tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post4376478383762017640..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: This week in birds - # 301Dorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-88802829506765831922018-05-02T08:58:02.359-05:002018-05-02T08:58:02.359-05:00I remember well the first Rose-breasted Grosbeak I...I remember well the first Rose-breasted Grosbeak I ever saw. It was in my parent's front yard in Mississippi one April. I was totally gobsmacked.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-56803495889047215132018-05-02T01:06:25.852-05:002018-05-02T01:06:25.852-05:00Back when I studied birds in grade school, thanks ...Back when I studied birds in grade school, thanks to an enlightened teacher who was kind of mean but was a birder, the Rose-breasted Grosbeak was one of my favorites. Beavers in the Artic Circle kind of beats all.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-48174039470789863802018-04-28T19:35:32.306-05:002018-04-28T19:35:32.306-05:00Two fish for the price of one dive. Can’t beat tha...Two fish for the price of one dive. Can’t beat that.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-22464450441900143282018-04-28T15:54:58.290-05:002018-04-28T15:54:58.290-05:00Your birds lessons must be sticking with me becaus...Your birds lessons must be sticking with me because I identified the grosbeak correctly. ;-) The Osprey pic is quite something... It must have had a feast, two catches in one! :-)Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-76815096772401374082018-04-28T11:28:04.536-05:002018-04-28T11:28:04.536-05:00Wow! If the grosbeaks have already made it all the...Wow! If the grosbeaks have already made it all the way to Pennsylvania, then they should certainly be in my yard by now. I always look forward to them and the orioles. I do hope they'll turn up soon.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-18757867904792531532018-04-28T10:42:18.970-05:002018-04-28T10:42:18.970-05:00Excellent information here,Dorothy. Some is worris...Excellent information here,Dorothy. Some is worrisome. I saw a Rose-breasted Grosbeak outside my window this week, but it had gone before I could ready my camera. A rare visitor to my garden. I hope you see one soon. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.com