Bob
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Post by Bob on Apr 18, 2007 8:49:52 GMT -5
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Kordax
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Post by Kordax on Apr 18, 2007 9:06:26 GMT -5
Looking forwad to this, Bob -- way to be!
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Post by Jay on Apr 18, 2007 21:52:41 GMT -5
Wow, that's cool! Congrats to ya, Bob
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Post by gridbug on Apr 18, 2007 21:58:35 GMT -5
All right Bob! You, my friend, are truly for the birds :-)
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Bob
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Post by Bob on Apr 18, 2007 23:09:06 GMT -5
All right Bob! You, my friend, are truly for the birds :-) Have to give credit to my friend Clyde the nurse that can identify almost all the warblers and a lot of the sparrows by sound alone. when ever Clyde shows for a bird count your numbers will be higher because he can identify birds by sound. He's been an avid birder since he was a teenager. He's over 50 now. Amazing man. Good photographer too.
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Post by Babs on Apr 19, 2007 0:34:19 GMT -5
Marvell loves to walk the Riverwalk in the am. He's taken some good shots of birds. I bet he'd be interested in some bird walks! Great idea! We'll look forward to your column...
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Post by ScarlettP on Apr 19, 2007 5:34:29 GMT -5
Did anyone else see the interview with Diane Sawyer on Regis & Kelly yesterday? She brought video clips from a documentary she worked on. It's a 'save the Earth' piece. The clip was of a South American bird. (Bird of Paradise, maybe? It had those lyre shaped, speckled tail feathers.) They showed the bird making it's normal 'happy bird' call. Then the bird did a remarkable sound of a siren. What floored everyone, was when the bird started making CHAINSAW noises! These rain forest dwellers have heard then encroachment of humanity for so long, that now they mimic our sounds.
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Post by kroisis on Apr 19, 2007 7:06:51 GMT -5
... What floored everyone, was when the bird started making CHAINSAW noises! ... The perfect gag gift for someone with a "nervous" disposition? What do the birds think when they hear us whistle?
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