tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post7736376235136026019..comments2024-03-23T17:29:21.173-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: When the Birding Gets SlowBill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-8802037981659920032010-02-09T19:57:39.414-05:002010-02-09T19:57:39.414-05:00Yes...I just have to say it...this was an AWESOME ...Yes...I just have to say it...this was an AWESOME post! What a neat thing to do, getting young people involved in the wonders of nature!cindyzlogichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788033542423694411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-23311536975865596652010-02-08T20:15:46.406-05:002010-02-08T20:15:46.406-05:00The comment by mkircus reminds me of the very nice...The comment by mkircus reminds me of the very nice thoughts Al Batt (Midwest Birding Symposium) had when he talked about his experiences with school kids and taking them out to watch birds. <br /><br />Even with my limited skills, I had the opportunity to "set someone's eyes on birds" ( a third grader) last spring, and it was REALLY fun.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552207186874225235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-29644474468254182862010-02-08T17:45:07.215-05:002010-02-08T17:45:07.215-05:00Such nice comments! Thanks everyone!Such nice comments! Thanks everyone!Bill of the Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-59452063393115145302010-02-08T12:39:01.678-05:002010-02-08T12:39:01.678-05:00Saved by the snake! Or bat. (I remember that one, ...Saved by the snake! Or bat. (I remember that one, JZ! Glorious creature, it was.) Or bug. Or whatever... Oh, the lot of a naturalist. Finally, a practical use for knowing a little bit about a whole lotta things - backup (or bailout) plans!<br /><br />Do you think that 8th grader will ever wear those shoes while walking in the grass again? *lol* Poor kid. At least it didn't try to go up anyone's pant leg...<br /><br />Perhaps Phoebe has a right to that look when it comes to snakes? I'm all for picking up a docile snake myself, but then I was lucky enough to grow up in a place <i>without</i> poisonous ones on my very doorstep!<br /><br />Precious pictures; thank you, BOTB!<br /><br />WrenWren nests in...https://www.blogger.com/profile/17892263703645385206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-59811277006304080152010-02-08T12:11:05.375-05:002010-02-08T12:11:05.375-05:00Nockies!
I love this story, and I love seeing you...Nockies!<br /><br />I love this story, and I love seeing your Florida trip unfold here. I had a kinda so-so school woodswalk spectacularly rescued by a roosting red bat a couple of years ago. You can never hope for the little snakes or the sleepy bats, but somehow nature usually provides them. Very sweet.<br />And I know that look Phee is giving you.Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-82883341045233436012010-02-08T10:21:03.739-05:002010-02-08T10:21:03.739-05:00I'm loving it!! I'm all about trying to ...I'm loving it!! I'm all about trying to connect children with nature. And don't I just love seeing a parcel of young "geeky birders" all lined up with their nockies pointing skyward.KaHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-45397045520128017342010-02-08T07:01:28.244-05:002010-02-08T07:01:28.244-05:00At one inner city middle school, in Houston, TX, I...At one inner city middle school, in Houston, TX, I had an outdoor club. I got a small grant and bought enough binoculars that two kids could share them. Then we went to a state park inside Houston city limits and went fishing, and went on a bird walk. The walk ended up taking over two hours to walk less than a mile. <br /><br />One child wrote me a thank you letter and said, "You have set my eyes on birds." That was probabaly the nicest think anyone has told me. <br /><br />I wish we had an adopt a future birder day or some other means of reminding ourselves to keep finding children to take birding.Marilyn Kircushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014565704792020948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-73609509102147590452010-02-08T06:38:51.133-05:002010-02-08T06:38:51.133-05:00Yo, snakes got soul!Yo, snakes got soul!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850241304894291160noreply@blogger.com