tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post3340983182813239477..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: learning birdsongellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-89645258660086683042011-05-29T16:42:24.887-05:002011-05-29T16:42:24.887-05:00I love being able to tell what kind of bird is sin...I love being able to tell what kind of bird is singing. And some of those birds just sing their hearts out to find a mate!Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-91204509155401976592011-05-29T15:43:03.924-05:002011-05-29T15:43:03.924-05:00Nice post & I love that you have added the bir...Nice post & I love that you have added the bird songs to the post. Usually the crows are the ones to wake me in the morning. They are loud little buggers!Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-21634905683033928882011-05-29T13:28:58.273-05:002011-05-29T13:28:58.273-05:00Now you have me listening more closely. We hear m...Now you have me listening more closely. We hear mostly blue jays [angry lil' birds] crows and wrens.SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-38054400540532052662011-05-29T13:07:57.326-05:002011-05-29T13:07:57.326-05:00We sure have a racket here :) I don't hear the...We sure have a racket here :) I don't hear them much in the mornings because I usually have a fan on. I really wish my allergies would let me keep a window open, but I guess breathing is more important than fresh air these days.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-16724544495929239722011-05-29T09:56:59.976-05:002011-05-29T09:56:59.976-05:00Those darn birds wake me too early in the morning....Those darn birds wake me too early in the morning. The cardinals have decided to have an extended convention in our back yard. I do love their song, but can you give us a break, guys?! I'm a night owl- let me sleep just a little longer! ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-67384831555107239982011-05-29T09:25:43.679-05:002011-05-29T09:25:43.679-05:00It's one of the best parts of Spring, all the ...It's one of the best parts of Spring, all the birdsong that returns after a quiet winter. What a symphony sometimes, when they all get going!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-7618572141842301382011-05-29T09:10:04.515-05:002011-05-29T09:10:04.515-05:00This was a fascinating post because we don't h...This was a fascinating post because we don't have many of the bird types you included. Thanks, great wake up here at the computer. The Olde BaggOmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589622524456973822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-51246445317345875452011-05-29T07:16:34.556-05:002011-05-29T07:16:34.556-05:00I actually have a CD to listen to.I like to hear a...I actually have a CD to listen to.I like to hear a song I do know, they are in thick leaves this time of year and it is hard to spot them.Not everyone is on board with birding so sometimes you get curiosity going why you are watching up in the air.I like the bold sound the titmouse can make, they appear so docile.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-73587488848504732222011-05-29T05:45:38.579-05:002011-05-29T05:45:38.579-05:00What a great post. Yesterday morning, lying in my...What a great post. Yesterday morning, lying in my pit I saw a blue tit on the branch just outside of my window. When it started singing I couldn't believe that I had never been able to identify it by its song beforeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-58696220171344503382011-05-29T02:32:12.992-05:002011-05-29T02:32:12.992-05:00So true Ellen, that you can tell what is going on ...So true Ellen, that you can tell what is going on around you by listening to the birds, their senses and sight are so much more acute than ours and you do get to know the meaning of specific sounds. My geese make sounds that let me know someone is around, way before I know anything about it.Jennifer Tetlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216669559770468403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-6064869637155787692011-05-28T21:46:52.901-05:002011-05-28T21:46:52.901-05:00Of course I love this post since, I, too, listen t...Of course I love this post since, I, too, listen to the 5:00 a.m. Bird every morning. It must be a mock.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-39129283796578833312011-05-28T20:29:04.210-05:002011-05-28T20:29:04.210-05:00there songs begin around four thirty here and i do...there songs begin around four thirty here and i don't mind at all. i usually drift into a half sleep for the next hour and a half and hear their songs. unpacking who is saying what and why . . . well that's a really cool possibility. thanks for upping the samples here elllen. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-76298570332197864542011-05-28T19:59:00.444-05:002011-05-28T19:59:00.444-05:00So nice - how you pay attention - and try to under...So nice - how you pay attention - and try to understand.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.com