tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post5800649660000079913..comments2023-08-14T10:23:04.082-04:00Comments on My Green vermont: Nuthatch, ChickadeeEulalia Benejam Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-58053665469665631302010-01-25T17:57:24.899-05:002010-01-25T17:57:24.899-05:00Eurasian tree sparrows??? I bet Indigo's envi...Eurasian tree sparrows??? I bet Indigo's envious.Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-65186910714880832542010-01-25T16:41:36.471-05:002010-01-25T16:41:36.471-05:00Cardinals, juncos, eurasian tree sparrows (a St. l...Cardinals, juncos, eurasian tree sparrows (a St. louis delicacy, well, not to eat, but to view), nuthatches, titmouses (titmice?). Almost never do I see a chickadee at my feeder. Too urban, I suppose.Bridgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843150280542615265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-62692568454491450782010-01-24T17:59:39.792-05:002010-01-24T17:59:39.792-05:00I wish you'd take a photo of that painting, an...I wish you'd take a photo of that painting, and post it.Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-46691884493748371822010-01-24T10:52:07.635-05:002010-01-24T10:52:07.635-05:00I've always said that a chickadee is the kind ...I've always said that a chickadee is the kind of bird I wouldn't want to meet up with in a back alley (assuming they were my size)—they are deceivingly tough, aggressive things. The cuteness does in fact draw you in.<br /><br />One of my favorite paintings Tim ever did (for me!) is of a nuthatch on a gargoyle toad (a found item from our city days)—it hangs over my bed.Indigo Buntinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11387698096732697805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-15974529014236836452010-01-24T10:28:00.888-05:002010-01-24T10:28:00.888-05:00I love those red-tailed hawks. Their courting whi...I love those red-tailed hawks. Their courting whistles are another sign of spring--one we haven't heard yet, alas.Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-55287394794196396592010-01-24T09:09:41.771-05:002010-01-24T09:09:41.771-05:00and nuthatches like to hang around upside down on ...and nuthatches like to hang around upside down on tree trunks!<br /><br />we took down our feeders years ago because the neighborhood cats were staking out the birds. but we still get plenty of birds, because of our proximity to the park. yesterday on the icy sleety rainy walk we watched a red-tail hawk soar right over our heads.<br /><br />i love the little birds, but i am in awe of the big ones.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.com