tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post9009753245003389662..comments2023-09-23T05:14:52.410-04:00Comments on The Pine River Review: World Bird Wednesday LSpringmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-61771381350210696992011-11-07T12:32:16.157-05:002011-11-07T12:32:16.157-05:00That is true horror that tradition. It's hard...That is true horror that tradition. It's hard to believe -- you don't really need to watch a hightmare movie -- during this week you aare living it! Thanks for seeing and sharing the beauty of your area and for hosting. (For when I get back to having time to post.)Sallie (FullTime-Life)http://travelingrainvilles.typepad.com/traveling_home/2011/11/last-leaves-from-oregon.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-16982153322111009872011-11-07T10:38:53.148-05:002011-11-07T10:38:53.148-05:00Wow!! A lot of great shots this week! I love that ...Wow!! A lot of great shots this week! I love that spiderweb!!! The redwings fill me with longing, though - it;s the first year I have lived here they have not gathered in the marsh, preparing to migrate, and I miss them! The noise at dusk is incredible - everyone squabbling about whose reed this is, and catching up on the day's adventures! And I love your header, with the ducks coming in for a landing!!! I wish I had a camera that could capture that sight!!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609527768798543641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-77676964278952132842011-11-06T11:17:19.946-05:002011-11-06T11:17:19.946-05:00Wow what a post! Totaly in the spirit on hell nigh...Wow what a post! Totaly in the spirit on hell night. Too many movies can do this to you eh.....lol<br /><br />Wonderful images of the Blackbirds and as others have said its a super header image<br /><br />Sorry I missed WBW this week<br /><br />DaveDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161477971524343938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-71605019805119591962011-11-03T22:12:54.825-04:002011-11-03T22:12:54.825-04:00Springman, your mind certainly went to some dark p...Springman, your mind certainly went to some dark places! Wow! Has it left you sitting in the corner babbling, "I do believe in ghost, I do believe in ghosts?" ( I hope you take this in the fun "spirit" it is intended!) Still, if what you say happens, really happens, that must be terrifying! How did this burning tradition ever get started?<br /><br />The pictures are all very good. I missed out on posting what I wanted to due to time constraints and family health problems but I am already gearing up for Thanksgiving and Christmas. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting on my blog. it turns out my Roseate Tern is actually a Common one. Oh well. I have posted an update with explanation on my blog if you are interested.<br /><br />I must say I enjoy your writing and your photos are excellent as always. Love the mallards in the header photo too! Hope you didn't get too warn down by all that pre-Halloween evil.Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-921533359857193582011-11-02T21:57:43.995-04:002011-11-02T21:57:43.995-04:00Excellent post and photos to match....Im sure you ...Excellent post and photos to match....Im sure you dread the fires...there is an arson on the loose here he burns our old barns and homes all of which Ive enjoyed for years so sad to see them go just to give One person a moments thrill seeking...<br />The redwing shot is amazing!!Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-58741277286880599212011-11-02T19:57:00.978-04:002011-11-02T19:57:00.978-04:00Awesome post for Halloween, but I'm so glad I ...Awesome post for Halloween, but I'm so glad I don't have to see that burning! I have done photography in the past for the local fire dept. when they burned homes and barns no longer wanted on the tax records, and it still bothers me somewhat.Not knowing if a happy family once lived in these homes.<br />The Yankees are doling out the big bucks again, and who knows who will end up in pinstripes or not. <br />Have a good rest of the week.<br />B.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539402327765556670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-5614773492969158632011-11-02T12:09:11.204-04:002011-11-02T12:09:11.204-04:00Brilliant header - I have to agree with everyone!
...Brilliant header - I have to agree with everyone!<br />I love the red-winged blackbirds - I too was reminded of Hitchcock's "The Birds"!!<br />Great spiders web!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541748309832254889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-90053613825718774072011-11-02T11:46:18.555-04:002011-11-02T11:46:18.555-04:00Great pics as always. I finally got a pic our ...Great pics as always. I finally got a pic our 'our' piliated, a relative newcomer to my neck of the woods. There was a pair here two days in row, and now it's time for me to get back out there and look some more! <br /><br />Thanks for the beautiful work here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102684933543382923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-83069268464359858182011-11-02T09:37:41.723-04:002011-11-02T09:37:41.723-04:00Pavarotti indeed! Paying Ready Attention is no loo...Pavarotti indeed! Paying Ready Attention is no loose description of your focus on detail. Still, the silliness of spell check occasionally cracks me up. Can't you see Luciano bringing forth his tenor with a spectacular fire burning in the background?<br />But yes, you have saved me from further embarrassment, I did mean paparazzi. That's what a public school education and a night of debauchery will do for your mind! At least I got the first letter right.<br />Thank you Stewart!Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-69268719396721558142011-11-02T05:59:41.566-04:002011-11-02T05:59:41.566-04:00I had heard about Devil's Night before, I thin...I had heard about Devil's Night before, I think it was an episode of Criminal Minds. It freaked me out, I hope that it will die out eventually.<br /><br />The spider web shot is my favourite, but they are all gorgeous. And the blackbirds are striking, flashing their colours like that.???https://www.blogger.com/profile/00467285279627231933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-87415995926490434552011-11-02T05:57:23.386-04:002011-11-02T05:57:23.386-04:00Terrific images, indeed! I do love the spiderweb a...Terrific images, indeed! I do love the spiderweb and the fire is really scary!joohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157508274122128501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-84596880405088182152011-11-02T05:18:55.381-04:002011-11-02T05:18:55.381-04:00Hi there - really interesting post.
(Did you reall...Hi there - really interesting post.<br />(Did you really mean "Pavarotti" - or have you been cursed by the auto-correct!)<br /><br />The Red winged Blackbirds are splendid. They make an appearance in the first few pages of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and since I've read that book I've always wanted to see them.<br /><br />Cheers - and have a safe week.<br /><br />Stewart M - AustraliaStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-50703683931252942012011-11-02T03:59:08.321-04:002011-11-02T03:59:08.321-04:00I love your header photo! So many beautiful (malla...I love your header photo! So many beautiful (mallard?) ducks caught in action.Karen @ Pieces of Contentmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719349569606790410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-31489833006600684132011-11-02T02:13:54.684-04:002011-11-02T02:13:54.684-04:00Eeek, what a ghoulish post! You really are trying ...Eeek, what a ghoulish post! You really are trying to scare your own pants off. What really scares me are the fires. Tinder-try old houses go up in veritable firestorms and present a huge danger as they fall in upon themselves. Horrid to think you have to expose yourself to all those risks for the edification of a hoard of gawkers.<br /><br />Those red-winged blackbirds, massed like that, can really give one the heby-jeebies but the crows I find quite endearing.<br /><br />Just you keep safe with all those arsonists about.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-30344619338578873852011-11-02T00:51:11.911-04:002011-11-02T00:51:11.911-04:00First of all, the header photo is a fantastic shot...First of all, the header photo is a fantastic shot. I did read in your comment how it came about - lucky you were prepared.<br />I have heard about Devils' Night in Detroit and your photos bring it to life. <br />The buzzard and spider web pics are wonderfully creepy but that flock of RWBs is unnerving - even though that is a bird I love to see.<br />Stay safe, Springman and thanks again for hosting WBW!Pathttp://bailey-road.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-44268919487971970532011-11-02T00:10:20.629-04:002011-11-02T00:10:20.629-04:00I have just spent three and a half wonderful hours...I have just spent three and a half wonderful hours touring World Bird blogs. I decided I'd better refresh my page and boom all these lovely comments popped up. How delightful!<br />Thank you for tolerating my Halloween antics, it's good to shake off some of the depressing nature of my "real(weird)life" occasionally. A good scare doesn't hurt. That's why we have roller coasters.<br /> A word about the header photograph. Total accident. I wasn't even supposed to be in the field but was helping a friend fix his stove and I drove through a wetland on the way home from there. I saw the mallards on a pond and when they didn't take to the air right off the bat I rolled down the window and picked up the camera. BOOM! A shot gun blast rang out scaring the hell out of me and the ducks. Lucky for me the Dslr was already set up for a fast shutter speed and I got off four shots before the ducks high tailed it out of there. I didn't stick around either with guns going off like that. This was late Haloween afternoon and I needed to get home to write my WBW post anyway. The ducks in flight turned out well, thank you autofocus, and I thought it profited by being a little larger in size so a header it was.<br />Thank you Mr.Owen for getting the Duck soup reference as a bookend to the header photo. Your paying attention!<br />It's time to catch some z's. See you on the 'morrow.<br />DaveSpringmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-64818123013620433022011-11-01T23:38:41.758-04:002011-11-01T23:38:41.758-04:00Another great post Dave! Hell night sounds like a...Another great post Dave! Hell night sounds like a fire fighter's nightmare for sure. I love the photos, the Red-winged Blackbirds are always beautiful caught in flight like that with their red epaulets showing. I can't believe that no one so far has mentioned that awesome shot of the Ravens!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072345959644694466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-6482380000795877922011-11-01T23:16:29.670-04:002011-11-01T23:16:29.670-04:00Springman, What a chilling post in spite of the fi...Springman, What a chilling post in spite of the fiery witch. Yep...I see her. <br />Very cool shots of the Mallards in flight. The spider web is classic Halloween. Love the Red-wings and the haunting Vulture. OK...you have successfully spooked me.:)jeanlivingsimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820800238853344959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-29842596708510067152011-11-01T21:36:25.874-04:002011-11-01T21:36:25.874-04:00oooohhhhh, i don't get any work done, the hubs...oooohhhhh, i don't get any work done, the hubs is the boss ;)Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-27113066857395839002011-11-01T21:34:09.870-04:002011-11-01T21:34:09.870-04:00i am always a day late and a dollar short!! i stil...i am always a day late and a dollar short!! i still have awesome halloween pictures that i haven't shared!!<br /><br />your photo's today are nothing short of amazing. i always look forward to joining in here!!<br /><br />i adore the header....i could only get that "by accident"!!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-15683030547836485892011-11-01T20:11:43.977-04:002011-11-01T20:11:43.977-04:00Intense post, Springman. I cannot imagine dealing ...Intense post, Springman. I cannot imagine dealing with what you do on a daily basis -- and especially on an occasion like Devil's Night. Really interesting picture of the flames, there is most certainly a face visible there.<br /><br />As for the birds, love that shot of the RWBBs in flight, and the mallards in the banner too!Pat Ulrichhttp://blog.patulrichphotography.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-25124346865989668422011-11-01T20:04:00.740-04:002011-11-01T20:04:00.740-04:00I prefer to pretend Halloween isn't happening ...I prefer to pretend Halloween isn't happening . . . but I did truly enjoy your photography as usual. Took a look at your header and was blown away!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07478738702507038796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-77883440968368906152011-11-01T19:15:07.330-04:002011-11-01T19:15:07.330-04:00Talk about a fitting post for Halloween Springman....Talk about a fitting post for Halloween Springman. Great photos but cannot believe the goings on during your Hell Night's.Adam Tilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511062199868213059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-54586822086244747182011-11-01T18:44:09.110-04:002011-11-01T18:44:09.110-04:00Listen, if you see any suspicious looking people o...Listen, if you see any suspicious looking people out there in the woods with a chainsaw... RUN !<br /><br />Duck soup indeed... is that why the ducks in this week's header photo are looking like they can't get out of there fast enough ?<br /><br />The ducks, the blackbirds, the vulture, all phenomenal... burn baby burn... with your camera.Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2475638899054945042.post-37518711782749207882011-11-01T18:30:35.891-04:002011-11-01T18:30:35.891-04:00oh what a night it really was ...Devil's Night...oh what a night it really was ...Devil's Night! (a song was in my head :)) Great photos; another very interesting post.Carole M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13261384312136535762noreply@blogger.com