tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post120312651625189472..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Schrodinger's ChickadeeMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-64088167813285538952014-06-27T23:13:41.603-07:002014-06-27T23:13:41.603-07:00Baby birds don't WEAR diapers, but a lot of th...Baby birds don't WEAR diapers, but a lot of them poop in little handy sacks and mom and dad can take them out and drop them far away. Gets messy otherwise.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23473139717060774742014-06-27T23:12:44.545-07:002014-06-27T23:12:44.545-07:00You could send me some spare umlauts if you have a...You could send me some spare umlauts if you have any laying around.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16909190639813930112014-06-27T17:35:46.197-07:002014-06-27T17:35:46.197-07:00You have completely blown my mind. Baby birds wea...You have completely blown my mind. Baby birds wear diapers. Some young birds use bats for flight training. (How else would they fly ok right off the bat?) And I love the photos. Alfalfa the chickadee and two rosy-breasted avian annoyers.roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-49370751893781937362014-06-27T04:39:09.662-07:002014-06-27T04:39:09.662-07:00Second blog I've read today that referenced Sc...Second blog I've read today that referenced Schrodinger. What's a non-physicist to do? Oh, read this hilarious account of the inception and early life of the chickadee!vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-29176561660312935852014-06-26T10:48:51.603-07:002014-06-26T10:48:51.603-07:00Count me in favor of delicious sentences!Count me in favor of delicious sentences!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5577974440944732012014-06-26T10:48:09.048-07:002014-06-26T10:48:09.048-07:00You make an excellent point. I can think of one th...You make an excellent point. I can think of one that could come in handy for this particular puzzle.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69844498258052137102014-06-26T10:46:38.297-07:002014-06-26T10:46:38.297-07:00Schrodinger forgot that you might not be able to s...Schrodinger forgot that you might not be able to see it, but we have five other senses.<br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45071380112593645812014-06-25T23:56:17.006-07:002014-06-25T23:56:17.006-07:00'They're barely differentiated goo in a th...'They're barely differentiated goo in a thin sac that has all the integrity of a spit bubble.' <br /><br />That had me chortling out loud and it's a sentence that should be said at the beginning of every day because it sounds so delicious.<br /><br />Well done mom and pop birdies. Oh, and congrats to the chickadee parents too.Tezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15968504091315232161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91674574612094256602014-06-25T23:54:47.734-07:002014-06-25T23:54:47.734-07:00One thing we know, if Schrodinger's cat and Sc...One thing we know, if Schrodinger's cat and Schrodinger's chickadee were in the same box, SOMEBODY'S dead.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61025118119121356752014-06-25T23:53:59.611-07:002014-06-25T23:53:59.611-07:00I just got to see parent dippers trying to teach t...I just got to see parent dippers trying to teach the kid how to get its own food. By running underwater. Kid didn't want to get his head wet. It was a riot.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67450603514052570292014-06-25T23:46:54.698-07:002014-06-25T23:46:54.698-07:00Schrodinger's Ckickadee, any relation to Schro...Schrodinger's Ckickadee, any relation to Schrodinger's Cat?<br />I think all baby birdies should hatch with lovely soft fluffy coats like chickens and ducks are. I think it's mean of mother nature to leave them raw like that.<br />Nice photos.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-28771925756779012392014-06-25T21:45:31.827-07:002014-06-25T21:45:31.827-07:00I recently posted photos of birds on my blog inclu...I recently posted photos of birds on my blog including sparrows feeding their young. So cool. Love your sweet babies!!Rose Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180873324576064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-28822339714693868422014-06-25T21:01:17.633-07:002014-06-25T21:01:17.633-07:00Yeah, he's doing his California Quail imitatio...Yeah, he's doing his California Quail imitation. Dave spotted them. He said "would this be one of our chickadees on the windowsill looking confused?" Yes, it would.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21691037169344705032014-06-25T20:59:21.893-07:002014-06-25T20:59:21.893-07:00I know I'm always a little itchy.I know I'm always a little itchy.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-86009252537807683692014-06-25T20:46:17.503-07:002014-06-25T20:46:17.503-07:00Awww! Those are the best babeh chickadee photos I&...Awww! Those are the best babeh chickadee photos I've ever seen, Murre! <br />Love this post. It speaks to me. xoxo j.Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43776113623517236472014-06-25T19:35:48.130-07:002014-06-25T19:35:48.130-07:00"All itch and bristle and desire" -- the..."All itch and bristle and desire" -- the story of so many of our lives :)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593624674651558385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85229731924414309712014-06-25T16:32:03.528-07:002014-06-25T16:32:03.528-07:00Further update: in what seemed no time at all, the...Further update: in what seemed no time at all, the babies have lost their squiggly baby mouths and have regular pointed beaks like mom and dad. They grow up so fast.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-15010711923519145642014-06-25T16:31:24.365-07:002014-06-25T16:31:24.365-07:00I have to. I have to re-learn everything a whole b...I have to. I have to re-learn everything a whole bunch of times.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30717913543841751452014-06-25T10:50:29.513-07:002014-06-25T10:50:29.513-07:00Awwww. And congratulations to all involved. Awwww. And congratulations to all involved. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24743572794230470362014-06-25T10:13:35.886-07:002014-06-25T10:13:35.886-07:00Congratulations, you two! Oh, and the same to the ...Congratulations, you two! Oh, and the same to the chickadee parents. You all must be exhausted. Worrying will do that, just as child-rearing will.<br /><br />You make learning fun, you do. jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4161398836429365722014-06-25T09:37:20.857-07:002014-06-25T09:37:20.857-07:00Oh man. We don't get to have them. They are so...Oh man. We don't get to have them. They are so dang cute. I've never seen anyone do a second round of chickadees here in my box. I think they've just about had it after the first one.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-55431349849079915402014-06-25T09:36:21.059-07:002014-06-25T09:36:21.059-07:00I don't know. They look like Winston Churchill...I don't know. They look like Winston Churchill, and that's pretty impressive. Yeah, you're right--totally altricial, we are.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2202835187044530372014-06-25T09:35:33.244-07:002014-06-25T09:35:33.244-07:00She's my hero too, and she's got more than...She's my hero too, and she's got more than one book. Do you have <a href="http://www.juliezickefoose.com/book/bluebirdeffect.php" rel="nofollow">The Bluebird Effect?</a> I looove that one.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-34437387056191535032014-06-25T09:27:41.354-07:002014-06-25T09:27:41.354-07:00They sat outside the box and listened to the racke...They sat outside the box and listened to the racket and said "don't make me come in there."Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26873999182179814142014-06-25T06:51:13.478-07:002014-06-25T06:51:13.478-07:00Congratulations!
We had tufted titmice (mouses?)...Congratulations! <br />We had tufted titmice (mouses?) in our bluebird box this year. Successful also. But no second round yet.knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.com