nicksiders
888 posts
Dec 05, 2006
8:16 AM
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After studying many fellow pigeon breeders I have came to realize that many of us are suffering from the subject desease of which there seems to be no cure. We marvel at the Mockingbird even though the color of it is not awessome its ability to sing a huge repetra of bird sounds and calls is astounding. I like a lot of others come to realize that the Mockingbird will make shit up as he goes because there are no birds that make many of the sound he comes up with. We also marvel how the bird will flash white feathers on its wing when he is trying to impress others. My question is how did he deside to do this when he had no mirrors to let him see that he had these white feathers to flash? He will take on other birds twice his size and drive them out of neighborhood and he will do the same to humans and other lesser mammels. A tough little bastard he is.
It is disheartening to know that I too have the subject desease of which there is no known cure and like many others will be overcome by it. I will continue to be surcomed by it as I bring in more pigeons; possibly some chickens; my neighbors will bring me sick and injured birds for me to heal as I suffer from ornithophilia. I don't know where this afliction will take me, but I will try my best to contain it.
I saw a Scarlet Tanager once and was momentary blinded by its color and to this day I know nothing of the song of this bird because its color was so loud I was not given the opportunity to hear its song. I watched a Bluejay tease Robins because they are much brighter than they are. It seems the smarter ones always tease the not so smart even in humans. Bluejays can figure shit out. I was feeding a Redheaded Woodpecker bread; yes bread. Who would have known a Woodpecker to eat bread? But, anyway the Redheaded Woodpecker would take the morsols of bread from the ground that I was tossing to and fly to a nearby tree and press the morsol of bread into the crevases of tree bark. The Bluejay setting nearby observing this wonderment; he too could not believe a Woodpecker eating bread and was puzzled as much as I was. He watched as the Woodpecker stored the bread in the bark crevases and in a few moments after the feeding was concluded flew to each location and ate the bread the Woodpecker so carefully hid.......they can figure shit out. They are clever so much so that Samual Clemens was required to write stories of its goings on.
I thought I would share a couple of stories so you all could witness how I am battling against ornithophilia and maybe you will not feel alone with your desease of affliction. There is no cure for it, you know.
Nick
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
890 posts
Dec 05, 2006
8:32 AM
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Nick.Now there you go using them big college words on me.I can't even pronounce it let alone know what it means.LOL. I think it has something to do with birds tho.
I did enjoy the post.David
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Electric-man
46 posts
Dec 05, 2006
10:49 AM
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Nick, That is a friggin classic, how true! Thanks for putting some humor in my day!
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Shaun
384 posts
Dec 05, 2006
11:15 AM
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Hey, Nick, I used to get my jollies with tropical marine fish. The first time I saw the stunning colours and peculiar shapes, I was smitten and had to have some. Freshwater tropical fish didn't do it for me - the challenge and real beauty was in marines. Now, with those fish long gone, I now find pigeons have completely taken over, and as a result my awareness of birds generally.
Yesterday, I stumbled across a forum where people who were seriously into their garden songbirds, were unsure as to whether the visiting hawk was something to be revered, or reviled, given that each time they saw one it was ripping a songbird to shreds! The majority wished that it was their annoying local pigeons which were having the breast removal - not nice given they'd noticed the birds were still alive for quite some time, during the hawk's meal.
Shaun
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
837 posts
Dec 05, 2006
11:37 AM
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Nick, though I live in a very arid mediterrean climate I have a pretty large back yard area that has a multitude of fruit trees as well as a giant mulberry tree edged by a row of bottle brushes. My property is surrounded by a field. One of my favorite times of the year is fall. Now it has to be said that my backyard is a jungle of bird noises anyways with all of different kinds of parakeets and finches I raise which are under this big tree. In the mornings while I watch my kits fly around, about mid morning my yard is absolutely alive with birds. The mockingbird pair I talk to every day are always there. One pair in the back yard, one pair in the front. The bluejays (actually western scrub jays here)seem to pretty much rule the place. I usually have a gazillion sparrows all of the time all year long. But in the spring I also get lots of different kinds of finches including house finches and california gold finches. Usually those are huge numbers for about a month or more. During the summer my fig tree will be totally covered up with red headed house finches all day long as they feast on the figs. This year I had a trio of Scott's Orioles hanging around for about a month. The males are magnificent colored, but are extremely shy. I could never get a photo of him even when I was prepared to see him every morning about 9 am. I have some other birds about like mockingbirds that are what I call "shadow birds" as they are always in the shadows of the bushes and make a metallic "ping" sort of sound. This year I also had a few weeks where a good sized flock of cedar waxwings used my fig tree to roost in. Add in the usual mass number of starlings, doves, black phoebes and it can make for a wonderful bird landscape during the spring and fall. Most of them are gone now with the exception of the blue jays and some of the sparrows and finches.
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nicksiders
889 posts
Dec 05, 2006
11:41 AM
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You are a lucky man BMC and you too are suffering from Ornithophilia....there is no cure ya know.
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Velo99
696 posts
Dec 05, 2006
5:05 PM
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If you want to see a vast array of birds and bees plant some of the giant sunflowers where you can see the easily. I knew I was afflicted long ago,thanks to Nick I can come out of the closet.
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If they don`t kit,they don`t score.
Color don`t roll and peds don`t fly.
It`s a comp thing,understand?
V99
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