tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post5009896305335132743..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: In EffigySteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-55242641912079083632012-10-19T23:02:02.409-07:002012-10-19T23:02:02.409-07:00Turkey smells pretty good.=pTurkey smells pretty good.=pMoro Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03170995132520805860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-23724513428396045972012-10-18T15:56:37.074-07:002012-10-18T15:56:37.074-07:00That was the conventional wisdom, but more and mor...That was the conventional wisdom, but more and more birds are proving to smell well. New World vultures first, but also various seabirds, waterfowl, and pigeons as well as Corvids are now being reconsidered.Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-2539398017535832402012-10-18T14:12:08.381-07:002012-10-18T14:12:08.381-07:00"The paper acknowledges that ravens are intel..."The paper acknowledges that ravens are intelligent birds with remarkable eyesight, and an acute sense of smell."<br /><br /><br /><br />That is surprising to me. Most birds have a quite poor sense of smell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-6311832930140444132012-10-17T12:24:44.865-07:002012-10-17T12:24:44.865-07:00You got a great story out of it anyway!You got a great story out of it anyway!Cat Urbigkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649103651692682453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-30126206580875219602012-10-17T09:45:30.333-07:002012-10-17T09:45:30.333-07:00Growing up in NE Iowa we had huge elm trees lining...Growing up in NE Iowa we had huge elm trees lining our boulevard which, during the Fall, were filled with thousands of starlings nightly. The noise and crap smell was horrendous. My father had read where placing dead starlings in the trees would drive them away. The police gave us permission to shoot the birds which we did, tied them to string and flung them into the trees. It didn't work. Riding a bike dragging a snow shovel on the street helped.CZLionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447826240801218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-73508306644321540192012-10-14T17:49:57.837-07:002012-10-14T17:49:57.837-07:00Chas, you're probably right, but you'll no...Chas, you're probably right, but you'll notice we use the words "scare magpie" when pointing to the real dead bird in Steve's images.Cat Urbigkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649103651692682453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-32873814858548156602012-10-14T16:09:32.515-07:002012-10-14T16:09:32.515-07:00Is "effigy" the right word if it is a re...Is "effigy" the right word if it is a real deal bird, as that magpie appears to be?Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.com