tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post3728787142518928893..comments2023-11-24T12:31:19.294-07:00Comments on Microcosm: Taking FlightStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-24520472586060063132011-03-21T21:29:22.333-06:002011-03-21T21:29:22.333-06:00Ecological Gardening, thank you. I don't know...Ecological Gardening, thank you. I don't know quite why either, but sheer beauty and wildness comes close.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-82697005760770176962011-03-18T14:44:33.935-06:002011-03-18T14:44:33.935-06:00A beautiful post, recommended by Elephant's Ey...A beautiful post, recommended by Elephant's Eye. I don't know why they catch our imaginations the way they do--except sheer beauty and wildness.Ecological Gardeninghttp://www.ecologicalgardening.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-23822730244530520842011-03-14T21:12:03.529-06:002011-03-14T21:12:03.529-06:00Aargh! I can totally understand the occasional &q...Aargh! I can totally understand the occasional "cull" in the absence of natural predators, but why does that never seem to be the point? Thanks for the link, Diana. :-/Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-42193102465000421032011-03-14T13:13:33.579-06:002011-03-14T13:13:33.579-06:00http://10000birds.com/31892.htm
First they want to...http://10000birds.com/31892.htm<br />First they want to hunt them in Tennessee, now in Kentucky?!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-84371736818173899832011-03-07T19:39:17.871-07:002011-03-07T19:39:17.871-07:00Lula, thank you so much - I'm really just a gl...Lula, thank you so much - I'm really just a glorified point-and-shooter, especially compared to your painstaking work. Thanks for visiting.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-52029694745940016082011-03-07T10:57:12.898-07:002011-03-07T10:57:12.898-07:00Stacy,
You blog is beautiful and te images in thi...Stacy,<br /><br />You blog is beautiful and te images in this post are stunning, I am glad Jean recommended it. Best, Lulalulahttp://onbotanicalphotography.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-44344425508090981052011-03-05T18:08:51.625-07:002011-03-05T18:08:51.625-07:00Benjamin, I'm in New Mexico. Whenever I'v...Benjamin, I'm in New Mexico. Whenever I've Googled sandhill cranes, every other site that pops up always seems to be either from NM or NE, although I suspect we get different crews. Yes, yes, do go see them! I would never have thought that my happiness could be so affected by a bird. Fortunately, people build preserves for cranes, so I can see them without endangering myself and others in fast-moving vehicles, but no one seems to set aside special areas for geese. Be careful out there!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-15707552557356105262011-03-05T15:26:12.361-07:002011-03-05T15:26:12.361-07:00I'm not sure where you are, but I'm in Neb...I'm not sure where you are, but I'm in Nebraska. The cranes will be 90 minutes west of here in a week or two, in the tens of thousands. I must see them before I move away! How you feel about them is how I feel about geese. I swear one of these days I'm going to drive off the road staring at low geese formations through my car's sunroof. Take my breath away.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-44250820203774613762011-02-28T13:10:56.242-07:002011-02-28T13:10:56.242-07:00:~) See, I do come back!:~) See, I do come back!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-38765884627054700732011-02-27T16:12:10.833-07:002011-02-27T16:12:10.833-07:00Diana, my sister and I did a lot of polite but dis...Diana, my sister and I did a lot of polite but discouraging "mmm-hmm"ing, because he seemed inclined to talk. (And talk.) He may also have been showing off just a little bit...?<br /><br />Definitely more readers, and more comments in different places. It's nice. :)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-89626414200443435482011-02-27T02:54:58.093-07:002011-02-27T02:54:58.093-07:00Thanks Stacy - that video was magical. Wondering w...Thanks Stacy - that video was magical. Wondering what you and your sister said to him? But then we were stuck, politely in a birdhide, with an idiot who seized the opportunity to tell us his life story ...<br /><br />(you are, aren't you, getting more readers, and more comments?!)Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-37703112320199593862011-02-26T16:36:55.678-07:002011-02-26T16:36:55.678-07:00Diana, my sister and I were watching them once and...Diana, my sister and I were watching them once and ended up getting an earful from the man next to us about how good cranes taste. Not what we wanted to listen to! If you're interested, here's a link to a short video someone took at Bosque del Apache - "dqtaz" really captured them well. <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTtZLCnRn2M" rel="nofollow">Cranes</a><br /><br />Elaine, thank you - I'm so glad you enjoyed it. It's a pleasure to have people to share such wonderful experiences with.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-58277363034058865742011-02-25T12:49:23.754-07:002011-02-25T12:49:23.754-07:00That was beautiful! What an experience that must ...That was beautiful! What an experience that must have been. I felt like I was there--- reading your words. <br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />ElaineElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922200217770835483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-13320421452058077682011-02-25T12:22:37.793-07:002011-02-25T12:22:37.793-07:00Wow, yes. Now that you have shown me the birds I a...Wow, yes. Now that you have shown me the birds I am even more amazed by talk of hunting sandhill cranes. Worse still, they say, they make good eating. Me, I'm a vegetarian.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-44732344645333731982011-02-24T20:56:34.592-07:002011-02-24T20:56:34.592-07:00Zoe, that sounds like an amazing experience - just...Zoe, that sounds like an amazing experience - just to be in the midst of *wildness* like that. With the cranes I keep thinking about a line from a Peter Wimsey mystery, where he says, "How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks." (It needs a little more context to do it justice...) Somehow they give you that delicious sense of smallness compared to the vast scope of nature.<br /><br />Carol, thank you so much! It really was a thrilling day - I'm glad I could convey some of that.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-36792765239151115412011-02-24T08:17:59.830-07:002011-02-24T08:17:59.830-07:00Stacy! This is exquisite writing. You are a wonder...Stacy! This is exquisite writing. You are a wonderful storyteller. I did feel as if I were there with you in the field hearing all the calls and seeing the glowing sun on wings and the shadow plays. What a beautiful sanctuary you have to visit. Beautiful photos too! What a thrilling day you had.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-10071873226769779292011-02-24T06:26:02.924-07:002011-02-24T06:26:02.924-07:00Wow. I spent one of the most magical nights of my ...Wow. I spent one of the most magical nights of my life camping on a platform in Okefenokee Swamp (GA) last winter. There was a storm of lashing wind and rain, alligators slapping around in the water, and sandhill cranes! so many cranes! They made noise all night and kept blowing over the tent (or so it seemed to me) - they were amazing. So I think I know just what you mean when you say you experienced them, rather than saw them. The sunset roosting must have been wonderful.Zoe / pearled earthhttp://pearledearth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com