tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post6320016962774534938..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: This week in birds - #176Dorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-37471949206693520742015-10-05T18:06:11.229-05:002015-10-05T18:06:11.229-05:00I do indeed count myself lucky. I live in a very &...I do indeed count myself lucky. I live in a very "birdy" place.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-75343221595923716592015-10-05T15:48:12.645-05:002015-10-05T15:48:12.645-05:00Wow, you are so lucky to have so many migrants vis...Wow, you are so lucky to have so many migrants visiting your backyard. It's always a pleasure to watch those visitors.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-57868867971638926132015-10-03T23:06:25.554-05:002015-10-03T23:06:25.554-05:00I'm glad we could send you our Acadian Flycatc...I'm glad we could send you our Acadian Flycatcher to brighten the lives of your twitchers this fall, Helene.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-32917400122686611162015-10-03T22:58:27.298-05:002015-10-03T22:58:27.298-05:00The photo of all the men with long lenses trying t...The photo of all the men with long lenses trying to catch a glimpse of the American flycatcher was hilarious. I so envy you having hummingbirds, I have only seen them on TV :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-13750795990058676712015-10-03T22:46:30.375-05:002015-10-03T22:46:30.375-05:00Welcome, Dora. I wonder what kind of owl you have....Welcome, Dora. I wonder what kind of owl you have. Here, we have the Great Horned Owls, Barred Owls, and Screech Owls as permanent residents, but the ones that I see and hear most often are the Great Horned. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-79419959638877305802015-10-03T21:14:33.399-05:002015-10-03T21:14:33.399-05:00Great looking birds. Every fall a owl returns and ...Great looking birds. Every fall a owl returns and haven't yet seen him. Came over from Ramblin AM<br /> Coffee isonpeppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-5207793504373890492015-10-03T18:18:15.123-05:002015-10-03T18:18:15.123-05:00I think you have hit on one of the problems with t...I think you have hit on one of the problems with the fires. In some instances, they have been long suppressed and the undergrowth has built up more than it should have. When it burns now, it burns much hotter than normal and that is having an unusual effect on some ecosystems. Nature will adapt as it always does, but the ecosystem may look quite different in the future.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-68218692417350489092015-10-03T16:21:42.607-05:002015-10-03T16:21:42.607-05:00Lots of interesting nature news, Dorothy. When I ...Lots of interesting nature news, Dorothy. When I was in graduate school I learned that fire is a natural part of the forest ecology and the plants are adapted to returning after fire, but to suppress it for a long time is a dangerous thing because the underbrush builds up to the point that the fire doesn't just burn along the ground. The Indians/Native Americans were reputed to do frequent control burns so the forest would be open and the fire wouldn't get up into the tops of the trees. So it makes me sad and frustrated when these horrible fires occur. Yesterday some Chickadees showed up on my deck looking for seed!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.com