tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post6916208183148709291..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: This week in birds - #501Dorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-34636160674643585762022-05-17T17:36:13.747-05:002022-05-17T17:36:13.747-05:00Thank you, Cathy.Thank you, Cathy.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-50464529856505510992022-05-17T17:11:31.476-05:002022-05-17T17:11:31.476-05:00Another informative round-up, Dorothy. I do look f...Another informative round-up, Dorothy. I do look forward to these posts even if the news can tend to be bleak. And I love the photo of that little warbler at the top of your post!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-13625510099911301302022-05-14T21:58:30.973-05:002022-05-14T21:58:30.973-05:00Well, then it isn't all bad news I guess.Well, then it isn't all bad news I guess.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-72789070824368774162022-05-14T20:25:43.754-05:002022-05-14T20:25:43.754-05:00We broke a few records here in OK too. It's so...We broke a few records here in OK too. It's so hot that our tornado chance has really went down.The Butterfly Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218064101468042347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-37612064086010027982022-05-14T18:19:45.235-05:002022-05-14T18:19:45.235-05:00Reading all the bad news can be overwhelming and e...Reading all the bad news can be overwhelming and extremely depressing but we still need to do it. Perhaps this knowledge can spur us on to do what we can to change things for the better.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-27518240449318218762022-05-14T16:56:13.559-05:002022-05-14T16:56:13.559-05:00So much bad news ahead for us all, which is often ...So much bad news ahead for us all, which is often overwhelming. But I was curious about the black hole photo, Wow!thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-22511775652843542902022-05-14T08:43:35.981-05:002022-05-14T08:43:35.981-05:00That was a bit of good news. Goodness knows the Gu...That was a bit of good news. Goodness knows the Gulf has enough pollution already.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-9913238203137278302022-05-14T08:42:26.277-05:002022-05-14T08:42:26.277-05:00And that is a depressing thought indeed.And that is a depressing thought indeed.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-17815541233191419182022-05-14T08:37:49.058-05:002022-05-14T08:37:49.058-05:00And this is why I will never be a good birder...I ...And this is why I will never be a good birder...I took a quick look at the bird at the top of your page and thought, American Goldfinch, just like I often do with the birds in my backyard. But, no!<br /><br />I was terribly glad to hear that the oil and gas sales in the Gulf of Mexico are not going to occur.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-10110475833455109992022-05-14T04:20:50.731-05:002022-05-14T04:20:50.731-05:00Good morning, Dorothy, and thank you for the weekl...Good morning, Dorothy, and thank you for the weekly roundup. The news is not good as we hurtle on a path of self-destruction, but we no longer expect it to be good. To think that a 1.5 degree global temperature rise has basically arrived is a daunting fact to process. Life is going to change rapidly and drastically for all of us, and there will be no safe havens on Earth. In fact, there probably are none now. David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com