tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post821421970274850266..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: How To Be... an OrnithologistAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-7064869679983399372013-04-18T11:35:33.426-07:002013-04-18T11:35:33.426-07:00Lucy: I've known so many people scarred by tha...Lucy: I've known so many people scarred by that movie.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-1414806773173808542013-04-18T03:35:09.343-07:002013-04-18T03:35:09.343-07:00Unfortunately, I watched the Alfred Hitchcock movi...Unfortunately, I watched the Alfred Hitchcock movie when I was a youngster and well, I shouldn't admit this but you know where I am going with this right? Yeah, not a fan of birds, especially crows, ugh. LOL<br />Lucy <a href="http;//www.lucysreality.com/" rel="nofollow">Lucy's Reality</a><br />Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795342448811764481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-52758995306124997782013-04-17T22:14:00.520-07:002013-04-17T22:14:00.520-07:00Sia: They are certainly pretty.
Well, okay, repti...Sia: They are certainly pretty.<br /><br />Well, okay, reptiles are probably in between fish and birds.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-85712260875270795342013-04-17T20:49:31.484-07:002013-04-17T20:49:31.484-07:00There are experts out there that are entirely self...There are experts out there that are entirely self taught. Some are contracted by State resource departments like fish and game or wildlife depts. *shrug<br /><br />I like birds for their songs and colors. Like flying flowers. :-) I like to know which are at my feeders and some I recognize by their voices. I haven't made a big study of them.<br /><br />Just above fish, huh? ~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-71612936966054047992013-04-17T19:22:36.522-07:002013-04-17T19:22:36.522-07:00Jen: Nice to meet you, too.
If you go back to my i...Jen: Nice to meet you, too.<br />If you go back to my introductory post, you'll find out about me and dinosaurs.<br /><br />Jeanne: We have wild turkeys around here, and I swear they're like weird 'raptors.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-75320453864434429462013-04-17T19:09:20.901-07:002013-04-17T19:09:20.901-07:00Penguins are efficient killers, so at least one bi...Penguins are efficient killers, so at least one bird species has something going for them. Plus it's cool to eat fried chicken and pretend it's a dinosaur.J E Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-60544159664220714362013-04-17T19:06:27.772-07:002013-04-17T19:06:27.772-07:00Oh don't make me believe that dinosaurs were s...Oh don't make me believe that dinosaurs were stupid! I LOVE dinosaurs...and birds. But you're right: birds aren't that smart!<br /><br />I'm glad I wandered over! Elliot B mentioned you in a post today. <br /><br />Great post! Enjoy the rest of the challenge. Nice to "meet" you!<br /><br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-80156912234486865842013-04-17T18:39:25.688-07:002013-04-17T18:39:25.688-07:00Trisha: My cat has gifted us a few. Mostly defeath...Trisha: My cat has gifted us a few. Mostly defeathered.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-90366393698861457392013-04-17T17:50:17.322-07:002013-04-17T17:50:17.322-07:00I too love birds...and unfortunately my cats seem ...I too love birds...and unfortunately my cats seem to live them a little too much ;)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-11578652316300103822013-04-17T16:01:55.285-07:002013-04-17T16:01:55.285-07:00Kristen: If you like birds, I'm sure that'...Kristen: If you like birds, I'm sure that's true.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-45250198350542993212013-04-17T15:46:33.456-07:002013-04-17T15:46:33.456-07:00I've actually heard of them from reading Natio...I've actually heard of them from reading National Geographic. They have a pretty interesting job, in many respects.<br /><br />#atozchallenge, Kristen's blog: <a href="http://kristenhead.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">kristenhead.blogspot.com</a>Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827651632884248765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-47496026696379234992013-04-17T14:39:35.893-07:002013-04-17T14:39:35.893-07:00Pk: An instinctual behavior isn't the same as ...Pk: An instinctual behavior isn't the same as intelligence. The bird isn't making the choice to trick the meerkats; it's just programmed to do so.<br />I'm, um, unsure what you mean by "big year."<br /><br />C. Lee: That's it exactly.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-16621879346913007382013-04-17T12:49:47.849-07:002013-04-17T12:49:47.849-07:00No wonder Woodpeckers don't have better sense ...No wonder Woodpeckers don't have better sense that to knock their heads against solid objects. Even fish don't do that.<br /><br />Is there a word for fear of birds--ornithophobia or something?cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-1213535222166972902013-04-17T12:11:52.374-07:002013-04-17T12:11:52.374-07:00Maybe you should go for a BIG YEAR. :)
I prefer bi...Maybe you should go for a BIG YEAR. :)<br />I prefer birds outdoors where they belong. I never understood having a creature that can fly as a pet.<br />There is a species of bird in Africa--forgot the name--but it tricks meerkats by warning them a large predator is coming, then once they scatter it swoops down and takes their food. It does it over and over. So funny to watch, and makes that bird seem rather smart. Or maybe its the meerkats that are rather dumb??PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-7778407503522764982013-04-17T11:07:14.065-07:002013-04-17T11:07:14.065-07:00Sheena: No, not really. Bird lovers talk about how...Sheena: No, not really. Bird lovers talk about how smart they are, but, mostly, the smartest birds are still dumber than the dumbest mammals.<br />Birds tend to be smarter than reptiles.<br /><br />TAS: Man, they poop everywhere!<br /><br />JKIR,F!: We hit a bird once. That was weird.<br /><br />Alex: They are. Like chihuahuas.<br /><br />mooderino: I bet they were better. I'm waiting for that "Sound of Thunder" technology.<br /><br />Jo: Well, it's not really me saying it, as such. On the animal ranking of intelligence, birds are down near the bottom. I didn't put them there.<br /><br />S.L.: They are kinda creepy. Especially the way they walk.<br />Except for the Goodfeathers; I love them.<br /><br />Rusty: Yeah, macaws are smart. For a bird. Possibly the smartest bird. But that's not saying much all in all.<br /><br />Elliot: Well, wild turkeys aren't that bad; we've just domesticated all the intelligence out of them, which wasn't a lot to begin with, so you get left with birds that can't figure out rain.<br /><br />Connie: That's, um, kind of funny... don't tell her I said that.<br /><br />L.G.: Birds are a big deal, right now, because of all of the declining populations. There's a lot of emphasis on figuring out how to reverse the trend and figuring out why whole flocks of thousands of birds will just drop dead.<br /><br />Lee: Okay, you get best comment of the day, probably the week, maybe all of a-to-z. I laughed pretty hard at that comment.<br /><br />Micahel: I did not know that about their ears. Is that true for all birds? >resists urge, for the moment, to go do research<Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-77525007327803769132013-04-17T08:17:27.638-07:002013-04-17T08:17:27.638-07:00No mention of the Cornell school for Ornithology? ...No mention of the Cornell school for Ornithology? This appears in my book, Oculus. It's the go-to institution for all things NPR.<br /><br />Interesting fact about many birds: their ears are asymmetrical appearing at about 2 o'clock and 7 o'clock respectively under their crown of feathers.<br /><br />Don't you think it would be weird to have ears in different places?Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-21889400951316044782013-04-17T08:12:27.042-07:002013-04-17T08:12:27.042-07:00'course we love you Lee
JO ON FOOD, MY TRAVE...'course we love you Lee<br /><br /> <a href="http://henderson-jo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">JO ON FOOD, MY TRAVELS AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE</a><br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-10882448559140683452013-04-17T07:47:57.880-07:002013-04-17T07:47:57.880-07:00I hope a lot of people do have a love for birds--o...I hope a lot of people do have a love for birds--or at least one Bird.<br /><br />And, no, I do not go to an ornithologist when I need to go to the doctor.<br /><br />Arlee Bird <br />An A to Z Co-Host <br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-57155075826368689502013-04-17T07:26:28.832-07:002013-04-17T07:26:28.832-07:00Where I worked as a naturalist at one of our state...Where I worked as a naturalist at one of our state parks we had onsite ornithologists. The Colorado Bird Observatory did research there, studying songbird migration between the US and Central America. We got to catch birds in nets for banding, which was really kind of cool...not for the bird maybe, but for me it was fascinating. Learned a lot. The guy who started the CBO had a masters in something, just don't remember what. Probably wildlife biology or zoology. Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-64382551568152968482013-04-17T07:24:11.244-07:002013-04-17T07:24:11.244-07:00I love birds. But my mom is terrified of them--whe...I love birds. But my mom is terrified of them--when she was a girl, a bird landed on her head, wrapped its talons in her hair and wouldn't let go. (Maybe it thought her hair was a lovely blond nest.) In any case, it took several people to pull it off. Yuck.Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-78613800683112780352013-04-17T07:16:21.658-07:002013-04-17T07:16:21.658-07:00My personal favorite example of how dumb birds can...My personal favorite example of how dumb birds can be, turkeys. They can drown themselves... in rain. It takes a special critter to do that. Great post. <br />Elliot<br /><a href="http://weareadventures.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">We Are Adventure</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892184166620742671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-30766272815662934922013-04-17T07:07:46.255-07:002013-04-17T07:07:46.255-07:00I think we mostly have stupid birds in the states ...I think we mostly have stupid birds in the states A except for crows I guess - but they're full of evil too. <br /><br />My neighbor had a... Um, Maccaw??? Like a giant parrot. It's 2 and a half feet from head to tail and its probably better at remembering people's names than I am. What if Dino's called out your name as they ate you? Like taunting their prey. Unpleasant. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-74291970291367649532013-04-17T06:15:38.935-07:002013-04-17T06:15:38.935-07:00Birds are creepy. I was scarred by Hitchcock. Birds are creepy. I was scarred by Hitchcock. S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-9665944498031817032013-04-17T05:22:31.282-07:002013-04-17T05:22:31.282-07:00I love birds, didn't always, but do now. Son i...I love birds, didn't always, but do now. Son in law paints birds and does a wonderful job. He isn't an ornithologist, but knows more about them than anyone I know. We have some of his paintings and lots of his prints scattered around the house. Check the link on my blog. Not sure birds are as dumb a you say.<br /><br /><a href="http://henderson-jo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">JO ON FOOD, MY TRAVELS AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE</a><br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-46653668782878710022013-04-17T04:44:14.324-07:002013-04-17T04:44:14.324-07:00I wonder if dinosaurs were as delicious as birds.
...I wonder if dinosaurs were as delicious as birds.<br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a><br />#atozchallengemooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.com