tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post8063397191651308004..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Birding Posts: The Final MovementMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-18444326041226640792011-04-05T15:31:37.758-07:002011-04-05T15:31:37.758-07:00Thanks for giving us the poop on ... poop.Thanks for giving us the poop on ... poop.Anvilcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6879528056209559592011-04-05T15:31:37.346-07:002011-04-05T15:31:37.346-07:00You're absolutely pooplendiferous!!! <3You're absolutely pooplendiferous!!! <3Carol Roperhttp://www.examiner.com/x-44168-Philadelphia-Freethought-Examinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42253866414662533992011-04-05T15:31:36.897-07:002011-04-05T15:31:36.897-07:00Oh yeah, butterflies and poop quite a common occur...Oh yeah, butterflies and poop quite a common occurrence. They also like carrion for some reason. Red Admiral in your pic.Bruce Mohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170656188990284530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74877686015636804962010-05-18T23:48:40.278-07:002010-05-18T23:48:40.278-07:00I'm generally repulsed by poop, perhaps becaus...I'm generally repulsed by poop, perhaps because of its inherently poopy qualities: A tendency to smell, and to attach itself to things you'd rather not have it attached to, like your car or your head. But I'll admit that one of the longest articles I ever got paid to write was all about poop. I clearly recall quoting a poop expert who said that human poop should be the consistency of MikeWJ at Too Many Morningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357719098554598893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27155385645300135882010-05-18T11:20:36.860-07:002010-05-18T11:20:36.860-07:00Red Admiral pic courtesy of Molly Daly, thanks. I...Red Admiral pic courtesy of Molly Daly, thanks. I took pictures too, but I didn't get as close. Mme. DeFarge, you are guaranteed not to be arrested for seeking out bird poop. In fact, it's a good way to get some "alone time."Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59952786419464820242010-05-18T08:35:42.700-07:002010-05-18T08:35:42.700-07:00Oh yeah, butterflies and poop quite a common occur...Oh yeah, butterflies and poop quite a common occurrence. They also like carrion for some reason. Red Admiral in your pic.Bruce Mohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170656188990284530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37802967294904914492010-05-18T08:35:03.383-07:002010-05-18T08:35:03.383-07:00When I was an intern at the NMNH's fossil prep...When I was an intern at the NMNH's fossil prep lab, one of the volunteers gave me a sample of fossil coyote poop. He told me that he had taken to whacking all suspected coprolites with a stick. If they rang like stone, he collected them. This practice began after he picked up a less than fossilized sample...Bruce Mohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170656188990284530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12159438363365895712010-05-17T13:23:47.669-07:002010-05-17T13:23:47.669-07:00A most learned enlightenment as always. I shall no...A most learned enlightenment as always. I shall now seek out bird poop and learn what I can. I may be arrested, but I shall be wiser for it.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11383213517947342052010-05-16T18:43:10.217-07:002010-05-16T18:43:10.217-07:00Thank you, Frankly, for a most informative comment...Thank you, Frankly, for a most informative comment. The outer envelope only appears to be in a state of diaspora, due to age and weathering. The important thing is, it's holy.<br /><br />Radweavr, if my car got so encrusted I couldn't open the door, I think I'd have it towed off. Then again, I'm not that religious.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11265260425128485182010-05-16T16:01:53.007-07:002010-05-16T16:01:53.007-07:00Excellent post on a most interesting subject.
Th...Excellent post on a most interesting subject. <br /><br />The study of bird poop is quite active and even enjoys its own lingo. The "Virgin/Mary/Magdalene" splay, for instance, looks like a somewhat unusual splerd. And I will anticipate your reasonable object that "Splerds seldom show any difference between their inner and outer envelopes," and grant that this one definitely Frank Lee MeiDerehttp://probablydontlikeyou.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-52325062927638609432010-05-16T07:25:48.649-07:002010-05-16T07:25:48.649-07:00You're absolutely pooplendiferous!!! <3You're absolutely pooplendiferous!!! <3Carol Roperhttp://www.examiner.com/x-44168-Philadelphia-Freethought-Examinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90903143281328425582010-05-16T05:47:33.209-07:002010-05-16T05:47:33.209-07:00Best poop post yet. I don't laugh easily in t...Best poop post yet. I don't laugh easily in the morning but this brought tears to my eyes. When I got to the birds' one hole remark I lost it.<br /><br />Go, Murr!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54818922090090029932010-05-15T23:56:33.480-07:002010-05-15T23:56:33.480-07:00I once parked my car under the shade of a tree for...I once parked my car under the shade of a tree for a few hours. It must have been the resting place for a flight of some small birds. When I came out I could hardly open the door and when I did I couldn't see anything until I made a small hole to see through the windshield and the smell was over powering. When my husband and I took it to the car wash it took two scrubbers with brushes to get radweavrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91053591331987921502010-05-15T22:45:13.529-07:002010-05-15T22:45:13.529-07:00I'm with the otter poop people too. (Though yo...I'm with the otter poop people too. (Though you have to admit that freshly mown hay to putrefied fish is quite a range.)Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85853617195561858742010-05-15T19:49:03.216-07:002010-05-15T19:49:03.216-07:00You may have read about "calling in" bir...You may have read about "calling in" birds earlier? Your husband called in bird poop. He has no one but himself to blame. Dreamfarm girl, I can't help but think of how my (sainted) mother came THIS CLOSE to using bad language when the birds went straight from the neighbor's mulberry bushes to her white sheets snapping on the line.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63784364990235489562010-05-15T19:41:02.781-07:002010-05-15T19:41:02.781-07:00My favorite moment in Paris was when my husband an...My favorite moment in Paris was when my husband and I were relaxing in a park near the Eiffel Tower, and saw everyone feeding the birds. My husband said "Don't feed the birds, they'll poop on your head", and within a millisecond a bird flew over and pooped all over his face. Priceless. Thanks for bringing back this wonderful memory Murr!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37149063660045370042010-05-15T18:22:23.167-07:002010-05-15T18:22:23.167-07:00Thanks for giving us the poop on ... poop.Thanks for giving us the poop on ... poop.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14948473446927957922010-05-15T17:33:40.894-07:002010-05-15T17:33:40.894-07:00I'm fascinated with animal poop too, though I ...I'm fascinated with animal poop too, though I like to call it scat so it doesn't sound so icky. I especially like to see the coyote and raccoon scat on my property -- it's interesting and it makes me feel like I've got a healthy little ecosystem going here. Like when my babies produced nice poopy diapers, which made me happy they were getting fed nice healthy meals. Bird poop, Dreamfarm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494214244290730058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4634980120851508822010-05-15T17:22:36.435-07:002010-05-15T17:22:36.435-07:00Poop all you like, I've got the regurgitation ...Poop all you like, I've got the <a href="http://suburbancorrespondent.blogspot.com/2007/10/vomit-makes-me-want-to-puke.html" rel="nofollow">regurgitation scene</a> covered. Totally. <a href="http://suburbancorrespondent.blogspot.com/2007/02/veni-vici-regurgitati.html" rel="nofollow">Vomit R Us</a>.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37801525706520469342010-05-15T12:05:09.148-07:002010-05-15T12:05:09.148-07:00Robert, I like your wife. Susan, your cat will sc...Robert, I like your wife. Susan, your cat will scat without your even telling her to. Kat, I sure hope you included "Number Two" in your report. Littleorangeguy, I saw that poop too, and it wasn't mine. I always flush.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54289045487673134092010-05-15T11:10:30.584-07:002010-05-15T11:10:30.584-07:00In studying the gross antics of our feathered frie...In studying the gross antics of our feathered friends, there is also the issue of regurgitation which is a truly disgusting way of feeding your young (fussy eaters, take notice). My wife has stooped to studying "owl pellets", dissecting the dried "barf" revealing bits of bone and fur to determine what the predator was eating. Fortunately the emphasis is on DRIED pellets. [Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9625046589545535492010-05-15T09:37:00.079-07:002010-05-15T09:37:00.079-07:00So, "I'm pooped" takes on a whole ne...So, "I'm pooped" takes on a whole new meaning, and I'll not be telling the cat to scat anymore either.Susan Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155106135649887676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68540408031608157062010-05-15T09:09:45.810-07:002010-05-15T09:09:45.810-07:00I once assisted a government agency in writing a w...I once assisted a government agency in writing a watershed clean-up plan that dealt entirely with fecal and e. coli bacteria. Hundreds of pages of about poop, except we couldn't say poop. We had fun debating the merits of every euphemism for scat out there. Seriously, entire meetings were devoted to what words we could and couldn't use...Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207121540248325766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-523692667972059472010-05-15T09:08:43.362-07:002010-05-15T09:08:43.362-07:00I am actually quite stunned at how little poop I s...I am actually quite stunned at how little poop I saw, given how many birds I saw. Mind you, the poop that I did see was not at all little.littleorangeguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12654738679277701610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90025190741937005702010-05-15T08:14:27.466-07:002010-05-15T08:14:27.466-07:00Besides, small quantities of poop are probably goo...Besides, small quantities of poop are probably good for you. No?<br />I got an A+ in blood, Jerry, but I think poop is graded on a sliding scale.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com