Jeeze, several people around here had serious infections this spring! Is that an epidemic running around the globe?
Welcome back, MudWasp! Good to see you again! I hope you'll be able to balance the books and everything else soon!
It is what it is, with New Folks coming in, had it licked a decade ago, now it's back again.
Hope You are doing well. It is Spring...hope you have new flowers and buds in your life. ...and cut the old dead growth.....
The Owls were following me last night as I walked the swamp. Their Hoots I responded to ..... ..as I made no noise then my swamp walkers farted whilst walking...And I made my sound...... ...lifting me feet...
From the mud...
...and they called back... ...gave me a fly over that jolted my attention... ....that "Swoop Sound" of wings
We exchanged versions of "Who Cooks For You", "Who Cooks for You ALL"
Interesting, how an owl's face is made like a radar bowl, built to catch up perfectly any incoming light and noise! I guess that night they were checking what or who you are. Having a close look. A new guy around. Let's see if he is okay.
Arriving at my charity work at the BERLINER TAFEL on the huge fruit and vegetable market hall grounds on Saturday, I watched a red kite circling overhead. Never seen one in the city before, and then so close - he circled at only 10 - 20 meters.
When he came into an area which was temporary crow territory, some of them tried to attack the bigger red kite. But while the had to paddle hard with their wings to follow, he mostly sailed without a single wing slap.
When three crows engaged him, something like a dogfight arose, a fight between quite different "aircraft", with different tactics. They approached him from 3 directions, but while they struggled, he only needed some most dashing, elegant curves to avoid them. I could see very well, how he used his "tailplane" most effectively to perform these turns. When a crow managed to get into striking distance, he folded back his wings, dropped with a simultanous half roll, and sailed away in the opposite direction. Before the crow had managed to fly a 180° turn, he was already far from it.
Then he decided to show them, that they would be easy meat for him, if he wanted. He went into a dive and shot fast overhead the main group of crows, which sat in a line along the roof edge. He was only two feet over them, and their flight instict pushed them up into the air, to escape the threat. After that he went into a climb, still hardly slapping a wing at all, and he watched the startled-up cloud of angry crows from his height advantage. Although I wasn't close enough to recognise his face, I would bet he smiled a cool smile about those black, agitated bandits.
(Mind you - I also like crows and ravens. Very intelligent birds.)
Vice-President of the BOC (Barmy OFFers Club) Member of the 'Albatros Aviators Club' - "We know how to die with Style!"
Thank You, I've delt with what ails ya too....this kicked my ass worse!
Glad you are doing well !
I like crows and ravens too.... ...and all birds.....
...my first kill was a raven when then migrated thru my neck of the woods. I was 7 and took him with an arrow to the heart. My Father showed how to skin it, taught me some anatomy in da process, and we ate breast meat.
Been watching the Turkeys Spring Mating.... Didn't have the "Umpth" to go out, but let a couple young bucks hunt on my place.....LOL....watched the Turkey Mate while the young bucks were calling Jakes. I called one in for the youngest hunter on anutter day. He is a Kool Kid...
For my Cat, Dusty... ...his rough tongue awoke me, ruffed my nose red, he needed me, gave me a reason to get on my feet again. He keeps my shack mouse free too.
I just saw this one and wondered, how hard it can be for a bird to show it's affection to a mamal, when it has no hands to stroke, no long tongue to lick, and no soft lips to kiss. But I think you can see in this little video: she shows it bird's way. As good as it gets...
Vice-President of the BOC (Barmy OFFers Club) Member of the 'Albatros Aviators Club' - "We know how to die with Style!"