tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post1645273993678462009..comments2023-10-31T05:14:06.482-07:00Comments on Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds.: We'll Sink With California As It Falls Into The SeaSeagull Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-29381270436181947802015-01-16T12:36:56.749-08:002015-01-16T12:36:56.749-08:00Lovely photos!!! What date exactly was the flocks ...Lovely photos!!! What date exactly was the flocks of birds from abbott? We go hiking in Point Reyes regularly. Thanks. Nathalie. PS: A guy that watches birds and nature has more sex appeal!!!El blog de Zigzaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019746375731536478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-64983728320354344882011-11-11T17:07:49.841-08:002011-11-11T17:07:49.841-08:00@Jen - It's true. I flog myself nightly...for ...@Jen - It's true. I flog myself nightly...for this, and other reasons.<br /><br />@McCreedy - I await this information.<br /><br />@Marianne - You got out of the car?! Sounds pretty proactive to me...<br /><br />@BB - Infernalis...I wonder if there is a death metal band with that name. Yes, speeding in national parks is a terrible idea...and speaking of Great Grays, when a pair tried to nest in Humboldt County (!), nothing less than a logging truck smushed one of the birds. The irony is deadly.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-36993141327802936212011-11-08T11:30:05.233-08:002011-11-08T11:30:05.233-08:00BTW, from californiaherps.com whom I ADORE:
Thamno...BTW, from californiaherps.com whom I ADORE:<br />Thamnophis - Greek - thamnos - shrub or bush, and ophis - snake, serpent <br />sirtalis - sirtalis like a garter - probably refers to the to striped pattern<br />infernalis - Latin - of hell<br /><br />I like that. =) Perhaps you could incorporate infernalis into one of your own monikers. Not that you have any. *cough*biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-47689414047780154622011-11-08T11:26:19.390-08:002011-11-08T11:26:19.390-08:00Fabulous. You have newly strengthened your worthin...Fabulous. You have newly strengthened your worthiness in my eye(s?). People who say "I don't know" are my favorites. Or "thing I've not seen and that's ridiculous."<br /><br />May I just say I FREAKED when I saw the snake. (stunning photo, btw--WOW!) Based on my day job, I immediately (before processing location data) thought SF Garter Snake (endangered beauty)! So, while it's a close cousin, those guys are SO GORGEOUS. SO envious of you. Got to do construction monitoring for SF garters but got the assignment late enough into the process that no more made an appearance. Too cold. They're smart. While we stomp our feet and blow into our hands, staring for hours at mud that refuses to yield a gorgeous snake.<br /><br />Lovely, lovely shots. You (and the sun which has just reappeared) are inspiring me to get my lazy butt out.<br /><br />My husband has seen the great grey a few times, tho' he's tried many times. He is, mind you, a full time employee of Yosemite, so that helps, tho' he seldom gets out (too fancy for that). In his very quiet, mild way, he's a big fan.<br /><br />And that animal is why in areas in Yosemite that are posted 25 mph I DO NOT SPEED. He who kills a great grey due to their self-absoption and inattention sacrifices their soul. (IMHO, mild mannered conservation biologist that I am, just one of billions of species on this planet.)biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-88052854374308117202011-11-08T10:47:14.031-08:002011-11-08T10:47:14.031-08:00Um, hello? I'm currently the reigning and rai...Um, hello? I'm currently the reigning and raining World's Laziest Birder. I just sit around and hope they come to me. I did once chase a bird, but since it was barely a mile from here, not much of a chase (Pine Grosbeak, by the way. In Ohio.) And I got to see my first Great Gray this fall in Wyoming. I don't feel so transformed. It was sitting in a tree when I drove to work. Did pull a U-ie to go double check, and I even got out of the car. I think. So be the World's Most Slothful or Sucky Birder, but I got the lock on Laziest. Peace out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102684933543382923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-79851904492024527032011-11-08T09:04:42.671-08:002011-11-08T09:04:42.671-08:00That dominica picture looks good to me. Stop by M...That dominica picture looks good to me. Stop by Mono this summer and we'll find grosbeaks and owls. You've heard you can see Yellow Rails on a levee in Inverness during high tides?<br /><br />McCreedyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-36791614641898363402011-11-08T09:02:05.377-08:002011-11-08T09:02:05.377-08:00It's true, you are obviously a terrible birder...It's true, you are obviously a terrible birder. Though I've never actually counted, my Oregon list is probably around 200, yet until a couple weeks ago I didn't have Purple Finch on it. So yeah. I suck. <br /><br />Sick snake. Seriously sick.Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.com