tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post6246496669401004087..comments2023-09-16T04:08:25.750-07:00Comments on Butler's Birds: Who Needs the Ballet?Laurence Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-53110675870266089332017-01-19T14:49:27.040-07:002017-01-19T14:49:27.040-07:00It's true. Many of my best birding days are in...It's true. Many of my best birding days are in that gloomy weather. I like and can't blame them either. Too bad I don't have a lovely flash rig to mitigate it...Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-74304259626527480392017-01-19T14:48:49.906-07:002017-01-19T14:48:49.906-07:00Thanks Jessi. It's a real life Vermilion Flyca...Thanks Jessi. It's a real life Vermilion Flycatcher, a bird that's hard to believe sometimes!Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-28261855521226720662017-01-19T11:34:02.441-07:002017-01-19T11:34:02.441-07:00Rainy days are good days. Terrible for photos but...Rainy days are good days. Terrible for photos but excellent for rarities:)Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-2542610560508032342017-01-19T10:56:19.749-07:002017-01-19T10:56:19.749-07:00Wow!! You took an amazing pictures!!!!! Especially...Wow!! You took an amazing pictures!!!!! Especially the orange bird. It looks so real!<a href="http://www.vetcentercity.com/" rel="nofollow">Jessi</a> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14250806187139531229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-50403592608959290212017-01-19T07:34:49.413-07:002017-01-19T07:34:49.413-07:00Yes. I'll admit that was a large part of my dr...Yes. I'll admit that was a large part of my draw in the first place (and a considerable factor in whether or not this bird is actually wild).<br />I've never gotten close before either and it's a little worrying that this bird is so inured to people. Then again, it might've just learned from his MUSW buddies.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-37296597713046222142017-01-19T07:33:21.175-07:002017-01-19T07:33:21.175-07:00It's like celebrity worship.
Sure, that Mute S...It's like celebrity worship.<br />Sure, that Mute Swan killed a person in a hit-and-run, but they're elegant and lovely, probably more so than the person, so, it's ok.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-74947500456098709212017-01-19T06:42:42.886-07:002017-01-19T06:42:42.886-07:00I see hundreds of Tundra Swans every year but I ha...I see hundreds of Tundra Swans every year but I have NEVER had as good looks at them as you have here. They tend not to stand around golf courses in Portland. I wish they would. That first photo is lovely, btw. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-4735418403177925452017-01-19T06:15:35.352-07:002017-01-19T06:15:35.352-07:00...People actually WANT to see Mute Swans in Phoen......People actually WANT to see Mute Swans in Phoenix? I always thought it was consensus that they were literally the worst bird, above even HOSP and EUST since those two species can't kill a human. I guess this is just another consequence of me living in my elitist Midwest birding bubble.Greg M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17589804703249828778noreply@blogger.com