tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post7759611818035285805..comments2024-02-06T10:31:24.491-07:00Comments on Watching the World Wake Up: Bird Feeder Update + iRate iPhone iRantWatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-74501385466993983942009-04-21T23:14:00.000-06:002009-04-21T23:14:00.000-06:00KB- yes I saw the report in your blog- WOW. For on...KB- yes I saw the report in your blog- WOW. For once I wasn't longing for the good old days in Evergreen!<br /><br />Yes, I see Western Tanagers a few times almost every Spring. But on the other hand you seem to get a lot more Clark's Nutcrackers than I ever see in the Wasatch, and that is a way cool bird- smart, amazing memory, awesome navigator, serious flight-load capacity. (OK, so it is more of an aero-science-geek's bird I guess...)Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-10594339416884434852009-04-21T07:02:00.000-06:002009-04-21T07:02:00.000-06:00Now you're rubbing it in. We had a blizzard of epi...Now you're rubbing it in. We had a blizzard of epic proportions last weekend (4-5') and have regressed into winter. And, you're showing photos of my favorite summer bird, the Western Tanager, on your birdfeeder. I'm lucky if I get to see one of those beauties once per summer. Most years our hummingbirds are here by now but they've all been diverted to other airports. It's almost too much for me!<br /><br />Take it easy on all of us who don't have it as good as you do! :)KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885661679762446456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-85273615851658277062009-04-20T13:36:00.000-06:002009-04-20T13:36:00.000-06:00KKris/Lucy- I'm totally with you guys on the grid....KKris/Lucy- I'm totally with you guys on the grid. In fact one day I will do a post on my Addressing Fantasy (yes I have an addressing fantasy): The Nation-Wide Grid.<br /><br />Lucy- I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Horned Lark in the ‘burbs. I haven’t looked/ listened for it as consistently as I have the Western Meadowlark (<A HREF="http://watchingtheworldwakeup.blogspot.com/2008/03/last-saturday-i-did-97-mile-bike-ride.html" REL="nofollow">Best Songbird Ever</A>) which favors the same open habitat, and the closest to town I’ve ever seen that bird is the Ensign Peak radio towers and the Hell of North Race Course (between North Salt Lake and the airport.)<br /><br />Jodie- don't feel bad. I will have an excellent Greek Easter-themed tangent for you tomorrow!Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-50230853809948362412009-04-20T12:54:00.000-06:002009-04-20T12:54:00.000-06:00Love your blog! Congrats on finding your bliss: bo...Love your blog! Congrats on finding your bliss: botany. Well done! <br /><br />I cannot imagine my garden without birdfeeders. It would be like throwing a party without any people. Yikes! :-)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818111801666078642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-75082666516632227902009-04-19T23:39:00.000-06:002009-04-19T23:39:00.000-06:00I second KanyonKris. The continuation of the grid...I second KanyonKris. The continuation of the grid system to the 'burbs of SLC should be a law. <br /><br />Pine siskins have a cool call, as do horned lark. I have been watching for them but I guess I need to go out to the farm fields on the west side. Have you ever seen them in the city?Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896006691904225007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-53071130256441523122009-04-19T13:59:00.000-06:002009-04-19T13:59:00.000-06:00One of my pet peeves is the slow erosion of the nu...One of my pet peeves is the slow erosion of the numbered addressing system. It seems people just can't standing living at 1653 South 150 East, they must have 156 Evergreen Drive. It annoys me when vanity trumps efficiency (and the needs of the one outweighing the needs of the many - Star Trek wisdom).<br /><br />The iPhone is indeed an amazing, handy and well executed device. But some do get carried away with it's virtues (real or imagined). For some folks cell phones (and gadgets in general) are fashion items. Such a strange time we live in.KanyonKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954169751206336705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-38064485217873095472009-04-18T21:38:00.000-06:002009-04-18T21:38:00.000-06:00Thank goodness this was sci-lite! I wish I could s...Thank goodness this was sci-lite! I wish I could say your <I>invention</I> of tangents was your greatest contribution to the blog world, but jeezum, there's awesome graphics, and 2000-plus-word-posts, insights into Utah culture, and expensive adventures in search of botanical marvels, and... ever so much more. And now iRants... there's no end to the genius! An inspiration to us all, to be sure.Sallyhttp://foothillsfancies.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-79482359482832656022009-04-18T16:47:00.000-06:002009-04-18T16:47:00.000-06:00Hangs head in shame and goes to stand in the corne...Hangs head in shame and goes to stand in the corner... I live for the tangents, and I only read on my iPhone. <br /><br />PS. I dont use my GPS for directions, but it is quite handy to find the closest ummm bird feeder shop and such necessaries.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274901219563583995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-39015921330297840962009-04-18T07:36:00.000-06:002009-04-18T07:36:00.000-06:00Anonymous- more invasives- request noted. In the m...Anonymous- more invasives- request noted. In the meantime I’ll point you to some of the invasives posts I’ve done already:<br /><br />Last May I did <A HREF="http://watchingtheworldwakeup.blogspot.com/2008/05/weed-week-part-1-crabgrass-c4-revisited.html" REL="nofollow">Weed Week</A>, where I covered <A HREF="http://watchingtheworldwakeup.blogspot.com/2008/05/weed-week-part-1-crabgrass-c4-revisited.html" REL="nofollow">Crabgrass</A>, <A HREF="http://watchingtheworldwakeup.blogspot.com/2008/05/weed-week-part-2-loads-owoad-and-some.html" REL="nofollow">Dyers Woad</A> and <A HREF="http://watchingtheworldwakeup.blogspot.com/2008/05/weed-week-part-3-evil-super-thistles.html" REL="nofollow">Musk Thistle</A>. Last April I did the 3-part “<A HREF="http://watchingtheworldwakeup.blogspot.com/2008/04/dandelions-are-way-cool-part-1.html" REL="nofollow">Dandelions Are Way Cool</A>” series (which I still think was the best series I ever did on a single plant, if I say so myself) and I also blogged about <A HREF="http://watchingtheworldwakeup.blogspot.com/2008/04/quick-look-at-yard-and-i-am-really.html" REL="nofollow">Periwinkle</A> later that same month (though I may have to return to it this year- I’ve since learned new info wrt its introduction…) And then of course last month I covered Myrtle Spurge and Crane’s Bill in last month’s “<A HREF="http://watchingtheworldwakeup.blogspot.com/2009/03/quiet-order-of-brown-world.html" REL="nofollow">Brown World</A>” post.<br /><br />(BTW- if you live in/near Salt Lake, check out the Myrtle Spurge all over the south & west-facing slopes by the mouth of Parleys- all of the green you see right now is it.)<br /><br />If that doesn’t hold you till my next invasives post, I’ll refer you to George Cox’s “<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Alien-Species-Evolution-Evolutionary-Interacting/dp/1559630094/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240061656&sr=1-1" REL="nofollow">Alien Species and Evolution</A>” which I read last month. Pretty dry, heavy read, but chock-full of stories about invasive plants, insect, fish, mammals and birds.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-68901437406907745902009-04-17T23:23:00.000-06:002009-04-17T23:23:00.000-06:00err, i mean, you can put those bird guides + star ...err, i mean, you can put those bird guides + star charts as apps on your iphone. <br /><br />geesh, i need some sleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-43785318488265671852009-04-17T23:22:00.000-06:002009-04-17T23:22:00.000-06:00but, but... you know you can buy BIRD FIELD GUIDES...but, but... you know you can buy BIRD FIELD GUIDES that have associated calls, star charts and all sorts of sick other things... what's WRONG with you? <br /><br />cool post on the umbrella flower. i'd like to request some invasive species coverage in the foothills around slc. you aren't giving them enough love. <br /><br />one quick thing, though, i don't have an iphone or blackberry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-10818893836691973302009-04-17T22:28:00.000-06:002009-04-17T22:28:00.000-06:00Aack! You iPhoners are everywhere!
UtRider- you'r...Aack! You iPhoners are everywhere!<br /><br />UtRider- you're absolutely right re:browsing, the iPhone is way better. But for me it's mainly a work tool that I don't mind having in the jersey pocket when I ride, so the curve was a better fit.<br /><br />Wheeldancer- hey man, I'll send you whatever degree you want from WTWW University. Master's, Phd, whatever, just let me know what you need. Maybe I should do a post with a graphic of a degree people can download...<br /><br />Robert- for a first feeder I recommend a Finch Feeder, sometimes called a "Thistle Feeder", which is the type pictured in the photo above with the Pine Siskin and Spotted Towhee. It uses a small thistle-type seed, called nyjer, that supposedly the Squirrels don't like. We have squirrels around, and they seem to leave it alone. (We've had more issues with deer than squirrels messing with feeders in the winter.) But there are also Finch Feeders that have caging around the cylinder to make them squirrel-proof. We don't need them here, but you might ask locally whether they're necessary in Toronto.<br /><br />In the summer we also hang 2 hummingbird feeders, which are hassle-free and great to watch. Our next feeder will be a suet feeder, which is completely different, and is good for attracting nuthatches, woodpeckers and flickers.<br /><br />I'd avoid a house-style feeder. I think squirrels can always get at those, even with the baffles on the post.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-70478870431541996312009-04-17T21:28:00.000-06:002009-04-17T21:28:00.000-06:00I had a Blackberry 8100 for a year and really like...I had a Blackberry 8100 for a year and really liked it with the exception that the browser sucked. I switched to an iPhone last December and now do almost all of my web surfing on my phone. The qwerty keyboard on the bb is nice but after a few weeks the touchscreen becomes second nature.<br /><br />This comment comes courtesy of my iPhone.UtRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196214593560383672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-28903376868564888692009-04-17T20:29:00.000-06:002009-04-17T20:29:00.000-06:00ok so i'm convinced
i will get a bird feeder this ...ok so i'm convinced<br />i will get a bird feeder this weekend<br />any type i should get / avoid in your opinion<br />we have a stack of squirrels in our urban toronto neighbourhood<br /><br />keep up the good workroberthttp://www.angusandjames.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-78811364867428587922009-04-17T11:03:00.000-06:002009-04-17T11:03:00.000-06:00"If you can’t find your way around Salt Lake City ..."If you can’t find your way around Salt Lake City without a GPS, you don’t need an iPhone- you need a Seeing-Eye Dog."<br /><br />I see people driving around with a dash-mounted GPS and wonder if they are terminally stupid, and if so, how much longer we have to wait.Ski Bike Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295969126174565599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-3710003180583248682009-04-17T08:10:00.000-06:002009-04-17T08:10:00.000-06:00So I was reading your post on my iPhone...
Actual...So I was reading your post on my iPhone...<br /><br />Actually, I confess I go for the tangents first but being somewhat of a closet scientist, I really enjoy the in depth coverage you give to the various inter-related topics. My only question is, can I get CEU credits for being a regular reader of your blog? I mean there were entire semesters in high school where I learned less than I do in one of your average posts.WheelDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219805760534549996noreply@blogger.com