Comments on: why i count birds (& why you should)

By: margaret

margaret — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:00:34 +0000

Welcome, Candace, and so glad to “meet” someone who gets the bird thing. I love what you say: “a gift to humanity.” Thanks.

By: Candace

Candace — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:48:25 +0000

Hi Margaret,
I have been watching birds since my mother gave me my first Petersen Guide in 1969. I haven’t participated in a bird count in awhile, but used to. I need to get back to it. After work, I sit outside with my binoculars and watch the birds at my birdfeeders and in the garden for hours. I find it a great way to unwind and never tire of their beauty and antics. What a gift to humanity they offer.

By: margaret

margaret — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:10:52 +0000

Indeed! I could get lost just listening, watching (and I do).

By: Zehav Wolosky

Zehav Wolosky — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:45:18 +0000

Birds also add another dimension to the garden – motion (as do butterflies) and sound – I love listening to their songs. And don’t forget the amazing engineering that goes into building the various nests.

By: margaret

margaret — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:08:21 +0000

love your mother-in-law anecdote, elizabeth. and let me know which birds you meet. everyone here is in a dither this week, noisy as can be, staking territory and arguing over the best spots in the best trees. a pair of flycatchers (they nest on shelves, not in cavities) decided the back-porch rafters were not good enough this year, their usual haunt, and for 2008 have chosen the spot where the incoming electric and phone wires touch the house, up under the eaves. weird. hope their young don’t come out all screwy from such a birthing place.