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Small bird not timid
On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:15:07 -0800 (PST), RichA wrote:
: http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/imag...53263/original I'm guessing that was taken in a National Park. A National Park animal never turns down a free meal. Bob |
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: http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/imag...53263/original
Robert Coe: I'm guessing that was taken in a National Park. A National Park animal never turns down a free meal. You're right in your implication that many animals in the parks become quite tame. But it's not just the parks. A patient person can persuade birds, including hummingbirds (in the Americas) to eat out of their hands. I started with hummingbirds by resting my cupped hand on a piece of red paper and filling the cupped hand with sugar solution. This on my deck and I thought "This will take hours or days; I won't be able to sit long enough." Wrong. It required about five minutes for the hummers to find me and another couple of minutes for them to perch on my hand and sip the nectar. By the end of the season they knew me and I could move around with the birds perched on my fingers. I'll try to get some photos in the summer of 2017. If you try this, wash your hands thoroughly beforehand and afterward. You're likely to get pooped on. -- I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that you will say in your entire life. usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm |
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On 12/27/2016 9:21 PM, Robert Coe wrote:
On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:15:07 -0800 (PST), RichA wrote: : http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/imag...53263/original I'm guessing that was taken in a National Park. A National Park animal never turns down a free meal. Bob AFAIK feeding the critters in National Parks is not encouraged. However in one bird sanctuary near us, Elizabeth Morton, feeding the birds in encouraged. There may very well be others. BTW Hope you guys are prepared for your oncoming storm. -- PeterN |
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On 12/28/2016 1:29 PM, PeterN wrote:
On 12/27/2016 9:21 PM, Robert Coe wrote: On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:15:07 -0800 (PST), RichA wrote: : http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/imag...53263/original I'm guessing that was taken in a National Park. A National Park animal never turns down a free meal. Bob AFAIK feeding the critters in National Parks is not encouraged. However in one bird sanctuary near us, Elizabeth Morton, feeding the birds in encouraged. There may very well be others. BTW Hope you guys are prepared for your oncoming storm. Actually, there is a sign at the entrance to the Elizabeth Morton Sanctuary asking visitors to not feed the birds. |
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 13:29:09 -0500, PeterN wrote:
: On 12/27/2016 9:21 PM, Robert Coe wrote: : On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:15:07 -0800 (PST), RichA wrote: : : http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/imag...53263/original : : I'm guessing that was taken in a National Park. A National Park animal never : turns down a free meal. : : Bob : : : AFAIK feeding the critters in National Parks is not encouraged. However : in one bird sanctuary near us, Elizabeth Morton, feeding the birds in : encouraged. There may very well be others. They don't like you feeding animals that can be dangerous, like bears and mountain lions. And they worry that you'll feed any animal something that he likes but isn't good for him. And of course people leave plastic wrappers around that still smell of food, which the animals sometimes eat. The most effective moochers seem to be squirrels and chipmunks. And of course seagulls - who usually don't mind posing for photographs. : BTW Hope you guys are prepared for your oncoming storm. We're led to believe that this may be one of those rare storms where the snow falls mainly in ski country. So we're leeping our fingers crossed. |
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On 12/28/2016 3:57 PM, PAS wrote:
On 12/28/2016 1:29 PM, PeterN wrote: On 12/27/2016 9:21 PM, Robert Coe wrote: On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:15:07 -0800 (PST), RichA wrote: : http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/imag...53263/original I'm guessing that was taken in a National Park. A National Park animal never turns down a free meal. Bob AFAIK feeding the critters in National Parks is not encouraged. However in one bird sanctuary near us, Elizabeth Morton, feeding the birds in encouraged. There may very well be others. BTW Hope you guys are prepared for your oncoming storm. Actually, there is a sign at the entrance to the Elizabeth Morton Sanctuary asking visitors to not feed the birds. The folk who work there have said otherwise. -- PeterN |
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On 12/29/2016 12:20 AM, Robert Coe wrote:
On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 13:29:09 -0500, PeterN wrote: : On 12/27/2016 9:21 PM, Robert Coe wrote: : On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:15:07 -0800 (PST), RichA wrote: : : http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/imag...53263/original : : I'm guessing that was taken in a National Park. A National Park animal never : turns down a free meal. : : Bob : : : AFAIK feeding the critters in National Parks is not encouraged. However : in one bird sanctuary near us, Elizabeth Morton, feeding the birds in : encouraged. There may very well be others. They don't like you feeding animals that can be dangerous, like bears and mountain lions. And they worry that you'll feed any animal something that he likes but isn't good for him. And of course people leave plastic wrappers around that still smell of food, which the animals sometimes eat. The most effective moochers seem to be squirrels and chipmunks. And of course seagulls - who usually don't mind posing for photographs. : BTW Hope you guys are prepared for your oncoming storm. We're led to believe that this may be one of those rare storms where the snow falls mainly in ski country. So we're leeping our fingers crossed. Hope that's right. Win. Win. -- PeterN |
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On Thu, 29 Dec 2016 09:14:09 -0500, PeterN wrote:
: On 12/29/2016 12:20 AM, Robert Coe wrote: : On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 13:29:09 -0500, PeterN wrote: : : On 12/27/2016 9:21 PM, Robert Coe wrote: : : On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:15:07 -0800 (PST), RichA wrote: : : : http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/imag...53263/original : : : : I'm guessing that was taken in a National Park. A National Park animal never : : turns down a free meal. : : : : Bob : : : : : : AFAIK feeding the critters in National Parks is not encouraged. However : : in one bird sanctuary near us, Elizabeth Morton, feeding the birds in : : encouraged. There may very well be others. : : They don't like you feeding animals that can be dangerous, like bears and : mountain lions. And they worry that you'll feed any animal something that he : likes but isn't good for him. And of course people leave plastic wrappers : around that still smell of food, which the animals sometimes eat. The most : effective moochers seem to be squirrels and chipmunks. And of course seagulls : - who usually don't mind posing for photographs. : : : BTW Hope you guys are prepared for your oncoming storm. : : We're led to believe that this may be one of those rare storms where the snow : falls mainly in ski country. So we're leeping our fingers crossed. : : : Hope that's right. Win. Win. Pretty much. We got an inch of snow and a coating of ice on the driveway. Ski country got clobbered, which they loved. Bob |
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On 12/31/2016 3:41 PM, Robert Coe wrote:
On Thu, 29 Dec 2016 09:14:09 -0500, PeterN wrote: : On 12/29/2016 12:20 AM, Robert Coe wrote: : On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 13:29:09 -0500, PeterN wrote: : : On 12/27/2016 9:21 PM, Robert Coe wrote: : : On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:15:07 -0800 (PST), RichA wrote: : : : http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/imag...53263/original : : : : I'm guessing that was taken in a National Park. A National Park animal never : : turns down a free meal. : : : : Bob : : : : : : AFAIK feeding the critters in National Parks is not encouraged. However : : in one bird sanctuary near us, Elizabeth Morton, feeding the birds in : : encouraged. There may very well be others. : : They don't like you feeding animals that can be dangerous, like bears and : mountain lions. And they worry that you'll feed any animal something that he : likes but isn't good for him. And of course people leave plastic wrappers : around that still smell of food, which the animals sometimes eat. The most : effective moochers seem to be squirrels and chipmunks. And of course seagulls : - who usually don't mind posing for photographs. : : : BTW Hope you guys are prepared for your oncoming storm. : : We're led to believe that this may be one of those rare storms where the snow : falls mainly in ski country. So we're leeping our fingers crossed. : : : Hope that's right. Win. Win. Pretty much. We got an inch of snow and a coating of ice on the driveway. Ski country got clobbered, which they loved. Bob So I've heard. One of our daughters, who is visiting a friend in VT., said that conditions were great. glad it worked out as predicted. -- PeterN |
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