tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post3721133225569055655..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: tree swallows and the "Genius of the Wood"Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-77416635080144182462009-06-19T11:56:30.104-04:002009-06-19T11:56:30.104-04:00Thanks for stopping, Esther - the blue really send...Thanks for stopping, <b>Esther</b> - the blue really sends me too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-44421103689252496482009-06-19T11:54:48.492-04:002009-06-19T11:54:48.492-04:00Thank you, dear Dutchbaby.Thank you, dear <b>Dutchbaby</b>.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-42592176395662403902009-06-17T06:15:04.894-04:002009-06-17T06:15:04.894-04:00What a beautiful sparrow!What a beautiful sparrow!Esther Garvihttp://esthergarvi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-14295683415578698032009-06-16T21:37:11.534-04:002009-06-16T21:37:11.534-04:00I've been so busy lately that I haven't ha...I've been so busy lately that I haven't had a chance to visit you. I'm so happy to find these beautiful images paired with perfect words. I've missed your artistry!Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-15673294623933952822009-06-12T07:02:43.085-04:002009-06-12T07:02:43.085-04:00So lovely, Oliag - I've heard about birds eati...So lovely, <b>Oliag</b> - I've heard about birds eating out of people's hands, and I just marvel at that.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-49578591363464069822009-06-11T13:42:00.179-04:002009-06-11T13:42:00.179-04:00Beautiful photos Ruth! I thought they were bluebi...Beautiful photos Ruth! I thought they were bluebirds at first too...<br /><br />Having a wild bird land on you is truly enchanting and mystical...years ago I hand fed chickadees who would land on my hand and head to get birdseed...GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-11502437596004788072009-06-11T06:15:36.464-04:002009-06-11T06:15:36.464-04:00Thank you so much, Arti.
I have a nice 70-300 mm...Thank you so much, <b>Arti</b>. <br /><br />I have a nice 70-300 mm lens that lets me get "close." But even that lens doesn't usually help me with birds that are still a little too far to capture in any kind of clarity. I was fortunate this time because the birds were guarding their young. I hope I didn't frighten them away, as they are gone now.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-45499266171717078932009-06-10T22:31:06.197-04:002009-06-10T22:31:06.197-04:00How could you get so close? These are great pics. ...How could you get so close? These are great pics. I stayed on an acreage last year about this time, and took some pictures similar to yours here... but I had a hard time getting close to the birds. I had a barn swallow very similar to what you have here. The bird house is just the right shelter from paparazzi!Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-78880634286271480832009-06-10T16:36:49.510-04:002009-06-10T16:36:49.510-04:00Hi, Moi - that blue just sent me too.
Maybe you&#...Hi, <b>Moi</b> - that blue just sent me too.<br /><br />Maybe you'll have another bird family next year, I hope so. I feel the same about the twin fawns we had last year that grew up and left us.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-67122509959935884122009-06-10T16:00:51.694-04:002009-06-10T16:00:51.694-04:00beautiful blue on the bird, Ruth. I am an "em...beautiful blue on the bird, Ruth. I am an "empty-nester" now.....the finch family that decided to make their home in my hanging basket have all left.......and all I am left behind with is a soiled nest and the pics i took while they were around :((((Chica, Cienna, and Calihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075584587849773235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-34142804394362465902009-06-10T15:06:36.019-04:002009-06-10T15:06:36.019-04:00Hi and welcome, Wendy. Wow, did I ever have fun br...Hi and welcome, <b>Wendy</b>. Wow, did I ever have fun browsing your blogs. I'm following you at the front porch. So cool. And congrats on Blog of Note!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-18138555977535974182009-06-10T15:05:36.831-04:002009-06-10T15:05:36.831-04:00Such a wonderful thing of you to say, CottageGirl ...Such a wonderful thing of you to say, <b>CottageGirl</b> - thank you!<br /><br />Now for some of that homemade ravioli, and scones. Please, I beg you.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-30832702414556928222009-06-10T14:59:55.479-04:002009-06-10T14:59:55.479-04:00Exactly, J.G., heaven was what I thought too. Irid...Exactly, <b>J.G.</b>, heaven was what I thought too. Iridescent too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-2893932227047631232009-06-10T12:14:38.550-04:002009-06-10T12:14:38.550-04:00Really lovely post. This is my first time here. ...Really lovely post. This is my first time here. I heard about you from Barry. :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115002505324651653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-78411506423784719922009-06-10T08:59:15.608-04:002009-06-10T08:59:15.608-04:00Gorgeous photos, Ruth ... as always a delight for ...Gorgeous photos, Ruth ... as always a delight for the eye as well as the soul!<br /><br />Thank you for the inspiration you instill in me!CottageGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544266302604094446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-37130749844452147822009-06-10T07:41:23.514-04:002009-06-10T07:41:23.514-04:00Such beautiful birds! That particular shade of blu...Such beautiful birds! That particular shade of blue is heavenly.J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-78814882160902274942009-06-10T06:03:51.101-04:002009-06-10T06:03:51.101-04:00Thanks a lot, Sue.Thanks a lot, <b>Sue</b>.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-4787825907742064402009-06-10T02:46:15.574-04:002009-06-10T02:46:15.574-04:00Stunning shots of the vivid blue-birds. Love your...Stunning shots of the vivid blue-birds. Love your thoughts too Ruth.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-74457628737841146452009-06-09T20:29:20.414-04:002009-06-09T20:29:20.414-04:00Oh wow, Susie, David dreamt about swallows? Heard ...Oh wow, <b>Susie</b>, David dreamt about swallows? Heard their song? What a special dream, my goodness. And it sounds like more than once too. Tell him I think that is very cool.<br /><br />Hang in there, don't overdo, and thanks for commenting when you're so busy.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-72679717307153434632009-06-09T20:28:00.934-04:002009-06-09T20:28:00.934-04:00Thanks, Loring.
Yeah, I was already getting that ...Thanks, <b>Loring</b>.<br /><br />Yeah, I was already getting that idea on the re-read of Emerson's essay on him. I don't think Thoreau was all too pleasant to be around from the sound of it.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-12692026202361589922009-06-09T19:52:46.260-04:002009-06-09T19:52:46.260-04:00I love swallows, so pretty! And David told me a lo...I love swallows, so pretty! And David told me a long time ago that there was a bird he used to dream about, or rather he dreamed about its song, but he didn't know what it was. I finally found out through masterful detective-y searching that it was a field sparrow. It has a beautiful song.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-29836224894765845682009-06-09T17:45:50.462-04:002009-06-09T17:45:50.462-04:00The bottom sparrow picture is to die for. BTW, th...The bottom sparrow picture is to die for. BTW, the more Emerson you read, the more you get the feeling that Thoreau wasn't so much a silent Buddhist as a true curmudgeon - he could annoy his friends at times.Loring Wirbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-51336743567560842232009-06-09T16:52:21.703-04:002009-06-09T16:52:21.703-04:00Barry, wow.<b>Barry</b>, wow.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-30637158091282134832009-06-09T16:30:45.706-04:002009-06-09T16:30:45.706-04:00I once had a blue jay land on me. He looked at me ...I once had a blue jay land on me. He looked at me intently for a few seconds and then took off.<br /><br />No idea what that was all about.<br /><br />But it was a memorable experience.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-15998596322570391412009-06-09T15:20:36.369-04:002009-06-09T15:20:36.369-04:00Good idea, Christina. Love ya.Good idea, <b>Christina</b>. Love ya.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com