tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post8020728440089365849..comments2024-03-29T07:16:09.835-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: This week in birds - #409Dorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-61927612984998610212020-07-22T14:24:29.881-05:002020-07-22T14:24:29.881-05:00Well, you know what they say about "great min...Well, you know what they say about "great minds!"Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-88565318510021373902020-07-22T13:45:31.634-05:002020-07-22T13:45:31.634-05:00You and David doing barn swallows in the same week...You and David doing barn swallows in the same week! An amazing looking bird. I have been to County Wicklow. I visited Anne McCaffrey there in her home!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-13031567005784381892020-07-19T10:19:42.224-05:002020-07-19T10:19:42.224-05:00There is certainly a feeling a helplessness, and y...There is certainly a feeling a helplessness, and yet we mustn't give in to that. Each of us in our own small way by the choices we make contribute to the problem or the solution. And the main thing we can do to change the situation is vote! Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-39220253168301377432020-07-19T10:17:17.767-05:002020-07-19T10:17:17.767-05:00The scientists are always busy learning new things...The scientists are always busy learning new things about our Earth. I find some comfort in that.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-14842506863733433022020-07-19T10:03:04.391-05:002020-07-19T10:03:04.391-05:00Our naturalist group is reading A Farewell to Ice....Our naturalist group is reading A Farewell to Ice. It's a horrifying read. Completely out of my control to do anything to change this situation.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-14396591337023902472020-07-19T08:09:19.743-05:002020-07-19T08:09:19.743-05:00Liked reading the Condor article and the birdsong ...Liked reading the Condor article and the birdsong article ... both were fascinating ... and maybe hopeful. Researchers are really getting a lot of new info. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-3503439843945713062020-07-18T10:25:36.287-05:002020-07-18T10:25:36.287-05:00Until the government can be changed, conservationi...Until the government can be changed, conservationist groups and interested parties will be fighting a holding action in the courts. But, of course, it is impossible to stop all of the damage there. A thorough housecleaning is needed.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-59456704781814726822020-07-18T04:41:26.122-05:002020-07-18T04:41:26.122-05:00Your first picture of the Barn Swallow could easil...Your first picture of the Barn Swallow could easily have been taken in the barn where I do my swallow monitoring. As I read through the rest of the roundup one thing leaps out at me. You have to get rid of Trump in November! Then, perhaps some of the critical environmental protections can be restored. If not, what is already bad is going to get a whole lot worse, it staggers me that the country can permit itself to be marched backwards in this fashion,David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com