tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post2593263026649638924..comments2024-01-05T04:28:28.562-06:00Comments on The Everyday Adventurer: A Perching MysteryRick (Ratty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-64113823375998170552010-12-28T18:03:25.659-06:002010-12-28T18:03:25.659-06:00Thank you all for your wonderful comments. I hope ...Thank you all for your wonderful comments. I hope each of you had a very good Christmas.Rick (Ratty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-54588243147325206662010-12-27T23:48:58.982-06:002010-12-27T23:48:58.982-06:00Blessed Christmas Ratty :) May your days be deligh...Blessed Christmas Ratty :) May your days be delightful and bright!VanillaSevenhttp://vanillaseven.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-72130886028166998452010-12-24T07:01:41.827-06:002010-12-24T07:01:41.827-06:00Merry Christmas Ratty. My world was brightened th...Merry Christmas Ratty. My world was brightened the day I found your blog. May you have lots of new adventures to share with everyone this coming year.Billhttp://www.wildramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-37395510145276200142010-12-24T03:57:17.909-06:002010-12-24T03:57:17.909-06:00It does look like a flycatcher but I'm not eno...It does look like a flycatcher but I'm not enough of a birder to know which one. <br /><br />Wishing you a very Merry Christmas Ratty.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-61359969271812010632010-12-23T18:41:13.777-06:002010-12-23T18:41:13.777-06:00Merry Christmas, Ratty! Here's to a healthy Ne...Merry Christmas, Ratty! Here's to a healthy New Year too!Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-8630350002744426762010-12-22T09:16:18.030-06:002010-12-22T09:16:18.030-06:00Well I will bow to the experts here and agree with...Well I will bow to the experts here and agree with them. Wow...it's so excited you fond him!!<br /><br />Happy day and Merry Christmas Ratty!<br />Jackie:-)Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378896151545384221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-91544741584286687042010-12-21T21:19:57.739-06:002010-12-21T21:19:57.739-06:00i admire you for really doing your best to go back...i admire you for really doing your best to go back to top form, i also have no idea what kind if bird is that. hope you feel better soon.betchaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754061874315713589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-73130725813598173122010-12-21T18:03:29.674-06:002010-12-21T18:03:29.674-06:00Wow..I would love to see birds at this time of the...Wow..I would love to see birds at this time of the year around here. Take it easy Ratty, and have a wonderful holidays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-11929989253573941792010-12-21T14:14:30.488-06:002010-12-21T14:14:30.488-06:00We don't know what kind of bird that is either...We don't know what kind of bird that is either. I only know a few birds but it is great fun to see a new one We mainly just have cardinals and chickadees right now. Take it easy Ratty and get better.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571726966413507123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-7101545650980479682010-12-21T00:32:10.034-06:002010-12-21T00:32:10.034-06:00I'm afraid I just like looking at birds, but I...I'm afraid I just like looking at birds, but I've never been compelled to try to ID one!Sparklehttp://www.sparklecat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-11677885107269261702010-12-20T19:50:42.256-06:002010-12-20T19:50:42.256-06:00Ratty, I am not sure what kind of bird that is!~ ...Ratty, I am not sure what kind of bird that is!~ I get so excited when a new one of any kind comes to our feeders too!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-20411983598364131672010-12-20T19:17:36.763-06:002010-12-20T19:17:36.763-06:00It could be any of the above. I like to identify a...It could be any of the above. I like to identify anything I don't know when I get home so as not to forget some of the finer points.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-45215758883178807272010-12-20T16:00:01.852-06:002010-12-20T16:00:01.852-06:00I've never even heard of a flycatcher. Hmm qui...I've never even heard of a flycatcher. Hmm quite interesting. Seeing a new bird for the first time always is exciting.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886333496997952719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-86082404752106102162010-12-20T09:59:11.509-06:002010-12-20T09:59:11.509-06:00Well, it's sure too hard to tell which one, bu...Well, it's sure too hard to tell which one, but I think you've got the Flycatcher part right. In May, several could have been migrating through.<br /><br />@Bill!- I saw a Varied Thrush just once. In Maryland of all places. I didn't know what it was, so I sketched it an marked the colors, it was so distinctive. When I got home it was easy to ID. Where are you located?Sharkbytes (TM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08379841586422814410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-9897590276968650422010-12-20T07:39:17.526-06:002010-12-20T07:39:17.526-06:00I'm not sure what kind of bird it is, but I un...I'm not sure what kind of bird it is, but I understand your excitement. This past weekend I saw a Varied Thrush in my yard for the first time- good thing the camera was with me!Mike B.http://www.slugyard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-79430639714662260792010-12-20T06:47:24.788-06:002010-12-20T06:47:24.788-06:00I am not an expert birder but it looks like a grea...I am not an expert birder but it looks like a great crested fly catcher to me. But the shots aren't that clear so it is hard to tell.<br /><br />BillBillhttp://www.wildramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-52735486835225541522010-12-20T06:20:24.149-06:002010-12-20T06:20:24.149-06:00Hi ratty, I agree, it does look very similar to th...Hi ratty, I agree, it does look very similar to the European fly catchers. I have only seen one type and they are...brown! I reckon you have got it bang on.bemused26https://www.blogger.com/profile/03288651410815126420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-86499690739450443092010-12-20T04:17:04.905-06:002010-12-20T04:17:04.905-06:00I am not expert in birding, but every time I saw a...I am not expert in birding, but every time I saw a new species of bird, I am so excited!VanillaSevenhttp://vanillaseven.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-49704851328977983222010-12-20T03:50:16.820-06:002010-12-20T03:50:16.820-06:00To know and to do something new are always excitin...To know and to do something new are always exciting.<br /><br />I did not know much about photography before I do blogging.rainfield61https://www.blogger.com/profile/01334864123466123667noreply@blogger.com