tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post1809780118990090899..comments2024-03-28T07:31:50.507-04:00Comments on Georgia Girl With An English Heart: Birds of a FeatherKay G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-20933728672050253772015-06-30T21:22:46.649-04:002015-06-30T21:22:46.649-04:00We also have our "regulars" and they mus...We also have our "regulars" and they must tell other birds!<br />We also love watching them. Wildlife right at your backdoor, you can't beat that!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-41759043254030578022015-06-29T18:34:56.413-04:002015-06-29T18:34:56.413-04:00We've a wide variety of birds here, too. I lo...We've a wide variety of birds here, too. I love watching them and I have "regulars" that, like birds of a feather, hang around my cabin...they know when they're on to a good thing! However, I don't have a bird bath for them because on this property are a couple of large ponds so the birds enjoy those. <br /><br />I love birds...they're wonderful creatures. :)<br /><br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-68182141630411785202015-06-29T17:56:33.101-04:002015-06-29T17:56:33.101-04:00Those animal that you mention are from out West, t...Those animal that you mention are from out West, there are even different birds there too. Of course, we do have bears here in Georgia too. Don't won't to see one though! Hard to get good photos of birds, they are so fast!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-38869675507417644212015-06-28T19:51:41.485-04:002015-06-28T19:51:41.485-04:00Lovely set of birds. This is the type of smaller w...Lovely set of birds. This is the type of smaller wildlife we never get to see in the UK. It's always Yellowstone, bears, buffalo (bison) and wolves on TV here. I'm willing to bet there's hundreds of American creatures I'm unfamiliar with. Thank you for filling in the gaps. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-59949713856990908262015-06-28T15:26:21.312-04:002015-06-28T15:26:21.312-04:00Thanks, Debra! I think I have read that explanati...Thanks, Debra! I think I have read that explanation before, maybe on your own blog! You have to forgive me, I can't remember much these days, I have a mind like a sieve. I am HOLEY! HA!! Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-56227380462502748222015-06-28T15:24:06.183-04:002015-06-28T15:24:06.183-04:00Thanks! Would love to see Hawaii one day!Thanks! Would love to see Hawaii one day!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-71696845123491168002015-06-28T15:22:45.713-04:002015-06-28T15:22:45.713-04:00Hey Pat!
So good to see your comment here! How ar...Hey Pat!<br />So good to see your comment here! How are things going for you this summer?<br />My mother-in-law from England was so excited when she saw a cardinal on our deck! She was very surprised when I told her it is a very common bird and we see it everyday! We are lucky!<br />I love the English birds too, Pat!! In fact, it was the time that I have spent in England that made me into such a bird watcher. Don't get me started on how much I love the English robin...I think I could write a book!<br />And I think your goldfinch is beautiful too!<br />Say hey to Graham for me! You could attach a note to one of the birds!<br />HA!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-61043624865962243412015-06-28T15:19:11.226-04:002015-06-28T15:19:11.226-04:00I know! And look how the parent bird has lost his ...I know! And look how the parent bird has lost his feathers on top of his head! We think it was from the constant motion of that head going into the juvenile's mouth! Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-19606311691711304952015-06-28T15:17:58.335-04:002015-06-28T15:17:58.335-04:00Thank you. To be honest with you, Richard really h...Thank you. To be honest with you, Richard really has taken better ones, but these were the first ones that saw and put on here for you!<br />Glad you liked themKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-67284303985032009802015-06-28T15:16:27.279-04:002015-06-28T15:16:27.279-04:00Pity the poor millionaire in his great big mansion...Pity the poor millionaire in his great big mansion, he can't see the birds like we can! HA!<br />The gold finch... there is a brief time, that they turn a dazzling white...I am not kidding, I sent a note to the Audubon Society and they confirmed it for me...they were like angel birds, I have never seen anything like it, on top of Arabia Mountain one late afternoon and we were the only ones who saw them.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-28764173743091471582015-06-28T15:13:02.247-04:002015-06-28T15:13:02.247-04:00The cardinals are so beautiful. They are the very ...The cardinals are so beautiful. They are the very last to come down for seeds, sometimes it is almost dark and we will see them in silhouette but we know their shape so well, besides their little cheeps. Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-66092808716073347872015-06-28T15:10:29.348-04:002015-06-28T15:10:29.348-04:00We loved seeing that male cardinal feeding his you...We loved seeing that male cardinal feeding his young. We thought it was funny that the male does this but not the female...is she making sure she eats enough getting ready for the next brood? I am not sure but we never saw her feeding the young, only the Dad!!<br />Wow, that would have been something to have seen that hawk catch that mouse. I have read that they can see a mouse from 100 feet. Wow.<br />So good to see your comment here, Audrey! Hope you are having TONS of fun this summer! xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-64807191957456063632015-06-28T15:05:31.218-04:002015-06-28T15:05:31.218-04:00Of course, Amy, I know the difference between the ...Of course, Amy, I know the difference between the English robin and the American one! I think I have written about my love of both birds in my posts before. And I think I even mentioned that I saw on the BBC that you had voted for the robin as your national bird. I love that! <br />I fell in love with the English robin at the age of 8, when I read "The Secret Garden" for the first time. xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-85267867461953795572015-06-28T15:03:04.408-04:002015-06-28T15:03:04.408-04:00You have pretty birds also, I always look out for ...You have pretty birds also, I always look out for them when I am in England.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-70475816709779594392015-06-28T15:02:20.557-04:002015-06-28T15:02:20.557-04:00We really love the birds that come down to our pat...We really love the birds that come down to our patio. And we notice them wherever we are!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-60880400486964327342015-06-28T15:01:31.909-04:002015-06-28T15:01:31.909-04:00Oh no, poor little dove babies!
Thank you, Richar...Oh no, poor little dove babies! <br />Thank you, Richard takes most photos, as you know. If you see a photo that is slightly crooked and out of focus, that would be mine! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-62170714914649951332015-06-28T14:59:58.750-04:002015-06-28T14:59:58.750-04:00We love our birds! And to see (and hear) a hawk is...We love our birds! And to see (and hear) a hawk is very special.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-7770899837021673482015-06-28T14:59:06.721-04:002015-06-28T14:59:06.721-04:00These birdbaths are small, but perfect for our lit...These birdbaths are small, but perfect for our little patio and our birds!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-16834185812037494742015-06-28T14:57:16.770-04:002015-06-28T14:57:16.770-04:00They have the same birds in England too, the same ...They have the same birds in England too, the same cooing sound reminds me of being there too!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-50727831642405703982015-06-28T12:10:29.435-04:002015-06-28T12:10:29.435-04:00Hi Kay -- I answered your etymological question in...Hi Kay -- I answered your etymological question in my blog comments today!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-66691840112637244692015-06-28T07:29:47.094-04:002015-06-28T07:29:47.094-04:00I like to see birds, too, though ours are not as v...I like to see birds, too, though ours are not as varied as yours in Georgia.<br />Lovely photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-78148439639308962902015-06-28T06:06:51.679-04:002015-06-28T06:06:51.679-04:00I had never seen a Cardinal untiI I went to Georgi...I had never seen a Cardinal untiI I went to Georgia. Glorious bird.How lucky were you to have a Hawk land so close. We used to have a couple of Merlins that nested just down near the junction of the main road but have not seen them for over a year now.<br />I have a pair of goldfinches that come to the bird table most days in the late afternoon - I think they alternate between Graham's bird table across the valley and mine - depending on who is supplying the best food! Your Goldfinch is much brighter than ours though. Enjoyed the pictures - thank you. Spesh 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07044378302911602273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-36595949279024792722015-06-28T04:11:18.560-04:002015-06-28T04:11:18.560-04:00Oh my! That baby cardinal looks as big as its dad....Oh my! That baby cardinal looks as big as its dad. Fabulous photos, Kay and Richard!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-72924791802179569782015-06-27T22:40:58.053-04:002015-06-27T22:40:58.053-04:00You have some amazing photos there! Well done! :...You have some amazing photos there! Well done! :)Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386517479350871434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-82487849632682859852015-06-27T20:22:33.474-04:002015-06-27T20:22:33.474-04:00Wonderful images and my thanks to Richard for the ...Wonderful images and my thanks to Richard for the cardinal feeding--wonderful. I have always appreciated how stunning the color of the gold finch is. Nothing like seeing them from a few feet away. Slamdunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087161268629251860noreply@blogger.com