Comments on Julie Zickefoose: It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's...

I wonder when I'll stop having my mind blown by t...

2006-04-22T10:43:00.000-05:00

I wonder when I'll stop having my mind blown by the blog phenomenon? To think there's an Aussie in Seoul reading about the loon in Sanibel really rocks my world. Thank you all for your nice comments, and be sure to click on cbvpk's link (Carel Pieter Briest van Kempen) for his amazing web site. Waaay cool when artists come out of the woodwork!

Good for you....Reading your post, from here at my...

2006-04-19T20:31:00.000-05:00

Good for you....

Reading your post, from here at my work-place in Seoul, Korea, evoked an odd sense of human kinship and a sort of welling-up of emotion - God, my eyes almost started to fill with a tear or two - our capacity for kindness and our willingness to put that into action are the saving graces of humankind. As an (Aussie) kid I often rescued animals - baby wombats whose mothers had been killed crossing the roads, baby echidnas whose mothers had died in rabbit traps, birds that had been injured, and your little story about the loon was evocatively powerful of that distinctly human attribute to willingly care for our fellow creatures.

Was glad to stumble across your blog...

Great story. I'd heard that before about loons, al...

2006-04-18T11:34:00.000-05:00

Great story. I'd heard that before about loons, although with parking lots instead of highways. Never had actually seen it though. Nice series of photos too!

Wow! Perhaps it is one of those on it's way to nes...

2006-04-18T08:53:00.000-05:00

Wow! Perhaps it is one of those on it's way to nest here. I'll keep an eye out for it.

Excellent. Thanks for saving the bird, an thanks ...

2006-04-16T16:39:00.000-05:00

Excellent. Thanks for saving the bird, an thanks for the story.

Out here in Utah, it's not uncommon during migrati...

2006-04-13T11:35:00.000-05:00

Out here in Utah, it's not uncommon during migration to find a flock of grebes flopping like carp on a stretch of desert highway. Simply tossing them into the air sends them back on their way.

Thanks everybody! I was saving this story for just...

2006-04-06T14:45:00.000-05:00

Thanks everybody! I was saving this story for just the right moment. Amy, I've just sent it on to the blogging carnival. Thanks for the nudge.
Connie: Very cool story! Birds find a way home. Smart loon.
Ric, I have two secrets:
1. No television (except for American Idol)
2. Spirulina.

Way to go, Julie!Great post and photos!

2006-04-06T12:32:00.000-05:00

Way to go, Julie!

Great post and photos!

Please send this to the next I and the Bird carniv...

2006-04-06T12:26:00.000-05:00

Please send this to the next I and the Bird carnival host.

Bird rescuer and rehabilitator, orchid stalker, mo...

2006-04-06T08:47:00.000-05:00

Bird rescuer and rehabilitator, orchid stalker, mother, wife, daughter, artist, writer, humourist, commentator for NPR etc. just one question, when do you find time to sleep?

Oh what a beautiful thing you have done when so ma...

2006-04-06T00:27:00.000-05:00

Oh what a beautiful thing you have done when so many other people had probably driven by. Thank-you.

D. Lloyd

As an electric repairman in western Ohio, my dad w...

2006-04-05T20:54:00.000-05:00

As an electric repairman in western Ohio, my dad was often called out on stormy nights to fix downed power lines. One night he found a loon down on a country road and caught it similar to your description. With no water nearby, he brought it home in his truck and put it in a large wire pen overnight. The next day, after my sister and I had a chance to look at this magnificent animal up close, we took it to an Audubon center that had a small lake. It was able to feed, but the pond was too small for it to depart until a very windy day. The folks at the center watched it head into the wind, give a mighty run across the surface, and finally take off. I credit my dad for sparking my lifelong interest in birds. Thanks, Dad! -- Connie

Lucky you-Luckier loon!

2006-04-05T18:58:00.000-05:00

Lucky you-
Luckier loon!

I've drawn a whole lotta loons, but haven't painte...

2006-04-05T17:28:00.000-05:00

I've drawn a whole lotta loons, but haven't painted one as yet. Strange.

Wow! What an experience...the loons on northern La...

2006-04-05T17:26:00.000-05:00

Wow! What an experience...the loons on northern Lake Champlain speak of summer days when we go home to visit every year. So welcome after the hot, dry July days in South Dakota.
Someone up north will hear his yodeling of an evening and say thanks for sending him on.
Caroline Stafford

Good Job !!!!! - My favorite bird - You ever pai...

2006-04-05T17:14:00.000-05:00

Good Job !!!!!

- My favorite bird -

You ever paint one ?