Tag: Cardinal

BIRDS BEING BIRDS…well what else would they be?

Birds

IN THE FIRST TWO IMAGES, THE MOURNING DOVE JUST PLUMMETS FROM THE SKY LIKE A LEAD BALLOON….WELL, ACTUALLY THEY’RE A LITTLE MORE GRACEFUL THAN THAT, BUT NOT MUCH. THEIR FEATHERS ARE PRETTY THOUGH AND THEY LOOK NICE AS THEY FLUTTER AROUND…BUT THEY’RE MORE THAN A LITTLE CLUMSY AT OTHER TIMES AND THEY JUST SEEM TO GALUMPH  AROUND IN THE GRASS,  YES, I SAID “GALUMPH”… I DON’T KNOW IF THAT’S A WORD, BUT THAT’S HOW THEY MOVE…THEY GALUMPH.
mourning dove 1 (1 of 1)

 

 

mourning dove 2 (1 of 1)

 

 

Upside down head cardinal (1 of 1)

 

 

THIS IS OUR FRIEND THE CARDINAL ONCE AGAIN…ON OUR SAFARI THROUGH T”A WINDOW INTO THE WOODS”, WE’VE SEEN THIS HANDSOME FELLOW AND HIS FRIENDS MANY, MANY TIMES…THIS ONE THOUGH..IS IT JUST ME, OR IS HIS HEAD ON BACKWARD?

I SMELL A DOCUMENTARY…PURELY UNSCIENTIFIC OF COURSE…

Birds, Photography

Watermark 5537 (1 of 1)

Once again, I introduce you to our friend, the Cardinal.
Can you imagine doing this over and over and over? I mean…think about it…they’re like Olympians…they’ve got the cool outfit and amazing athletic ability. I never thought about it before, but do you suppose there are different levels of ability with birds?
Are there Gold Medal level birds?
Are there Silver Medal level birds?
Are there Bronze Medal level birds?
Are there birds who just fly along with average level bird abilities?

Somewhere out in the woods there might be a huge bird arena, with enough branches to seat 10,000 birds. Maybe on Saturdays in the summer they gather on the branches and watch the really excellent birds compete for prizes. Traffic must be a nightmare when the event’s over.

Unless there are police birds who direct bird traffic. I wonder if they blow a whistle when they’re directing traffic?