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Terry
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His coloring is Beautiful! I can't wait untill I see other birds here this spring,, So far I just have the finches, Juncos, bluejays and cardinals and mockingbirds and Robins that I see everyday,
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
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that is beautiful. I'm like you Diane. I have the same birds all the time. I've never seen a Junco in my yard.
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You'll probably see most of the same birds this spring that you are seeing now. spring migrants tend to stay inforesty brushy areas and not so much in Suburban yards. During migration in YOUR particular areas, go to nature parks, especially near lakes, streams, and rivers. Many nature centers in these parks will have spring bird hikes.
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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I was thinking of joining a nature Bird tracking place here there are a lot of them here! and a lot of areas near My home,,, We have a lake with in a mile or two of me with trails ,,
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I checked on line and found a club in Charlotte. I've thought about joining up too.
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Check their schedules and register for their hikes. Go on as many as you POSSIBLY can. That's the way to see and learn. And, if you can, go to Bird Bandings. You get to see the birds under ideal close-up conditions.
I go to the Hikes at Radnor Lake State Park in Brentwood, TN, and the Hikes at the Warner Parks in Nashville. On my OWN, I visit Couchville Lake at Long Hunter State Park, in Mt. Juliet, TN, the Stones River Greenway about 4 miles from my house, and Shelby Greenway near downtown Nashville, TN.
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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I keep saying it. I wish we all lived close together. We could have our own club.
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ME TOOOOOOOOOOO Sheri!!!!!
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I keep saying it. I wish we all lived close together. We could have our own club. Yeah, it's a bit far for me to come. But I enjoy seeing all your photos; it's almost like being there ('cept for the cold and the dihydrogen oxide stuff and all of that, really).
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HA HA STEVE; Maybe you can hop a kangaroo..........
Sheri you ought to go and take your hubby and walk an walk an walk. gock too an
show me stuff we never see. I dont have to buy bird magazine anymore.. tee hee . This forum is more educational..LOl
PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..
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HA HA STEVE; Maybe you can hop a kangaroo..........
But ALAS,Steve was MUCH too large to fit into Kangaroo's pouch...
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..
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Wow this thread really took on a humorous side for me when you began to talk about bird watching groups because for 10 years now I have said to myself every spring that I think that I would join a bird or nature group but then once I get up early in the mornings and go out and feed up all my wild life and pets and come back in the house I can't wait to hit the shower. Just about 30 or 40 minuets out in the heat and humidity and I am done for. I wouldn't make it hiking for more than a mile and there would be no room in my back pack for ledgers, binoculars and equipment that I would need because I would be lugging a keg of ice cold tea on my back and having to stop every few yards for a glass of the cold stuff. Oh yes, a spritz bottle of water and a portable fan. So every spring I "THINK" about joining and every spring I quickly change my mind.
My next house will have no kitchen - just vending machines and a large trash can.
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HA HA STEVE; Maybe you can hop a kangaroo..........
Sheri you ought to go and take your hubby and walk an walk an walk. gock too an
show me stuff we never see. I dont have to buy bird magazine anymore.. tee hee . This forum is more educational..LOl
The only kangaroo that would get me there is the red and white flying one, known around here as QANTAS.
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Scratch you and I both. I would have to take my 4 wheeler ........ It would scared the dickens out of the birds...... A slow park is best I think.
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Wow this thread really took on a humorous side for me when you began to talk about bird watching groups because for 10 years now I have said to myself every spring that I think that I would join a bird or nature group but then once I get up early in the mornings and go out and feed up all my wild life and pets and come back in the house I can't wait to hit the shower. Just about 30 or 40 minuets out in the heat and humidity and I am done for. I wouldn't make it hiking for more than a mile and there would be no room in my back pack for ledgers, binoculars and equipment that I would need because I would be lugging a keg of ice cold tea on my back and having to stop every few yards for a glass of the cold stuff. Oh yes, a spritz bottle of water and a portable fan. So every spring I "THINK" about joining and every spring I quickly change my mind. I'd have to take my Pepsi along too. (and maybe a cookie) PS dodge, I don't think you can take your 4 wheeler.
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No one is obligated to go the whole route on these hikes. and they're often several DIFFERENT hikes from different groups and individuals, going on at once. We meet up and exchange information constantly.
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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I might join up. My problem is that I live far out and the town close to me, Monroe, doesn't offer much of anything. The group I read about online usually meets up in Charlotte at a place that is 45 minutes from me to start with and then breaks into groups from there. If I can talk a friend into coming with me I won't feel so left out if I just meet whatever group I decide to hook up with.
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Why can't stevie_g fit into Kangaroo's pouch???
Dot did!!
(So I'm wierd...I remember obscure kiddie cartoons...)
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Find a nice river or streamside near you or a lake and starting walking in mid-April to the first of June. The best time is from 7:00 AM to about Noon. You don't need to go with a group, but it helps......a LOT, at first.
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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Invite Ole Shirley to come along,,,,,,,,,,SHe manages to get into broken buses. SHe can walk a line with you..
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I picked up a 20 pound (10 kg.) bag of BOSS at TSC today. Just $13.00.
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I can beat that. My local hardware store (in Roanoke, actually) had it a week or so ago @ about $23 for a 50 pound bag.
Terry
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The 50 pound bag of BOSS at TSC was $20.00.
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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Now that I think about it, it was 2 25 pound bags that I got. The closest TSC to me is in Salem. It's unfortunately out of my way, so I've never been there.
Terry
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Thorn, I am going to plant some blackoil sunflowerseed in my gardens this time. The seeds are germinating in my lil greenhouse now. Why buy it , if one can grow them..
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Dodge, a lot of the sunflower seed that spills out of my feeders sprouts and I just let it grow for the Goldfinches to eat right off the plant. I don't harvest it to save, because I don't have enough room, but hey, you living on a farm could probably plant acres of it.
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i declair. Indeed your right .........So my birds can live happily after.. LOL
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we have a sunflower seeds producer in our area. The fields are beautiful. I'll try and remember to get a picture this year.
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Sheri
Why are you driving to Philadelphia??????
New job?
b :wink:
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I do have a niece living in Philly.
I'm not leaving this good job.
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Why can't stevie_g fit into Kangaroo's pouch???
Dot did!!
(So I'm wierd...I remember obscure kiddie cartoons...)
Annette Kids' movies rock! (But I don't remember that cartoon)
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Actually that quote was from a little vignette on the Jethro Tull album,"A Passion Play". This vignette was called, "The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles".
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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Kangaroo were hopping mad
that's my favorite line.
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That was a delightful little vignette I thought.
Bye-the-bye, Jethro Tull is my FAVORITE group of all time! Even over, The Beatles! I have EVERY song that the group and their front man Ian Anderson has EVER recorded as far as I am able to discover to date. They also wrote and recorded what I think is the BEST song ever made in History, "Velvet Green" on the album, "Songs From The Wood". ALMOST as good is the song, "Weathercock" from the "Heavy Horses" album. Both of these have a medieval, mystical, erotic mood about them, full of double-entendre' and allusion.
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I love Jethro Tull--Thorny I especially Love Locomotive Breath. Thanks for reminding me to listen to it.
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Dodge, a lot of the sunflower seed that spills out of my feeders sprouts and I just let it grow for the Goldfinches to eat right off the plant. I don't harvest it to save, because I don't have enough room, but hey, you living on a farm could probably plant acres of it. so thorny is there a trick to harvesting them??---I tried to grow my own one time and I had no luck---I guess I did not dry them properly???
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I like Jethro too.
Carol Jean, I've never actually tried to harvest any but the ones I've grown naturally dried out and what the birds didn't eat I brought in and saved for the next year.
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