tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post115141185940133864..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: "Ten Birds" Part 3Steve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1151718123720593132006-06-30T18:42:00.000-07:002006-06-30T18:42:00.000-07:00That's "sit in camp". D'ohThat's "sit in camp". D'ohReid Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382498430164817928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1151718066585845352006-06-30T18:41:00.000-07:002006-06-30T18:41:00.000-07:00When I was running digs at Mancos Canyon in SW Col...When I was running digs at Mancos Canyon in SW Colorado we used to it in camp and watch the nighthawks around dusk. It was so quiet there you could easily hear that strange sound of the air rolling over their wings when they pulled out of dives.Reid Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382498430164817928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1151706136983963902006-06-30T15:22:00.000-07:002006-06-30T15:22:00.000-07:00I can't disagree with much of that. I once worked ...I can't disagree with much of that. I once worked at an aviary with Cabot's, Temminck's and Satyr Trags. In the spring I used to neglect all kinds of responsibilities to sneak peeks at the displaying cocks. What amazing birds! If I can see one in the wild i can die a satisfied man.Carel Brest van Kempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526786631222320968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1151679879835623902006-06-30T08:04:00.000-07:002006-06-30T08:04:00.000-07:00We had a Cambridge place between Central Square an...We had a Cambridge place between Central Square and the river in the early Seventies, with a flat roof we sometimes slept on when it was hot...Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1151628140463659012006-06-29T17:42:00.000-07:002006-06-29T17:42:00.000-07:00I thought I was the only one who used to nighthawk...I thought I was the only one who used to nighthawk-watch in Cambridge -- the only person who ever noticed them.<BR/><BR/>Used to sit on the fire escape of the graduate dorm while they peented about and ate moths from the parking-lot lights/nighthawk feeders.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for bringing that back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1151607930362440102006-06-29T12:05:00.000-07:002006-06-29T12:05:00.000-07:00I have always loved Roadrunner's x-shaped feet and...I have always loved Roadrunner's x-shaped feet and the distinctive tracks they leave. They used to come screaming through our property in Tehachapi all the time hunting lizards.Reid Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382498430164817928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1151535847903525202006-06-28T16:04:00.000-07:002006-06-28T16:04:00.000-07:00I should post more on John, including both his wor...I should post more on John, including both his work and his whimsical notes. He sometimes reads the blog. John?Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1151534890307212362006-06-28T15:48:00.000-07:002006-06-28T15:48:00.000-07:00He's a New Mexican-- up in Taos.He's a New Mexican-- up in Taos.Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1151533841346440592006-06-28T15:30:00.000-07:002006-06-28T15:30:00.000-07:00Holy crap, you know McLoughlin as well? Shakes hea...Holy crap, you know McLoughlin as well? <BR/><BR/>Shakes head in disbelief.Darren Naishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324870234525004643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1151512482136622382006-06-28T09:34:00.000-07:002006-06-28T09:34:00.000-07:00I just ate my lunch on the front porch with a nigh...I just ate my lunch on the front porch with a nighthawk (locally: Bull Bat) peeping, stooping and buzzing over my office building.<BR/><BR/>Is that stoop overkill or WHAT?Matt Mullenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198069782508775543noreply@blogger.com