tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post2921007720417462521..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Duck And PloverMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23522499034821350422015-05-15T18:34:45.754-07:002015-05-15T18:34:45.754-07:00Nor will you, except here. I could never remember ...Nor will you, except here. I could never remember its name and when I saw one outside the car window I started screeching BLUE CHICKEN! BLUE CHICKEN! I meant well.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76575741935540850322015-05-15T18:33:52.909-07:002015-05-15T18:33:52.909-07:00Dave thinks Butter Butt has possible negative conn...Dave thinks Butter Butt has possible negative connotations, or at least inaccurate ones, in his case. But I can see the temptation.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45647399447915851562015-05-15T17:41:48.886-07:002015-05-15T17:41:48.886-07:00Well, I call it by its Maori name Pukeko, but it&#...Well, I call it by its Maori name Pukeko, but it's alsoknown as a purple gallinule.Porphyrio martinicusRelated to coots.Swamp hens, moor hens.All the same! Told you I'm rubbish.And I never heard of a blue chicken!dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53614171656462794022015-05-15T08:22:09.680-07:002015-05-15T08:22:09.680-07:00Coot? Are you sure? Maybe butter butt instead? Au...Coot? Are you sure? Maybe butter butt instead? Audubon's Warbler in public, obviously...Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207121540248325766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38071474545186186922015-05-14T09:04:38.338-07:002015-05-14T09:04:38.338-07:00Well, that's how I got so familiar. The big st...Well, that's how I got so familiar. The big stompy feet and the sounds. ALL the sounds.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-77668091448230532712015-05-14T08:49:49.497-07:002015-05-14T08:49:49.497-07:00Thought for sure you were identifying me.Thought for sure you were identifying me.davidpricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529385016234601788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-77850349332905127622015-05-13T23:23:15.293-07:002015-05-13T23:23:15.293-07:00Ah, the old bait 'n' twitch?Ah, the old bait 'n' twitch?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8201958223074234242015-05-13T23:03:42.667-07:002015-05-13T23:03:42.667-07:00If you crush those cookies and scatter them around...If you crush those cookies and scatter them around, you might get a whole bunch of birds all at once. Probably you should take extra cookies.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17367892784551521482015-05-13T19:04:58.315-07:002015-05-13T19:04:58.315-07:00Coot is definitely a word that should be easy to g...Coot is definitely a word that should be easy to get out of your mouth rapidly. Glad you also found the actual bird. But was it a young or old coot? Marilyn Kircushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014565704792020948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-20287726292744807882015-05-13T18:23:09.496-07:002015-05-13T18:23:09.496-07:00NO! That's a New Zealand Blue Chicken, isn'...NO! That's a New Zealand Blue Chicken, isn't it? Okay they don't call them that. Still. Quite coot-like. Do you call them coots?<br />Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38499927753759538502015-05-13T18:22:30.426-07:002015-05-13T18:22:30.426-07:00In order to do the tummy-sliding, I'd have to ...In order to do the tummy-sliding, I'd have to be after a salamander, I think.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-64009882604500245592015-05-13T18:15:13.114-07:002015-05-13T18:15:13.114-07:00You could take me with you -I'm rubbish at you...You could take me with you -I'm rubbish at your birds.Except coots.I know them. (see my avatar)dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60799480323751183062015-05-13T13:34:30.365-07:002015-05-13T13:34:30.365-07:00I spent some time with bird-peculiars last year an...I spent some time with bird-peculiars last year and wasn't too impressed by the recounting of wet sliding on tummies in marshes to see a plover or sommat.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73598205886921826562015-05-13T12:29:32.618-07:002015-05-13T12:29:32.618-07:00You know, I really like coots, with their big stom...You know, I really like coots, with their big stompy feets. Also, I got to see a little baby coot. Red.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21141691551964458962015-05-13T12:13:53.220-07:002015-05-13T12:13:53.220-07:00Cookies AND a coot. On a roll there...Cookies AND a coot. On a roll there...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22352776959128280122015-05-13T10:25:25.470-07:002015-05-13T10:25:25.470-07:00I'll have a follow-up on Saturday. And I'm...I'll have a follow-up on Saturday. And I'm REAL familiar with coots.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33149075334700578552015-05-13T10:22:21.691-07:002015-05-13T10:22:21.691-07:00The cookies were great! Also, you found a coot.The cookies were great! Also, you found a coot.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210099927164456893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61735924011915703452015-05-13T09:48:56.374-07:002015-05-13T09:48:56.374-07:00I've got prodigious eye floaters myself. I had...I've got prodigious eye floaters myself. I hadn't even THOUGHT of that as an excuse. Until now.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84509768146340453992015-05-13T09:48:07.050-07:002015-05-13T09:48:07.050-07:00Oh, but then we'd get a count of 25 or somethi...Oh, but then we'd get a count of 25 or something. No, I'm willing to sacrifice my dignity here.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59288936337791576742015-05-13T08:10:24.329-07:002015-05-13T08:10:24.329-07:00Good luck! I hope you meet your goal, but either w...Good luck! I hope you meet your goal, but either way it sounds like a lot of fun. With my floaters (EYE floaters, Murr), I'd be another who would have to bring cookies to justify my existence in the van.<br /><br />jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3979592610428036162015-05-13T05:53:50.115-07:002015-05-13T05:53:50.115-07:00Have you considered making molasses and peanut but...Have you considered making molasses and peanut butter cookies? With everyone else's mouth stuck shut....<br /><br />I'm just sayin.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.com