tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post7933231494138909019..comments2023-09-23T05:14:52.410-04:00Comments on The Pine River Review: World Bird Wednesday LXXIVSpringmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-73880641896185552442012-04-24T00:00:30.099-04:002012-04-24T00:00:30.099-04:00Great post Springman. I love woodies. Your Pileate...Great post Springman. I love woodies. Your Pileated images are super!jeanlivingsimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820800238853344959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-65797462817193609572012-04-19T06:57:24.622-04:002012-04-19T06:57:24.622-04:00What a great shots of the Woodpecker! I can often ...What a great shots of the Woodpecker! I can often hear them near my house, but I've almost never seen them. My first time here, as an absolutely newbie when it comes to bird photography:)<br />Have a nice day:)Monica S Engellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12542444331713710070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-77492457524604147152012-04-18T13:46:14.552-04:002012-04-18T13:46:14.552-04:00Isn't that light amazing? The dappled sunlight...Isn't that light amazing? The dappled sunlight just lit up the head. What great luck to be sitting there 25 feet away, I am still shaking!Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-16256130420894699152012-04-18T13:40:09.971-04:002012-04-18T13:40:09.971-04:00We are sad together Stewart!We are sad together Stewart!Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-2430320465743001772012-04-18T13:38:07.441-04:002012-04-18T13:38:07.441-04:00Serendipity? Perhaps, with equal part synchronicit...Serendipity? Perhaps, with equal part synchronicity!<br />Hey Philip! I have a 1st edition copy of Robert Waller's Old Songs in a New Cafe that includes his essay I Am Orange Band, his thoughts on the passing of the Dusky Seaside Sparrow. Powerful reading I have enjoyed on your recommendation.<br /> <br />"this paradise, this one and only paradise of ours."<br /> <br />I drink a toast to you Sir!Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-2152062540624150102012-04-18T13:23:46.644-04:002012-04-18T13:23:46.644-04:00"we must TREASURE all those living species we..."we must TREASURE all those living species we have now."<br /><br />How is this not universally understood?Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-50412518883414598562012-04-18T13:19:16.439-04:002012-04-18T13:19:16.439-04:00Are you trying to call my car?Are you trying to call my car?Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-22967277570072179222012-04-18T13:18:01.475-04:002012-04-18T13:18:01.475-04:00Awesome story Kathie... That kind of spirit would ...Awesome story Kathie... That kind of spirit would be a great advantage for the Ivory-bill!Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-57882665095948031372012-04-18T13:11:46.203-04:002012-04-18T13:11:46.203-04:00Amen Sister, I believe!Amen Sister, I believe!Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-24306223152745945032012-04-18T11:44:34.367-04:002012-04-18T11:44:34.367-04:00Is your Phone in the Car????? Sorry.Is your Phone in the Car????? Sorry.Little Sparklenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-27315680410607009102012-04-18T11:28:36.646-04:002012-04-18T11:28:36.646-04:00Thanks for the graphic account of those woodpecker...Thanks for the graphic account of those woodpecker's misfortune at the hand of man. It is a sad but not uncommon tale. Enjoyed your shots of the Pileated but obviously not as much as you enjoyed taking them!Phil Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-60231914318985658332012-04-18T11:20:27.642-04:002012-04-18T11:20:27.642-04:00Owen, so sad and so true! Well said!Owen, so sad and so true! Well said!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-66850585932978351112012-04-18T11:18:21.213-04:002012-04-18T11:18:21.213-04:00Springman, well you have certainly captured everyo...Springman, well you have certainly captured everyone's imagination and heart with this post! I fell in love with Ivory-bills long ago when I first read about them. Before I was a more experienced birder I use to hope that I would be the one to find one in some remote area of the forest. When I saw my first pileated woodpecker in upstate NY, of course I hoped it was an Ivory-billed, but alas, it was not. I agree with you for I still hold out hope against hope that this magnificent bird is still alive somewhere! <br /><br />I fell even more in love with the species when I read an account of Audubon capturing one to draw and paint and he brought it back to his hotel room and left it in a cage. When he returned later after his dinner the bird had chiseled its way out of the cage and way working on the wall. It had already created a hole that was almost big enough for it to escape! That kind of wild spirit and desire for freedom always gets my vote and my respect!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-62415884092106443312012-04-18T11:13:52.196-04:002012-04-18T11:13:52.196-04:00I am SO jealous Dave. I have been trying to get a ...I am SO jealous Dave. I have been trying to get a decent shot of a Pileated Woodpecker for a couple of years. They are not too plentiful here in Northern California. Your photos of this specimen are fantastic! I will try again this summer at Lassen Volcanic National Park. I hope the Ivory-billed is still hiding somewhere. Thanks for including the video!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072345959644694466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-59034862336791267572012-04-18T10:38:27.448-04:002012-04-18T10:38:27.448-04:00HWBW Springman! Great weekend !HWBW Springman! Great weekend !Suzanne Colettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-69365567520556327702012-04-18T09:53:36.475-04:002012-04-18T09:53:36.475-04:00You are so lucky to have gotten these perfect shot...You are so lucky to have gotten these perfect shots!I have always believed that we still have the ivory woodpecker,they have just managed to be reclusive,phyllistiptoethruphylsgarden.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617828571094245723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-64080974223474238902012-04-18T07:44:20.161-04:002012-04-18T07:44:20.161-04:00Beautiful shots!
Woodpecker has always been my fa...Beautiful shots!<br /> Woodpecker has always been my favorite bird of all times.A wondering starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16967160976710669737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-53992689315182344602012-04-18T06:11:50.572-04:002012-04-18T06:11:50.572-04:00I have tried and tried to get a good shot of these...I have tried and tried to get a good shot of these birds...the best I have been able to do was one shot on top of a telephone pole...these are wonderful! Thanks for the info on the ivory-billed and imperials. I don't know as much as I should about birds, I can see.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373898253123133590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-59272335949636755972012-04-18T05:27:16.858-04:002012-04-18T05:27:16.858-04:00Wonderful shots of the woodpecker! It was hearteni...Wonderful shots of the woodpecker! It was heartening to know that the ivory billed wood pecker is still around!lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-79367322326376741692012-04-18T04:53:54.375-04:002012-04-18T04:53:54.375-04:00I always look forward to not only viewing your bea...I always look forward to not only viewing your beautiful collection of bird images, but I also enjoy how you are with words, and this one...you have it once again so right on! It is a sad thing to lose any species, and we must TREASURE all those living species we have now. The new bill on the dockets which could derail the lives of many Eagles and other large birds would be dreadful! I love the voice of the Pileated...I wonder what the Ivory-billed sounded like, or better yet, what would the voice of a Dodo bird have sounded like... Have a great week~Mary Howell Cromerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473298562829352582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-31591753427519370932012-04-18T04:45:04.791-04:002012-04-18T04:45:04.791-04:00Wonderful photos of this beautiful woodpecker!! An...Wonderful photos of this beautiful woodpecker!! And an interesting post aswell. Have a nice day!fjällripanhttp://susannelindsfoto.blogspot.se/2012/04/tva-tranor-pa-akern.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-34162744045468200682012-04-18T00:10:52.071-04:002012-04-18T00:10:52.071-04:00Your banner pic literally took my breath away! My...Your banner pic literally took my breath away! My son saw his first Pileated a week or so ago.... his reaction was priceless and awesome.<br /><br />I believe there are Ivory bills out there..... I do believe, I do believe, I do.......Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102684933543382923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-11251958967016326352012-04-17T23:58:38.601-04:002012-04-17T23:58:38.601-04:00Beautiful birds, and almost falling into your lap ...Beautiful birds, and almost falling into your lap too!Gillian Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283601772483708539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-36712388041533814982012-04-17T21:36:42.582-04:002012-04-17T21:36:42.582-04:00Funny, just had my old copy of "Still Life Wi...Funny, just had my old copy of "Still Life With Woodpecker" in hand while cleaning house today... then I see this. Serendipity I guess. Was thinking about you earlier today too when I saw two magpies out in our back yard catalpa tree doing a courting dance... I ran for my camera, but was too late. Too Late the Phalarope...<br /><br />Ah, too late the dodo, too late the dusky seaside sparrow. Were I dealing tarot cards, I can only imagine the card that would come up next would be... the dunce... for what humans are doing to this paradise, this one and only paradise of ours. If only we could turn the clock back.Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-85541526503331065702012-04-17T20:58:08.590-04:002012-04-17T20:58:08.590-04:00A Pileated, how wonderful. And, he gave you some g...A Pileated, how wonderful. And, he gave you some great poses too.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710632594324828073noreply@blogger.com