A pair of Doves
The cutest Blue Jay
The resident Woodpecker
We have a pair of those fellows, too.
I’m not nearly the photog that some of you are but these are a few little offerings from our garden. We have loads of birds. We have Blue Jays, Woodpeckers, Blackbirds, Doves, Cardinals, Brown Thrashers, and many others. Watching them is a fun pastime.
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May 18, 2014 at 3:06 pm
Beautiful pics. Do they sing to you? I love the sound of whistling birds.
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May 18, 2014 at 3:07 pm
There is constantly the chirping of birds around here!
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May 18, 2014 at 3:08 pm
Oh, yeah, I guess a bit too much of that could get old.
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May 18, 2014 at 3:11 pm
No, I don’t mind it all. I love to hear them singing their songs. My husband went around dutifully hanging feeders just so we could have a yard-full. The blackbirds land on the feeder and give it a good shake so all the seed falls out on the ground. Then all the other birds come and peck it up. They are so much fun to watch!
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May 18, 2014 at 3:07 pm
cool 🙂
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May 18, 2014 at 3:23 pm
I see no reason why you don’t consider this pics great.
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May 18, 2014 at 3:52 pm
Oh thanks, Mak! These were pretty good. I put the camera on multiple shots and just held the button down. These were the best out of about a hundred.
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May 19, 2014 at 4:27 am
That is not far from what happens to me too. I take photos and at the end only a few are worth exposing to the public.
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May 19, 2014 at 8:02 am
“I take photos and at the end only a few are worth exposing to the public.”
Noel, welcome to the world of professional photography. 😉
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May 19, 2014 at 11:13 am
Victoria, am receiving donations for a camera. I promise I will post photos more often than I do now
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May 19, 2014 at 11:14 am
Donations?
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May 19, 2014 at 11:16 am
Like camera, lenses you know those tools for good photography 🙂
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May 19, 2014 at 11:18 am
Are you back on skype?
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May 19, 2014 at 11:25 am
They’ve been doing construction in our area and it’s affected my Internet speed, so when I’m on Skype I can’t browse without it being soooooo slow. Seems like Net Neutrality is alive and well in my neck of the woods.
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May 19, 2014 at 12:08 pm
Too bad. Let us talk when you are up and running
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May 19, 2014 at 12:08 pm
For sure, my good friend.
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May 19, 2014 at 11:26 am
Correction: Seems like Net Neutrality is NOT alive and well in my neck of the woods.
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May 18, 2014 at 3:32 pm
When I lived in the SF Bay Area, there was a tree right outside my bedroom window that FILLED with birds in the springtime. I loved hearing them except they usually woke me up way before I was ready. Obviously, they were on a different schedule. 😉
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May 18, 2014 at 3:53 pm
I usually wake up at daybreak with the birds, but our bedroom is on the second floor so they don’t bother us too much. 😉
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May 18, 2014 at 3:45 pm
Ha! Seems everyone is on a bird kick.
We don’t get Blue Jays down here.
The only time I have ever seen n in fact was on an episode of the Big Bang Theory.
And the woodpecker! You lucky fish.
I have only ever heard one once on our property, but never seen one.
Have you tried enlarging them?
They look in focus and shouldn’t suffer with making them bigger?
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May 18, 2014 at 3:47 pm
Okay…dumb reply. I just click on the photo…. 🙂
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May 18, 2014 at 3:51 pm
I love the Woodpecker on the tree. I tried to get a better close-up but by the time I zoomed in and got re-focused he was gone! But they hang out in our back garden, so I’ll have another go. They are gorgeous birds, but somewhat destructive. They haven’t destroyed any of our wood but every now and again I can hear them on our neighbor’s metal roof. Sounds like a machine gun going off!
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May 18, 2014 at 3:53 pm
Smile…I can imagine!
But that is peanuts to put up with for the treat of having them in your garden.
I am going to look into suspending a nectar feeder for the Sun Birds – maybe I will get better shots?
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May 18, 2014 at 3:55 pm
We don’t get Sun Birds here. We get Ruby Throated Hummers, though. I’ve been meaning to get a nectar feeder up to try to attract them but have been a little lazy about it. I think it might be a bit too late for this season, but I’m going to try it anyway.
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May 18, 2014 at 4:13 pm
Great pics. The resident woodpecker is my favorite one of the lot. The bluejay being my second fav. Those rascals are so mean.
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May 18, 2014 at 4:34 pm
I really like the woodpecker shot, too! I looked out my kitchen window and there he was, perched up on that shed! I grabbed my camera and only got a couple of shots off before he was gone so I was quite pleased that one turned out so well.
Those bluejays are mean! I’m surprised we have such a variety with those things around. The blackbirds, too. They’re quite territorial.
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May 18, 2014 at 4:27 pm
Great shots! I’m so impressed you’ve got woodpeckers! And residents, no less. Hope you get one of your ruby throated hummingbirds, they look gorgeous (googled them).
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May 18, 2014 at 4:31 pm
Maybe…I’ll see what I get. Ruby Throated hummingbirds are migratory so I think I might be catching them on the tale-end of their migration, though I have had people tell me they get them in their gardens all summer long. They send out scouts in the spring to find their food source and hang out there until they’re ready to move on. I’ll be very lucky if I get any this year.
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May 18, 2014 at 4:40 pm
Violet, the ruby throated hummingbirds are very common where I live. They are my favorite and come around mostly during the spring and fall. I have feeders for them and make sure that there are no chemicals or food colorings in their nectar.
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May 18, 2014 at 4:51 pm
Yes, feed the hummingbirds, not the trolls. 😀
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May 18, 2014 at 4:57 pm
Slap me already. lol
I don’t allow trolls on my blog. 😀
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May 18, 2014 at 5:03 pm
Those sneaky trolls. They’ll take the crumbs. 😉
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May 18, 2014 at 5:10 pm
We should know better, right? But the next time one particular rat troll shows his long, gnarly tail, I’m going to put out one big-ass trap.
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May 18, 2014 at 5:12 pm
Hahaha!
I’m not trying to trap any trolls. Those things are nasty critters. There’s no telling what kinds of diseases they carry.
No, I think my initial strategy is best. I shall return to it. Don’t feed the trolls. Even the tiniest scrap makes them hang around the kitchen door like a stray cat.
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May 18, 2014 at 5:18 pm
I agree. Collectively, we shouldn’t feed the trolls. Then he will go away. But when a troll says chit to someone I’ve come to respect and admire — I’m not keeping this trap shut. What pisses me off about it all, though, is he’s laughing about it. He got just the reaction he was hoping for. 😦
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May 18, 2014 at 5:23 pm
I really do appreciate you and Ark calling him out. He was definitely out of line. I just didn’t behave as though I was taking it seriously because, well, that’s what he wanted. Either that or he’s twelve and he just learned those words and couldn’t wait to use them.
It was totally for the shock value. I wanted him to know it didn’t go unnoticed, but I also didn’t want to let him think he’d gotten the better of me. I thought if I playfully chided him he’d drop it but he didn’t. Truth be told, I think I pretty well got the better of him and he admitted as much, but being on the losing end couldn’t just let it drop or he’d lose face(as if he has face with us, but anyway). You know what I mean. He couldn’t let me have the last word because that would mean I was right.
At any rate he’s tried to draw me out today and…no dice!
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May 18, 2014 at 5:27 pm
Ruth, you handled it with much grace and integrity. I’m glad you did say something to him, even if his intentions were for shock value, which was obvious. He knew just what words to use, based on the post theme.
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May 18, 2014 at 5:47 pm
Nah, he can say what he wants about employing some strategy with feminists, but that’s just hooey. I’m unconvinced he’s a Christian and if anything, his little strategy makes me lean farther to the non-Christian camp. I think he’s just got issues. I don’t claim to know what they are, but I find it hard to believe that an adult behaves that way and doesn’t.
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May 18, 2014 at 5:54 pm
Yeah, I believe he’s got issues, too. The only thing that has concerned me about him is that some believers actually buy into his BS. But someone else, who’s reputable and respect, and never says anything ill mannered towards anyone since I’ve known him, told me that SOM has been quite untruthful. Apparently, he weaves a tangled web.
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May 18, 2014 at 6:15 pm
I think it’s pretty obvious he tells some very tall tales.
Does anyone buy into his BS? I never see anyone defending his ideas, really.
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May 18, 2014 at 6:17 pm
Brandon thought he was a Christian and reproved him. Paarsurrey, who’s Muslim has agreed with SOM. Gawd knows how many lurkers have bought into his trollish rhetoric.
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May 18, 2014 at 5:10 pm
I like to indulge in troll chat from time to time 😳
It’s a mental agility skill.
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May 18, 2014 at 5:12 pm
LOL — should I be concerned?
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May 18, 2014 at 5:15 pm
We all have our shameful secrets. 😉
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May 18, 2014 at 5:17 pm
I’ll bet, truth be told, Violet baits the trolls to her blog just so she can chat with them. 😉
Everybody has a guilty pleasure, don’t they?
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May 18, 2014 at 5:21 pm
I guess so, Ruth. There’s some strange therapeutic methods out there. 😀
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May 18, 2014 at 5:24 pm
Breaks the monotony. 😀
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May 18, 2014 at 5:33 pm
LOL
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May 18, 2014 at 5:01 pm
Hahahaha!
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August 19, 2014 at 12:58 pm
Damn, I’ve missed something here! Feminist, feminist. Who was it? Where was it? Oh well, back to teasing Ark.
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August 19, 2014 at 4:14 pm
Ugh! I had to refresh my memory on this one. It’s been a while ago.
http://violetwisp.wordpress.com/2014/05/16/how-to-justify-embarrassing-bible-verses-part-3/
It was SOM.
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August 19, 2014 at 4:29 pm
I totally missed that one. I think. Unless I am in there somewhere although I only read down a few comments and started bristling… But 407 comments? No, I think I may leave it unless you wish to point me to any prize gems. WP should have an automatic cut off after 100. (Says she whose commenters go over the 100 mark).
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August 19, 2014 at 4:31 pm
Oops, I hit on the link and missed som. Who else? I she have known. Even more reason not to wade through. I can read Prayson and Monaghan on her latest post if I wish to raise my blood pressure. But I don’t.
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August 19, 2014 at 4:33 pm
He was just being particularly….disgusting. You really didn’t miss much. I think he might have been drunk commenting.
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August 20, 2014 at 2:09 am
I try to avoid commenting at night when I am tired, that’s why most of my comments get done in the mornings. I thought he was taking a sabbatical. Haven’t seen him for ages. I clearly don’t request the right blogs 🙂
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August 20, 2014 at 2:10 am
Sorry, computer changed frequent to request!
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May 18, 2014 at 5:33 pm
OK — I hope it’s cool with you that I share a video I made which is related to the post topic. These are images I got from Morguefile.com — free stock pictures. So my method of therapy is making videos. I made this about 3 years ago when I was first learning how to make videos. When I get upset or pissed, or if I’m stressed, I occupy my mind or decompress by looking for pleasing images and music to make videos.
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May 18, 2014 at 5:35 pm
Best viewed full screen
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May 18, 2014 at 5:42 pm
No, I didn’t mind at all. That was awesome!
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May 18, 2014 at 5:46 pm
Thank you, Ruth. I didn’t really know where I was going with this at first, then it evolved to posting birds, which I adore. I used to raise finches — Zebras and Nuns. The Zebras laid eggs, so my daughter (when she was little) got to watch them hatch and grow into adulthood.
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May 20, 2014 at 1:53 am
Stunning shots Ruth! You are so blessed to have these beauties there in your garden! We have too many cats here and the birdies hide mostly in the trees. Hope to see more of your lovely photo’s. 😀 ♥ Hugs ♥
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May 20, 2014 at 1:54 am
PS: Not our cats – we don’t have cats as Simba hates them. The next door cat, Doc and cats that roam here because there are so many birds. 🙂
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May 20, 2014 at 9:09 am
I really am blessed. We have so much wildlife around us for this to be a neighborhood. The other day I was walking my dog and an armadillo crossed the street in front of us! Those things are everywhere around here.
We have lots of cats around here too, but most of them seem to be pretty well fed. They’re not too concerned about hunting. My two cats lay out on the driveway and watch the birds peck away at the seed. One of them chased after a few, but when she didn’t catch any I guess she gave up. lol 😀
(((Hugs))) to you too!
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August 19, 2014 at 12:59 pm
The only decent bird photos I have ever manage have been my chickens and cockerels a) they are bigger and b) they can’t fly away.
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August 19, 2014 at 4:15 pm
LOL! I’ve learned to set my camera on “take a million pictures really fast”. Then I delete 999,999 of them.
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