tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post1578815619739553033..comments2023-12-23T11:07:05.443-08:00Comments on Ed and Reub: Hope is the thing with feathersKerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-47850870319349780752016-04-29T17:57:07.954-07:002016-04-29T17:57:07.954-07:00Please, yes! You're coming in 2017?Please, yes! You're coming in 2017?Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-51654888412108439112016-04-27T08:51:19.827-07:002016-04-27T08:51:19.827-07:00This post makes me wish I was in OR and we were ha...This post makes me wish I was in OR and we were having tea prior to a long hike in the woods! Maybe next summer?Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-34937362835795305282016-04-24T09:33:10.432-07:002016-04-24T09:33:10.432-07:00Large poisonous snakes, probably. They seem to hav...Large poisonous snakes, probably. They seem to have a lot of those.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-24541318176103184002016-04-23T18:06:54.495-07:002016-04-23T18:06:54.495-07:00Right. I wonder what creature gets to eat the bugs...Right. I wonder what creature gets to eat the bugs in dead trees?Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-29115039887930516852016-04-23T18:05:46.535-07:002016-04-23T18:05:46.535-07:00Lucky you! I only recently found out that hummingb...Lucky you! I only recently found out that hummingbirds are limited to the western hemisphere. We've been getting some beautiful rufous hummers at our feeder this week.<br /><br />The thing I miss about living in the deep South is the presence of fireflies. I do really miss them.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-25939114736094056382016-04-23T10:52:28.371-07:002016-04-23T10:52:28.371-07:00P.S. I miss the cardinals that we had in Mississip...P.S. I miss the cardinals that we had in Mississippi, and the hummingbirds down there were a lot more prettier than here, but I think I see more of variety of birds here thanks to living near water.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-5446096866791555802016-04-23T10:50:41.841-07:002016-04-23T10:50:41.841-07:00I live on the Amazon (creek turned drainage canal)...I live on the Amazon (creek turned drainage canal), and I've even seen river otters here.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-20123007606347204142016-04-23T10:49:34.573-07:002016-04-23T10:49:34.573-07:00"WHAT? They don't have woodpeckers in NZ?..."WHAT? They don't have woodpeckers in NZ?"<br /><br />They also don't have hummingbirds in Australia, so I suppose that is true in NZ also.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-3606484905977922802016-04-22T21:13:52.485-07:002016-04-22T21:13:52.485-07:00WHAT? They don't have woodpeckers in NZ? I did...WHAT? They don't have woodpeckers in NZ? I didn't know this. Please come visit and we will do an all-woodpecker tour.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-26545496304612182862016-04-22T21:11:59.719-07:002016-04-22T21:11:59.719-07:00Thanks Julia. :) Thank you for giving me this oppo...Thanks Julia. :) Thank you for giving me this opportunity.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-91652606321462701482016-04-22T19:46:44.882-07:002016-04-22T19:46:44.882-07:00I'm fascinated by woodpeckers, having never se...I'm fascinated by woodpeckers, having never seen one. Your photos are lovely. I particularly like the bed of feathers.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-69937138845445303492016-04-22T17:57:26.599-07:002016-04-22T17:57:26.599-07:00Your photography is beautiful, skillful and sensit...Your photography is beautiful, skillful and sensitive. I'd love to see more of it on display in Corvallis! Best wishes, JuliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159454600330926419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-53234980626703014632016-04-22T16:36:08.214-07:002016-04-22T16:36:08.214-07:00They are pretty shy, but there's no mistaking ...They are pretty shy, but there's no mistaking them for another bird if you do see one. And those big cavities that they create are so distinct. I think you live in a very good place to see birds, with water nearby and lots of vegetation.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-45932896390613418042016-04-22T16:33:36.075-07:002016-04-22T16:33:36.075-07:00Thanks Eileen. I hope to post about it. Gosh every...Thanks Eileen. I hope to post about it. Gosh everybody knows where Malheur these days, after the infamous occupation.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-10148285176201452302016-04-22T15:31:17.464-07:002016-04-22T15:31:17.464-07:00We have a pileated woodpecker who nests near here,...We have a pileated woodpecker who nests near here, but he/she/they are shy and heard more than seen. That sounds like a terrific place to go birding and am certainly jealous!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053208644196545549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-31914486841496817972016-04-22T14:24:27.654-07:002016-04-22T14:24:27.654-07:00Hello, wonderful post and images. I love the poem,...Hello, wonderful post and images. I love the poem, very pretty. Enjoy your visit to the wildlife refuge. I hope you post about your visit. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-21696239731108758192016-04-22T11:02:58.140-07:002016-04-22T11:02:58.140-07:00One skill that I wish I possessed is the ability t...One skill that I wish I possessed is the ability to memorize poems. <br /><br />I was at somebody's house yesterday where they have a goldfish pond in the back yard, and a kingfisher sometimes visits for a snack. I suppose if I spent more time near the river I would have a better chance of seeing kingfishers.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-30057423256542067982016-04-22T10:59:30.974-07:002016-04-22T10:59:30.974-07:00Thanks Linda.Thanks Linda.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-22133317701483924222016-04-22T10:24:33.577-07:002016-04-22T10:24:33.577-07:00I memorized that poem. Here in downtown Eugene, we...I memorized that poem. Here in downtown Eugene, we’ve seen turkeys in our backyard, an occasional sapsucker, woodpecker, king fisher, quite a few blue herons, an occasional green heron, and all manner of ducks. There are also the little long-legged birds that walk more than they fly, but I can’t remember what they are.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-83612738530163221932016-04-22T07:45:54.075-07:002016-04-22T07:45:54.075-07:00Lovely collection of photos and wonderful poem! Lovely collection of photos and wonderful poem! Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-70205081966910948412016-04-22T06:45:17.138-07:002016-04-22T06:45:17.138-07:00Haha, easy come, easy go! You must not have enough...Haha, easy come, easy go! You must not have enough diseased trees filled with bugs.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-45304973405629817392016-04-22T06:44:22.431-07:002016-04-22T06:44:22.431-07:00That's a book I've thought about reading, ...That's a book I've thought about reading, so now maybe I will. I'm learning to appreciate nonfiction these days.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-35317502178502392092016-04-22T06:43:10.899-07:002016-04-22T06:43:10.899-07:00Yes, the 3 and 4th pics, taken of a crow at her fu...Yes, the 3 and 4th pics, taken of a crow at her funeral in our front yard.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-26151279658168058992016-04-22T06:42:02.973-07:002016-04-22T06:42:02.973-07:00Thanks AC.Thanks AC.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-43697291526642494392016-04-22T06:41:36.461-07:002016-04-22T06:41:36.461-07:00Don't they sound the best this time of year? T...Don't they sound the best this time of year? The robins are so loud!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.com