tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post5837632332001259830..comments2024-03-12T14:02:09.820-04:00Comments on Riverdaze…: THE BREAKFAST CONTINGENTGrizz…………http://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-10901513112587097822011-01-26T23:08:22.149-05:002011-01-26T23:08:22.149-05:00Freda…
You bet. A 50-lb bag of sunflower seeds co...Freda…<br /><br />You bet. A 50-lb bag of sunflower seeds costs me $12-14; 50-lbs of cracked corn, $8, and suet cakes, 45¢ each. Call it $5 per week, maybe a bit more. A real bargain for the pleasure received.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-39763680929936585592011-01-26T16:09:34.076-05:002011-01-26T16:09:34.076-05:00But worth it for the pictures and the fun they giv...But worth it for the pictures and the fun they give. We have to ration ours to one feeder of seed a day - they get the fat balls and peanuts etc., but they seem to go for the marigold hearts first.Fredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-18290000673604717622011-01-26T07:55:15.700-05:002011-01-26T07:55:15.700-05:00Jayne…
Scolding, impatience, anticipation, or jus...Jayne…<br /><br />Scolding, impatience, anticipation, or just pre-breakfast muttering…I'm not always sure what the chittering means, but believe it means something.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-72829810011402960732011-01-26T06:40:20.776-05:002011-01-26T06:40:20.776-05:00LOL..... I often imagine them actually "scold...LOL..... I often imagine them actually "scolding" me as they chitter up in the trees waiting for me to get done refilling the feeders!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-6202002631097892162011-01-25T17:35:42.198-05:002011-01-25T17:35:42.198-05:00Wanda…
Thank you…hope everything is okay.Wanda…<br /><br />Thank you…hope everything is okay.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-18140115292918799362011-01-25T17:09:36.608-05:002011-01-25T17:09:36.608-05:00:):)Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-13637642290041585062011-01-25T13:24:25.551-05:002011-01-25T13:24:25.551-05:00Ellen…
Water's always critical, of course—tho...Ellen…<br /><br />Water's always critical, of course—though here we have plenty available, even in winter. I watch birds every day stand on the edge of the ice and drink.<br /><br />Yes, I do believe we are judged and measured by how were treat other creatures. Which isn't to say ranching and farming and hunting are wrong or evil, just that all such interactions must incorporate a measure of honor and notion of dignity.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-77220333572662242582011-01-25T12:10:38.543-05:002011-01-25T12:10:38.543-05:00we are measured by how we treat the least of us. ...we are measured by how we treat the least of us. down here, it's water I have to make sure they have plenty of especially in our hot dry summers. beautiful bird pics.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-12300471638102434952011-01-25T11:49:44.656-05:002011-01-25T11:49:44.656-05:00Gail…
Birds, squirrels, and other critters are ju...Gail…<br /><br />Birds, squirrels, and other critters are just like kids…hang around them long enough and even their most bizarre behavior is easily deciphered. My old dog, Moon, can read me like a book…and I can do the same with her—while Myladylove has both our numbers down pat.<br /><br />When you hear the feeder banging, feed your birds!<br /><br />Stay warm, take care…Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-3857580309464727162011-01-25T11:43:57.642-05:002011-01-25T11:43:57.642-05:00Anonymous…
I don't think location makes much ...Anonymous…<br /><br />I don't think location makes much difference to a bird's seeming attitude—when they're hungry and maybe impatient (though many would claim the latter crosses the line into anthropomorphism) they act different. If you're a keen observer, it's pretty easy to see. Besides, you Georgia folks have had some serious winter down there! Enough to make any bird hungry and impatient.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-53781621060219783722011-01-25T10:43:56.951-05:002011-01-25T10:43:56.951-05:00I love how you 'know' what is best and rig...I love how you 'know' what is best and right for your natural neighbors - wow. And that they communicate with you and you with them. Our birds let us know when the feeders are low - I swear they swing hard on them so they bang in to the house, I swear. They gather and wait and not too patiently, I might add, and for that matter, neither do I when I am anticipating a nice meal. :-) <br /><br />Love to you<br />Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-18943122992245027222011-01-25T07:28:01.731-05:002011-01-25T07:28:01.731-05:00I live in Georgia and was thinking only our birds ...I live in Georgia and was thinking only our birds were the hungry one's. Love your site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-13575881205227011002011-01-24T23:23:01.822-05:002011-01-24T23:23:01.822-05:00Arija…
You're quite right—I see my modest cas...Arija…<br /><br />You're quite right—I see my modest cash outlay for bird feed as a real bargain for the daily pleasure derived—even when you add in the early-morning discomfort and demand factor.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-49519589076007913952011-01-24T23:19:50.580-05:002011-01-24T23:19:50.580-05:00Kelly x2…
I go out and have a nuthatch clamped up...Kelly x2…<br /><br />I go out and have a nuthatch clamped upside-down on the trunk of a tree four feet from where I'm standing fiddling with the feeder—all the while staring me right in the eye and going, "yank, yank, yank." Chickadees on limbs even closer, also staring. A red-bellied woodpecker over there wanting me to get to the suet holder. And song sparrows waiting for corn. While a wren is puffing around like a feathered teakettle. Yup, those are impatient, demanding birds—and I get a real kick out of being their servant. Weird, huh? <br /><br />Hey, I'm with you on those suet blocks. I swear there are mornings—always when it's sleeting, raining, or freezing cold—when I can't get the blasted packages open in less than ten minutes of fumbling. I get more than a bit frustrated sometimes.<br /><br />I suspect you're right re. St. Francis not having the same bird issues…otherwise he's be the saint of bird stews.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-56546504905941145902011-01-24T21:38:27.671-05:002011-01-24T21:38:27.671-05:00The ratio of mounds of food, the getting thereof a...The ratio of mounds of food, the getting thereof and expense against the pleasure it is to see your neighbours flocking to your porch is definitely weighted on the pleasure side, even when you get cold going out in slippers and pyjamas to feed the staving masses.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-3668090759295749492011-01-24T19:50:05.892-05:002011-01-24T19:50:05.892-05:00p.s. I don't think St. Francis had to put up w...p.s. I don't think St. Francis had to put up with it!! :-)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-31194001362765760022011-01-24T19:49:19.705-05:002011-01-24T19:49:19.705-05:00Hahaha! I LOVED this post. You are so right and de...Hahaha! I LOVED this post. You are so right and described the looks the birds give you when the feeders are empty perfectly. Our birds get fed first too...they have me trained so well. This weekend it was cold. My hands nearly froze as I tried to open up the suet blocks...Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-83677964464667003812011-01-24T19:36:44.965-05:002011-01-24T19:36:44.965-05:00Hilary…
Combining the various feeders, I go throu...Hilary…<br /><br />Combining the various feeders, I go through about a gallon-and-a-half of sunflower seeds, maybe two-thirds of that in cracked corn, and half block of suet per day…unless the pileateds get to whacking the suet cakes. Not very expensive if you shop, which I do—but a surprising pile of food per month. But when the weather is bad, they can keep you busy keeping them supplied.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-83286408544047371002011-01-24T19:29:04.493-05:002011-01-24T19:29:04.493-05:00George…
My friend, if only I were half as unfaili...George…<br /><br />My friend, if only I were half as unfailingly noble as you say…<br /><br />Should St Francis insist wolves be required to complete my novitiate duties, I'm doomed, since the best I can do hereabouts are coyotes and the occasional feral hound.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-77939273133329231002011-01-24T19:21:01.233-05:002011-01-24T19:21:01.233-05:00Linda…
I don't think so…I saw the looks in th...Linda…<br /><br />I don't think so…I saw the looks in their beady little eyes—demanding rather than sympathetic.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-54147581699666633982011-01-24T19:18:31.397-05:002011-01-24T19:18:31.397-05:00Solitary…
I appreciate your willingness to revise...Solitary…<br /><br />I appreciate your willingness to revise the original evaluation, and accede to the more modest charge of faltering humanness. Moreover, I'm gratified that you view my early support of clandestine Hayduke-style eco-anarchy with respect—though honesty compels me to confess I have since somewhat modified my ways.<br /><br />My image on the dollar bill would indeed have an impact on national solvency—I'm afraid we as nation would tank about as quickly as those flagging banana republics who have not yet joined their neighbors and switched to a drug-producing economy.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-48577512494482430262011-01-24T18:50:41.344-05:002011-01-24T18:50:41.344-05:00They sure can eat a lot, can't they? And those...They sure can eat a lot, can't they? And those sparrows are really messy eaters. They've got you well trained. :) Beautiful pics as always.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-60036913781558334612011-01-24T16:40:22.675-05:002011-01-24T16:40:22.675-05:00Rest assured that St. Francis would be quite pleas...Rest assured that St. Francis would be quite pleased with you, Grizz. I know of no other human being who does more to attend to the needs of the birds than you. St. Francis might argue, however, that you have not been really tested until you are giving equal attention to the wolves. But surely you do not have wolves on your Ohio riverbank.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-87774912090672186252011-01-24T15:22:27.584-05:002011-01-24T15:22:27.584-05:00Or maybe they were just worried that you weren'...Or maybe they were just worried that you weren't feeling well today and wondering what they could do for you. :)Linda at To Behold The Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07419060763634934217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-52812454467908049292011-01-24T14:36:44.703-05:002011-01-24T14:36:44.703-05:00I'll accept your ingratiating excuses, my long...I'll accept your ingratiating excuses, my longtime riverbank friend, as they were so beautifully and heart-meltingly wrought!<br /><br />'Flawed' was indeed too harsh an indictment - 'human' was indeed nearer the mark. A membership of the Monkey Wrench Gang is a saintly badge of honour to me. Your whole blog is a divine blessing to us all - but, thankfully, of the scratched, dented and, yes, even slightly bent, kind.<br /><br />(Pity there's no hope for the US dollar bill, though. Your image there would rout the other incumbents hands-down!)The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.com