tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598189770868382234.post5788541471993242329..comments2022-03-24T20:10:33.938-06:00Comments on Rural Chatter: Birds, Nature and Environment: A Calliope in My YardBeverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09334121900896195207noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598189770868382234.post-207746539791616552008-07-13T09:37:00.000-06:002008-07-13T09:37:00.000-06:00Oh, I would agree: beard; it was others who used '...Oh, I would agree: beard; it was others who used 'whiskering'... perhaps "a shaggy-beard look with long whiskering"? LOL Or perhaps it is a 'you say tomatoe, I say tomato' thang! [grinz]<BR/><BR/>Heyyyyyyyy... are you trying to give away my next post? I'm still trying to rest my ankle (that's my excuse, anyway), so have some time to look for the somewhat plantiff, rather high-pitched sound I've heard two mornings running now. It's almost like a long, raspy "Pleaseeeeeeeeee"...Oh, I would agree: beard; it was others who used 'whiskering'... perhaps "a shaggy-beard look with long whiskering"? LOL Or perhaps it is a 'you say tomatoe, I say tomato' thang! [grinz]<BR/><BR/>Heyyyyyyyy... are you trying to give away my next post? I'm still trying to rest my ankle (that's my excuse, anyway), so have some time to look for the somewhat plaintive, rather high-pitched sound I've heard two mornings running now. It's almost like a long, raspy "Pleaseeeeeeeeee", repeated over and over and over with perhaps a couple seconds between calls. Of course, I don't hear the 'P' or the 'L' (how IS it folks can spell such a sound?)...but it is plaintive. I’m thinking perhaps it’s that flycatching creature who visits…Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334121900896195207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598189770868382234.post-66221080819206445842008-07-13T09:29:00.000-06:002008-07-13T09:29:00.000-06:00Now I've watched it. Seems more like a beard, than...Now I've watched it. Seems more like a beard, than whiskers, to me :o) The bird in my yard did not have as large a gorget as the one in that video, though I did see a little of the lifting effect.<BR/><BR/>By the way, you can hear an Olive-sided Flycatcher calling in the background of the recording. That species typically is at the tops of the trees and is hard to spot, but easy to hear.Bosque Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001863270259847102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598189770868382234.post-60209417817673303042008-07-13T08:49:00.000-06:002008-07-13T08:49:00.000-06:00Aw, thanks! Did you happen to watch the Smithsoni...Aw, thanks! Did you happen to watch the Smithsonian vid? <BR/><BR/>http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Video/cahu.wmv<BR/><BR/>It is way cool in that it shows the bird's ability to raise those 'rays of color' that are described as a whiskered effect...which I have yet to see. <BR/><BR/>Have you seen that? It's a rather 'shaggy' look; not unlike a mask might be.<BR/><BR/>Someday I'll get a decent lens or scope for my camera. Wait till you see what I got a couple shots of this morning...albeit not very good; someday I'll get a decent lens or scope for my camera. Course, I'm thinking I should find some photography lessons, too...I really do not know how to force my camera past 'Auto'. <BR/><BR/>And thank you again for the links to that bird-sound site; it's GREAT!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334121900896195207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598189770868382234.post-60136125401507606242008-07-13T08:24:00.000-06:002008-07-13T08:24:00.000-06:00Very cool, congratulations! I was so excited when ...<B>Very cool, congratulations!</B> I was so excited when a pair came to my feeder last year and hung around for a couple of weeks. (The male was easy to notice, it took me a while to be able to readily identify the female.) I'm hoping they show up again this year.Bosque Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001863270259847102noreply@blogger.com