tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post2204835377647597602..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Odds And Ends In The Junco DrawerMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40866116223628235602020-03-27T22:34:31.334-07:002020-03-27T22:34:31.334-07:00No haha! I said Dark-eyed junco. The yellow-eyed a...No haha! I said Dark-eyed junco. The yellow-eyed are different. Not as different as ALL THE DARK-EYED ONES...Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10295342504613419612020-03-27T10:07:27.351-07:002020-03-27T10:07:27.351-07:00OMG, ohmemercylard, that was the most perfect repl...OMG, ohmemercylard, that was the most perfect reply to anything I've ever read. LOFL.GretchenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578733926441761777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45171779116426569842020-03-27T10:02:33.006-07:002020-03-27T10:02:33.006-07:00Haha, says my birding expert spouse, citing Sibley...Haha, says my birding expert spouse, citing Sibleys p. 532: Yellow-eyed junco is still a holdout and will not indulge in sex with any variety of dark-eyed no matter how sexy those dark eyes are. GretchenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578733926441761777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70027483703979604842020-03-27T09:28:47.648-07:002020-03-27T09:28:47.648-07:00And just yesterday, we saw our first Hairy Woodpec...And just yesterday, we saw our first Hairy Woodpecker! I can't help but think that it was named by a 9-year-old boy.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-89398383992542800022020-03-27T03:41:41.128-07:002020-03-27T03:41:41.128-07:00*Virtual hug* You probably need one, right? I me...*Virtual hug* You probably need one, right? I mean, happy people don't become trolls. I hope somebody loves you someday.mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13746851104059414702020-03-26T22:54:16.380-07:002020-03-26T22:54:16.380-07:00Nope! I've started one once or twice but then ...Nope! I've started one once or twice but then I forget about it! I thought the YARD list should be doable...but I forget about that one too.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88339350203706712722020-03-26T22:53:32.743-07:002020-03-26T22:53:32.743-07:00Bless your heart.Bless your heart.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-71007049023604750182020-03-26T17:57:26.343-07:002020-03-26T17:57:26.343-07:00Bless your heart. Aren't you tired of doing th...Bless your heart. Aren't you tired of doing this same cut and paste job twice weekly now for how long? It seems forever. <br /><br />Besides, Mom wants to know what you want for supper...and if you need your overalls pressed. Also, do you need a new batch of tiki torches, hon? She's going to the Dollar Store later to pick up a few necessaries for you. Be a good boy while she's gone.ohmemercylardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013968168715465399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62311756932822825542020-03-26T17:51:11.831-07:002020-03-26T17:51:11.831-07:00Oh yeah, you may not have a mental life list (I ca...Oh yeah, you may not have a mental life list (I can't hold that much info in my head either), but do you have a written one? You're literary, you can do it! I found it to be really easy and didn't take long at all to assemble the structure.<br />Bruce Mohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170656188990284530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25396543519682869702020-03-26T11:15:43.171-07:002020-03-26T11:15:43.171-07:00you boomers are shutting down the entire economy b...you boomers are shutting down the entire economy because you're afraid of a flu. Seriously, can you boomers kill yourselves? You are the most selfish generation to ever exist. You don't give a shit about climate change, why should we young people give a shit if you get sick and die of some virus? I HOPE the virus gets much stronger and kills you all.<br /><br />Do you boomers realize how Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53322815508997924202020-03-26T09:44:11.590-07:002020-03-26T09:44:11.590-07:00I like spring as much as (but not more than) the n...I like spring as much as (but not more than) the next guy--I love winter!--but the coming-backness of birds is a bigger and bigger deal for me every year.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82942214264754835782020-03-26T07:31:46.011-07:002020-03-26T07:31:46.011-07:00Juncos seem to make the ground come alive when the...Juncos seem to make the ground come alive when they come in for breakfast. Slate-colored are the only version I have seen around here. As the snow melts we are seeing some of the more colorful birds migrate back. jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74780939497174535522020-03-25T19:09:28.697-07:002020-03-25T19:09:28.697-07:00Whose hand? Basic sparrow size, I'd say. Bigge...Whose hand? Basic sparrow size, I'd say. Bigger than Studley.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41295573053868867242020-03-25T19:07:22.677-07:002020-03-25T19:07:22.677-07:00I was going to make you state that!I was going to make you state that!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9592146714039327072020-03-25T19:07:03.646-07:002020-03-25T19:07:03.646-07:00If I were being entirely honest, I'd have to s...If I were being entirely honest, I'd have to suggest that the odds I'd find a previously undiscovered bird are low.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-71050581591465388062020-03-25T18:21:50.120-07:002020-03-25T18:21:50.120-07:00They're pretty little birds, about palm of the...They're pretty little birds, about palm of the hand size?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-78775454413695012012020-03-25T18:19:52.796-07:002020-03-25T18:19:52.796-07:00P. S. I am not GreekP. S. I am not Greekjenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58486917106092747712020-03-25T18:19:27.922-07:002020-03-25T18:19:27.922-07:00As I can only just distinguish a crow from a chick...As I can only just distinguish a crow from a chickadee, this was a bit like reading Greek!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13493941607762130732020-03-25T17:29:11.426-07:002020-03-25T17:29:11.426-07:00Okay, you can do this Murr. First, Google your ow...Okay, you can do this Murr. First, Google your own name. Chances are, there is someone else who has your name. For instance, my name is shared by a "leading scholar and translator of Kant's philosophy." Just name your bird after this person -- or say that it's after her. <br /><br />Apparently, Kant's philosophy was about morality... which, as should be obvious from thismimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84750781796392624412020-03-25T17:12:08.782-07:002020-03-25T17:12:08.782-07:00I'm sorry, I blacked out there just after the ...I'm sorry, I blacked out there just after the "you can't name a species after yourself." WTH.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-50897271636798118772020-03-25T15:44:39.951-07:002020-03-25T15:44:39.951-07:00According to the rules of taxonomy, you can't ...According to the rules of taxonomy, you can't name a species after yourself! But you could name it for a good friend of yours.<br /><br />As far as the whole "if they can breed successfully (ie produce fertile offspring) with other birds, they must all be the same species" claim goes, it has been discovered recently (last twenty years or so) that a number of birds that were Bruce Mohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170656188990284530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76516272269697211192020-03-25T11:32:29.521-07:002020-03-25T11:32:29.521-07:00God, I just love you.God, I just love you.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207121540248325766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10621084141821142212020-03-25T10:32:17.022-07:002020-03-25T10:32:17.022-07:00We have a lot of contenders here for the greater A...We have a lot of contenders here for the greater Asshole familly.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69361186419337217032020-03-25T10:31:06.652-07:002020-03-25T10:31:06.652-07:00Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Incidentally, I can peg a...Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha<br /><br />Incidentally, I can peg a kinglet in a half second now. I did it just the other day. I'm very proud of my kingletification.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38173247543133194602020-03-25T10:30:20.549-07:002020-03-25T10:30:20.549-07:00Still don't have a working life list, but at l...Still don't have a working life list, but at least my "Life" goes back to the early 1950s!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com