tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post8101720085113459456..comments2024-03-29T03:21:19.599-04:00Comments on Georgia Girl With An English Heart: For The BirdsKay G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-17545618654155500712013-11-02T15:45:19.313-04:002013-11-02T15:45:19.313-04:00Hello, fellow Georgian and bird lover! You are ver...Hello, fellow Georgian and bird lover! You are very welcome here and I am thankful that you have become a new follower!<br />Perhaps I will run into you in Atlanta or at Stone Mountain one day! (If it is summer, you might recognize me in that same pink shirt! You will have to scroll down and read the post before this one!)<br /><br /><br />Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-17412921662548985732013-11-02T15:40:50.851-04:002013-11-02T15:40:50.851-04:00It was a fantastic day with a great group of peopl...It was a fantastic day with a great group of people!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-41709821337100441282013-11-02T15:40:07.720-04:002013-11-02T15:40:07.720-04:00Glad to know I am not the only one to yell at my T...Glad to know I am not the only one to yell at my TV!!<br />Yes, please write about the priarie grasses. I would be very interested to see what you have to say!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-91622717042329393112013-11-02T15:37:46.189-04:002013-11-02T15:37:46.189-04:00Thanks so much for your comment! I see I am not th...Thanks so much for your comment! I see I am not the only one who groans and moans at my TV screen! Of course, you would love Rachel Carson too! <br />This country had large areas of grasslands and it is those birds who depend on them that are really in decline these days. I love Colorado, I wish I could go back and see it today! xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-46574339716441222332013-11-02T15:34:47.728-04:002013-11-02T15:34:47.728-04:00I took the photo of the goldfinch. I wish I could...I took the photo of the goldfinch. I wish I could take a photo of the sparrow, but it is now extinct.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-55857567946683449802013-11-02T15:30:41.391-04:002013-11-02T15:30:41.391-04:00Oh Audrey, you will have plenty of time to do thin...Oh Audrey, you will have plenty of time to do things like this when your girls are older...in the meantime, keep doing what you are doing, teaching them to love birds and nature! Hope you have a great weekend!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-89401823451983655742013-11-02T15:29:13.853-04:002013-11-02T15:29:13.853-04:00Absolutely, I am glad that you keep your cats indo...Absolutely, I am glad that you keep your cats indoors. Cats really are a problem for birds but some cat lovers don't (or won't) believe it.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-52811955815782703382013-11-02T15:26:24.487-04:002013-11-02T15:26:24.487-04:00Oh yes, I just read that on the BBC. (I am a regu...Oh yes, I just read that on the BBC. (I am a regular reader of the BEEB!)<br />Wooly mammoths don't seem to fit into my quest for beauty so they shall NOT be in my blog! But I thank you for your comment, Bob! Have a good weekend, hopefully with a blue sky!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-35135340207922739272013-11-02T15:21:05.092-04:002013-11-02T15:21:05.092-04:00Oh, Betsy, you have made me laugh!! "What if ...Oh, Betsy, you have made me laugh!! "What if Castro never dies?" Oh me, I suppose he is immortal!! HA!<br />I am forever talking back to the the TV, I wish they could hear me!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-79411656331591469882013-11-02T15:18:51.366-04:002013-11-02T15:18:51.366-04:00Oh, I love your woodpecker showing up so promptly!...Oh, I love your woodpecker showing up so promptly! I love woodpeckers, I really must to a post about them. Can you tell I love birds? I do!! :-)<br />Have fun in Eastbourne! Walk down the pier for me and wave to me when you are looking west!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-15299417648074065682013-11-02T15:16:02.911-04:002013-11-02T15:16:02.911-04:00Thanks, Meike! It gave me so much joy! I just wis...Thanks, Meike! It gave me so much joy! I just wish Richard could have been with me too. You would love that "Power of Flight" area, it is like a piece of land from another century, except for the view of the electric pylons on the edge of the property! (And the turkey vultures take advantage of them, and roost on them in the dozens!)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-70841891639645385502013-11-02T15:11:35.040-04:002013-11-02T15:11:35.040-04:00From what I understand, there are several hummingb...From what I understand, there are several hummingbird moths...I am no expert, I only found out about this moth from the blog in Scotland that I told you about! :-) You know, I am not bothered if I don't know all the proper names. I called the white flowers on Arabia "joyflowers" before I knew they were called stitchwort. Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-30079491831800778372013-11-02T15:08:53.232-04:002013-11-02T15:08:53.232-04:00Believe it or not, the goldfinches turn a brownish...Believe it or not, the goldfinches turn a brownish color in the winter, they lose that lovely yellow, it's quite amazing, they don't even look like the same birds!<br />I hope to do more volunteer work at the parks here, before my knees get too old! ;-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-23756281241257989142013-11-02T13:06:30.866-04:002013-11-02T13:06:30.866-04:00Hello! I am new to your blog, but I am a bird wat...Hello! I am new to your blog, but I am a bird watcher and Rachel Carson fan AND I live in Georgia. Loved reading your post.Neighborhood Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11344280490113831120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-21936957119871996632013-11-02T11:15:19.844-04:002013-11-02T11:15:19.844-04:00How lovely is that? I love the whole idea of bein...How lovely is that? I love the whole idea of being outdoors and doing something useful. Kudos to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-50994400577599798792013-11-01T20:49:14.849-04:002013-11-01T20:49:14.849-04:00I am constantly arguing with my television. "...I am constantly arguing with my television. "Get your facts straight!" and "use proper grammar"... things like that. They have an audience that depends on them to be correct. When I write an article for Nature Center Magazine I do a lot of research. I admit that I sometimes make mistakes but I try to use proper grammar and I try to present facts. But I am not viewed by millions. <br />The prairie grasses here are so beautiful. I need to write about them soon. What a good idea. Thank youEmma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-80818654209710378232013-10-31T13:09:47.492-04:002013-10-31T13:09:47.492-04:00I enjoyed your post, and I watched the entire anim...I enjoyed your post, and I watched the entire animal video! Sometimes they bother me, because a TV studio is such an alien place fore the zoo animals ~ but I always hope that these events will stir some conservation/wildlife curiosity and compassion in the viewers. The "extinct" made me a little nuts! Polar bears and penguins together, archeologist substituted for paleontologist, and cavemen with dinosaurs are other pet peeves of mine! They probably didn't think that "extremely endangered" could fit on the screen. Rachel Carson is a heroine of mine! You'd enjoy the variety of grasses around here ~ both wild and in gardens. Many people here have ornamental grasses in their gardens because it is arid here. Have a great day! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-70901992590594529692013-10-31T13:01:39.927-04:002013-10-31T13:01:39.927-04:00stunning captures of the lovely birds!stunning captures of the lovely birds!Nonniehttp://nonniesobservations.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-81772906008542021762013-10-31T12:45:39.559-04:002013-10-31T12:45:39.559-04:00That's so cool, Kay! I like to think I'll...That's so cool, Kay! I like to think I'll be able to volunteer for projects like that once my girls are a little bigger. Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901253574307836440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-20001453806555535802013-10-31T07:43:47.509-04:002013-10-31T07:43:47.509-04:00We love to watch birds, and sometimes put out seed...We love to watch birds, and sometimes put out seeds. They also love to eat all the figs from our fig trees. The nicest thing i do for them, though, is to keep my cats indoors!messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-40167055867721780442013-10-31T07:43:11.372-04:002013-10-31T07:43:11.372-04:00First Spotted them (Hummingbird Hawk Moths) on a c...First Spotted them (Hummingbird Hawk Moths) on a climbing holiday in France. They almost have the technology now to rescue DNA from Woolly Mammoths and bring them back. The original pioneer of DNA in the UK, Bryan Sykes of Oxford University has recently tested hair from Yeti samples worldwide and linked some of them to a hybrid high altitude polar bear so we may yet discover the mystery of the Yeti.<br />Not joking. Look it up.<br />Be good to see Woolly Mammoths on your blog. Luckily the UK is too small to introduce them there as they might sink the country but the USA and Russia seem ideal for them :)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-73819383919630715532013-10-31T07:09:16.355-04:002013-10-31T07:09:16.355-04:00Kay- What do you expect of TV news? No matter what...Kay- What do you expect of TV news? No matter what network- Ann Curry on NBC and a guest were discussing Cuba and its future, and Curry asked her guest "What if Castro never dies?"betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777978398680764604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-29281766920037608312013-10-31T06:46:09.739-04:002013-10-31T06:46:09.739-04:00What a lovely thing to do and so enjoyable too. Y...What a lovely thing to do and so enjoyable too. Your birds seem to be so much more densely coloured than ours up here in the Hebrides. Something to do with the weather I have no doubt. We used to have a woodpecker that came to the bird table when we lived down in Sussex. He was beautiful and you could set your watch to within 30 minutes of him arriving every afternoon. Spesh 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07044378302911602273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-69034521943532954422013-10-31T01:47:22.022-04:002013-10-31T01:47:22.022-04:00So good of you to have participated in this volunt...So good of you to have participated in this volunteer activity, to do something for the area you love so much! Thank you for sharing this with us; really a lot more people should do such work (myself being the first one to admit that I haven't done anything like it so far - all I do is giving regular donations to an animal protecting organization).Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-72717271876269440902013-10-30T23:59:14.137-04:002013-10-30T23:59:14.137-04:00We have moths that behave like hummingbirds and al...We have moths that behave like hummingbirds and almost look like them. I'll have dozens in my yard, but I had no official name for them. But do call them hummingbird moths.dennistheeremitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801567321734091885noreply@blogger.com