tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23868327158644739472024-02-07T18:04:05.939-08:00BirdingincBird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-60187177510133748612012-12-19T15:51:00.004-08:002012-12-19T16:30:30.073-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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Edgar Allen Poe, or "Poe" is well known for the poem that's called "The Raven". What's special about this? Why would you want to think about it? Well for a few different reasons...being..<br />
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1. Seasonal- it takes place, or the <i>setting </i>is in dark and dreary December - <b>December is the month we are in <i>right</i> now. </b><br />
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2. The Raven is put next to or <i>juxtaposed </i>to a Seraphim (AKA a winged angel, six sit next to God according some religious texts etc). This is shown through specific word choice by Poe. <br />
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3. The Raven at one point perches itself upon a bust of P<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">allas.Pallas </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is significant for three specific reasons. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A.Pallas has relations to Athena the Goddess of Wisdom and could actually be Athena since Pallas's exact place in Greek Mythology is questionable, she might even be a titan. More interestingly however is that there is a ..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">B. Pallas cat species that is native to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Parts of Asia specifically Mongolia and central Asia. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">C. Famous Astroid Pallas. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">SO Pallas is a good name to drop and if Poe thought about this at all or probably was just thinking that Pallas and the Raven are a good match together for visualization and that sort of thing. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Aidenn THIS IS EDEN</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Gilead and Aidenn Gildead and Aidenn Gilead and Aidenn Gilead and Aidenn Gildead and Aidenn Gildead and Aidenn Gildead</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-57379683614322626982012-11-17T12:17:00.003-08:002012-11-17T12:17:54.670-08:00The Hawk who fell in Love with a ladyUpon noticing a pile up of vehicles heading south on Comstock Hill Road, I was startled to see what the fuss was all about. There, limping in a funny hopping-like way was a felled hawk. I gazed at the bird and see how and could behold how he as faking it. Both wings were intact but slightly bent, feigning some type of broken wing problem. I know this since when a lady made a move to get out of her car, he lurched for an instant in a "fake out" as if he was about to fly off, but instead stayed hopping on the asphalt acting as if he had a wound. Had to be so he could get attention, from something even better than another bird a real life lady.<br />
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I'm wondering what made him feel like he could get away with this. Some subtle act of nerve--- some nerve to try and trick the superior animal Man into falling for him and even taking him under their wing.Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-87263431074215776052012-06-16T11:13:00.000-07:002012-06-16T11:13:00.891-07:00Land Mines and Delicacy: walking talking electric fence<blockquote class="tr_bq">
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When expletives become stretchy and long what will result. Will time take on newness so that passing of time is agreeable to the system? Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-24309205868567819462012-06-11T13:58:00.001-07:002012-06-11T13:58:32.096-07:00Individuals who cast personal aspersions (sounds like Aspergers)Talk about a touchy subject! Let's begin with the *purposefully* benign instance of a walk down the street. OOPS. Stepped in gum. Now what? <br />
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1. Start to fume like a volcano. Allow all kinds of thoughts to enter the mind such as, @#$#^#&#&#* !@#%^&%$## &*^%$## ^&&^$$ !!!!!!!! (direct these expletives towards the <i>imagined individual </i>)<br />
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2. Keep walking but remain peeved and petulant. Petulance enters the equation since from an outside perspective all that's seen is irritability for an unknown reason- (unknown because no one can tell there's gum on ones shoe but the one with the gum on the shoe).<br />
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3. Make a decisive decision which will direct the next course of action. a. Take the time to scrape the gum off the shoe using a tool This is good since this type of behavior is what separates animals and people.<br />
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Now all one has to do is self-congratulate.<br />
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<br />Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-38192711209997010612012-06-09T19:22:00.002-07:002012-06-09T19:22:58.126-07:00The Mind and it's intrinsic ability to create/manifest Artificial Reality, Simulation, and how This relates to Imagination and Creativity..Yesterday, I had the pleasure of watching Men in Black 3 or MIBIII. It was a real treat for many reasons that include: Pitbulls "Back in Time" which I like as much if not more than Will Smith's tune "Here come the men in Black". This movie touches upon the concept of time travel and people's ability to move through dimensions . Human and alien interaction is explored and like usual brought to life through wonderful imaginative creations. Many of the alien creations were found in the kitchen in Chinatown. Interestingly enough many had the appearance of being an aquatic creature and this is not the first time the relation between the deep sea/coral reef/shallow water dwelling oceanic species has made it's way as to resemble alien life. It's true that space and the ocean have similarities. The Ocean is up for exploration just like the universe. <br />
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How does the mind relate to space, time travel and simulation? Well the explanation is two fold- before I went to see mib3 I had a though provocative experience. <br />
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In the passenger side of a vehicle traveling aprox. 45 mph with the early evening sun casting light on my face directly (since the window was down) and the wheels of the tires moving through puddles of water (the was after rain) for a split second/ instant I could picture myself on top of a mountain and flying through the air just like snowboarder <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">the flying tomato Shaun White. </span>Ding!<br />
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What was the difference between this instant of complete mental immersion into a pretend or made up version of flying through the air and the <i>actual </i>experience of doing such? The obvious response is well- one is real and one is fake.<br />Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-90095403717979908922012-06-07T18:30:00.003-07:002012-06-07T18:30:40.300-07:00Findings in nature part a zillion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">On Friday, June First, 2012 I spotted a couple of cardinals playing on the garden hose by the wall. This incident was particularly interesting to me because I believe they were trying to get a drink from it in addition to playing for playing sake. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Today, I found this picture of a small bird next to a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">kelly (This isn't Kelly Green but Olive Green) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Green garden hose. This image definitely doesn't portray the instance of what it was like to glimpse the two </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">cardinals </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">but has a completely different mood. With this in mind, it's intriguing to compare how birds by garden hoses are able to have separate and even <i>conflicting </i>manners of coming across to an individual like myself. Why does this issue present itself to have <i>relevancy (</i>The Scientific word one borrows from physics or Earth Sciences is proving adequate in explanation <b>right now </b>since it's being brought up to attention how vastly diverse the pairing of objects can be and photography is the simplest modern medium to capture this since it's advent although of course drawing and other photo realist-type of works do a good job. However, that type of talk isn't that significant. Especially when at it's essence this is an idea that's born out of feeling/emotion as it's only way to comprehend the issue. </span><br />
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1. Two Objects - Bird (object A) Garden Hose (object B)<br />
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2. Bird (Object A) and Bird 2 (Object A1) <i>playing </i>by the Garden Hose (Object B)<br />
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3. Bird (Object A) and Garden Hose (Object B) With the Bird (Object A) sitting next to the Garden Hose (Object B) <i>not playing</i><br />
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<i></i>4. What's the difference between the Number One (1.) example and the Number Two (2.) Example? OK asking to find a <b>difference </b>is a lot- maybe that's too much to figure out. Let's reduce it so that it's much <i>easier. (</i>It (It) being the gleaming) does it seem apparent that the only way to tell a difference with similar objects is when the application of feeling/emotion is put into play with 1. and 2. ? This is one approach the other approach is to take out the entire instance of objects and base it <i>completely </i>on theory, here we now have an idea that is just what if we only thought used the imagination to think we might have seen two birds and then another one only through digital formal through the google images search. Now there's no way any one will predict any sort of conclusion. No equals (=), No sum or end product that will be brought up. <br />
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This is very <b>Moody Blues</b> and has the intonation of a psychedelic way of thinking. That's Okay. <br />
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Colors shifting in the dark. <br />
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<br />Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-2176002327789511352012-05-17T12:05:00.003-07:002012-05-17T12:05:53.768-07:00The Mailman versus The Catbird<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Interestingly enough today I noticed something that one can describe as an issue of territory. Subject being how much of a nuisance are Catbirds and their nests in regards to mail delivery on a day-to-day basis. In this instance here I am able to parlay the witnessing of a single Catbird displacement through the removal of a bit of thicket located near the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">black</span></b> mailbox. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">What's good about the thicket becoming smaller is that the Yellow Lillies (just like Van Gogh's only Yellow and not Purple) stand out more/have more of a presence and give the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">black <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">mailbox drama. The problem being is that the Catbird's nest is gone so the Catbird will have to make a new one. When I watched/observed it's behavior today it seemed apparent that it was in a state similar to shock. </span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i>I could be just projecting. </i></span></span><i> </i></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;">Did the mailman/postal carrier feel that the thicket was presenting a challenge? I think it was just an instance of tidying up. </span>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-13189272238168494252012-03-21T16:50:00.005-07:002012-03-21T17:02:31.469-07:00The Roman Calender vs Druid Calender and issue of Practicality (does the Mayan/Aztec Calender count?)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKg88l22dqoZygvUXByAPl0ruXpplbxJp0jnosHBxRwAQMqCZ0Ns_00N2gVyy3IzFelFjE18IcfE3xNMUFnPFpV-pOhxnubkYxLQ03FqMp3-VGbK39anybp6ku-5js3GNZXV4fcElDFjK/s1600/12742.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKg88l22dqoZygvUXByAPl0ruXpplbxJp0jnosHBxRwAQMqCZ0Ns_00N2gVyy3IzFelFjE18IcfE3xNMUFnPFpV-pOhxnubkYxLQ03FqMp3-VGbK39anybp6ku-5js3GNZXV4fcElDFjK/s200/12742.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722504906908020194" border="0" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">This is a Mayan Calander 1.Carved in Stone 2.Face with Tongue Hanging out</span></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br />Why have the Romans remained quite so popular with the advent of their calender? This means it seems that <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">everyone </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">uses it as a method in which to plan events and meetings. I believe that the circular method of date planning that the Druids/Celtics, Mayans, Aztecs (some-what <span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">ancient</span> civilizations B.C. etc) had a stronger footing based upon the basis of <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">reality</span>.<br /><br />Some people call the way to say the days of the week on the left "Spanish" and the Right "English".<br /><br />Monday <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);">Sunday</span><br /><br />Tuesday <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);">Monday</span><br /><br />Wednesday <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);">Tuesday</span><br /><br />Thursday <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);">Wednesday</span><br /><br />Friday <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);">Thursday</span><br /><br />Saturday <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);">Friday</span><br /><br />Sunday <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255);">Saturday<br />Sunday<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br /><br /></span><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"></span> </span><br /></span></span>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-89452425801386441852012-03-07T17:47:00.002-08:002012-03-07T18:02:43.980-08:00The Organization of ChaosOscillation.<div><br /></div><div>waves. </div><div><br /></div><div>wave frequency in regards to the habitual nature of the destructive tendencies that can be associated with synchronicity. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ecologically speaking I like to relate the obvious example of waves in the ocean with electromagnetic waves.</div><div><br /></div><div>parle this through microwaves and cell phone towers and maybe harmonize them with brain wave frequencies and then try and mix it up to see what you get. </div><div><br /></div>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-39798023100476509112012-03-07T15:46:00.003-08:002012-03-07T16:03:46.713-08:00Predicting the future<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">Oftentimes I've spent wondering to myself the validity of predicting the future in the sense that are voices in your head God speaking to you directly. Today in the political realm lots of politicians have made statements saying that God speaks to them/suggests alternative behavior to the way in which mankind has been conducting themselves. The Conducive/non-conducive manner of thought that has been brought up into debate seems to be a black and white argument. (We all know the power of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">gray</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"> these days :D ) </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">Is there really a time to heal, a time to kill, a time to stand, a time to sit, a time to jump, a time to spin? The whole fact of the matter is that since the world is heliocentric (thanks Copernicus) revolves around the sun, the idea of time is completely a manifest of relativity. On the basis of what's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">relative </span>what's to suggest that time and the circular/ circadian / loop method of measurement has an basis of fact? Fact or fiction ? Tick tock. Plick Plock. Rick rackity rock dock sock lock. Shack shillerme timbers ring ring ring ring... hello? (I'm a poet). </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;">I digress. NICODEMUS </span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0sDJTebj6XRqECg35JqVmQ6ZwP1IYfZG1LvRvVWgXjU2sJ8ngX-ulbR4Nj_bhipDHT9M0BZb7CvxYuGG4DNFMFpXPLWFGPbKkv3HR_8Z8DxgC8Sl123M8o7zxVBqQBLMKMXmD7SVU9Oa/s1600/0007b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0sDJTebj6XRqECg35JqVmQ6ZwP1IYfZG1LvRvVWgXjU2sJ8ngX-ulbR4Nj_bhipDHT9M0BZb7CvxYuGG4DNFMFpXPLWFGPbKkv3HR_8Z8DxgC8Sl123M8o7zxVBqQBLMKMXmD7SVU9Oa/s400/0007b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717306359263403586" /></a><br /></div>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-68720995305473601612012-01-30T12:32:00.000-08:002012-01-30T12:43:12.700-08:00Diptych, triptych, twos and threes: When is something identical?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4frfxJyyROJoEd1o15cM3ueJSVHmT_78T4AKBtVWd3_9YX8e4_6p58IpxCup0wvqmmg9vve24EHjx0veU-Dhtw23nUKNPW1tOprcGoTnKjBPW6Mm57IupdR5V7M9V4H6GcU0ZqfY-s9T6/s1600/DownloadedFile.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4frfxJyyROJoEd1o15cM3ueJSVHmT_78T4AKBtVWd3_9YX8e4_6p58IpxCup0wvqmmg9vve24EHjx0veU-Dhtw23nUKNPW1tOprcGoTnKjBPW6Mm57IupdR5V7M9V4H6GcU0ZqfY-s9T6/s200/DownloadedFile.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703528069092915922" /></a><br />Two identical cups of coffee. Can two things be the same? When can you tell the difference? <div><br /></div><div>Are they the same?</div><div><br /></div><div>Today I had two cups of Starbucks blonde coffee- tall. </div><div><br /></div><div>1. I looked at the cups even when they were filled and could see that they looked alike.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. It confounded me. Were the two cups mirror images of each other but co-existing in the same reality as me? This is in the sense that Since something in the mirror only exists in that image but not in the reality of where <i>I Stand looking at the mirror gazing at the identical image of what is being represented. </i>What's the difference between two identical cups of coffee and one that's in the mirror. Obviously you can't touch and hold the mirror image but you can hold it <i>in your mind- aka imaginary space/ hyperreality. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-14760161238781309222011-09-23T10:55:00.000-07:002011-09-23T11:02:09.227-07:00Gratuitious photo of a "turtle"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWtwDaquIk3pLa0ghQXgQNgRIpOjg06kDbcQRyYXoiyDeOdtWH36RnX44N7YQF-6SqB3v52Z_HEpSZYMgquJKkZCBwIzVKR9w86Cbe4Zxej5vxK9V52kvEJjlf8gLksLfiTlFg6m6d5tP/s1600/aerogarden-tortoise.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWtwDaquIk3pLa0ghQXgQNgRIpOjg06kDbcQRyYXoiyDeOdtWH36RnX44N7YQF-6SqB3v52Z_HEpSZYMgquJKkZCBwIzVKR9w86Cbe4Zxej5vxK9V52kvEJjlf8gLksLfiTlFg6m6d5tP/s400/aerogarden-tortoise.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655615634598646018" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#663300;">Calling this a turtle is like calling a rowboat a ship or a Schooner a dingy. </span>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-82016074211636501362011-09-14T05:04:00.000-07:002011-09-14T05:06:18.946-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#663300;">I <i>really </i>don't like this frog. It doesn't look good. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0aH4PQDx4XFlfrw3b9GLUWL8PsV8YU6Tz8VePbBR2If1B01Jv-P56Py0CKdAhyZXVPZKbOrDpjwgrMDr-zF4x50N9yyZfPyh_6Uph97bZrL7ng53JmCUIqki4SVsotVZH8ko0CcFUHFT/s1600/images-10.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0aH4PQDx4XFlfrw3b9GLUWL8PsV8YU6Tz8VePbBR2If1B01Jv-P56Py0CKdAhyZXVPZKbOrDpjwgrMDr-zF4x50N9yyZfPyh_6Uph97bZrL7ng53JmCUIqki4SVsotVZH8ko0CcFUHFT/s200/images-10.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652185293045676066" /></a>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-23564797735933478652011-09-14T05:03:00.000-07:002011-09-14T05:04:07.602-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPrClKR_Mj_OFJupn1A4gMFS9FBQhySQV2q3h04OGynRM7_vP5p2uyQ8cKffX23GOVMcyh5AnBXJBVpSy-g5jD4z0ALgHJkH27_PfC51zgfUq0Cz1bj1OuMe3oZ3liF7Xe5oH4TWWKRDO/s1600/nature-pond-frog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPrClKR_Mj_OFJupn1A4gMFS9FBQhySQV2q3h04OGynRM7_vP5p2uyQ8cKffX23GOVMcyh5AnBXJBVpSy-g5jD4z0ALgHJkH27_PfC51zgfUq0Cz1bj1OuMe3oZ3liF7Xe5oH4TWWKRDO/s200/nature-pond-frog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652184808671122898" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#33FF33;">This is how I like to see a frog. </span>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-52794026683913648222011-09-13T18:59:00.000-07:002011-09-13T19:11:51.713-07:00Leopard Frog PainThis summer has been quite rainy and made for a difficult experience to cut the grass. I think it could be called "the summer of the earthworm" because of how many healthy earthworms I've come across. Also, its more difficult to mow the lawn when there is a muddy area in the grass so it has the feeling of a swamp. <div>When the lawn mower hit a spot that was kind of hilly, I noticed some hoppers hopping out of the lawn. I was taken aback and turned off the power of the lawn mower. I felt kind of disgusted about these frogs. Some frogs bother me and gross me out, I like it when they're in a pond and poke there eyes out. When they hop around on land it's really unnerving for some reason. Especially when there are more than three of them. When they hop up so you can see them and then go back and hide in the grass, its almost worse than when slugs do that kind of thing. Nothing is worse than stepping on a slug and I can't even say about what its like with a frog. (AAGH!! I feel like throwing up thinking about it.) Anyway, these spotted Leopard frogs bother me. I'm kind of scared of them. Land dwelling frogs, I guess that they have to stay around and I'm not ever going to dismiss their presence. Especially since they have such a strong one. </div>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-38694650876413913812011-09-12T22:17:00.000-07:002011-09-12T22:32:57.147-07:00Frogs 'croak Birds 'chirp<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;">Interestingly enough on a nature walk this afternoon I heard but a single frog croaking who made just one 'croak noise. Several moments later another noise that reminded me of a bullfrog came about in a manner suggestive of life-in-a-swamp. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;">Frogs and turtles go hand in hand. Both have a zen-like way of being submerged and then peering out of the water. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;">Then out of nowhere a bird will make a call and the frog <i>might </i>notice it. Another way to <i>test</i> a frogs awareness or <i>intelligence </i>is to watch it for a while and test its ability to recognize your presence without casting a shadow over its body. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;">Bullfrogs. So many frog species. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;">Turtles. Box, painted, CRAZY snapping turtles. not to mention sea turtles which are of their own category, same goes with tortoises (how about the 181 year old tortoise named "Jonathan" found on St.Helena near Africa). </span></div>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-89789219756963192582011-09-09T19:45:00.001-07:002011-09-09T19:45:31.414-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYy1QlaTNNAVQz1pHKQE1-bF5D8sRTT6OxErrdk-SJ2dxkA3my6jI8KYz2NTQFqtDVikw32UFTakA6CnO8Bd4dcf0G2uZwI6Bnv5dKwF3-e_13gMuQKY9tm1nsGjc7wwb_gIxmaP3qCWv/s1600/images-8.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYy1QlaTNNAVQz1pHKQE1-bF5D8sRTT6OxErrdk-SJ2dxkA3my6jI8KYz2NTQFqtDVikw32UFTakA6CnO8Bd4dcf0G2uZwI6Bnv5dKwF3-e_13gMuQKY9tm1nsGjc7wwb_gIxmaP3qCWv/s400/images-8.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650556585682482962" /></a>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-91601322483262989962011-09-09T19:42:00.000-07:002011-09-09T19:43:49.014-07:00little snakey snakeBird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-14073039141152638832011-09-07T11:36:00.000-07:002011-09-07T11:37:55.437-07:00Green Snakes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Green snakes like to slither out of the bushes in front of you when you are walking down a path. </span>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-44353925259363330312011-08-27T15:03:00.000-07:002011-08-27T15:34:33.079-07:00This has almost NOTHING to do with birds (but its relevant)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;">For the past few weeks I've been in a state of worry for well being of shark<b><i>s. Today I felt that I had to share. This is because I have a copy of the new Town and Country magazine, with the lovely Mariel Hemingway and Langley Fox on the cover. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">W<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">HAT does T & C have to do with sharks? Well, turn to page 103 and you will notice a full page ad with <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Oceana <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i>and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">January Jones <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">explaining how shark populations are crashing around the world and that "healthy oceans need sharks". I was happy to see the ad because ever since I watched an episode of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b>Tavis Smiley </b></span>with Don Cheadle as a guest. </span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></i></b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b>
<br /></b></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b>Don Cheadle</b></span> went on vacation to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">Baja </span>in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Mexico</span>. His daughter, who is about 14 went snorkeling. She wants to be a marine biologist whens she grows up... when she went snorkeling, she noticed not a lot of the beautiful coral dwelling fish. Why was this? Well...........</span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Apparently, Chinese fisherman paid people in Mexico to hunt and kill as many sharks as possible (not sure of the exact number but A LOT) so that they could fish for the fish that they like, since the sharks were eating them. This messed with the coral reefs delicate ecosystem. Suffice to say, the colorful tropical fish can't survive with out the big time predators that sharks are. </span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">
<br /></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Plenty of questions came up after watching this, one: Is this ethical? Do people take morals and ethical practices serious in world-wide business today? On the other hand, has that ever been the case? China and Mexico seem like a dangerous duo and I mean that with the utmost respect. Does China really put such a high value on fresh caught wild fish that they are willing to wantonly destroy the beloved shark population? Do they have a problem against farm raised fish. answer to this one: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b>I had a taste test with farm raised and wild caught grilled salmon. one of the salmon fillets had the traditional salmon color to it and the other had more of orange hue. Both tasted great, although there were quasi-remarkable differences. </b><i>Adaptation. I had to adapt to the farm raised flavor. </i></span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></i></b></span></div><div>I'm curious if <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Oceana </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">will confront the Chinese fishing industry (the president ? their pr people?) and/ or Mexico's HR and talk to them about how we need to keep our sharks swimming around eating their prey. They could have a nice conversation about this and see where it leads. Open water territory is fishy in general. Also, how high of a value do you place on coral reefs? Sharks? There are many, many different species of sharks. Especially in the pacific and its a real shame to waste them away. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333300;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> </span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></i></b></span></div>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-86649677780959026212011-08-26T21:43:00.000-07:002011-08-26T21:45:31.301-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Jamie Wyeth Self Portrait</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVliFT7xWJ6_F0yi6f1fbKJiGoe_5Zc-pKzTohLO4_iAz5Bky8CtO9wgEmMpIxJO0kHq7Vk5VPvWG9JcoTp602SiWkz0ZXmecVz8ITHvQOlQ9E83a90n7aEJR57CcnlHSCl5q5NYmJZto/s1600/images-4.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVliFT7xWJ6_F0yi6f1fbKJiGoe_5Zc-pKzTohLO4_iAz5Bky8CtO9wgEmMpIxJO0kHq7Vk5VPvWG9JcoTp602SiWkz0ZXmecVz8ITHvQOlQ9E83a90n7aEJR57CcnlHSCl5q5NYmJZto/s400/images-4.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645392222573554690" /></a>
<br />Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-18525996553058646492011-08-26T21:26:00.000-07:002011-08-26T21:43:35.941-07:00The Congo: viva la African Grey<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhscp0U1-0LavTjvid6-AvcLsFuy1CkZ7TQllK7VfBpfbyJgmG3CkyJr4yN2EueSkWEN-B5t2QPNni2GQUxkF-s3PMRJcwCbYVILC5xJ3mDjRCjv2HVz5xB-_mjBDnYGI8x7d_ugsjPHtP/s1600/images-2.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 153px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhscp0U1-0LavTjvid6-AvcLsFuy1CkZ7TQllK7VfBpfbyJgmG3CkyJr4yN2EueSkWEN-B5t2QPNni2GQUxkF-s3PMRJcwCbYVILC5xJ3mDjRCjv2HVz5xB-_mjBDnYGI8x7d_ugsjPHtP/s200/images-2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645391786804323458" /></a>
<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#666666;">The African </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Grey </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">The Congo is full of emerald mystery, deep intrigue, and of course the most i n t e l l i g e n t bird of all. The African </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Grey. Supposedly the African Grey is hand in hand with the highland gorilla. Both have shown <i>on the record</i> to be able to communicate to people either through sign language (gorilla) or actually talking (the grey). Think about <b>Koko </b>the Gorilla and <b>Alex </b>the Grey. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">I think it's important to visualize the African Grey in the wild, because of its rare color combination. Grey and red. Is gray a color? Ask artist Jamie Wyeth and he will probably say <i>yes.</i> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Picturing </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">The African Grey</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Peeping out of a forest of green is</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Something </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">I could get into. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">
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<br /></span></span></div>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386832715864473947.post-20931126200629383482011-08-16T18:07:00.000-07:002011-08-16T18:23:43.281-07:00Bird Confrontation<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">This afternoon I took a walk on a nice bit of property at a quaint private school. In the backyard of the art building was a comfortable deck with a few tables and chairs- places to have lunch and gaze out at the small vista. I walked past this area and there I was ASSAULTED WITH LOUD SQUAWKING!!! A family of robins was protecting their young. They were completely freaking out- all out. This means that the robins were puffed out, and making fake-out attempts to dive bomb me with their pointy beaks and sharp bird feet. The young baby bird fell out of the nesting area and onto the ground/ I was scared. I was frightened of the situation in general and I put my keys and cell phone on one of the tables because I was so startled. Then I ran away. BUT....a few minutes later, after calming down, I went back. I had to get my belongings back. THE baby bird made a bee-line, and took off in a straight direction in a violent manner. The adult robins started freaking out AT ME and once again I was frightened and so I left. Before I went back that second time I did see a the dead corpse of a bird. This upset me further and made me stay in the back (the porch wraps around) and took heed from my cool, calm, and collected inner voice.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">(please excuse the fervent manner in which this is written, as I am attempting to make the frenzy that I faced come through in this hectic dialogue).</span></div>Bird Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332265564695615628noreply@blogger.com0