tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post1453046665831570890..comments2024-03-28T21:18:33.847-04:00Comments on Travels With Birds: Still staying local.....David M. Gascoigne,http://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-75162077248667998162021-06-25T17:46:26.157-04:002021-06-25T17:46:26.157-04:00Hi David,
Although I don't think it's goo...Hi David, <br />Although I don't think it's good for the squirrel to taste human food, it looks so cute in the photos.<br />Nature offers us so much beauty. I am always enchanted by your photos, I loved the elegant Iris, the beautiful birds and the wonderful butterflies and insects.<br />How amazing is your little princess Lily, they grow so fast, don't they?Maria Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339088623806572344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-67341791755160496932021-06-23T15:12:53.581-04:002021-06-23T15:12:53.581-04:00Querido amigo muchas gracias por este hermoso pase...Querido amigo muchas gracias por este hermoso paseo lleno de vida. Me parece fascinante ese hermoso pájaro carpintero. Todas las fotos son realmente geniales. Lily es una niña hermosa y muy sonriente, su carita desprende alegría. Un enorme abrazo para ti y para Miriam.La Biosfera de Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12233418761907152712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-22106647053174181162021-06-23T11:45:13.796-04:002021-06-23T11:45:13.796-04:00Thank you, David, for sharing such a magnificent a...Thank you, David, for sharing such a magnificent adventure! <br /><br />Your local wanderings offered some truly spectacular sights. I really like the French nom for one of our favorite woodpeckers and shall be using it often. The insects, birds, flowers - all simply wonderful!<br /><br />We're beginning to get regularly scheduled summer thunderstorms which is good. We have had a very dry Spring.<br /><br />All the best to you and Miriam.Wally Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121368850135565674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-67501312010798348202021-06-23T05:57:38.889-04:002021-06-23T05:57:38.889-04:00Hi David,
I am sorry to say that the Homo ignoramu...Hi David,<br />I am sorry to say that the Homo ignoramus disgusticus is not just in Canada a species we encouter too often. Especially during weekends it apears that polluting is a habit many people are very fond of. Unfortunately the pollution is not the only problem, because we are - generally spoken - making the world less and less attractive for our grandchildren. What kind of a heritage this is!<br />These days we luckily still have the chance to enjoy the nature of gardens, parks and woods. There still is a lot to be seen, but who knows how our surroudings will look like after 30-40 years?<br />Let's not finish to pessimistic. I enjoyed looking at the pictures you showed us here. The woodpecker, dragonflies and butterflies were great to look at.<br />Greetings, KeesKees van Dommelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937232281857503609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-4238060982916720262021-06-23T05:50:05.681-04:002021-06-23T05:50:05.681-04:00Thank you David! (And I'm glad I'm not bei...Thank you David! (And I'm glad I'm not being a pest. :-) I found the Audubon page for the Great Crested Flycatcher, and that definitely looks like the lovely pair that I saw. My shed is near one of the wooded edges of my property, and is partly overshadowed by tree branches. So I'm going to assume they're mostly living "within the canopy of tall trees in summer" and that I was lucky to get a view of them.Anne (cornucopia)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397114017003817397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-10714873447571833402021-06-22T16:20:50.483-04:002021-06-22T16:20:50.483-04:00Hi David,
such a wonderful post, with an abundance...Hi David,<br />such a wonderful post, with an abundance of colorful species: insects, flowers (ah... this blue iris) and birds in a lush green surrounding. I enjoyed it very much. <br />Well, apart from the squirrel eating from a plastic can offcourse. 😥 <br />After a very wet springtime, waterlevels are back to normal here again (after several years being too dry - we never expected it could be) and everything is looking very green and growing high up here too.<br /><br />Best regards, Corrie<br />Corriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123974739668662003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-87183547363894215652021-06-21T19:47:14.439-04:002021-06-21T19:47:14.439-04:00Maravilloso como siempre tus reportajes, me encant...Maravilloso como siempre tus reportajes, me encanta todo lo que tiene que ver con la naturaleza. Lily se ve preciosa, creciendo día a día. Encantador que disfrutes con Miriam. Abrazos.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402717341051324422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-12978064096350462482021-06-21T18:27:05.226-04:002021-06-21T18:27:05.226-04:00Thank you once again for all the information and w...Thank you once again for all the information and wonderful photographs you include in your posts.<br />It is most often during the evening that I sit and read your latest post, invariably with a cup of tea, a pleasant way to spend some time.<br /><br />Love the name of that wine!<br />Lily is amazing and very supple, loved the last picture of her with Heather.<br /><br />Have a great week, I'm sure you will be out and about enjoying all that nature offers.<br />My good wishes.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-36989459084348039902021-06-21T11:07:27.665-04:002021-06-21T11:07:27.665-04:00I think that more households do that than we like ...I think that more households do that than we like to believe. I even avoid restaurants that expect me to use disposables. And you are right, the food doesn't taste the same at all. Eating should be a pleasure, an event, not merely stuffing food in your mouth.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-87540749034465501222021-06-21T09:42:01.101-04:002021-06-21T09:42:01.101-04:00Lily is so cute. We literally no longer can put ou...Lily is so cute. We literally no longer can put our feet in our mouth, she beats us all on that!<br />Sadly too many people leave their rubbish behind...<br />Many years ago I met an American woman who never used real cutlery or plates, just plastic plates and cutlery which she then threw away, just to avoid washing up. I could never understand that, as I think the food just doesn't taste the same served in a plastic plate, apart from creating so much more waste.<br />Samihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467163627586022816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-86372488750132291272021-06-21T09:00:38.022-04:002021-06-21T09:00:38.022-04:00We had better think of a way soon, or it will be t...We had better think of a way soon, or it will be too late for all of us.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-45460129727101148352021-06-21T08:41:33.279-04:002021-06-21T08:41:33.279-04:00Oh look at Lily, she seems to have grown a lot all...Oh look at Lily, she seems to have grown a lot all of a sudden! The pictures of the Flicker are stunning, a gorgeous bird and definitely helpful to have around. It's nice to see everything looking so green right now, not so nice to see the squirrel and it's 'snack' we are not treating our planet with the respect it deserves, the solutions may seem simple but to implement such changes on a global scale.......not so simple. Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453290738987000802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-38624482289151492022021-06-21T07:33:58.394-04:002021-06-21T07:33:58.394-04:00Bluets are a challenge, that's a fact!Bluets are a challenge, that's a fact! David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-51101545978717396052021-06-21T07:30:03.600-04:002021-06-21T07:30:03.600-04:00Thanks for the links, Carolina. I will send them t...Thanks for the links, Carolina. I will send them to my Argentinian friends here in Canada. Besos xxxDavid M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-40096639609065089262021-06-21T07:05:40.337-04:002021-06-21T07:05:40.337-04:00Kudos to you for doing what you can, Nancy. I know...Kudos to you for doing what you can, Nancy. I know that I have seen posts of yours in the past where you have taken your own containers to bulk food stores and takeout restaurants.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-10162038969034444852021-06-21T03:51:22.311-04:002021-06-21T03:51:22.311-04:00Oh my, Lily is SO adorable. What a sweetie-pie :)...Oh my, Lily is SO adorable. What a sweetie-pie :)<br />And I can think of nothing more pleasurable than sitting in your Dell surrounded by nature. MxxAt Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-31971377121638045502021-06-21T00:47:55.211-04:002021-06-21T00:47:55.211-04:00You have found a pretty dragonfly. It is sad that ...You have found a pretty dragonfly. It is sad that visitors to the park didn't take away the plastic containers when they leave. Cute squirrel is enjoying whatever is left in the plastic container. Before the pandemic, we were doing quite a good job of recycling but now, the usage of plastic containers has increased due to food delivery that there is an increased in plastic garbage. We try our best in using our own containers but at times, it is unavoidable. Lily is very cute and very entertaining. Love the series of birds and flowers photos. Have a fabulous new week.Nancy Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790364807514237397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-75084627588479998292021-06-20T22:32:55.341-04:002021-06-20T22:32:55.341-04:00Dear teacher, good evening! i am shocked by the wo...Dear teacher, good evening! i am shocked by the wonderful post, <br />the green shines all around, <br />i see a wonderful world, i see babies like a fairy from the forest,<br />i see birds that want to pierce your patio and i see insects <br />in a glorious sexual orgy... hahahahahahahaha! You are always so nice, always simpatico; without a doubt you put a lot of fun in your posts.<br />I support your motion for the wildlife and the squirrel so loving, who i adore. <br />They are my friends here, in my little house in the forest. The squirrels, the rabbits and my pink-nosed unicorn have tea every afternoon at 5 o'clock.<br />Many kisses and hugs and i wish you and Miriam continue to enjoy <br />such a glorious summer and without the obligation to tell me anything at all.<br /><br />We also consume Don David wine at home! wine advertising is interpreted by Santiago Lange, so seeing your photo of the bottle moved me a lot, you woke up my furious patriotism jajaja! (please, it's just a little joke).<br />Sending many greetings, kisses and hugs, oh, and forgot to say something else, we are all vaccinated! life is good.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPG1IwDAhic&ab_channel=Meli2104Meli2104<br /><br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v36EXQbJUBI&ab_channel=ELARCHIVISTA<br /><br /><br /><br />Adios, saludos!Hada de las Rosashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027416874842425813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-77928865750690685712021-06-20T19:00:49.362-04:002021-06-20T19:00:49.362-04:00Beautiful series of images of your neighborhood. I...Beautiful series of images of your neighborhood. I really like the Northern flicker ones. Barn swallows remind me of spring and summer. The butterfly series is excellent too. And I also saw that you had a great time with a good wine from Salta.<br />Saludos amigo!Hernán Tolosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438533050915843307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-69993797083597758002021-06-20T15:33:15.255-04:002021-06-20T15:33:15.255-04:00That really sounds like the trip from hell, Diane!...That really sounds like the trip from hell, Diane!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-21071846398103182692021-06-20T14:55:13.823-04:002021-06-20T14:55:13.823-04:00We have a whole army of soldier beetles in our gar...We have a whole army of soldier beetles in our garden at the moment. Everywhere you look there is a soldier!!! <br />Last Tuesday we decided to take a trip to a bird park, 1 1/2 hours from us. !5 months since we have been anywhere out of our radius!!! Not much went right and it was too hot for birds as well. The trip home took us over 5 hours. Two trucks collided one bursting into flames. We sat in a motionless car for well over 3 hours with the temperature reading 40C. We are still trying to recover!!<br />Keep well, DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-75276195903681997412021-06-20T14:05:38.969-04:002021-06-20T14:05:38.969-04:00lol, I see you have the same problem as I have, to...lol, I see you have the same problem as I have, to ID Bluets. I stopped trying when I realised you need a microscope to do it. Loved to see all butterflies. :)NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-57080639271835006982021-06-20T11:19:10.973-04:002021-06-20T11:19:10.973-04:00Hi David!!! Beautiful set of pictures... Nice bird...Hi David!!! Beautiful set of pictures... Nice birds and others... Lilly really adorable... Happy summer aheadAna Mínguez Corellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08137498163471145255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-43189860631424679602021-06-20T10:06:46.152-04:002021-06-20T10:06:46.152-04:00It's quite amazing how greenness and overgrown...It's quite amazing how greenness and overgrownness seems to happen suddenly, after missing it all winter and then suddenly.... BAM!<br />I agree about the litter and garbage everywhere. Some of it might possibly be accidental, but the majority is discarded by careless people who don't give a damn about where they live or where their children and grandchildren will have to live. I try very hard to recycle whatever I can, and to buy items that I need that don't have excess packaging, but really it's a losing battle.<br />Nice photos of all the wildlife including the squirrel and Lily.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-18226274688723777602021-06-20T09:08:13.995-04:002021-06-20T09:08:13.995-04:00It's a bit of a relief, Richard, to hear that ...It's a bit of a relief, Richard, to hear that even you have trouble with bluets. My sense of inadequacy is not quite so deep! We were invited to spend time on the patio with good friends yesterday and we quaffed Don David (among others) with great cheeses, wonderful olives, and pretzels. If my knickers become twisted it will be a small price to pay! David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com