Comments on: thinking tomatoes a tad early

By: joyce

joyce — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:05:03 +0000

I meant the beak was large and thick, not the bird.

By: joyce

joyce — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:02:27 +0000

‘Don’t think it was a grosbeak, though it was sort of large and thick. Aren’t their beaks “off-center” somewhat? I’m in Baltimore, where some very unlikely birds make appearances now and then. (Today I watched a black and white (or light gray)hummingbird perch on a branch and sing his little heart out…)

By: margaret

margaret — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:12:56 +0000

I was thinking of “first year” I guess, maybe using terms wrong. But in the first summer (before they migrate) I see all these adult-sized birds here who are not typical colors (but not babies either).
Is it a grosbeak of some kind? Not sure your location…

By: joyce

joyce — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:36:23 +0000

Margaret, that was not a juvie! It was a tad larger than the usual cardinal, and much beefier. The plumage was red and gold, the beak yellow-orange, but it did have bit of a “mask”. If it was a female cardinal, she had just came back from the salon… I tried looking her up, but couldn’t find a match.

By: andrea

andrea — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:49:12 +0000

Gazpacho. Yum. Big, beefy tomatoes. A soupÃ§on of good red wine vinegar. Perhaps a bunch of chopped cilantro or dill. Shallots, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper. Finish with a smooth dollop of plain yoghurt (Fage?) and a garlic rubbed toasted croÃ»ton., I love the tomatoes of summer! Can hardly wait till tomorrow.