tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post7365580302660741023..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: A couple of photos of birdsCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-66621655957170882572011-12-03T16:10:05.931+00:002011-12-03T16:10:05.931+00:00Beautiful scenes Juliet! I love photos of flocks t...Beautiful scenes Juliet! I love photos of flocks taking off like this. It certainly looks windy out there!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072345959644694466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-65735481300883428292011-12-01T11:43:01.874+00:002011-12-01T11:43:01.874+00:00Love these. The top one particularly, sings to me....Love these. The top one particularly, sings to me.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-75920159656097529372011-12-01T03:31:08.819+00:002011-12-01T03:31:08.819+00:00Sometimes birds of any feather will stick together...Sometimes birds of any feather will stick together. <br />Nice combo.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-28820543815403489782011-11-30T18:09:32.646+00:002011-11-30T18:09:32.646+00:00Neat pictures Crafty Green, Love the C. goose pass...Neat pictures Crafty Green, Love the C. goose passing himself off as a swan. Those two species have there bad dispositions in common if nothing else!Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-56509244110212077982011-11-30T17:38:45.422+00:002011-11-30T17:38:45.422+00:00Lovely captures!Lovely captures!Pathttp://bailey-road.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-12892912316792485282011-11-30T16:32:45.889+00:002011-11-30T16:32:45.889+00:00It's amazing to see a flock of shorebirds like...It's amazing to see a flock of shorebirds like this and the photo has captured it beautifully!sunflowerkat https://www.blogger.com/profile/11643564072168293568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-78130032273443578782011-11-30T14:14:31.919+00:002011-11-30T14:14:31.919+00:00So much movement, so many white birds. beautiful b...So much movement, so many white birds. beautiful blues - what a thrilling sight! Lovely image!Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-31255649997333176072011-11-30T13:38:23.411+00:002011-11-30T13:38:23.411+00:00So many shorebirds! At least the goose has some fr...So many shorebirds! At least the goose has some friends! LOLBrian Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937257563835611400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-12794012495108171332011-11-30T08:38:00.589+00:002011-11-30T08:38:00.589+00:00Weaver - hen harrier, how exciting, a wonderful bi...Weaver - hen harrier, how exciting, a wonderful bird to see! <br /><br />Mick - our bar tailed godwits are here for the winter. And Stewart - our godwits are different birds to your godwits, though possibly the same species. <br /><br />bunnits - yes soundslike a good trip to make on your own! <br /><br />Christina - yes the goose is perfect just as it is isn't it? <br /><br />Cariol, Michelle - yes just making friends perhaps....Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-48541967933832741442011-11-30T08:30:52.598+00:002011-11-30T08:30:52.598+00:00Hi there - the godwits are great - hard to underst...Hi there - the godwits are great - hard to understand how they can fly so far when they migrate.<br /><br />Stewart M - AustraliaStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-36124623130143196562011-11-30T02:36:49.785+00:002011-11-30T02:36:49.785+00:00Great photos. The first really captures the numbe...Great photos. The first really captures the number of birds diving and twirling over the shore. Perhaps the lone goose is just trying to make friends.Carol Steel https://www.blogger.com/profile/01331628292567383426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-88874715616186222982011-11-30T01:07:19.601+00:002011-11-30T01:07:19.601+00:00Mr. Canada desperately wants to be a graceful swan...Mr. Canada desperately wants to be a graceful swan. I hope he knows he is perfect as he is. <br /><br />Great photos.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10162908970037557053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-62721540582729612802011-11-30T01:03:34.423+00:002011-11-30T01:03:34.423+00:00The goose is cute, swimming gracefully with the sw...The goose is cute, swimming gracefully with the swans. Wonder if they are color blind.Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919719601969345138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-7701244735387838642011-11-30T00:36:17.205+00:002011-11-30T00:36:17.205+00:00Love the photos. In the past, I've had the opp...Love the photos. In the past, I've had the opportunity to go with the kids on field trips to Wheeler Wildlife Preserve where they have a great viewing setup for watching waterfowl and a good education program. I think it's time for a trip on my own.bunnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762412508859521913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-72304013071284501162011-11-29T22:14:44.913+00:002011-11-29T22:14:44.913+00:00Wow, that is a lot of shorebirds. What a great sig...Wow, that is a lot of shorebirds. What a great sighting. I enjoyed the photos, thanks for sharing.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-28217471861121830632011-11-29T20:47:11.872+00:002011-11-29T20:47:11.872+00:00I think that geese just like to be with other gees...I think that geese just like to be with other geese..amazing number of birds...Michelleramb,ingwoodshttp://ramblingwoods.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-2007572232052776362011-11-29T20:27:56.643+00:002011-11-29T20:27:56.643+00:00Canada Geese can be a little like that!! Boom &...Canada Geese can be a little like that!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328368010048580769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-64523876520073789492011-11-29T20:04:18.924+00:002011-11-29T20:04:18.924+00:00Great to see large flocks of shorebirds and seabir...Great to see large flocks of shorebirds and seabirds like that. Do the Bar-tailed Godwits spend the winter in your area? The ones that migrate down here for our Australian summer come all the way from Alaska.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-26951067337039618902011-11-29T19:26:23.870+00:002011-11-29T19:26:23.870+00:00I can imagine voices, which have to belong to firs...I can imagine voices, which have to belong to first photo :) It is beautiful photo, perhaps more beautiful without those voices :)<br />Different kind of goose are flying over my homeplace or sometimes they are landing for a while during their migration. I hope, I can once see their landing :)<br />It was nice to see your photos here!LeenaHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231696461049034790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-32002888469679725942011-11-29T18:59:59.079+00:002011-11-29T18:59:59.079+00:00It's lovely to see your local wildlife..It's lovely to see your local wildlife..theconstantwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-88613911190553870552011-11-29T16:53:37.507+00:002011-11-29T16:53:37.507+00:00Geese we have a plenty around here but no swans, m...Geese we have a plenty around here but no swans, mute or otherwise. They are beautiful birds.Martha Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951661712327698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-38492020484921807392011-11-29T16:37:30.106+00:002011-11-29T16:37:30.106+00:00Perhaps that goose is the ugly duckling in reverse...Perhaps that goose is the ugly duckling in reverse... <br /><br />Love that first photo.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-15043331550721359802011-11-29T15:58:02.204+00:002011-11-29T15:58:02.204+00:00Last evening, on our way home from a shopping trip...Last evening, on our way home from a shopping trip which was especially tedious, we saw a hen harrier working a field - it made the whole trip worthwhile.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com