tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post7586485113909092283..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: This week in birds - #283Dorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-87584319997293742412017-12-03T09:43:28.116-06:002017-12-03T09:43:28.116-06:00I would guess that it is quite likely that the owl...I would guess that it is quite likely that the owls were displaced by the fires. It always makes me glad to hear their calls at night. It is reassuring to have their presence thus confirmed, an acknowledgement that, in spite of everything, Nature is still working.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-2648016104233841452017-12-02T23:29:28.936-06:002017-12-02T23:29:28.936-06:00I have been hearing owls on my hill for a few week...I have been hearing owls on my hill for a few weeks now. I had not heard them here before. I wonder if our fires in August forced them to move. I am delighted to learn how hummingbirds drink.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-57744249667546142102017-12-02T09:54:58.278-06:002017-12-02T09:54:58.278-06:00As always, there is a lot of bad news about the en...As always, there is a lot of bad news about the environment, but the stories about the valiant fight to save the Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Mexico's new Pacific reserve, the Snowy Owl irruption, the magpie/elk symbiotic relationship, etc., count as good news for me! Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-2380433484275165692017-12-02T09:13:43.006-06:002017-12-02T09:13:43.006-06:00No good news this week... :-(No good news this week... :-(Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com