tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post1491833586038962909..comments2024-03-27T11:18:59.924+00:00Comments on Sun Dried Sparrows: The bee's kneesChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-26254001762149654852014-05-05T13:08:01.539+01:002014-05-05T13:08:01.539+01:00The sound of a fighter plane? Imagine a swarm of t...The sound of a fighter plane? Imagine a swarm of them!<br />Love the way dramas just unfold constantly outside our windows - who needs soap opera? Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-88961853767763200222014-05-04T19:25:32.818+01:002014-05-04T19:25:32.818+01:00Maybe swarm was a little dramatic but, it was a bi...Maybe swarm was a little dramatic but, it was a big colony...every year.<br /><br />Delightfully...I came in hear to paint, after church, and heard the unmistakable sound of a fighter plane outside the garage. It was bumble bee coming by for a quick visit.<br /><br />That damn bird is part of a very agitated duo...in fact the cat and he are bleating at one another right now...who have set up a nest somewhere along the drive way. They are really gettin' loud with one another out there.<br /><br />At this point, I have to assume that the bird was in here to tell me to get the **** out!Erik Bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401279267556576137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-57803461636015703562014-05-04T10:01:32.191+01:002014-05-04T10:01:32.191+01:00Ooh, I've never seen a swarm - I think that wo...Ooh, I've never seen a swarm - I think that would be a bit unsettling! - but a small colony going about their business would be great.<br /><br />I wonder what your little bird is and what he's after? An aspiring avian artist perhaps. A pied painterbird or a greater spotted dauber?Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-7160386717667200332014-05-04T09:57:46.252+01:002014-05-04T09:57:46.252+01:00Oh that's brilliant TS! I totally understand ...Oh that's brilliant TS! I totally understand your excitement. You will love it so much when you start to hear the tinkling voices of the littl'uns and then a little face or two peeping out the hole as they get ready to fledge! Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-19918149044292717062014-05-04T09:55:24.173+01:002014-05-04T09:55:24.173+01:00Hope so. Wish I had a webcam in there!Hope so. Wish I had a webcam in there!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-85587207128407044472014-05-04T02:07:14.798+01:002014-05-04T02:07:14.798+01:00When I was a kid, there was a spot in our backyard...When I was a kid, there was a spot in our backyard...three big loblolly pines that formed a triangle. The base of each tree was set down in a big pile of azalea bushes. <br /><br />In the spring time, the bumble bees swarmed it...the big yellow and black stripes were easy to pick out against the pink flowers. <br /><br />I've been seeing them behind the office where I smoke but I've never seen as many in one spot as I used to in that back yard. <br /><br />On another note, I have been visited twice this weekend by the same bird. He flies into my room and can't figure how to get out until I turn off the light. I think he's left some droppings on a few of my paintings...critic. Erik Bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401279267556576137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-29482958852208890802014-05-03T17:43:26.408+01:002014-05-03T17:43:26.408+01:00Now in their 3rd year in situ, one of our bird box...Now in their 3rd year in situ, one of our bird boxes has blue tits in residence for the very first time. They've taken so much nest building material inside that I can't believe there's actually any room left for a nest! I'm ridiculously excited!<br />Perhaps I should tap the other box to see if it contains a bee? Fascinating stuff C and a great tune.The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-84412387225555476912014-05-03T15:41:12.323+01:002014-05-03T15:41:12.323+01:00That warning to the human race is quite probably t...That warning to the human race is quite probably true. Good luck with keeping the queen bee in regal splendour and hope that she breeds well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com