tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post7869686003508168671..comments2024-03-29T01:33:22.669-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Photo finish Friday: The BirdsRon Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-27937553784325522152010-12-11T20:01:42.986-08:002010-12-11T20:01:42.986-08:00About the only bird left around here in the winter...About the only bird left around here in the winter. Too cold and too much snow for anything else --pigions are tough birds. We have had 25 inches of snow so far this winter most wild things are gone or holed up. I am already looking forward to spring.<br />-N-Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-6181116015092589732010-12-11T15:35:37.831-08:002010-12-11T15:35:37.831-08:00David, that sounds a little too Hitchcock.
Cheyen...David, that sounds a little too Hitchcock.<br /><br />Cheyenne, like I say, a bad rep.<br /><br />Leah, just me and my bleeding heart.<br /><br />Charles, doves we get, too; their coo-cooing is so familiar; we had them on the farm when I was a boy.<br /><br />Patti, I believe there are scientific theories to account for this behavior, but I think they're still just theories.<br /><br />Sage, I've seen "don't feed pigeons" signs in places, too.<br /><br />Oscar, we have all those except the geese; aren't quail comical?Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-70449638349761420802010-12-10T14:39:05.745-08:002010-12-10T14:39:05.745-08:00Here, we have pigeons, doves, hummers, grackles, l...Here, we have pigeons, doves, hummers, grackles, lots of quail, Canadian geese, finches, etc., but the squadrons contain only the geese with their noisy honking as they come in for a landing or take off from the pond on the golf course. Nice pic.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-75190663214943517042010-12-10T08:05:29.389-08:002010-12-10T08:05:29.389-08:00It's fun to watch pigeons. But, do you know t...It's fun to watch pigeons. But, do you know that Chicago has an ordinance against feeding them and there are signs reminding folks of the crime all along the lakeshore.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-39669123900660301942010-12-10T06:51:03.727-08:002010-12-10T06:51:03.727-08:00It never fails to amaze me. Like some unseen chore...It never fails to amaze me. Like some unseen choreographer is at work.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-8239905937233901582010-12-10T06:48:23.232-08:002010-12-10T06:48:23.232-08:00I was watching pigeons swoop around while I was wa...I was watching pigeons swoop around while I was waiting to get in the sushi place on Wednesday. We've got a fair little flock of doves who consistently visit our back yard.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-87334392892367562212010-12-10T06:02:21.132-08:002010-12-10T06:02:21.132-08:00Good pic. And good for your for showing pigeons so...Good pic. And good for your for showing pigeons some respect. They have as much right to exist as anything else.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-420484622371482262010-12-10T05:44:22.805-08:002010-12-10T05:44:22.805-08:00Over here? They are a bloody pest!!!!Over here? They are a bloody pest!!!!cheyenne joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957462106844413179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-27509849433561881682010-12-10T05:40:59.142-08:002010-12-10T05:40:59.142-08:00A squadron is the perfect description. I like them...A squadron is the perfect description. I like them except when they are aerial bombarding me.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com