tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932006719438255120.post911993795503149122..comments2024-02-17T08:17:19.283-05:00Comments on The Nomadic Naturalist: The great Brown-headed Nuthatch mystery of 2009...CASE CLOSED!Mike Burrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15000855366937140854noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932006719438255120.post-14942895959016994722013-07-17T14:11:57.129-04:002013-07-17T14:11:57.129-04:00Good job, Mike. Good memories for sure; the genui...Good job, Mike. Good memories for sure; the genuine naturalists among us more than make up for the "bad apples"; poor ambassadors do leave a fermented taste.Michael Bironoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932006719438255120.post-62700714883477246112013-07-17T12:51:25.244-04:002013-07-17T12:51:25.244-04:00Awesome post Mike! I know it's not the outcome...Awesome post Mike! I know it's not the outcome we had hoped for, but I still find it to be a fantastic birding memory to have. I can look back and smile... Brandon Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225665346907616226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932006719438255120.post-3526114466623146192013-07-17T09:35:01.129-04:002013-07-17T09:35:01.129-04:00Well, obviously I have to completely disagree with...Well, obviously I have to completely disagree with the comment. I am proud to call myself a birder, birdwatcher, bird conservationist, twitcher, naturalist and many other things. Like many people I enjoy seeing new species that I have never seen. Yes, I keep a few lists. But guess what? I get just as much thrill out of observing a new behaviour or spending hours watching a flock of juncos at a bird feeder. There are as many types of birders as there are birders and none of those classifications are mutually exclusive. I am sorry to hear you feel otherwise, but it is ultimately your loss. <br /><br />And as far as who cares? Well, if no one else cared I would be fine with that, I write the blog for fun, but obviously you care because you took the time to read it (or at least visit the page) and leave a comment...Mike Burrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15000855366937140854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932006719438255120.post-36423574245949128422013-07-17T09:10:33.953-04:002013-07-17T09:10:33.953-04:00This surely fits into the category “Who cares?” B...This surely fits into the category “Who cares?” Birders bear at least some responsibility for this kind of behaviour by their eternal quest for rarities, encouraging some misguided people to seek their fifteen minutes of Warholian fame by falsifying records. If birders were not maniacal in seeking out every waif and stray this practice would not exist. I am sure that not a single person who tried to see this alleged Brown-headed Nuthatch had an interest in the bird as an organism, wanting to see the delicacy of its form and plumage, perhaps experiencing a moment of sadness in the fact that it was so far from its normal range. It simply represented a tick on their list. Birders will invade a neighbourhood, abdicate all environmental responsibility to see a rarity. A pox on all your lists, big years, big days, big sits etc. In your world the list triumphs everything. The bird is a mere incidental.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932006719438255120.post-59427994085133832062013-07-17T07:36:27.708-04:002013-07-17T07:36:27.708-04:00Amazing! This makes my morning.
-KlymkoAmazing! This makes my morning.<br />-KlymkoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932006719438255120.post-56570186834122646502013-07-17T00:45:27.985-04:002013-07-17T00:45:27.985-04:00http://www.tineye.com/
reverse image look up. Man...http://www.tineye.com/<br /><br />reverse image look up. Many great uses for those who were unaware!<br /><br />Great detective work Mike!<br />Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887464070697025046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932006719438255120.post-4384982306129127272013-07-16T21:31:55.263-04:002013-07-16T21:31:55.263-04:00Wow, nicely done Mike! I had all but given up on t...Wow, nicely done Mike! I had all but given up on this one. I remember at the time I spent probably an hour searching flickr, google images, etc to find a match unsuccessfully. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com