tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post4581460010904337312..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Valley birdsDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-86436707037621307322015-03-24T15:28:15.870-05:002015-03-24T15:28:15.870-05:00Well, all big pink birds look a LITTLE alike, I gu...Well, all big pink birds look a LITTLE alike, I guess!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-33605465214113893512015-03-24T13:59:16.568-05:002015-03-24T13:59:16.568-05:00Great pics, Dorothy! That's a big, menacing lo...Great pics, Dorothy! That's a big, menacing looking alligator. I thought the spoonbills were flamingos; that probably shows how much I know about birds. :-)Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-80420620576295403412015-03-24T12:39:47.177-05:002015-03-24T12:39:47.177-05:00They always seem to position themselves far away f...They always seem to position themselves far away from me, at the limit for my camera lens, but this particular group was a little more cooperative. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-57010603356236326412015-03-24T10:08:52.655-05:002015-03-24T10:08:52.655-05:00Great photo of the spoonbills! They're my fav...Great photo of the spoonbills! They're my favorite ~ still trying to get a decent shot of them myself.Sand for Soilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472066279149883053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-85616797501932052322015-03-24T05:58:52.521-05:002015-03-24T05:58:52.521-05:00The spoonbills were particularly bright, no doubt ...The spoonbills were particularly bright, no doubt because they are in their breeding feathers.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-23304234545234416412015-03-24T05:57:58.780-05:002015-03-24T05:57:58.780-05:00The bird is named for the sound that it makes - &q...The bird is named for the sound that it makes - <i>"chachalaca, chachalaca, chachalaca."</i> When a flock of them get going, it is quite a chorus.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-26666884604171501222015-03-24T05:00:39.072-05:002015-03-24T05:00:39.072-05:00What a fabulous experience. It sounds like a great...What a fabulous experience. It sounds like a great place to visit. The spoonbills are quite a colour! rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-13281949556910758132015-03-24T00:43:12.567-05:002015-03-24T00:43:12.567-05:00I'm sorry the rain marred your vacation, but y...I'm sorry the rain marred your vacation, but you wouldn't know it from the pictures! I enjoyed seeing the Chachalaca -- I had never seen a bird like that, and it has a great name too.Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.com