Comments for A Passion for Nature

Comment on I Love My Bluebirds! by caroline

caroline — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:24:42 +0000

Winter Woman,
This is a striking post! I’ve still never seen a real live bluebird, but these shots bring me close. My favorite is the photo of the eggs.

Comment on I Love My Bluebirds! by Lesley Smitheringale

Lesley Smitheringale — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:12:34 +0000

Fantastic post and they are such a beautiful bird. I used to see them in Scotland but not here in Australia where I live now. It must be very satisfying to track the birds from the initial stages puting up the boxes. Regards, Lesley

Comment on I Love My Bluebirds! by montucky

montucky — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:08:08 +0000

It’s good to see them doing so well! I love seeing them!

Comment on I Love My Bluebirds! by mon@rch

mon@rch — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:33:50 +0000

Bluebirds are such amazing birds! Congrats to the center!

Comment on I Love My Bluebirds! by RuthieJ

RuthieJ — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:03:43 +0000

Good luck to your bluebird monitoring efforts and the bluebird families too. It’s truly amazing how their numbers have increased with just a little bit of assistance from caring humans. The numbers here in Minnesota have increased quite nicely and it’s nice to drive around in the country and see bluebirds regularly.

Comment on Happy Mother’s Day! by RuthieJ

RuthieJ — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:56:45 +0000

I counted 11 goslings. Good thing you have a zoom lens–I can’t imagine Mother Goose would let you get too close!

Comment on Friends with Lenses by RuthieJ

RuthieJ — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:54:56 +0000

Amazing pictures Jennifer! They’re all outstanding, but the white butterfly is my favorite.

Comment on Ewww… by RuthieJ

RuthieJ — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:52:38 +0000

Bluebirds like them too!
Here’s my sad story…… Probably about 12 years ago, (and much stupider than I am today) I had a bunch of these caterpillars on one of my crabapple trees. So I sprayed the whole bunch of them with Raid and by the next day they were all dead. Here’s the really sad part–within 2 days my mother bluebird was also dead in her house sitting on 4 eggs and I was responsible for her death by spraying those caterpillars. It took me a long time to figure out that I actually caused her death and the day I did was the day my yard became chemical free. It was a stupid and needless “accident” that will haunt me for the rest of my life. I learned a valuable lesson the really hard way.

Comment on Monday Hike at Timbercrest by RuthieJ

RuthieJ — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:44:10 +0000

Those are fabulous pictures. Good Job Jennifer!

Comment on Birdathon by RuthieJ

RuthieJ — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:42:31 +0000

Holy Moly Jennifer, that’s a whole bunch of birds! Good for you and your group. I’ve never seen a blue-gray gnatcatcher–what a gorgeous little bird.