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Steve Siegel · November 25th, 2009, 12:40 PM

Here is a Vimeo version of my entry. I don't know if the quality is much better than the UWOL version, but at least it's fast.

Meryem Ersoz · December 1st, 2009, 09:44 AM

omigosh, total flashback...my mom had "A Field Guide to the Birds" and I did the same exact thing, sitting with the book for hours, looking at all the species. must be a formative UWOL-ish experience (well, for Americans over forty, anyway!). I had forgotten all about my childhood experiences with that book...

Steve Siegel · December 1st, 2009, 01:07 PM

Yeah, those old field guides were different. Less business-like. The authors actually put something of themselves into the text. You could actually read them.

Dale Guthormsen · December 9th, 2009, 07:46 PM

Steve,

wow, what a wonderful collection of bird footage!!!

I was most impressed with the coopers hawk and peregrine footage. Accippiters are so reclusive getting them is tuff. I reckon finding a nest sight would be the best way to get that kind of footage. In the charolettes and alutians puffins arer a primary food base for peregrines.

Well organized and nicely put together!! I do not really have any criticisms!!

Great Job!!

Steve Siegel · December 10th, 2009, 06:38 PM

Hi Dale,
Thanks for the comments. We have had over the last few years, an influx of Cooper's Hawks in Miami during all seasons. I think the pervasive, tasty and oh so easy to catch Eurasian Collared Doves are behind it. One of our favorite local birding sites has reliable Cooper's most of the time. I just played a tape and he (she?) came right over. If only Sharpies were so cooperative. I can always tell when a Coop is in my neighborhood, because my feeder stays full of seed for days.

November 25th, 2009, 12:40 PM	#1
Steve Siegel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Posts: 840	Siegel_Long Form_Miles To Go Here is a Vimeo version of my entry. I don't know if the quality is much better than the UWOL version, but at least it's fast. Miles To Go Before They Sleep on Vimeo

December 9th, 2009, 07:46 PM	#4
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Steve, wow, what a wonderful collection of bird footage!!! I was most impressed with the coopers hawk and peregrine footage. Accippiters are so reclusive getting them is tuff. I reckon finding a nest sight would be the best way to get that kind of footage. In the charolettes and alutians puffins arer a primary food base for peregrines. Well organized and nicely put together!! I do not really have any criticisms!! Great Job!! __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

December 1st, 2009, 09:44 AM	#2
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	omigosh, total flashback...my mom had "A Field Guide to the Birds" and I did the same exact thing, sitting with the book for hours, looking at all the species. must be a formative UWOL-ish experience (well, for Americans over forty, anyway!). I had forgotten all about my childhood experiences with that book...

December 1st, 2009, 01:07 PM	#3
Steve Siegel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Posts: 840	Yeah, those old field guides were different. Less business-like. The authors actually put something of themselves into the text. You could actually read them.

December 10th, 2009, 06:38 PM	#5
Steve Siegel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Posts: 840	Hi Dale, Thanks for the comments. We have had over the last few years, an influx of Cooper's Hawks in Miami during all seasons. I think the pervasive, tasty and oh so easy to catch Eurasian Collared Doves are behind it. One of our favorite local birding sites has reliable Cooper's most of the time. I just played a tape and he (she?) came right over. If only Sharpies were so cooperative. I can always tell when a Coop is in my neighborhood, because my feeder stays full of seed for days.