tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post4505058859907126461..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: The Bird WhispererWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-75559304197490522842020-07-19T13:55:43.493-02:302020-07-19T13:55:43.493-02:30What an amazing video. xxWhat an amazing video. xxYellow Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719449279985048223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-37943302559542385772020-07-19T11:17:54.388-02:302020-07-19T11:17:54.388-02:30Thanks for the heads-up about Mr Jenkins. So nice ...Thanks for the heads-up about Mr Jenkins. So nice to see someone like that. And the birds. I feed and talk to them here too; some will follow me, flitting from tree to tree, as I walk down the road. But I don't have the patience to wait for one to land on my hand! My son does, and he's had chickadees do it, but then that's not uncommon for chickadees, the brave little souls. Mr Jenkins doesn't have to wait long, as they know and trust him already. So inspiring. The pointer to his account on BookFace may give me more reason to check my own account more often! -KateStubblejumpers Cafehttp://stubblejumperscafe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-87987075466062569132020-07-19T11:11:16.041-02:302020-07-19T11:11:16.041-02:30I hope Annie replies with the facts and figures, b...I hope Annie replies with the facts and figures, but yes, we've already lost a very large percentage of birds (and other wildlife; I think it's about 70%) around the world due to environmental damage, and cats. -KateStubblejumpers Cafehttp://stubblejumperscafe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-37531205553880226302020-07-18T00:01:58.139-02:302020-07-18T00:01:58.139-02:30The crows are the only ones who talk to me though ...The crows are the only ones who talk to me though I've had great nesters in my time, cardinals and mourning doves beneath windows and I do love when they demand food from me.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-49088311653811911502020-07-17T13:42:47.038-02:302020-07-17T13:42:47.038-02:30Really, the birds talk to him? That's amazing....Really, the birds talk to him? That's amazing. My father was a keen bird-watcher, but I can barely identify four or five common birds! I could do without the pigeons crapping on our lawn and patio.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-82611399694773318892020-07-16T10:47:30.760-02:302020-07-16T10:47:30.760-02:30You're welcome Tom!
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WWWYou're welcome Tom!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-43368411458793314642020-07-16T10:47:03.595-02:302020-07-16T10:47:03.595-02:30It is funny, isn't it? We all have lovely coll...It is funny, isn't it? We all have lovely collections of leaf photographs I'm sure!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-67736177391466822462020-07-16T10:46:15.367-02:302020-07-16T10:46:15.367-02:30Me too SAW, so inspiring.
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WWWMe too SAW, so inspiring.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-1795101490630910652020-07-16T10:45:54.504-02:302020-07-16T10:45:54.504-02:30Yes, I take pleasure in the birds outside my windo...Yes, I take pleasure in the birds outside my window on the second floor as they nest and feed. I take food down to them and they are quite upset on the days I have none and squawk at me from the trees.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-67750570577486211262020-07-16T10:44:27.955-02:302020-07-16T10:44:27.955-02:30Yes, it is so uplifting to finally see him as we o...Yes, it is so uplifting to finally see him as we only saw his hands for years and years and his bird calls and of course the wonderful birds.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-42226333504636913882020-07-16T10:34:20.269-02:302020-07-16T10:34:20.269-02:30yes, they are all as curious about us as we are ab...yes, they are all as curious about us as we are about them! I find corvids particularly intelligent and communicative.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-28490575160287489212020-07-16T10:33:22.903-02:302020-07-16T10:33:22.903-02:30Exactly, I find the same with other animals, they ...Exactly, I find the same with other animals, they do communicate when we pause and listen.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-80049022841878623252020-07-16T10:32:51.339-02:302020-07-16T10:32:51.339-02:30I think the bird community must chatter to each ot...I think the bird community must chatter to each other about him as they keep rolling in to perch on him!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-26280074931315749722020-07-16T10:32:10.943-02:302020-07-16T10:32:10.943-02:30I have some great blurry eagle ones. They were per...I have some great blurry eagle ones. They were perched quietly together but I was so excited that my camera kept shaking!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-1752769328741499742020-07-16T10:31:30.501-02:302020-07-16T10:31:30.501-02:30and an excellent pair of binoculars!
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WWWand an excellent pair of binoculars!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-77712535261836056282020-07-16T10:31:10.836-02:302020-07-16T10:31:10.836-02:30it certainly does Gemma, I am so glad he found som...it certainly does Gemma, I am so glad he found some comfort from his unbelievable pain.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-23441740756711154582020-07-16T10:30:30.265-02:302020-07-16T10:30:30.265-02:30Annie- what's this about losing birds? Did I m...Annie- what's this about losing birds? Did I miss something?<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-79193973393457310562020-07-14T12:43:18.482-02:302020-07-14T12:43:18.482-02:30Amazing story ... thanks for sharing.Amazing story ... thanks for sharing.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-70218824129314627792020-07-14T11:12:10.541-02:302020-07-14T11:12:10.541-02:30Birds are a blessing. And those how not to photogr...Birds are a blessing. And those how not to photograph birds are funny. I did this too!Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-81815207874183618352020-07-14T08:59:11.706-02:302020-07-14T08:59:11.706-02:30That was lovely. I'm so glad he found healing ...That was lovely. I'm so glad he found healing in nature.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-71744956707799256772020-07-14T08:56:42.065-02:302020-07-14T08:56:42.065-02:30Since I am limited in my movements, I have to perf...Since I am limited in my movements, I have to perforce restrict my bird watching to what I can see from my verandah in the mornings. That spell is really very satisfying. When I was agile enough, I used to frequent a bird sanctuary very close to my home on the river and its bank. Migratory birds during the season were particularly fascinating. I have not had the kind of equation that Jenkins has but, would love to have it.Ramana Rajgopaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595611334904650281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-44921145316867583242020-07-14T06:22:28.695-02:302020-07-14T06:22:28.695-02:30Huge thanks.
This is beautiful. Heartrending an...Huge thanks. <br />This is beautiful. Heartrending and beautiful.<br />I am so glad he has found the solace of birds.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-60907064682291045762020-07-14T01:51:08.796-02:302020-07-14T01:51:08.796-02:30So lovely to see the birds coming to him and eatin...So lovely to see the birds coming to him and eating from his hand. I talk to the birds around here, but with human language, just saying hello as I walk past them. If there are lorikeets or cockatoos whistling in the trees I will whistle back, sometimes they'll stop feeding and watch me. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-85020179062807793162020-07-13T23:50:40.457-02:302020-07-13T23:50:40.457-02:30Lovely story. The birds talk to us here too. Don&#...Lovely story. The birds talk to us here too. Don't know what they're saying or what I'm saying back, just as Randy mentions, but it doesn't matter; it still feels like communication. mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-213770412925147442020-07-13T22:19:25.871-02:302020-07-13T22:19:25.871-02:30What a wonderful man. Thank you. A wonderful heron...What a wonderful man. Thank you. A wonderful heron, too. They are so shy. I wonder how many stop by Randy's.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com