tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post4848760603604002713..comments2024-03-19T09:51:50.961+00:00Comments on Another Bird Blog: Listless BirdingPhil Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-19782981019619762842016-11-04T18:33:05.426+00:002016-11-04T18:33:05.426+00:00I have just returned from the desk in the other ro...I have just returned from the desk in the other room where I found drawings of a Dodo and Passenger Pigeon. They have been added to my life list and I am thrilled to be among the world's foremost listers. But that walk from the other room has left me exhausted and I shall now retire to the recliner for the remainder of the day. Please page me immediately if any Carolina Parakeets are spotted on the telly.Wally Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121368850135565674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-70528103931205972212016-11-03T01:31:09.565+00:002016-11-03T01:31:09.565+00:00Wow, thanks to your web site, my life list has exp... Wow, thanks to your web site, my life list has expanded exponentially. Are you sure you didn't get this article out of the British equivalent of "The Onion" (parody news site)? It made me laugh anyway -- I don't think we were supposed to take it seriously were we?<br /><br />I don't know Uncle Tom Cobbley, but his relatives live here -- and in Florida. We never go anywhere on Sunday because they do. (We stay home and do all our birding virtually. Traveling too. We've been all around the world.) <br /> Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-12385062825479401232016-11-02T12:28:51.412+00:002016-11-02T12:28:51.412+00:00No no no!! This is no way being a 'birder'...No no no!! This is no way being a 'birder'. We must get out and search, scout the area for the elusive bird and if at all possible get a photo of it in its surroundings.<br /><br />I don't travel globally for birds [tho I'd like to go to Australia for the unique ones there]. I'm lucky enough to live in the migratory paths here in Texas.<br /><br />And one commentor mentioned that more men are birders...I've noticed that in my part of the world too...the men ARE the majority!!Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-71486725457173619642016-11-02T12:25:59.055+00:002016-11-02T12:25:59.055+00:00No no no!!! That is no way to be a birder? How o...No no no!!! That is no way to be a birder? How on earth can anyone say differently?<br /><br />I wouldn't be able to afford global travel [tho I'd love to go to Australia for the most unique birds], so I limit my travels to the state of Texas and mainly the coastal areas. After all, I'm lucky enough that vagrants do show up occasionally, and I am in the migratory path for both Autumn and Spring. There is one AMAZON kingfisher reported near Lubbock Texas I believe it was, recently, but nope, Lubbock is where God would stick the tube for the country's enema I tellya. [kidding]Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-18015118688100886882016-11-02T05:01:31.963+00:002016-11-02T05:01:31.963+00:00Birding is an outdoor activity. That's the w...Birding is an outdoor activity. That's the way it should be otherwise you are missing out in so many different ways Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-56403300666438956772016-11-01T22:37:13.174+00:002016-11-01T22:37:13.174+00:00I loved the story! Glad I don't keep lists!! I...I loved the story! Glad I don't keep lists!! It al sounds very serious and not much fun!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-86353163717928546612016-11-01T20:02:46.919+00:002016-11-01T20:02:46.919+00:00Hello Phil!:) As you know I'm not a birder, bu...Hello Phil!:) As you know I'm not a birder, but if I was, I know that I would rather have the thrill of the chase, and the discovery of a lifer in the outdoors. It's just not the same to discover a new bird via the internet, and list it as your own birding experience, as it loses the passion and dedication that is so intrinsically rewarding in a birders life. If birding is a serious pastime, as stated by the spokesman, and I do believe this is so, then there should not be two sets of rules and standards, no matter what!!!Breathtakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883608347810648676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-53761318362505080142016-11-01T20:01:27.110+00:002016-11-01T20:01:27.110+00:00WOW! Well, all I can say is, I feel sorry for the...WOW! Well, all I can say is, I feel sorry for the guy. His reputation and everything else is a joke now. It's A LOT of work birding. I run them all. Studies out in the field, local patches and chase birds. I figure, better do it now or it'll be too late for me down the road. So MANY birds. This article is funny and yet, I'd not want to be THAT guy. That would be a nightmare:) I've worked hard to keep my reputation. Plus, where's the fun birding via the internet. There's nothing quite like going to the habitat and exploring:)Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-21560488310187024392016-11-01T04:44:01.282+00:002016-11-01T04:44:01.282+00:00I got an Oriental Stork in Japan this last weekend...I got an Oriental Stork in Japan this last weekend.......just to brag!Russell Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153568497950671742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-83697367639285227772016-10-30T21:14:15.658+00:002016-10-30T21:14:15.658+00:00Hi Phil, I think you are quite blessed at being ab...Hi Phil, I think you are quite blessed at being able to see such a lovely variety of birds, and as often as you do. Here in Montreal, I rarely get to see them...I mean, I know they are there, but they pretty much stay hidden from view. However, I have seen a male cardinal, a couple of blue herons, ducks, geese...but the ones I most often see are pigeons, sparrows, starlings and seagulls. :)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-35140540459573732762016-10-30T20:23:28.573+00:002016-10-30T20:23:28.573+00:00 Hi again, Phil. I forgot to mention that I notice... Hi again, Phil. I forgot to mention that I noticed that the people lining up to gain access are nearly all men. There are a few women, but they are very much in the minority. I think the birding fraternity here is just about even between the genders.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526180646938954660.post-91383178843512045572016-10-30T20:17:49.904+00:002016-10-30T20:17:49.904+00:00Blows my mind!! I swear that for some people the l...Blows my mind!! I swear that for some people the list is more important than the bird. They might just as well be train spotting or something. David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com