tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post7313448581997830289..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: short stories 11 – the birdsellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-61193085866099442642013-02-16T19:24:42.826-06:002013-02-16T19:24:42.826-06:00Creepy! But one-of-a-kind! Be yourself! I like yo...Creepy! But one-of-a-kind! Be yourself! I like your attitude! Hahaha...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06723233693035186722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-81183199070341136282013-01-11T12:20:45.042-06:002013-01-11T12:20:45.042-06:00I miss cardinals (they don't live in Oregon), ...I miss cardinals (they don't live in Oregon), and would have thought that your dove WAS a mourning dove (I simply never looked at them that closely). Right out my front door, there are many kinds of waterfowl. Before I moved here, I had no idea that seagulls could be found 60 miles inland.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-19533364394382106592013-01-10T07:16:20.420-06:002013-01-10T07:16:20.420-06:00What a great post Ellen. Like you, I love the bir...What a great post Ellen. Like you, I love the birds and always have a couple of feeders going. The thing about Florida, my home state, is that there is a colony of most every creature on earth here, including humans. A few years back Hurricane Andrew blew the Miami Zoo into the Everglades, along with a dozen or so other exotic animal parks. We still have no idea just how many colonies of what now live in the wild.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-11194121291439478692013-01-09T22:57:58.715-06:002013-01-09T22:57:58.715-06:00This is a beautiful collection. I love your teacup...This is a beautiful collection. I love your teacup feeder (bird in a cup!), and I don't find your skull collection creepy. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-59207098772629998632013-01-09T07:01:18.883-06:002013-01-09T07:01:18.883-06:00Beautiful. One cardinal down, but another one foun...Beautiful. One cardinal down, but another one found the feeder.<br /><br />I love the way you keep an eye on these things, Ellen. Most folks wouldn't even notice.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-40983448840151722292013-01-09T05:42:21.317-06:002013-01-09T05:42:21.317-06:00Loved your day dairy...thanks for sharing your tho...Loved your day dairy...thanks for sharing your thoughts and your images<br />Hugs<br />SUeAnn<br /><br />Love those skulls!!Sueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-30320711558922829322013-01-08T19:49:02.468-06:002013-01-08T19:49:02.468-06:00I collect bones and skulls too. They are interesti...I collect bones and skulls too. They are interesting to draw.<br /><br />Birds are so difficult to photograph. I've been trying through the window, but my pics are awful. <br /><br />The Eurasian doves have begun to trickle into Oregon (not good).Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-82479649299388408352013-01-08T15:43:08.311-06:002013-01-08T15:43:08.311-06:00The doves are lovely. We don't have those arou...The doves are lovely. We don't have those around here.. at least not that I've ever seen. I'm not surprised that you collect the bird skulls. You've probably said that before. I'd like to know what each of those are, if you know.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-12725832648205877462013-01-08T13:56:21.117-06:002013-01-08T13:56:21.117-06:00What pleasure it is to watch birds. I love it and ...What pleasure it is to watch birds. I love it and can spend hours staring out of the windows.<br /><br />The collared dove is very common here, I have a pair in the garden right now and sometimes there are more. They are peaceful birds, unthreatening and gladly make room for smaller birds.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-84273023436387057142013-01-08T12:48:22.109-06:002013-01-08T12:48:22.109-06:00It is bleak here in the winter without my feathere...It is bleak here in the winter without my feathered friends. It is almost 50 outside today and making me long for spring!Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-61060875159910322682013-01-08T08:28:48.732-06:002013-01-08T08:28:48.732-06:00I love the feeder - I should show that idea to my ...I love the feeder - I should show that idea to my dad (like they need another feeder!). <br /><br />We've had canadian geese movement around here. I have no idea what they're up to - shouldn't they already be somewhere warmer? I know I would be if I had the choice! (Um, not really).The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-59568425675642086552013-01-08T03:54:19.042-06:002013-01-08T03:54:19.042-06:00I'm not with you on the skulls Ellen but I lik...I'm not with you on the skulls Ellen but I like your teacup feeder, and think it's cool that the cardinal is now not bothered by your presence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-20327469777552969982013-01-08T01:33:32.983-06:002013-01-08T01:33:32.983-06:00Interesting about the Eurasian collared doves. I h...Interesting about the Eurasian collared doves. I hadn't heard of those before. I wonder if we have them here in England? (I mostly see pigeons!)<br /><br />I think your bird skull collection is cool. I'd save them too!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-71099117043794910412013-01-07T22:52:36.480-06:002013-01-07T22:52:36.480-06:00I think the collared doves came up from the Bahama...I think the collared doves came up from the Bahamas.They are pushing a few species out of the area, but have a pleasant call.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-9999236298762640492013-01-07T21:27:20.722-06:002013-01-07T21:27:20.722-06:00awesome to see the geese!!
we have a nice little...awesome to see the geese!! <br /><br />we have a nice little flock of eurasian collared-doves at our place this winter. saw them a few times over summer, but now they're routinely eating under the feeder tree (they clean up the round red seeds no one else eats!) :)<br /><br />the bird skulls reminded me of laura at forestwalk art. she loves bones and skeletons and makes 'bone doodles' from them very cool stuff!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com