tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post3971833451788222233..comments2023-11-18T04:41:02.841-08:00Comments on LauraFrantz.net: winding downLaura Frantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-42726456496087235742009-03-01T18:57:00.000-08:002009-03-01T18:57:00.000-08:00Polly, You've left me wanting to be a bird watcher...Polly, You've left me wanting to be a bird watcher badly!! Amazing about all those birds at your feeders at once. I hope you had your camera handy! Any ideas why we have such BIG birds out here? Maybe all this rain grows big worms, thus big birds. I love all the bird species you listed here. You are a wonder!<BR/>Your post cheered me up considerably - I just took Mom to the airport. Always a downer. I hope she reads this post and your comment. She will just love it. Bless you!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-7264302959719707142009-03-01T09:46:00.000-08:002009-03-01T09:46:00.000-08:00Hi, Laura! Your mom and I would have a grand ol' ...Hi, Laura! Your mom and I would have a grand ol' time bird watching together--I adore it and keep my Peterson Field Guide handy in the event something new sidles up to my backyard feeders. In fact, I'm sitting at my kitchen table right now watching six cardinals dance along the rails of my deck waiting their turn for a late-winter snack. It's snowing this morning, rare in these parts, and the gargantuan, soggy flakes have really stirred the birds into action. In my woodsy environment, I'm privileged to see amazing ornithological diversity--woodpeckers and flickers of all sizes and shapes, titmice galore, myriad finches, juncos, cardinals, robins, doves, hummingbirds, cedar waxwings, nuthatches, swallows, vireos, warblers, bluebirds, chickadees, wrens, mockingbirds, thrashers, blue jays, gray jays...you name it! A year or so ago, I counted 18 different species visiting my feeders at the very same moment. That just blew me away with excitement!<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear how well your visits with Chris and your mom went. I'm looking forward to the time when we can all be together for the holidays in Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge. <BR/><BR/>Hope your weekend rounds out wonderfully...Talk with you later!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com