tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post904948008627494006..comments2024-03-28T15:05:10.372-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: South American Diary #9: In the company of rare birdsNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36075491967145230492019-04-21T02:25:28.951-05:002019-04-21T02:25:28.951-05:00Simon is a great teacher and a very popular lectur...Simon is a great teacher and a very popular lecturer on Resolute.<br />Paul Tsanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128363681553360736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-85156099213811561672019-04-18T18:52:44.334-05:002019-04-18T18:52:44.334-05:00Maybe he got annoyed because he was called a "...Maybe he got annoyed because he was called a "bird-watcher"...which is what they often get called by those who are ridiculing them. I think the participants prefer "birders" and "birding"--which always sounds so pretentious...so I don't use it. I mean, hell...they're WATCHING BIRDS...so that's what I call them. <br /><br />I have a couple of snobby friends who liked to "bird", and so did my kid sister (she even took her infant daughter along), but the very idea has always put me to sleep, so I've never joined the bird people. Sounds about as exciting as watching paint dry, but as the postal workers say: "To each his zone..."Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84270935734118275902019-04-18T10:41:27.292-05:002019-04-18T10:41:27.292-05:00I've always loved birds. One of my favorite so...I've always loved birds. One of my favorite sounds is the chirping of a bird.<br />(The photo atop the blog is gorgeous.)<br />SandyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070366627628604352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-91610304437208953482019-04-18T08:19:10.514-05:002019-04-18T08:19:10.514-05:00What a fantastic last line! Franzen must be burnin...What a fantastic last line! Franzen must be burning with envy. He would be a Green Eyed Buff.Eliezer Eisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036989084122930226noreply@blogger.com