tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post3877916999375085034..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Amsterdam Nestingmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-51063461877216760262012-06-05T07:04:31.916-07:002012-06-05T07:04:31.916-07:00Yikes! That would not be an experience to endear y...Yikes! That would not be an experience to endear you to any of our avian friends!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-86444129587962595562012-06-05T07:03:43.477-07:002012-06-05T07:03:43.477-07:00I sometimes put dryer lint along with bits of colo...I sometimes put dryer lint along with bits of coloured wool out on the deck rails during nesting season and they occasionally get scooped up -- I've never found the nests they presumably get worked into. Always loved that children's book, No Roses for Harry, about a dog whose rose-patterned sweater gets unravelled by a bird and made into a nest.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-49865815454961568772012-06-05T06:58:04.828-07:002012-06-05T06:58:04.828-07:00Thanks, Duchesse . . . when I saw the swan, Sincla...Thanks, Duchesse . . . when I saw the swan, Sinclair's poem floated to mind immediately, just so aptmaterfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-60830404263967527502012-06-05T06:57:25.804-07:002012-06-05T06:57:25.804-07:00Diction-wise, it's really in a different regis...Diction-wise, it's really in a different register, that word. And thank you, AviFaunaWatcher extraordinaire!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-43927903500276405402012-06-05T06:55:55.510-07:002012-06-05T06:55:55.510-07:00then we'll just listen . . .then we'll just listen . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21928625563711285902012-06-04T18:52:11.879-07:002012-06-04T18:52:11.879-07:00I've never read any Sinclair. Right now I'...I've never read any Sinclair. Right now I'm on the outs with both birds (thanks to one taking a crap on me in Spain), but that chick is really cute.Raquelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138113830990586689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-40944948722540547782012-06-04T15:18:26.134-07:002012-06-04T15:18:26.134-07:00Thank you for introducing me to this poem. We kee...Thank you for introducing me to this poem. We keep birds and though we provide sweet hay for their nesting...they are highly independent creatures and prefer to gather their own nesting materials, to include the lint that escapes from our dryer exhaust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-62798460227288484972012-06-04T13:41:32.551-07:002012-06-04T13:41:32.551-07:00I admire how you have wed poetry to detritus, and ...I admire how you have wed poetry to detritus, and a fine Canadian poet at that! Thank you for this thoughtful and moving post.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-59427177385438271802012-06-04T13:20:12.774-07:002012-06-04T13:20:12.774-07:00It's importance to think about the "insou...It's importance to think about the "insouciance" of the swans in Sinclair's poem. These photos knock me out. Incredible AviFaunaWatching!Tanis MacDonaldhttp://www.tanismacdonald.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-16489966035252005492012-06-04T13:09:55.639-07:002012-06-04T13:09:55.639-07:00I opt for quiet. The photos speak for themselves.I opt for quiet. The photos speak for themselves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711792521348799922noreply@blogger.com