tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post4970474325407456149..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Hawk UpMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-18186523740186839762021-04-22T07:18:59.455-07:002021-04-22T07:18:59.455-07:00You have a talent for making the favorite parts fo...You have a talent for making the favorite parts for me to pick out. <3<br />Leslie Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933649274394414938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4362094414823353562021-04-20T18:22:30.605-07:002021-04-20T18:22:30.605-07:00I couldn’t see the score on the baseball scoreboar...I couldn’t see the score on the baseball scoreboard way out in centerfield. My Dad loved telling that story for years after.joyceettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917345843912445569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36664910010128372732021-04-20T17:17:38.757-07:002021-04-20T17:17:38.757-07:00I am James Stood from New York, United States, I a...I am James Stood from New York, United States, I am really excited about the work of DR. ZUMA, if not for him, I could have committed a suicide by now, or join my ancestors now, my wife left me with our two kids without having any misunderstanding, I tried to console her to come back to me, nothing was working out, I tried my best to have her back, I begged her, kneeled before her and begged her JAMES STOODhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888732554438115141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68045731602282579562021-04-20T09:41:06.771-07:002021-04-20T09:41:06.771-07:00A sound idea, that. I'm afraid of precipices b...A sound idea, that. I'm afraid of precipices because I keep thinking I'm going to jump off. Bridges too. And I'm not suicidal.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88859682933119932452021-04-19T20:27:40.921-07:002021-04-19T20:27:40.921-07:00Standing next to mother on a castle parapet, she s...Standing next to mother on a castle parapet, she shared her thoughts about pushing somebody off the cliff whenever she was next to a precipice. Just a bit of TMI never pursued, but I always stood a little further away from her after then ...Stig Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928888078024948188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84063059331238222622021-04-19T20:21:39.748-07:002021-04-19T20:21:39.748-07:00My first glasses were at age nine after my mother ...My first glasses were at age nine after my mother asked me to tell her what hymn was next we were to sing next at church. I was busily looking it up in our "program, get your program, can't tell the hymns without it" when she figured out I couldn't read the big numbers posted in the apse. With my new googly-eyes, I fondly remember seeing my father's wrinkles and the Stig Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928888078024948188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36787894752986475892021-04-19T18:57:34.967-07:002021-04-19T18:57:34.967-07:00Yes, and when stars went from indistinct fuzzy blo...Yes, and when stars went from indistinct fuzzy blobs, to actual points of light, as they were shown in books!<br /> (Mary Annoying, again)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12005865037308609576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42931828169157364922021-04-18T19:18:43.065-07:002021-04-18T19:18:43.065-07:00:-) !:-) !Jeremy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74419492729260316622021-04-18T14:04:29.996-07:002021-04-18T14:04:29.996-07:00Jeeze, Jeremy... I suppose they should pivot, pout...Jeeze, Jeremy... I suppose they should pivot, pout, and toss their head feathers like a supermodel, too! ;) (Actually, I'd pay to see THAT!)mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39073410806804753972021-04-18T13:02:39.111-07:002021-04-18T13:02:39.111-07:00I could tell a red-tailed hawk from a Cooper's...I could tell a red-tailed hawk from a Cooper's from a sharp-shinned from red-shouldered only if they did me the courtesy of lining up on the fence in order of size, and showed me their profiles and backs too. Maybe not even then.Jeremy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-81064565195238582652021-04-18T10:52:01.194-07:002021-04-18T10:52:01.194-07:00I suspect that I caught my fear of heights from my...I suspect that I caught my fear of heights from my mother, but I'll never know.Jeremy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67360414550844355222021-04-18T10:00:00.474-07:002021-04-18T10:00:00.474-07:00I wish! There is another chickadee hanging out wit...I wish! There is another chickadee hanging out with him a lot and I don't know if it's Marge or his kid, but I think it isn't Marge, because he's not feeding her. The second bird knows what I've got and is very interested and he came close, a foot away, gathering up courage, and Studley bombed in and chased him right out of the bush. Studley wants the whole franchise.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-86668045511143089102021-04-18T09:58:13.562-07:002021-04-18T09:58:13.562-07:00Sweetness overload, there.Sweetness overload, there.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74226215916672024172021-04-18T09:56:35.260-07:002021-04-18T09:56:35.260-07:00My niece was inspired last year to entice some nes...My niece was inspired last year to entice some nesting juncos with mealworms and got them and their whole family to fly to her hand, and then I think she got a song sparrow too. If you've got a little patience, you could work some wonders.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-86497437243627034092021-04-18T09:54:56.314-07:002021-04-18T09:54:56.314-07:00I wonder if the suitcase story is true! I do know ...I wonder if the suitcase story is true! I do know people who got some of their fears from being taught them. But I did believe the snake thing was innate.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17768818358132188022021-04-18T09:53:36.553-07:002021-04-18T09:53:36.553-07:00You have a talent for picking out my favorite part...You have a talent for picking out my favorite parts.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76850574480029213982021-04-18T09:53:16.930-07:002021-04-18T09:53:16.930-07:00Stud's a genius. An awful lot of people go on ...Stud's a genius. An awful lot of people go on and on about crows, and rightfully so, recognizing human faces and so forth, but I think most birds do that.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73933851541816796352021-04-18T09:52:27.706-07:002021-04-18T09:52:27.706-07:00That's amazing!That's amazing!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40861994226944699272021-04-18T09:45:15.111-07:002021-04-18T09:45:15.111-07:00Yes! Honestly, I bought 2,000 a year ago and I sti...Yes! Honestly, I bought 2,000 a year ago and I still have a bunch.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54380566845775658762021-04-18T09:44:15.197-07:002021-04-18T09:44:15.197-07:00Do you remember that astonishing moment when you r...Do you remember that astonishing moment when you realized the trees had *individual* leaves? Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57277507270229057922021-04-18T07:26:11.301-07:002021-04-18T07:26:11.301-07:00"A whacked of pigeons went by . . " (I ..."A whacked of pigeons went by . . " (I love your words!) Wouldn't they be hawk-cautious as well? Or do they just count on never being the slowest pigeon? Study is a WISE old bird. I wonder if his progeny are learning an of his commands to humans.roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36584246625515787452021-04-18T06:19:30.182-07:002021-04-18T06:19:30.182-07:00Murr, that photo of Studley on Dave's knee?!! ...Murr, that photo of Studley on Dave's knee?!! How sweet is that!!ohmemercylardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013968168715465399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11293789033163588302021-04-17T22:34:48.612-07:002021-04-17T22:34:48.612-07:00Such a clever little bird is Studley and of course...Such a clever little bird is Studley and of course it is an inbuilt caution, but I'm smiling so wide, my face is going to start hurting from it any second now. I just love that little bird of yours. <br />I've been wondering lately if I should buy mealworms and keep them for the magpies in late spring when the parents are teaching the babies how to fend for themselves.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-28781957353016985172021-04-17T19:02:11.921-07:002021-04-17T19:02:11.921-07:00About being wired to avoid snakes: Here’s a tale ...About being wired to avoid snakes: Here’s a tale of an experiment I heard from a psych prof back in the 70s. A group of children were let out onto a playground where there were a bunch of suitcases. When they played with the latches, the suitcases popped open on spring-hinges to reveal lots of harmless snakes. The children had a great time playing with the snakes. Then the scenario was Jeremy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11687444774973337192021-04-17T18:12:27.183-07:002021-04-17T18:12:27.183-07:00I went to a Catholic grade school. I remember get...I went to a Catholic grade school. I remember getting my eyes tested for the first time there, and also blaming the nuns for "having bad handwriting on the blackboard." Little did I know that there was actually something wrong with MY vision.mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.com