tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886916714935145606.post8288137811229292326..comments2024-03-08T10:56:46.432-08:00Comments on On Being Simply True: Recipe for a Sunday morningS Kay Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631953082915369422noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886916714935145606.post-7168566679833867012017-01-30T18:25:02.998-08:002017-01-30T18:25:02.998-08:00Bob, that sounds perfect. The birds I had in Baldy...Bob, that sounds perfect. The birds I had in Baldy were junkos, chickadees, jays, woodpeckers, flickers, wrens, towhees, grosbeaks, a lone titmouse who never seemed to have a partner, bluebirds, and the requisite Cooper's hawk that would fly low through the trees and across the back deck scanning for prey. He and his wife nested in one of the oak trees on the rim of the canyon every year. Oh, and a roadrunner. I was stunned to find a roadrunner in my back yard one afternoon. And of course, the mated pair of golden eagles at the mouth of San Antonio canyon.... They were a joy to spot!S Kay Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631953082915369422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886916714935145606.post-2675223234272762742017-01-30T10:57:55.538-08:002017-01-30T10:57:55.538-08:00Kay
I have a short and small plastic table whi...Kay<br /> I have a short and small plastic table which I've covered with cardboard and then kind of water-proofed with plastic tape. I put a variety of foods there, plus sprinkle handsfull on the surrounding ground. Then I wedge roasted peanuts in the shell into spaces between the upright boards in my fence. The Jays especially seem to enjoy wrestling them out and happily flying away with their treasure. Sometimes too I'll put tortilla chips between the boards that are too closely spaced to allow peanuts, and surprising, to me, the little sparrows seem to like to bite off pieces until it is small enough for them to fly away with it. <br /> Your nerdy birder friend,<br /> BobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254752470278243054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886916714935145606.post-2596983004727658422017-01-30T09:42:14.177-08:002017-01-30T09:42:14.177-08:00Bob, one of the thoughts I had as I was walking ye...Bob, one of the thoughts I had as I was walking yesterday was a back-and-forth in my mind about whether I would actually post about 'birding.' (By the way, you are now officially a 'birder.') I've been bird watching since I was ten years old. Yep. (Critical side note: My mother, when I was ten, argued with the school psychologist regarding my enrichment. "She's gifted," he told her, "get her anything she needs to enhance her interests." "I'm not paying for an expensive pair of binoculars," my mother countered. "You can see birds just as well without them" she said to the extremely myopic young girl. After hearing that story, my first husband bought me a pair.) But yes, there is a slight (?) stigma connected to bird watching. Funny. You can go whale watching and you're pretty cool. If you tell your friends, "Yeah, me and a couple of the guys are going bird watching this weekend," you're considered... at best, I suppose... a nerd. We're a funny society. Do you ground scatter any of what you put out? Or put it in a feeder? I imagine you might attract some quail eventually (but I might be wrong about how developed the area is where you live). Definitely fun!S Kay Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631953082915369422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886916714935145606.post-72451965732666122842017-01-29T19:18:21.729-08:002017-01-29T19:18:21.729-08:00Kay,
What a wonderful post!! I play at the g...Kay,<br /> What a wonderful post!! I play at the grand sport of bird-watching, but I think poorly. I put out a variety of food for those who choose to come to my back yard and allow me to observe them eating. So far, Jays, Cardinals, Junkos, a variety of Sparrows, Great tailed Grakles, possibly other closely related ones I haven't identified yet.<br /> I confess to you that I harbor a certain distain for what the term "bird-watcher" might suggest. Yet I am now gloriously embracing the reality in my life. You too? What fun!!<br /> Bob<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254752470278243054noreply@blogger.com