tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post8711410617013029053..comments2023-09-10T06:54:23.787-04:00Comments on Cosmo's Garden: The Oven BirdCosmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14260783700118031314noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-73918437158519277732008-12-05T08:03:00.000-05:002008-12-05T08:03:00.000-05:00Good Morning,I just stopped by on my way to work. ...Good Morning,<BR/>I just stopped by on my way to work. (I'm supposed to be getting ready.) I enjoyed reading this post and looking at your gorgeous trees and such.<BR/><BR/>SueCorner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-43155312990069759652008-12-03T21:41:00.000-05:002008-12-03T21:41:00.000-05:00Your video reminds me of a certain Hitchcock movie...Your video reminds me of a certain Hitchcock movie. Great photos of the fall color!Phillip Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906520240227815872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-20068463267114403722008-12-03T16:02:00.000-05:002008-12-03T16:02:00.000-05:00Viooltje--I very much appreciate compliments, but ...Viooltje--I very much appreciate compliments, but especially from you--you're such a wonderful writer and photographer. Thanks for stopping by.Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260783700118031314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-80638509624293907082008-12-02T16:55:00.000-05:002008-12-02T16:55:00.000-05:00Extraordinary fall magic. You've got a great eye f...Extraordinary fall magic. You've got a great eye for colors. And then some! My compliments.Viooltjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493874661606266986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-33913777987378891712008-11-29T09:36:00.000-05:002008-11-29T09:36:00.000-05:00Lola--Thanks, I hope you had a wonderful day--we'r...Lola--Thanks, I hope you had a wonderful day--we're just about through the last of the turkey, and I'm trying to figure out what else goes with cranberry sauce . . .<BR/><BR/>Bek, thanks for the warm wishes. I love birds, and the masses of them are really dramatic--but they remind me of the Alfred Hitchcock movie, too.<BR/><BR/>Sarah, Frost is my favorite poet--well, along with Sylvia Plath--but I didn't appreciate his New England-ness until I moved East. I'm trying to build a few more postings around some of his tree poems. I hope your holiday was lovely. I have to go exercise!Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260783700118031314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-91659276689479740322008-11-29T09:29:00.000-05:002008-11-29T09:29:00.000-05:00Hi, Marnie--I can't believe I had that poem wrong ...Hi, Marnie--I can't believe I had that poem wrong for so many years--I had this whole reading worked out that turned on the fact that the wild turkey would end up in someone's oven--oh, well.<BR/><BR/>Racquel, the clouds of birds are really spectacular, and the noise is incredible--Ranunculus won't go outside when the birds descend.<BR/><BR/>Cameron, I'm waiting to see what color is left when I get home--probably the oaks, still--but I've been struck here in Duck that there's very little color left (though maybe these trees don't turn?)Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260783700118031314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-60901275455803577982008-11-29T09:27:00.000-05:002008-11-29T09:27:00.000-05:00They were quite big and the terms for the groups a...They were quite big and the terms for the groups are interesting. Clamour indeed-I bet I have seen these here but did not know what they were. Have a great day-back from the beach and relaxing.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-43165826644122976662008-11-29T08:02:00.000-05:002008-11-29T08:02:00.000-05:00Gail, I've loved the late color. We're still at t...Gail, I've loved the late color. We're still at the beach, where most of the leaves are off the decidous trees--it will be interesting to see what's left at home when we get back.<BR/><BR/>Rose, I love that poem, even though I had it wrong for years! We're enjoying different birds here--gulls and sandpipers and pelicans and a little brown and gold songbird that we haven't id'd yet--maybe I'll get a photo today.Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260783700118031314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-66298613715551711142008-11-29T07:59:00.000-05:002008-11-29T07:59:00.000-05:00Hi, everyone--I hope you had lovely holidays. We'...Hi, everyone--I hope you had lovely holidays. We're at the beach for another day, but I'm getting in a little early morning blogging.<BR/><BR/>Tina, as Les says, I think those birds are grackles. We also get migrations of robins and maybe starlings? I couldn't find a collective noun for either grackles or robins, but a flock of rooks is called a "clamour," which would definitely fit the grackles.<BR/><BR/>Les, the birds don't bother our pets--the robins do come close to the house, but the minute we move to the door they're off in a swoop.Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260783700118031314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-35652302895619601412008-11-28T18:01:00.000-05:002008-11-28T18:01:00.000-05:00What gorgeous photos! Especially the first one - ...What gorgeous photos! Especially the first one - perfect to go with that poem. Frost is my favorite poet because he captures New England so well. How lovely to see your fall color when ours is spent. The birds add so much to your lovely photos of trees. Happy Thanksgiving!Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-31468879698359186922008-11-27T10:06:00.000-05:002008-11-27T10:06:00.000-05:00You still have some beautiful fall color! Birds ca...You still have some beautiful fall color! Birds can be fascinating - if it's not their coloring, then sometimes the masses they appear in.<BR/>Happy Thanksgiving!Bekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353543632009072686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-74117219718817759252008-11-26T17:30:00.000-05:002008-11-26T17:30:00.000-05:00HAPPY THANKSGIVING, COSMO.Loved all the pics. Thos...HAPPY THANKSGIVING, COSMO.<BR/>Loved all the pics. Those birds can be a bit noisy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-9833993936807431972008-11-25T14:13:00.000-05:002008-11-25T14:13:00.000-05:00Just delightful! I didn't know about the oven bird...Just delightful! I didn't know about the oven bird.<BR/><BR/>You still have beautiful tree colors. <BR/><BR/>Hope you have a wonderful, happy Thanksgiving! :-)<BR/><BR/>Take care and stay safe as you travel.<BR/>CameronF Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-13661113458696411312008-11-25T11:24:00.000-05:002008-11-25T11:24:00.000-05:00Wonderful post Cosmo! I love how colorful your ga...Wonderful post Cosmo! I love how colorful your garden is at this time of the year with all the trees. The sounds of the birds is welcoming too. :) Have a safe & happy Thanksgiving at the beach!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-42708245992390522922008-11-25T09:34:00.000-05:002008-11-25T09:34:00.000-05:00Cosmo, wishing you a happy Thanksgiving also. Exc...Cosmo, wishing you a happy Thanksgiving also. Excellent poem, Frost is my favorite. Had to chuckle when you said you thought the 'oven bird' was Frost's dark humor;) You just can't trust those poets to say what they mean. But really the fault lies in the committee who names birds. Oven bird is a silly name as is tufted titmouse and nuthatch and cowbird;)<BR/>MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-21130208285109330232008-11-25T08:02:00.000-05:002008-11-25T08:02:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you joined in on Dave's fall color pro...I'm so glad you joined in on Dave's fall color project, Cosmo; these photos are beautiful! I've never read Frost's "The Oven Bird" before; my first reaction on seeing the title was that it was about a turkey, too:) I like the idea of "the other fall." Our trees are no longer as colorful as yours, but the birds are just as active here, and there is still much to be enjoyed---if you bundle up!<BR/><BR/>Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving, too!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-20173003159239571972008-11-24T22:16:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:16:00.000-05:00Cosmo,Your post photos were delightful...hasn't th...Cosmo,<BR/><BR/>Your post photos were delightful...hasn't this long fall season been a gift!<BR/><BR/>You and Salix have a great time at the beach...happy Thanksgiving.<BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-64010166517674600382008-11-24T22:09:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:09:00.000-05:00I love when the grackles gather in mass and create...I love when the grackles gather in mass and create their din. It is even better how they torment our house bound cats and then in a swoosh they move on.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975676572078060876.post-11091765339852389962008-11-24T22:02:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:02:00.000-05:00This is an awesome post! I love that second pictur...This is an awesome post! I love that second picture with all the fall colors combined nicely. The birds are deafening. Do you know what type they are? Cedar waxwings? The poem is nice too, I learn so much poetry from all the blogs and Robert Frost seems to be an old friend now. You have a splendid Thanksgiving at the beach Cosmo!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.com