birds
Bird funnies!
Ace of Spades blog's Wednesday morning art post had a painting with a parrot in it, inspiring much avian discussion.
Don't know how that little bird got in the house this morning, but it was fun, first awakening Milady to the sound of the chase, then following the bird around, as it smashed into mirrors and close
We have old metal floodlight fixtures around the ranchero from back in my grandfather's day when this place was for family parties. Woodpeckers love to rattle them. Reeallyy loud.
There's a bird sanctuary not far from El Rancho Webworker, where they've done a lot toward increasing the eagle population. It's great to be out in the yard and see golden eagles.
I was going to settle in for a little bit, whilst I nursed my nightcap... but when I got home, I realized there's not a drop in the house. Bummed.
Speaking of penguins...
Are commenters more prolific lately or am I reading more slowly? Or what? Almost impossible to keep up.
Harking back to a (sub?)thread in the last thread...
Crows and hawks are having a war outside. Not the first time. Wild stuff.
Crows have the advantage of ganging up. Hawks have better voices.
Gawww gawww gaww SKREE SKREE SKREE.
Anna Puma: Moron birds are hilarious.
Most of those ads just induced m/l nostalgia, or a smile, but I yelped out loud when we got to the Clairol Air Brush. All that hair! And those teeth!
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Siwash, the Duck Who Fought With the Marines
Hey, BoB, local photographer captured some of your relatives enjoying the winter weather down here.
NBC news c/o Drudge:
Pete: "Wild turkeys… very difficult to hunt"
I had just decided not to link the Free Beacon promo, when I see Pete has that covered.
duck necklace
Now, that's input!
That was really amazing. Smile-inducing, too. Thanks.
When we lived in Chicago, our life was so arranged that I didn't usually have to fight the masses, at the worst times anyway.
Subjects: Chicago, urban, rural, Oklahoma, Faithful (cat), bald eagle, deer, woodpecker
"...sun is out, birds are singing, been sitting on the back deck sipping java" - artisanal 'ette
Do the birds bring their own coffee, or do they drink yours?
But really... here y'go...
On Sunday the birds sing extra sweetly
The coffee tastes richer
The sun shines more brightly
It's true.
Hey, yesterday in the dawn twilight, I stepped out the front door and recorded this:
android pens?
A manic bird nearby who doesn't realize it's night
A dog who chooses a night we get home really late to forget what "come inside!" means
incipient morning here. birds going cra. 1000 comments. I sense... a new thread imminent. or is that just wishful thinking?
157 I can not believe that no-one has swiped this from Insty.
https://medium.com/race-class/d778c31aa9be ....
Flash: A giant ball of flame has just arisen over the eastern horizon.
Never mind about flying cars.
I want a giant domesticated passenger bird, loyal as a dog, smart as a horse, speech capable like parrots.
Four thirty. My brain thinks it's time to get up. Yesterday it was 5. Why, brain, why?