tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post1240311949911148429..comments2023-10-31T05:14:06.482-07:00Comments on Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds.: Piercing The Drum, Smelling The Hubris, with Violence and ForceSeagull Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-70782503648171384402012-07-16T12:42:19.976-07:002012-07-16T12:42:19.976-07:00I knew someone would come through, thanks for the ...I knew someone would come through, thanks for the lesson Cory.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-33966543310486750012012-07-16T12:41:51.983-07:002012-07-16T12:41:51.983-07:00I am humbled.I am humbled.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-45137602273158652822012-07-16T12:41:33.291-07:002012-07-16T12:41:33.291-07:00youre hilariousyoure hilariousSeagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-74739422912343637812012-07-16T12:40:59.568-07:002012-07-16T12:40:59.568-07:00Snails....oh yeah Cassin knows nudis. I used to ge...Snails....oh yeah Cassin knows nudis. I used to get my snail on though, but I only learned a handful of species.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-559290109399140932012-07-15T22:41:31.662-07:002012-07-15T22:41:31.662-07:00The picture of the hooker is a West Coast Lady, FW...The picture of the hooker is a West Coast Lady, FWIW. See how the second dash in from the tip of the forewing is orange? Painted Ladies have white there instead: <br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/23836012@N02/5842138771/in/set-72157626858262297Cory J. Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249045349844692814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-52164730927775520472012-07-12T15:36:27.143-07:002012-07-12T15:36:27.143-07:00Your pictures are just "WOW"!Your pictures are just "WOW"!KaHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-6009964448677315962012-07-11T11:16:02.937-07:002012-07-11T11:16:02.937-07:00Yeah Caspian Terns are one of the few birds that c...Yeah Caspian Terns are one of the few birds that can make my dogs go nuts with sound alone. I kind of like that about them. Bird food --> Bird poop = hilarious.Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-42205497601552083312012-07-11T09:32:01.628-07:002012-07-11T09:32:01.628-07:00Don't you have a friend that knows snails, too...Don't you have a friend that knows snails, too?MBradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235144396251087463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-81358662655599261262012-07-10T17:35:57.745-07:002012-07-10T17:35:57.745-07:00Yes they're like...Valley Girls...Yes they're like...Valley Girls...Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-7839674333173995662012-07-10T17:03:03.340-07:002012-07-10T17:03:03.340-07:00Thanks Laurence. They can be incredibly irritating...Thanks Laurence. They can be incredibly irritating, people are fooled by their good looks. BTW your first vaguely educational Salton Sea post will be up this week.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-70355398994710843842012-07-10T17:01:01.232-07:002012-07-10T17:01:01.232-07:00One day, they will drive that needle sharp beak ho...One day, they will drive that needle sharp beak home. They are like tigers...never turn your back on an Avocet.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-31808518206979055032012-07-10T16:58:40.519-07:002012-07-10T16:58:40.519-07:00I'm not sure if this is a sign that I should o...I'm not sure if this is a sign that I should or should not get earrings. Probably better for the birds I study to not have a plague of corvids following me.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-80051151197936723652012-07-10T12:38:00.396-07:002012-07-10T12:38:00.396-07:00I'm glad there's someone else who is willi...I'm glad there's someone else who is willing to publicly admit that the Avocets and Stilts, though graceful and beautiful, are also very very annoying with their incessant calling. I feel like often it's frowned upon to criticize the birds, but man they and the Killdeer really get to me sometimes... <br /><br />Great shotsLaurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-38851242191453282252012-07-10T08:45:07.537-07:002012-07-10T08:45:07.537-07:00I tell myself that an 11 oz bird won't choose ...I tell myself that an 11 oz bird won't choose to collide with a 175 pound man. After the first few attacks I don't even flinch.Reed Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-54930654898213086812012-07-10T08:35:59.039-07:002012-07-10T08:35:59.039-07:00I have had a few near misses by the ear drum pierc...I have had a few near misses by the ear drum piercing Avocets, they didn't listen when I asked them to pierce another hole in my ear lobes for earrings though. Probably just as well because I stopped wearing earrings when the Ravens, Crows and Magpies started following me around to try to abscound with the shiny bits in my ears. Having a murder of Ravens trailing after you can be a frightening thing. <br /><br />I can't tell you much about the fish in the Snowy Egret's bill other than is it called "bird food" and soon to be "bird poo". <br /><br />Love the post & images.Mia McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613385411156245829noreply@blogger.com