tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post5248330628758577104..comments2023-10-31T05:14:06.482-07:00Comments on Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds.: Winter Tour Part III: The Olympics!Seagull Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-53301813120836909702012-01-30T00:00:50.547-08:002012-01-30T00:00:50.547-08:00I think it was laughing because it knew it wasn...I think it was laughing because it knew it wasn't in good light. Oh well, next time!Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-16498570537624343652012-01-30T00:00:07.077-08:002012-01-30T00:00:07.077-08:00What is this hall of mosses you speak of??? I have...What is this hall of mosses you speak of??? I have heard a lot about Forks...I have learned only that I do not want to go there, and that the locals definitely need to be bummed out.<br /><br />Yes, many good waterbirds, but I think California is still the place to be for seabirding.<br /><br />It's important to have a trademark jacket at all times. Thanks for noticing.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-65146159326675070452012-01-29T23:57:55.242-08:002012-01-29T23:57:55.242-08:00Some birds are meant to be photographed, Pine Gros...Some birds are meant to be photographed, Pine Grosbeaks are not (this time). Um, you are eerie and phenomenal.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-62623119964462878732012-01-29T23:56:53.986-08:002012-01-29T23:56:53.986-08:00Heh. I'm pretty sure the Olympic Peninsula is ...Heh. I'm pretty sure the Olympic Peninsula is actually teetering on the abyss.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-21343786102599533622012-01-29T17:34:43.445-08:002012-01-29T17:34:43.445-08:00Nice! I really like the Harlequin Duck that looks ...Nice! I really like the Harlequin Duck that looks like it is laughing!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481372510221914366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-16966828372713957892012-01-29T11:38:28.330-08:002012-01-29T11:38:28.330-08:00Nice vogue shot of you on the beach. =) You know w...Nice vogue shot of you on the beach. =) You know when E.O. himself toured YOSE he was wearing a similar jacket...<br /><br />Truly weird lighting on the raven. Freaky. Makes me a trifle uneasy, which means it's extra-great.<br /><br />I miss the PNW and it's seemingly infinite layers of fascinating weirdness and depth. Trippy cool birds, the fact that people go on day hikes (say, at Mt. Rainier) every year and never come back, having plunged through a snow bridge into a freezing cold creek, dying in the cold. Purple mushrooms (and 10,000 other kinds) just hanging out along a hiking trail, glaciers, insane summer wildflowers, and yes, a very unusual assemblage of people called locals.<br /><br />Made the amazingly un-self-aware error of wearing a lorax t-shirt to a diner in Forks, WA. Only figured out after I left why that old man was glaring at me. uh, yeah. oop. =) whattaya gonna do.<br /><br />God, I miss the "Hall of Mosses." AMAZE!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing. Hella GREAT water birds, jeeze. Apparently, only the most stylish and daringly attired waterbirds may partrol those parts. Harlequins--sigh....biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-46269420230142719602012-01-29T09:05:15.755-08:002012-01-29T09:05:15.755-08:00Waitaminute... is there no evidence of your Pine G...Waitaminute... is there no evidence of your Pine Grosbeak sightings? I'm calling hogwash!Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-6515046283634152872012-01-29T09:04:43.904-08:002012-01-29T09:04:43.904-08:00Way to set the bar too high, Laurence. I can't...Way to set the bar too high, Laurence. I can't top that comment. I hang my head in shame. <br /><br />The Gray Jays photos are awesome, but that raven shot is eerie and phenomenal.Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-44695931429309574382012-01-29T08:21:20.123-08:002012-01-29T08:21:20.123-08:00Nice photos and a harrowing tale of romance, intri...Nice photos and a harrowing tale of romance, intrigue, romantrigue, and all that. I must say, the fox photo is the most powerful. To be able to stare straight into the eyes of a ruthless and primordial killer such as you have provided here is to look into the silent, reflectionless abyss of one's own doom, and find that it is unblinking, unwavering, and surrounded by swans...Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.com