tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post6368395129521118355..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Oh Yes I ChickadidMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-49208225169124994102013-04-16T16:14:37.865-07:002013-04-16T16:14:37.865-07:00You're back! You reminded me that I once got i...You're back! You reminded me that I once got in a seldom-used elevator and farted and then, to my horror, a guy got on the next floor. With his dog. Whom he apologized for, after another few seconds.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31930206266726677512013-04-16T15:52:32.679-07:002013-04-16T15:52:32.679-07:00Hey Murr! Yes, I am returned! But wait, what? Oh M...Hey Murr! Yes, I am returned! But wait, what? Oh MY, what a superb rationale - may I please use your "perfectly natural bacterial process" excuse then next time I cut cheese in front of my girlfriend? Look, I can't get out of bed for all of them, I'd never sleep. And it's less expensive than getting a dog to blame. RothIndigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31563250281089078602013-04-14T20:28:17.501-07:002013-04-14T20:28:17.501-07:00"Momentarily" is the key here. Like when..."Momentarily" is the key here. Like when the egg pops out. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5869097131262088162013-04-14T18:33:27.089-07:002013-04-14T18:33:27.089-07:00When incubating eggs, the female will sometimes be...When incubating eggs, the female will sometimes beg for food like a nestling until the male comes to bring her a caterpillar. That's the best way I know of to differentiate the chickadee sexes, if only momentarily.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037151652023799197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2516741136613850602013-04-14T10:57:39.497-07:002013-04-14T10:57:39.497-07:00The nicest word I can come up with for pigeons is ...The nicest word I can come up with for pigeons is "delicious," but they do remind me of the New Yorker cartoon where a spurned male pigeon is menacing a female and saying "what? Not puffy enough for you?"Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26330193068801765162013-04-14T10:56:14.632-07:002013-04-14T10:56:14.632-07:00I guess it had to be said.I guess it had to be said.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47130437847868620282013-04-14T10:49:05.509-07:002013-04-14T10:49:05.509-07:00Having chickadees for muses is no bad thing. I hav...Having chickadees for muses is no bad thing. I have pigeons which are no use at all in the creative endeavor department.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24862682272338460742013-04-14T06:16:43.996-07:002013-04-14T06:16:43.996-07:00the only birds I like to watch are yellow-headed d...the only birds I like to watch are yellow-headed double breasted bed thrashers.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-20380588058849557752013-04-13T23:34:20.529-07:002013-04-13T23:34:20.529-07:00Someone's been putting the mattress together i...Someone's been putting the mattress together in there for the last three days. Probably from IKEA.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65525117511402107482013-04-13T23:33:46.009-07:002013-04-13T23:33:46.009-07:00They carry it in their hips.They carry it in their hips.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14241170947123754962013-04-13T22:32:50.616-07:002013-04-13T22:32:50.616-07:00Time spent watching birds is NEVER wasted. Despit...Time spent watching birds is NEVER wasted. Despite what some people think and say. They are WRONG. Completely.<br />And chickadees look well worth watching too. I am glad that they seem to have closed on that offer.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40976296121520274902013-04-13T21:56:36.306-07:002013-04-13T21:56:36.306-07:00Skunk fat??? To each their own.
Skunk fat??? To each their own.<br />Rose Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180873324576064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76441044729505016582013-04-13T18:28:51.359-07:002013-04-13T18:28:51.359-07:00Great article! I especially like the bit about the...Great article! I especially like the bit about the medicinal use of skunk fat to induce vomiting. I could induce vomiting just by THINKING about it. And now, for you, a quote from Animal Diversity Web:<br /><br />"Animal foods consist mainly of insects and spiders. Caterpillars are preferred in the breeding season. Chickadees have been observed eating deer or skunk fat and fish."Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70776543119042047162013-04-13T17:55:04.609-07:002013-04-13T17:55:04.609-07:00You made me Google "skunk fat". No one&...You made me Google "skunk fat". No one's ever done that to me before. The things people think of ...<br /><br />http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003166.aspLinda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70206867612783659072013-04-13T14:53:40.278-07:002013-04-13T14:53:40.278-07:00Not quite, but just a few hours from the famous di...Not quite, but just a few hours from the famous dinosaur stampede tracks. :-)<br />http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/dinosaur-stampede/lark-quarry/lark-quarry.htmldinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-52521428059416954692013-04-13T12:57:39.932-07:002013-04-13T12:57:39.932-07:00Do you live in Jurassic Park?Do you live in Jurassic Park?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14803897014429922202013-04-13T12:57:12.064-07:002013-04-13T12:57:12.064-07:00Oh I'm glad you said that. Because, yes, there...Oh I'm glad you said that. Because, yes, there is another chickadee post coming up.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40554026154175453012013-04-13T12:24:06.975-07:002013-04-13T12:24:06.975-07:00Not a lot of nesting in these parts at this time....Not a lot of nesting in these parts at this time...but the red-tailed black cockatoos (not a made-up bird)are hanging around, tip-pruning terminalias and hurling the leaves and nuts at anyone daft enough to stand within range.<br />For comparison...I think a chickadee is about the size of a rtbc bill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58056087667019931842013-04-13T11:24:39.891-07:002013-04-13T11:24:39.891-07:00You knew I would love this post......now that I am...You knew I would love this post......now that I am a fool for Finches I voraciously gobble up anything with "bird" implications.<br /><br />I love chickadees too....wish I could help you tell Ma from Pa....usually the female is much more drab,(unlike us) but with the chickadee there isn't much dramatic plumage to work with is there?<br /><br />Please keep us updated.Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398370059689865989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-52755906132008973852013-04-13T10:34:47.933-07:002013-04-13T10:34:47.933-07:00Thanks. I'm easily captured. I don't move ...Thanks. I'm easily captured. I don't move much.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35120246428907309292013-04-13T10:26:32.912-07:002013-04-13T10:26:32.912-07:00I knew it!I knew it!Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1054006795710147122013-04-13T10:21:42.931-07:002013-04-13T10:21:42.931-07:00I am glad to hear that the common chickadee can ca...I am glad to hear that the common chickadee can capture a good writer such as you each spring.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38308632197757027292013-04-13T10:07:24.085-07:002013-04-13T10:07:24.085-07:00That's a birder joke. There IS no difference b...That's a birder joke. There IS no difference between a sharpie and a Cooper's. They tell you there is, and send you out after it, and they're all back there giggling like mad.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88126476601583241042013-04-13T10:05:58.030-07:002013-04-13T10:05:58.030-07:00Well, I'm eighteen inches away. Through a wind...Well, I'm eighteen inches away. Through a window. Should probably clean that window.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12006610807769781642013-04-13T10:05:26.973-07:002013-04-13T10:05:26.973-07:00I am partial to Infidel753 comments myself. Plus, ...I am partial to Infidel753 comments myself. Plus, if there is anything I really don't feel like doing the research on, I can just heave in something half-assed and he'll explain it all in a comment.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com