tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post7266001996478508550..comments2024-03-11T05:51:02.785-04:00Comments on Frogma: Winter/spring bird walk - Sheepshead Bay to Gerritsen Creek bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-71771812401756687772018-03-03T15:03:44.407-05:002018-03-03T15:03:44.407-05:00Love winter shore walks especially when the birds ...Love winter shore walks especially when the birds start coming back. Thanks! JennAdamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15767771665379717689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-40727333212287764462016-03-22T19:51:09.283-04:002016-03-22T19:51:09.283-04:00Connie, I found a good range map and as I suspecte...Connie, I found a good range map and as I suspected, <a href="http://sdakotabirds.com/species/maps/american_oystercatcher_map.htm" rel="nofollow">they do live in Louisiana</a>. They're a summer bird here, but last year I think I remember hearing them when we went sailing in the Caribbean in January, and I was absolutely tickled to run across them in a Flickr album a friend posted after <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/delistu/13154173565/in/album-72157642355019825/" rel="nofollow">a trip to the Galapagos Islands</a>. We're pretty close to the northern end of their range here in NY, but they've got the entire East Coast of North America south of here covered, plus the Gulf, plus the west coast up to the Mexican border or so. I think there's another variety of oystercatcher that covers the US west coast. Very widespread! <br /><br />Thanks, Rob! The Evil Futon of Nap dates back to when I moved to Midwood just as some friends were rearranging their apartment. It's a full-sized futon in a frame that was cut down to fit in a nook in their place; the overlapping futon rides up over one corner of the frame in a sort of a lounge or nestlike effect. It is the single most dangerous piece of furniture in my apartment for when I actually have ambitions to go do something. bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-90517075575916011812016-03-22T19:26:55.025-04:002016-03-22T19:26:55.025-04:00Hm, that does look a little suspicious, doesn'...Hm, that does look a little suspicious, doesn't it? <br /><br />Another theory over on Facebook was that they were trying to sneak up on the oysters, which are of course the flightiest of mollusks, poised to flee at the slightest alarm. Or something like that. <br /><br />Their eyes are pretty wild, aren't they? <br /><br />When I did <a href="http://frogma.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-early-bird.html" rel="nofollow">The Early Bird</a>, I took a bit of artistic license with that particular feature. I was after "disgruntled", not "satanic". bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-64659766343603216462016-03-22T19:09:50.795-04:002016-03-22T19:09:50.795-04:00Too pooped to tweet and that close to JFK?
I thin...<br>Too pooped to tweet and that close to JFK?<br /><br />I think your Oystercatchers just flew in on a red-eye from Orlando.<br /><br /><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Pied_Oystercatcher_on_beach.jpg" rel="nofollow">Just look at their eyes!</a><br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-63284464238979944482016-03-21T21:31:05.458-04:002016-03-21T21:31:05.458-04:00Great photos, Bonnie! I felt like I was right ther...Great photos, Bonnie! I felt like I was right there with you. And I love "Evil Futon of Nap" and its "comfy clutches." Brilliant!Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-37575431016230793312016-03-21T19:18:34.271-04:002016-03-21T19:18:34.271-04:00Bonnie, I felt that I was walking right along with...Bonnie, I felt that I was walking right along with you. Lovely photos. I live in Louisiana and wonder if we have oystercatchers here. I've never heard of them, but I know we have lots of oysters along our coast. Wishing you the best with your chemo.Connie McLeodhttps://conniemcleod.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-71311358902548737552016-03-21T12:38:22.519-04:002016-03-21T12:38:22.519-04:00I came THAT close to not bringing my camera, as my...I came THAT close to not bringing my camera, as my original plan was mainly focused on getting off my posterior and getting some exercise and fresh air. I was very glad I re-thought that, I was so happy to have the camera along when I changed my route to a shorewalk. bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-10714060330726782602016-03-21T10:03:16.564-04:002016-03-21T10:03:16.564-04:00The different shades of gray in your pictures are ...The different shades of gray in your pictures are beautiful!Haraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263065017109894464noreply@blogger.com