tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post464098652111153514..comments2023-11-03T03:11:17.903-07:00Comments on Me, Boomer and The Vermilon River: Belted Kingfisher and A Phildelphia Vireo of The Vermilon River. A Post To WBW.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328368010048580769noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-49592323298417082752011-09-08T23:00:18.459-07:002011-09-08T23:00:18.459-07:00I haven't got a decent capture of a Kingfisher...I haven't got a decent capture of a Kingfisher yet. :(<br />Fantastic captures.Indranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097788106899971708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-30209509625551723762011-09-08T20:33:27.536-07:002011-09-08T20:33:27.536-07:00Great shots Gary!
I admire you for your beliefs an...Great shots Gary!<br />I admire you for your beliefs and convictions - no lost reader here. :)Carlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178161514195582965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-48138681075289206442011-09-08T09:19:16.932-07:002011-09-08T09:19:16.932-07:00Hi Gary
Great shots of the kingfisher and vireo. ...Hi Gary<br /><br />Great shots of the kingfisher and vireo. I always have trouble with small birds.<br /><br />Hi to Boomer.<br /><br />GuyGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546069846136464138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-48172938509849443122011-09-08T08:27:12.559-07:002011-09-08T08:27:12.559-07:00I love Kingfishers and these shots are fantastic.I love Kingfishers and these shots are fantastic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-47608995231630983982011-09-07T18:07:35.697-07:002011-09-07T18:07:35.697-07:00Your photos caused me to hold my breath. Excellent...Your photos caused me to hold my breath. Excellent captures and story, Gary! Give Boomer a pat from me.:)jeanlivingsimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820800238853344959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-25535966398545604342011-09-07T15:53:00.500-07:002011-09-07T15:53:00.500-07:00Congratulations on these two sightings! Lovely ca...Congratulations on these two sightings! Lovely captures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-45361881305847026812011-09-07T15:34:00.831-07:002011-09-07T15:34:00.831-07:00I envy you your kingfisher shot. It's beautif...I envy you your kingfisher shot. It's beautiful, and I know how hard they are to catch in a photograph. Never have been able to catch one, myself.<br /><br />I get your point, and I agree. Canada still has a chance to save it's great natural areas, while we have lost most of ours. So, we have to focus on saving what we can. I sincerely hope that you do better than we did. I'm feeling kind of depressed today because of a dustup I had on a message board with a supposed liberal(I consider myself a liberal) whose "I'm glad all of those Conservatives in Texas are suffering from the fires" attitude made me even more aware of how divided we really are here in the US. I'm very much afraid that our very divisiveness and hatred will destroy us and this beautiful land we were given.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692541935507155362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-23279092494418106852011-09-07T13:36:02.691-07:002011-09-07T13:36:02.691-07:00The Kingfisher is a beautiful bird.The Kingfisher is a beautiful bird.NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-19536706768145379932011-09-07T13:09:08.260-07:002011-09-07T13:09:08.260-07:00Great pictures of the flighted kingfisher...and Am...Great pictures of the flighted kingfisher...and Amen to your sense of our peril as we become lost to the virtual equivalents to our natural world. Canada is fortunate not to have an overpopulation problem but certainly there are major environmental challenges facing your vast territories. The tapping of the tar sands to name one. The rise of the corporate bottom line as the moral end all to political decision making is responsible for so many inane short sighted decisions. When the latest voting on American Idol garners more news time on our local stations than our decrepit schools, I shiver.Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-70600273470197169242011-09-07T08:00:34.589-07:002011-09-07T08:00:34.589-07:00Your comment, Gary: well said! I hope the current ...Your comment, Gary: well said! I hope the current weather catastrophes will bring people to their senses and start thinking about preserving the natural world, and, quite apart from all the scientific evidence that's already existing, make people take climate change seriously. Unfortunately in some people's mind "scientific" falls into the same category as "liberal" or "Democratic". How dumb!<br /><br />Terrific capture of the Belted Kingfisher in flight!Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-25154780945092752262011-09-07T06:01:54.519-07:002011-09-07T06:01:54.519-07:00Good post, well done!Good post, well done!Modesto Viegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383342443103414519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-87751093692465936202011-09-07T02:09:07.645-07:002011-09-07T02:09:07.645-07:00Love the Kingfisher, it is a cool bird. great shot...Love the Kingfisher, it is a cool bird. great shots.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-56269522353881720002011-09-07T01:18:20.422-07:002011-09-07T01:18:20.422-07:00That kingfisher is really a beauty!That kingfisher is really a beauty!Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-43747263279058772152011-09-06T19:20:31.444-07:002011-09-06T19:20:31.444-07:00Hi there - not going to lose any friends by being ...Hi there - not going to lose any friends by being honest! I think that one of the real contradictions of Australia is its constant reference to "The Bush" as a cultural touch stone and the almost complete lack of involvement with the natural world for many of its residents - like most Australians I live in the suburbs (I think we have the highest % of population live in cities of any country)- I used to teach biology and take kids on school camping trips - and I always came away with a feeling that they viewed the natural world as something that happens to other people (I could say the same for many kids in the UK as well) - and the outdoors was to be endured not enjoyed.<br /><br />Very few of the other kids in my kids school classes go and do the kind of trips we do. <br /><br />By the way - nice pictures of Kingfishers!<br /><br />Cheers Stewart: M - AustraliaStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-34995601933674805522011-09-06T18:18:10.180-07:002011-09-06T18:18:10.180-07:00"Virtual doesn't appeal to all the senses..."Virtual doesn't appeal to all the senses that the forest does, and virtual is an inertia of body, mind and soul". Ah see, you have put it in better words. It's true that one of the major differences between the hubby and me is that I perceive my world sensually, where he is all up in his is head and very disconnected from the body, so I guess that's why it's not such a gaint leap for him to interact in that way; whereas I just can't lose myself in it . . . although I can in a book . . . and I'm sure there some similarities there.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696349282379608085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-26006112435118866332011-09-06T16:28:05.829-07:002011-09-06T16:28:05.829-07:00Very nice to see and photograph two new birds. Gre...Very nice to see and photograph two new birds. Great in-flight photos of the kingfisher especially.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-13796287166536110282011-09-06T14:47:46.837-07:002011-09-06T14:47:46.837-07:00I have never seen a kingfischer, he/she is really ...I have never seen a kingfischer, he/she is really beautiful!Fjällripanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720747927641106075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-61344963273948310872011-09-06T14:45:44.446-07:002011-09-06T14:45:44.446-07:00Excellent Kingfisher.Excellent Kingfisher.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-31637300001321367562011-09-06T14:24:49.673-07:002011-09-06T14:24:49.673-07:00I'm with Andrew:) Wonderful post!I'm with Andrew:) Wonderful post!joohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157508274122128501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378084381324788826.post-65180998140385812202011-09-06T14:16:03.270-07:002011-09-06T14:16:03.270-07:00A wonderful post Gary... heartfelt.
Lovely images ...A wonderful post Gary... heartfelt.<br />Lovely images of your lifers... Kingfishers are so hard to capture in flight.theconstantwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.com