tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post8054946150114700860..comments2023-10-12T06:58:26.451-04:00Comments on Mary's View: In Search of Wildlife Habitats and LifersMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-17333174209123118472007-05-04T22:24:00.000-04:002007-05-04T22:24:00.000-04:00Oh Mary, your blog is like a breath of spring ente...Oh Mary, your blog is like a breath of spring entering my world. What a treat all your pictures are. <BR/><BR/>Hummingbirds are amazing aren't they? I read a book about hummers that you might really enjoy. "A Hummingbird in my house: The story of Squeak" by Arnette Heidcamp<BR/><BR/>It is a true story about a lady who had a hummer fly into her sun porch one fall and it ended up spending the winter with her. It is a fabulous story and the book is loaded with magnificent pictures. <BR/><BR/>Her second book "Hummingbirds my winter guests" tells of her adventures with injured hummers and her efforts to help them. Both books are great reads.Cuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015697402688623317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-20914261986959287532007-05-04T20:27:00.000-04:002007-05-04T20:27:00.000-04:00I wish you didn't have that office job so that you...I wish you didn't have that office job so that you could just take beautiful pictures for all of us ~ full time! :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Peace, <BR/><BR/>~Chanithailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-49109858837503925102007-05-04T13:38:00.000-04:002007-05-04T13:38:00.000-04:00Your plans are really exciting, I wish you well wi...Your plans are really exciting, I wish you well with them! Love the phrase 'cats in a bath tub' :-) I will remember that one :-) I really wish we had hummingbirds, sadly I dont believe they have ever been seen over here!Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18446592829079921028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-64582632542455492012007-05-04T10:48:00.000-04:002007-05-04T10:48:00.000-04:00Oh Mary, I loved this post. Your enthusiasm for fi...Oh Mary, I loved this post. Your enthusiasm for finding just the right place for the wildlife habitat is contagious. You have such incredible knowledge of what needs to be done - i.e. the shrubs etc. to plant. I love your bird pictures, especially Millie and Johnny. I can only imagine what it looks like inside their house!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-66195333592585791592007-05-04T10:37:00.000-04:002007-05-04T10:37:00.000-04:00Mary your photo's are fabulous! You really need to...Mary your photo's are fabulous! You really need to think about submitting a few of them to the Bird and Bloom Mag I sent you! They are gorgeous and I truly envy you the hummingbirds! WOW! You really have an eye for capturing them with your camera lense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-50460307628593506262007-05-04T06:46:00.000-04:002007-05-04T06:46:00.000-04:00Mary got a Grosbeak!!!! YEA!!!!! :c) He's beaut...Mary got a Grosbeak!!!! YEA!!!!! :c) He's beautiful, and you captured him so perfectly!<BR/><BR/>Looks like a great place for a natural wildlife habitat. Can't wait to see it as it evolves.<BR/><BR/>Needing some rain here too.... Hugs to you dear heart.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-6570175403760191492007-05-04T01:24:00.000-04:002007-05-04T01:24:00.000-04:00Your hummer pix are spectacular!! Good for you- y...Your hummer pix are spectacular!! Good for you- your involvement in the wildlife habitat on campus is a positive change who's impact will last long into the future. I had a pair of rose-breasted grosbeaks last spring for two days, then poof!Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-76355630577139222702007-05-04T00:15:00.000-04:002007-05-04T00:15:00.000-04:00I'm barely in the RB Grosbeak club, like Laura. W...I'm barely in the RB Grosbeak club, like Laura. We had one last fall for about 5 seconds.<BR/><BR/>You are going to have SO much fun building that habitat!<BR/>And remember:<BR/>Susan Says: "Get Native!"Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-63670346723546169142007-05-03T23:54:00.000-04:002007-05-03T23:54:00.000-04:00Sigh. I haven't even seen a regular old Grosbeak ...Sigh. I haven't even seen a regular old Grosbeak yet. Lucky you! Those Rose-breasted ones are SPECTACULAR!!!<BR/><BR/>Your hummingbird pic is amazing. Thanks for the bluebird update! Cna't wait to learn more about your environmental project as it progresses.<BR/><BR/>You rock!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776482696203224923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-11968185728837493522007-05-03T23:04:00.000-04:002007-05-03T23:04:00.000-04:00Cats in a bathtub--great image.And I think I've be...Cats in a bathtub--great image.<BR/>And I think I've been to the blogs with Rose-breasted Grosbeaks--now you got one. Great.<BR/>I agree about hummingbirds--their frenetic flying is so amazing to me.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-42047353169827889362007-05-03T22:58:00.000-04:002007-05-03T22:58:00.000-04:00I don't know that I would discount that creek beca...I don't know that I would discount that creek because of the snakes - it looks very promising!<BR/><BR/>I think you're right to start close to *homebase* - looks like a beautiful little spot that could easily be improved and made more wildlife friendly.<BR/><BR/>Love your grosbeak! I had one at the feeder for about 5 seconds last spring...LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-77991306299818885412007-05-03T22:36:00.000-04:002007-05-03T22:36:00.000-04:00Ohhhh! The Rose-Breasted Grosbeak! I've never nab...Ohhhh! The Rose-Breasted Grosbeak! I've never nabbed a picture that great. <BR/><BR/>How close will you be to the wildlife area from your office? I can imagine your pleasure in getting to help create this beauty from the ground up.<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you linked back to Millie and Johnny and their domestic bliss. Precious, Mary.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-28393996039600043732007-05-03T21:46:00.000-04:002007-05-03T21:46:00.000-04:00Dear Mary,Yes!!! We both are in the Rose-breasted ...Dear Mary,<BR/>Yes!!! We both are in the Rose-breasted Grosbeak club now. Yours actally showed his breast! Wow, great shot. It is very wet here and I am sending some your way. Soft, sweet, gentle rains for you and your birds and your plants. It is very cloudy and I have to "work" to get my photos. Your<BR/>Hummingbird photos are wonderful. I have yet to get one! Seems whenever I see Mr. Ruby-throated I am fiddling with a lens cap! <BR/>So many song birds!<BR/>Your work is so very important. I know it gets in the way with the birding in your own backyard, but the birds and butterflies love you for it!<BR/>Sherry, who will sleep when she is dead.(too many birds to see while she is alive!)Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-78607013783633097342007-05-03T21:44:00.000-04:002007-05-03T21:44:00.000-04:00Great photos, wonderful story. I'm so glad you fo...Great photos, wonderful story. I'm so glad you found the perfect spot. Like Beth, I loved your cats in a bathtub comment. You always make my day, Mary. Thank you.dmmgmfmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872482306885344135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-67922988921312790932007-05-03T20:49:00.000-04:002007-05-03T20:49:00.000-04:00Hi Mary, Good for you and for your school for cari...Hi Mary, Good for you and for your school for caring so much about the environment to start a habitat area. Sorry for the heat and drought conditions..I'll send you some rain from Pennsylvania way.<BR/>Your hummer feeder is so pretty..and the bird pictures....priceless!!! Love the eye candy! ;o)Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12877365453453071691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-35209783595105684992007-05-03T20:21:00.000-04:002007-05-03T20:21:00.000-04:00Hey, I wanted a 'cats in the bathtub' picture!The ...Hey, I wanted a 'cats in the bathtub' picture!<BR/><BR/>The hummingbird pics are SO COOL! <BR/><BR/>I admire and commend you for the work you're doing with the environmentalist. Great job!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119943581970095780noreply@blogger.com