tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post7366144602628498631..comments2024-03-27T21:19:02.636-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: The odd coupleDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-14963976702028077382010-01-17T20:00:10.289-06:002010-01-17T20:00:10.289-06:00Thanks for your comment, Lindy. Glad to have you ...Thanks for your comment, Lindy. Glad to have you aboard. Hummingbirds are certainly among the most amazing creatures in Nature and the PBS show ALMOST did justice to them I think. It was thoroughly enjoyable.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-3263584605343174662010-01-17T16:48:43.215-06:002010-01-17T16:48:43.215-06:00Hi Dorothy! I certainly enjoy your blogs, but thi...Hi Dorothy! I certainly enjoy your blogs, but this is the first one I'll be commenting on :)<br /><br />I watched this PBS Special over and over as I was completely amazed by it. (I DVRd it, too), ... I'm in the birding business (I sell <a href="http://www.A1GlassHummingbirdFeeders.com" rel="nofollow">hummingbird feeders</a> online) and was fascinated by the fact that they find that building their nests near the Cooper's hawk gives them refuge from other predators.<br /><br />This documentary was surely captivating. And your thoughts on it were certainly appreciated!Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281331880005460660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-35126014288272215712010-01-13T11:40:38.552-06:002010-01-13T11:40:38.552-06:00Are the bird's actions pure instinct or is rea...Are the bird's actions pure instinct or is reasoning involved? And isn't instinct, too, a kind of intelligence? It's a complicated issue. Certainly not one that I can resolve.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-40659903378619755582010-01-13T10:32:46.063-06:002010-01-13T10:32:46.063-06:00The hummingbird lives near the Cooper's hawk f...The hummingbird lives near the Cooper's hawk for the same reason the beautiful bluebird and the saucy mockingbird live near me. Why? Safety? Proximity to certain foods? It would take someone smarter than I to figure that one out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com