tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post2411681401142365721..comments2024-03-24T17:06:58.902-07:00Comments on Kitchen Connection: The Pleasures of NatureLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-91808221994728610892007-10-01T00:14:00.000-07:002007-10-01T00:14:00.000-07:00Yes...I love magpies, Liz. They, too , are very s...Yes...I love magpies, Liz. They, too , are very smart birds. They only cause havoc to some during their nesting season, by swooping down on people, but I've never had that problem with them. I think they know and recognise their friend. My lot, plus others in other areas I've lived, bring their babies to me and have never caused me any problems.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-6880801943423563832007-09-30T12:16:00.000-07:002007-09-30T12:16:00.000-07:00Lovely drawing. Smart birds I think!Magpies aren't...Lovely drawing. Smart birds I think!<BR/><BR/>Magpies aren't very nice though, are they?Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-21430002411227085982007-09-28T15:15:00.000-07:002007-09-28T15:15:00.000-07:00Oh! You make me 'owl, j cosmo newbery! ;)Oh! You make me 'owl, j cosmo newbery! ;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-3159174871652653382007-09-28T01:11:00.000-07:002007-09-28T01:11:00.000-07:00Nope. Owl.Nope. Owl.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-68605344045127532842007-09-27T17:26:00.000-07:002007-09-27T17:26:00.000-07:00Hello there, Lindsay. Nope...my rascals don't wea...Hello there, Lindsay. Nope...my rascals don't wear collars with bells. There never has been any need for them to do so. I've always taught every cat I've owned not to chase birds, but to realise and understand they are part of their world, too. 99 percent of the time, it has worked successfully. My cats have a restaurant in which to dine daily, so why should they dirty their paws and over-exert themselves in catching their own tucker? ;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-18866462844831542132007-09-27T17:04:00.000-07:002007-09-27T17:04:00.000-07:00Excellent sketch. You abode certainly sounds like ...Excellent sketch. You abode certainly sounds like a delightful setting and I enjoyed reading your account of law and order (or should I say pecking order) amongst feathered friends with whom I gather you happily co-habitat. Presumably your cats don’t need to wear a bell (when venturing outside)? <BR/><BR/>Your last chapter was interesting and displayed your innovation to ensure groups within different tastes and interests enjoy themselves. I am sure they all still remember your hospitality with fond memories.<BR/>Best wisheslindsaylobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774918551798647046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-42713936209360959992007-09-27T03:53:00.000-07:002007-09-27T03:53:00.000-07:00All things good and bad eventually come to an end,...All things good and bad eventually come to an end, Cliff...some just take a little longer than others! ;)<BR/><BR/>Stick with it...Mills & Boon would be proud of you! ;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-25238150333749491662007-09-27T03:30:00.000-07:002007-09-27T03:30:00.000-07:00I've read the 5th installment of the invasion. It...I've read the 5th installment of the invasion. It made me want to be in the party on the beach. AND as always made me hungry. You are hard on a diet.<BR/>Andrea is returning. Will this never end? I suppose it shall. What a sad day that will be.<BR/>Nice sketch and story about the local birds of a feather.<BR/>From one old bird to another. Later!Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676389902079486865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-47704647752211517912007-09-26T12:31:00.000-07:002007-09-26T12:31:00.000-07:00Merle...please do read my first comment after jmb'...Merle...please do read my first comment after jmb's regarding the report on crows...it is quite interesting. I'll pop in and see how Peter and Wazza are destroying Sydney...he must have put his post up after I popped in to see him yesterday. ;)<BR/><BR/>I had a good giggle reading your comment, Lady Di...you could be right, too! lol<BR/><BR/>Hi Deslily...they're quite a unique bird, our dear old kookaburra. They are very friendly and soon loose any fear they may have had about humans.<BR/><BR/>I even make them put on their black evening suits to visit, Welsh! ;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-25153579727909643302007-09-26T11:53:00.000-07:002007-09-26T11:53:00.000-07:00Yes, lovely drawing and post, Lee. I'd love to se...Yes, lovely drawing and post, Lee. I'd love to see your cats walking disdainfully away. Only you could have attracted a pair of well-mannered crows to your garden!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-58853063420251931932007-09-26T06:47:00.000-07:002007-09-26T06:47:00.000-07:00I love the drawing Lee!! I have never seen a kook...I love the drawing Lee!! I have never seen a kookaburras "for real"... I would love to someday though..DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-10872666831394817262007-09-26T06:44:00.000-07:002007-09-26T06:44:00.000-07:00Remy "Shama lets walk away while she is about" as ...Remy "Shama lets walk away while she is about" as Remy shakes his tail. <BR/><BR/>Shama "Good idea, Remy as she thinks she is the boss but when her back is turned let's make feathers fly from the lot of them" as she shakes her tail. <BR/><BR/>Remy "Look she has gone inside. There is a black one for you and one for me". <BR/><BR/>Shama "Remy watch out she has come back outside"<BR/><BR/>Sorry lee couldn't help myself. Loved the sketch. <BR/>Cannot think of crows/raven without thinking of Edgar Allen PoeLady Di Tnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314994067842063387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-63519771628499357632007-09-26T05:35:00.000-07:002007-09-26T05:35:00.000-07:00Hi Lee ~~ Love your kookaburra sketch - really go...Hi Lee ~~ Love your kookaburra sketch - really good, I like kookas. You have not convinced me that crows are nice. Even calling them ravens does not help. They pick the eyes out of lambing ewes and they take little chickens. Thanks for your comments,<BR/>I have eaten a few Broad beans with<BR/>the skins on, nice while young.<BR/>Good luck with lotto and your daily clean sheets!! I see Peter has a post on from Sydney. Take care, Love, Merle.Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763778255535640633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-80931634025697455852007-09-26T04:33:00.000-07:002007-09-26T04:33:00.000-07:00You're a chicken, j cosmo newbery! ;)You're a chicken, j cosmo newbery! ;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-67614753775706064512007-09-26T03:22:00.000-07:002007-09-26T03:22:00.000-07:00If it's alright by you two nouveau koalas, I'll st...If it's alright by you two nouveau koalas, I'll stay in bed and (hopefully) listen to the rain you attract, on the tin roof.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-24868035763410148432007-09-25T21:22:00.000-07:002007-09-25T21:22:00.000-07:00You and me both, Lee. I've almost forgotten what i...You and me both, Lee. I've almost forgotten what it's like!<BR/><BR/>Lee and Lee<BR/>Up in a tree!<BR/><BR/>;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-72219923285694965772007-09-25T21:06:00.000-07:002007-09-25T21:06:00.000-07:00I'd go and sit in a tree for a night if it meant g...I'd go and sit in a tree for a night if it meant getting a decent rainfall.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236459315155380910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-7319168864348820112007-09-25T20:38:00.000-07:002007-09-25T20:38:00.000-07:00There seems to be a power-play in play at LST at t...There seems to be a power-play in play at LST at the moment, Marc. I can't be bothered with the games children play. That's the problem with groups, clubs and the like...someone's ego always become over-inflated by their own self worth...which is a shame, but that's life, I guess.<BR/><BR/>I will post some pics soon. I did post some of the kookaburras a while back.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-89015178295090777032007-09-25T20:25:00.000-07:002007-09-25T20:25:00.000-07:00You should remember my earlier comment on my Dad's...You should remember my earlier comment on my Dad's Crow tale. I won't repeat it.<BR/><BR/>Please take some pictures of your feathered friends and cats. <BR/><BR/>I think my time posting at LST will be limited due to current happenings. if you get there in time, they may not have deleted my last comments.<BR/><BR/>Oh well, more time for our Blog, and less distractions from daily life. I will work to put up a bunch of our local birds for your viewing.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623619259294255298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-8074475071957792342007-09-25T17:35:00.000-07:002007-09-25T17:35:00.000-07:00I'm one of the rare breed who like crows, jmb. Mo...I'm one of the rare breed who like crows, jmb. Most people seem to dislike them vehemently. I know they do have some habits that are distressing when forced to forage for their food and sustenance, but with everything that is nature, isn't it? We have both crows and ravens here. They're of the same family and there is such a minimal difference in the birds, it's hardly worth mentioning.<BR/><BR/>The following is interesting for those who, it appears, incorrectly finger the poor crow/raven for being a despicable creature.<BR/><BR/>"Ravens/crows used to be blamed for killing lambs because they were often seen feeding on them, but it's now believed ravens only feed on lambs which are dead or dying from something else. In some ways, ravens help farmers because they'll eat grasshoppers and other pest insects.<BR/><BR/>Australian ravens/crows hang around in flocks until they're old enough to pair off to breed, and then they stay with the same partner for the rest of their life."<BR/><BR/>They are an incredibly intelligent bird. <BR/><BR/>Us human, who are supposed to have more intelligence, do worse things to each other every second of every day, unfortunately.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-19705736575182686302007-09-25T17:17:00.000-07:002007-09-25T17:17:00.000-07:00Lovely sketch and lovely story, Lee. I do miss th...Lovely sketch and lovely story, Lee. I do miss the Australian birds. They are such a quiet lot here in Vancouver, you could be forgiven for thinking that there aren't any.<BR/><BR/>Here in the Pacific Northwest the crows have the elevated name of raven and are they are respected and revered in the native culture. <BR/><BR/>"For Raven brought light to the world, placing the sun, moon, and stars in the sky. ..."<BR/><BR/>He is one of the two main crests of the Haida Indians, with Eagle the other.<BR/><BR/>Your two are showing true dignity in not scrabbling with the riffraff.<BR/>regarfds<BR/>jmbjmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.com