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My friend and former landlord Sonny is an avid birder. He gets up early in the morning and heads out to the park alone, often getting metsirish-quality shots of woodland birds, but also terrifying shots of herons going fishing, and raptors doing their hunting.
Check out this amazing narrative.
Sonny spots Mr. Osprey scoping the river for any breakfast that might be out there.
Before making his play, Osprey scouts above to see if he himself isn't being stalked. He's heard there's been some trouble coming from above.
Deciding it's "safe enough," the Osprey decides to go after that silvery shadow he saw down near the river's surface.
The claws are out, and the forecast isn't looking good for somebody in the river.
The sad loser of today's lottery-of-existence is Mr. Blue-Back Herring.
His catch secured, Mr. Osprey turns back to his nest to show the Missus that he isn't that useless after all.
But wait!! Arriving from nowhere, previously sensed by Mr. Osprey but until now unseen, comes Mr. American Bald Eagle. "Fuck you, Mr. Osprey!" he cries. "Gimme that herring!! I know Trump!!! America first or something!"
A couple of mornings ago, Sonny was following some herons with a camera when a car stopped on the bridge over him and tossed a kitty into the river. Sonny is a passionate man, and forced to choose between going in after the cat and chasing down and killing the driver of the car, I imagine he briefly thought of the latter, but he went for the cat instead, reached her alive, and pulled her to safety.
Today, he reports that, after a clean bill of health from the vet, his daughter has adopted the rescue-ee — now named Penelope — and promises to spoil her.
Check out this amazing narrative.
Sonny spots Mr. Osprey scoping the river for any breakfast that might be out there.
Before making his play, Osprey scouts above to see if he himself isn't being stalked. He's heard there's been some trouble coming from above.
Deciding it's "safe enough," the Osprey decides to go after that silvery shadow he saw down near the river's surface.
The claws are out, and the forecast isn't looking good for somebody in the river.
The sad loser of today's lottery-of-existence is Mr. Blue-Back Herring.
His catch secured, Mr. Osprey turns back to his nest to show the Missus that he isn't that useless after all.
But wait!! Arriving from nowhere, previously sensed by Mr. Osprey but until now unseen, comes Mr. American Bald Eagle. "Fuck you, Mr. Osprey!" he cries. "Gimme that herring!! I know Trump!!! America first or something!"
A couple of mornings ago, Sonny was following some herons with a camera when a car stopped on the bridge over him and tossed a kitty into the river. Sonny is a passionate man, and forced to choose between going in after the cat and chasing down and killing the driver of the car, I imagine he briefly thought of the latter, but he went for the cat instead, reached her alive, and pulled her to safety.
Today, he reports that, after a clean bill of health from the vet, his daughter has adopted the rescue-ee — now named Penelope — and promises to spoil her.
A Shaolin monk does not sell himself for a handful of rice.
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i hate that the poor Osprey didn't get a chance to impress the Mrs. with his catch of the day, but thrilled to see that Sonny made a nice save of a very fortunate Miss Penelope.
When did the choices get so hard
With so much more at stake
Life gets mighty precious
When there's less of it to waste
With so much more at stake
Life gets mighty precious
When there's less of it to waste
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You figure that's just some shit of urban legend, and then you witness it for yourself.
Somebody smart enough to secure a driver's license somehow couldn't think of any other way to shed a cat. In 2023.
Somebody smart enough to secure a driver's license somehow couldn't think of any other way to shed a cat. In 2023.
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Amazing Osprey shots , poor cat , good stuff Sonny
I just got back from shooting Osprey , anyway of posting Instagram pix here ?
Anyway my IG is birds_of_the_bronx
I just got back from shooting Osprey , anyway of posting Instagram pix here ?
Anyway my IG is birds_of_the_bronx
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There are some truly sick, messed up people in the world.
When did the choices get so hard
With so much more at stake
Life gets mighty precious
When there's less of it to waste
With so much more at stake
Life gets mighty precious
When there's less of it to waste
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The confluence of this thread with the Masters golf tourney this past weekend reminds me of my favorite 'Bird Nerd' story.
The Masters, presented continuously by CBS for the last fifty decades or so and held on the grounds of a former nursery where each hole is not just numbered
but is also named for a different plant or tree, is as much presented as a story of nature's springtime renewal as it is a top level golf tournament. So anyway,
one year a self-described bird nerd is watching and hears, as part of the background noise of the telecast, tweets from a bird he knows is not found in Georgia
or the general area of the southeastern U.S. He calls CBS on it and in time gets them to admit that at least some of the background audio coming through your
TV set is not, as is certainly implied, merely ambient sound from the course itself but rather is part of a piped-in soundtrack that the network added into their
product as an attempt to enhance the theme of nature in its natural state.
Busted by a Bird Nerd!!
The Masters, presented continuously by CBS for the last fifty decades or so and held on the grounds of a former nursery where each hole is not just numbered
but is also named for a different plant or tree, is as much presented as a story of nature's springtime renewal as it is a top level golf tournament. So anyway,
one year a self-described bird nerd is watching and hears, as part of the background noise of the telecast, tweets from a bird he knows is not found in Georgia
or the general area of the southeastern U.S. He calls CBS on it and in time gets them to admit that at least some of the background audio coming through your
TV set is not, as is certainly implied, merely ambient sound from the course itself but rather is part of a piped-in soundtrack that the network added into their
product as an attempt to enhance the theme of nature in its natural state.
Busted by a Bird Nerd!!
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When serial killers are finally caught, their background story often includes killing small animals.The Hot Corner wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:04 amThere are some truly sick, messed up people in the world.
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Everything anyone needs to know about a yellow-bellied sapsucker*.
* the bird, not the aforementioned boy scout patrol members.
* the bird, not the aforementioned boy scout patrol members.
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A Shaolin monk does not sell himself for a handful of rice.
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A dove decided that one of my unused planter baskets hanging outside the front door was essentially a pre-made nest (just a minor fixer-upper) so as of this morning she's out there sitting on a single egg.
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That's pretty cool, you should dig up a worm for her in the morning.
She's 'eating for two.'
She's 'eating for two.'
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I thanked him! I hope he realizes whom I meant because I called you ‘Edgy’Edgy MD wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 8:33 pm I sure have. You can thank him, too!
And tell him how awesome this shot he got this morning is.
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And I love this!Frayed Knot wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:01 pm A dove decided that one of my unused planter baskets hanging outside the front door was essentially a pre-made nest (just a minor fixer-upper) so as of this morning she's out there sitting on a single egg.
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I was rooting for the eagle.The Hot Corner wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 11:10 pm i hate that the poor Osprey didn't get a chance to impress the Mrs. with his catch of the day, but thrilled to see that Sonny made a nice save of a very fortunate Miss Penelope.
I root for birds in my yard at the bird feeder too, mostly based on which ones I think my kids will want to see most - the bluejays and the woodpeckers are favorites. The sparrows are almost as unwelcome as a squirrel.
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I love ‘em all!
We always compliment Mrs Cardinal on her lovely lipstick :)
We always compliment Mrs Cardinal on her lovely lipstick :)
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I've only ever been "Edgy" here. I imagine he'll have no idea. But thank you for thanking. He deserves it.whippoorwill wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:13 pmI thanked him! I hope he realizes whom I meant because I called you ‘Edgy’
As for my backyard birds, we've got some murderous grackles.
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You are making an assumption that they were driving legally. While normally a strong assumption about anyone behind the wheel of a car, I'm not sure people who throw cats off bridges can be assumed to have gone through the trouble of acquiring a license
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btw, I know it's only one egg as she flew off the first time I came outside the door. Since discovering her/it I've trod more
lightly and quietly and she stays put even though we're essentially eye-to-eye as I pass scarcely more than foot away.
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He was very gracious lol. Probably puzzled, but gracious.Edgy MD wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:18 pmI've only ever been "Edgy" here. I imagine he'll have no idea. But thank you for thanking. He deserves it.whippoorwill wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:13 pmI thanked him! I hope he realizes whom I meant because I called you ‘Edgy’
As for my backyard birds, we've got some murderous grackles.
(‘Who is this random Pennsylvania woman thanking me, etc etc…’)
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Saw a hawk in the tree about 20 feet from my house, looking toward the bush that our bunnies and groundhog call home. It flew off after about 10 minutes to hunt elsewhere. Our critters were too smart (or scared) to come out.
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I think of your groundhog as a big brother to the bunnies :)
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And now I'm alone, my bird has flown.
Came home from work today to find my planter-turned-nest empty. No dove, no eggs, no sign of young'uns, or really of any evidence that Ernestine (yes, I had named her in the interim) had been there virtually every minute over the past two weeks.
Came home from work today to find my planter-turned-nest empty. No dove, no eggs, no sign of young'uns, or really of any evidence that Ernestine (yes, I had named her in the interim) had been there virtually every minute over the past two weeks.
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Hopefully they fledged and not met you foul play