Comments on: Midwest Birding Symposium Highlights http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2009/09/midwest-birding-symposium-highlights/ Not your typical birder! Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:47:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dguzman http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2009/09/midwest-birding-symposium-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-12309 dguzman Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:37:55 +0000 http://www.birdchick.com/wp/?p=3824#comment-12309 WOW--Lang Elliot swore at you! So cool. These are the times I really miss living back east! WOW–Lang Elliot swore at you! So cool. These are the times I really miss living back east!

]]> By: Birdchick http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2009/09/midwest-birding-symposium-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-12296 Birdchick Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:46:49 +0000 http://www.birdchick.com/wp/?p=3824#comment-12296 Mike, it was a pleasure as always. Al, you're the best. Mike, it was a pleasure as always. Al, you’re the best.

]]> By: Al Batt http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2009/09/midwest-birding-symposium-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-12295 Al Batt Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:40:03 +0000 http://www.birdchick.com/wp/?p=3824#comment-12295 Sharon, Thank you for making my life better. I had a delightful time at MBS. Your blog is wonderful--as are you. Sharon,
Thank you for making my life better. I had a delightful time at MBS. Your blog is wonderful–as are you.

]]> By: Ron http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2009/09/midwest-birding-symposium-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-12294 Ron Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:34:07 +0000 http://www.birdchick.com/wp/?p=3824#comment-12294 Hi Sharon, I stopped by the Swarovski booth to say "hi" and Al Batt walked up. You introduced him to me with "he's one of the best speakers you'll ever hear". Well, you were right! Al literally had me in tears on Saturday night. Hi Sharon,
I stopped by the Swarovski booth to say “hi” and Al Batt walked up. You introduced him to me with “he’s one of the best speakers you’ll ever hear”. Well, you were right! Al literally had me in tears on Saturday night.

]]> By: Pandi http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2009/09/midwest-birding-symposium-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-12290 Pandi Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:42:21 +0000 http://www.birdchick.com/wp/?p=3824#comment-12290 That photo of the gulls is crying out to be captioned on Cheezburger. "THE END IS NEAR!" "Yeah, right, Vern." That photo of the gulls is crying out to be captioned on Cheezburger. “THE END IS NEAR!” “Yeah, right, Vern.”

]]> By: Birdchick http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2009/09/midwest-birding-symposium-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-12286 Birdchick Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:40:07 +0000 http://www.birdchick.com/wp/?p=3824#comment-12286 Amy, the cat was feral and was part of a larger colony, there were several that you would see and the musky male spray was evident in many neighborhoods. This cat ran as soon as the camera clicked. Unfortunately, people are feeding these cats which is not good for them and not good for birds. There was even a yard with bird feeders and three feet away from them were three plastic dishes full of cat food--nice way to bait in birds for an introduced predator that they have not evolved with. Amy, the cat was feral and was part of a larger colony, there were several that you would see and the musky male spray was evident in many neighborhoods. This cat ran as soon as the camera clicked. Unfortunately, people are feeding these cats which is not good for them and not good for birds.

There was even a yard with bird feeders and three feet away from them were three plastic dishes full of cat food–nice way to bait in birds for an introduced predator that they have not evolved with.

]]> By: Amy http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2009/09/midwest-birding-symposium-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-12285 Amy Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:47:05 +0000 http://www.birdchick.com/wp/?p=3824#comment-12285 If he was truly a feral cat I don't think he would have sat for a picture. You wouldn't see him. Looks like someone let previously owned strays get out of control. Is anyone doing anything about these poor cats? If he was truly a feral cat I don’t think he would have sat for a picture. You wouldn’t see him. Looks like someone let previously owned strays get out of control. Is anyone doing anything about these poor cats?

]]> By: Amy http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2009/09/midwest-birding-symposium-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-12284 Amy Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:46:02 +0000 http://www.birdchick.com/wp/?p=3824#comment-12284 If he was truly a feral cat, I don't think he would have sat for a picture. You wouldn't see him. Looks like someone let previously owned strays get out of control. Is anyone doing anything about these poor cats? If he was truly a feral cat, I don’t think he would have sat for a picture. You wouldn’t see him. Looks like someone let previously owned strays get out of control. Is anyone doing anything about these poor cats?

]]> By: Mike http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2009/09/midwest-birding-symposium-highlights/comment-page-1/#comment-12283 Mike Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:46:20 +0000 http://www.birdchick.com/wp/?p=3824#comment-12283 The Midwest Birding Symposium really was a blast, particularly because you were there, Sharon! The Midwest Birding Symposium really was a blast, particularly because you were there, Sharon!

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