...I scratches.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
As long as the water's open, I'm staying!
So what if the air's 10 or 15 below? Water that is not frozen is at least 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Of course, if you don't have a thick layer of down feathers and a waterproof outer layer, you're doomed. But that hardly applies to me. I laugh at the cold.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
That sneaky person
That woman I live with is sure sneaky. She left recording equipment with me the other night when she went to bed, and didn't tell me it was on! I'd have done my louder, cooler calls if I'd known. I was quiet all night until about 1:30, when I just felt like talking for a bit. But I didn't do my cool trill, or my regular, longer, full-strength whinny. Anyway, if you're interested, here's my entire night's production, an unedited recording which lasts a little more than 4 minutes, with all my normal pauses between calls.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
So I thought I'd give her a thrill
That human who lives with me brings me a freshly defrosted mouse every night, and she's really not such a bad person, for a human. So tonight I gave her a thrill—I let her record my voice. I wasn't about to let loose with some great calls, not with the microphone right there, but still, I've never seen her so excited. Was it really worth it?
Sunday, January 9, 2011
The sad truth about Woodstock
Anyone with a field guide to North American birds knows that Woodstock is a female Prothonotary Warbler, artistically captured during an unfortunate moment in her molt. She started her Peanuts role as secretary, a befitting role for any prothonotary. (If you don't believe me, look it up!) What people may not realize is that this poor bird had to pretend to be a male in order to be accepted as a friend, rather than a "lowly" secretary, by a certain beagle who shall go unnamed.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
What to do if TSA gropes you
We chickadees have absolutely no constitutional rights. But we can fly freely without anyone X-raying or groping us.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
People can see those other chickadees anywhere.
C'mon up to the Sax Zim Bog Birding Festival to see ME!
Hey--come on up and visit ME!
I love the Sax-Zim Bog Birding Festival. Some of those other owls are shy around people, but not us Northern Hawk Owls. Come on up and visit!
Not so very angry, but still...
So I'm on a very limited budget. But I know what I'm getting all my friends this year. Not that I have anything against pigs, but this is fun.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Gotta hand it to Bernie Sanders
He can talk way longer without a break than I can. He repeats less than I do, too. But just like me, he tells it like it is.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
The right side of the window
Birds wish ALL cats were on that side of the window. Us squirrels, too!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Keeping white feathers white
I'm rather proud of my plumage, if I do say so myself. Anyone have any suggestions for keeping it beautiful this winter in the Gulf?
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
The world seems like a wonderful place to be!
Mommy and Daddy are catching fish for me, and also teaching me how to find and catch my own. And they're showing me how to protect myself from danger. They've been alive for many years, and know everything loons need to know to survive. They said sometimes we get a storm or Bad Thing, but they also said that when I made it to the Gulf of Mexico this fall, it would be really fun and exciting, and I'd know just how to deal with any problems I encountered. What could be better? Yep--earth's the right place for me!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Thought I'd give people a treat!
We Alder Flycatchers don't usually pose for photos. But heck--we're as beautiful as any, in my opinion, so I decided it was time to let a photographer see me up close and personal. Click on the photo and view "all sizes" to see how close I let her in. And after you look, please go away.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
Idyllic summer
I sure hope the oil gusher is over, and everything is cleaned up, by the time I head down to the tropics. I can't afford gas masks for me, my mate, and our chicks.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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