugh at Mick's comment about you not identifying the species in your photos. Since he's from Australia, these are all exotic species for him. Mick, they are in order of appearance, House Finch, American Goldfinch and Tufted Titmouse. Beautiful aren't they? And just look at those toes!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072345959644694466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-18507550703508717032011-12-02T04:29:22.686-05:002011-12-02T04:29:22.686-05:00Great post!
Awesome photos of the beautiful birds....Great post!<br />Awesome photos of the beautiful birds.<br />Here it looks like even the little Robin (European) has left our yard.<br />With all the rain and wind we have I understand him.<br />Have a great weekend.CameraCruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941833935383209037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-78116824981488271182011-12-01T05:01:06.446-05:002011-12-01T05:01:06.446-05:00Thank you for your comment. It is a long time sinc...Thank you for your comment. It is a long time since anyone made me blush . . . you did.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-8899675059073724462011-11-30T20:08:44.632-05:002011-11-30T20:08:44.632-05:00So thats where the house finches are hiding out!! ...So thats where the house finches are hiding out!! WE have almost none here and normally we have flocks of them...<br />Sweet PHOTOS as usual...I cetainly am guilty of this and Im an avid Bird/driver. As I drive I shout out the names of every bird I see and people who are riding with me for the first time give me a sideways glance and I can see they are making a new evaluation of my mental stability...lol<br />MY family is very used to it and they dont even ask.."what did you say" anymore they just ignore me. My friend drove me to pick up my car at a garage this week and there happened to be a LoggerHead Shrike on the wire at roadside...WHEN I shouted out..<br />Loggerhead Shrike,...she said <br />"Lovely,... wth is that?" <br />lol oppsSondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-3302674661275552082011-11-30T19:07:13.680-05:002011-11-30T19:07:13.680-05:00oooohhhh i really enjoyed this. if i were as cleve...oooohhhh i really enjoyed this. if i were as clever as you, i could have written it!!<br /><br />thanks for giving me an audience. i usually have to pay people to look at my pictures, you have a great group here!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-81887722819669313372011-11-30T17:45:50.238-05:002011-11-30T17:45:50.238-05:00You are just downright halerious!I don`t know how ...You are just downright halerious!I don`t know how you can get any better taking pictures,but you outdo yourself every week.Thanks for making me laugh again this week.<br />I have a 20 plus year old African Grey parrot who uses his newspapers on the floor of his cage to make a "tent"to sleep at night.He was falling asleep on a perch & we would hear him hit the bottom of the cage ,so now he sleeps in his homemade nest.When I first saw him doing that,I thought he was dead or dying.After awhile we realized his feet can`t support himself on his perch when he falls asleep.Just thought I`d throw that knowledge into the mix...phyllistiptoethruphylsgarden.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617828571094245723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-63511338524520129992011-11-30T12:16:56.730-05:002011-11-30T12:16:56.730-05:00Great post as always, Springman! I would love to ...Great post as always, Springman! I would love to have the opportunity to photograph finches. I too "stalk" out the birds I photograph & I take far too many in order to ensure I have plenty of images I am pleased with.<br />I don't have AFF, but possibly a feather texture fettish!!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541748309832254889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-90107471945838786322011-11-30T12:09:25.737-05:002011-11-30T12:09:25.737-05:00Every shot right on target from the feet up! Also ...Every shot right on target from the feet up! Also right on target your description of the struggles in defending your contemplative solitude against the distractions of the outside world. I think that is something all birders have in common. To find the right balance is important, so not to end up as a hermit hermit.Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-91449467572189702962011-11-30T06:00:29.143-05:002011-11-30T06:00:29.143-05:00Hi there - interesting post. I really don’t know ...Hi there - interesting post. I really don’t know how people manage to get such good shots of finches and such like. Maybe I should start doing the "let’s wait" approach at a good location rather than try to "stalk my prey'!<br /><br />Sneaking out to take pictures reminds me of something I said to a lady at work who was just about to have her first child. I said you need to become "a thief of moments" - just brief times during the day when you can stand still, drink some coffee or simply take a few deep breaths. I think the a thief of moments idea works for photographers as well - if you don’t sneak out and take some pictures you would probably snap in some other way!<br /><br />Have a good week - Stewart M - AustraliaStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-88380278579244856132011-11-30T01:32:07.497-05:002011-11-30T01:32:07.497-05:00amazing photographs yet again Springman and always...amazing photographs yet again Springman and always accompanied with the best commentary around. Indelible in my mindset now, is that "feathers and feet" can make the photo; I'm learning...Carole M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13261384312136535762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-82165975695628863742011-11-29T22:25:46.719-05:002011-11-29T22:25:46.719-05:00Great post! Even if your guests were not impressed...Great post! Even if your guests were not impressed with aviary feet, I so am! I also understand the balance of capturing the photo and balancing family. Nature Walks and drives can end up being this stop and go, stop and go, that do frustrate those with me. Just yesterday, I was left behind on our walk due to gazing around for shots. LOL! It is such an addictive hobby!Reenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813380986631007962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-55912570682489893442011-11-29T20:23:33.035-05:002011-11-29T20:23:33.035-05:00Excellent photos! Very, very detailed and such gre...Excellent photos! Very, very detailed and such great portraits. I really like the first finch picture. I wish I could escape some family functions once in a while! LOLBrian Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937257563835611400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-43056765450806537602011-11-29T20:04:10.507-05:002011-11-29T20:04:10.507-05:00More awesome pictures. I even have these beauties ...More awesome pictures. I even have these beauties at my house.<br />Stay safe Springman.<br />B.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539402327765556670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-66370232895341711882011-11-29T19:04:59.305-05:002011-11-29T19:04:59.305-05:00Oh, Springman, I was so happy to be introduced to ...Oh, Springman, I was so happy to be introduced to this site, where I could share my love of birds and photos of them! A little over a year ago, I had to twist the arms of family members and friends to share my blog. You host a wonderful community, all with a common interest in learning more about our feathered friends and the art of portraying them.<br />Your photos of your yard birds are beautiful. I love the red berries in the scene with the House Finch.Pathttp://bailey-road.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-65574665012081912292011-11-29T16:51:44.209-05:002011-11-29T16:51:44.209-05:00Funny Post, the foot fetish sounds a little crazy....Funny Post, the foot fetish sounds a little crazy. Your yards are pretty, great photos.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-25060159773491796172011-11-29T16:49:01.010-05:002011-11-29T16:49:01.010-05:00Your photos are a joy to see.
Absolutely brilliant...Your photos are a joy to see.<br />Absolutely brilliant photography.Breathtakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883608347810648676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-10696711806788087082011-11-29T15:14:05.074-05:002011-11-29T15:14:05.074-05:00Very very fine photos and words too.
Time is most ...Very very fine photos and words too.<br />Time is most precious thing and the thing we know it surely will finish some day, using well this precious thing is most difficult thing even now, when I know that it will finish "sooner than later" :)It will be always dilemma as long as you have family ;)LeenaHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231696461049034790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-10630539757494265402011-11-29T14:15:08.283-05:002011-11-29T14:15:08.283-05:00I'm glad you took a few minutes away from your...I'm glad you took a few minutes away from your guests to provide us with beautiful photos of your yard birds. BUT please name them next time - for one living on the other side of the world they are all exotics!!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-36729416318023958572011-11-29T13:45:23.330-05:002011-11-29T13:45:23.330-05:00A wonderful post... we have those little hides in ...A wonderful post... we have those little hides in the UK sold as nature hides for photography..<br />Your garden (yard) birds are beautiful to see it would be lovely to see some more.<br />Have a lovely week.theconstantwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-81398575977986942392011-11-29T13:37:54.119-05:002011-11-29T13:37:54.119-05:00I have never thought about bird feet fetishism bef...I have never thought about bird feet fetishism before but I guess I should see a professional too. From great blue webbed feet of pelicans, through two toes forward, two back of parrots and owls to tiny feet of the little birds or great talons of eagles. They are all fascinating and serve a definite purpose.<br /><br />Your photos are terrific and time needs to be shared according to the needs of one's family and one's soul without the nourishing of that, the family would really be short changed.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-2288456122464940042011-11-29T12:56:18.008-05:002011-11-29T12:56:18.008-05:00Springman, another great post. Your Finches are e...Springman, another great post. Your Finches are extraordinary, right down to their toes! I think we forget just how beautiful our "common" birds are until we are reminded by a birder!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01461083490935410126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-67503771105831317312011-11-29T12:50:50.357-05:002011-11-29T12:50:50.357-05:00to be grounded you got some pretty good shots. Hav...to be grounded you got some pretty good shots. Have a great week. :)NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-1157584241573175162011-11-29T11:38:13.203-05:002011-11-29T11:38:13.203-05:00beautiful photos - I particularly like the way the...beautiful photos - I particularly like the way the berries complement the colouring of the house finch. Oh and the toes too...Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.com