tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post116778659856469877..comments2008-04-23T00:56:40.137-05:00Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-4158665812218203382008-04-23T00:56:00.000-05:002008-04-23T00:56:00.000-05:00Play Roulette for free as often as you like, get a feel for the game and how to place you bets. <BR/><A HREF="http://www.roulettesystemwinner.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="free roulette">Free Roulette</A> is a great game with many ways to bet so learn strategy and have fun.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.roulettesystemwinner.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="roulette">Roulette</A> is a casino and gambling game named after the French word meaning "small wheel". <BR/><BR/>The <A HREF="http://www.roulettesystemwinner.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="roulette wheel">roulette wheel</A> is believed to be a fusion of the English wheel games ... 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I've never seen anything like that captured on film, if professional photographers are throwing those kinds of shots out, they shouldn't be. Kudos to you (and your camera)!LostRoseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167879771087030632007-01-03T22:02:00.000-05:002007-01-03T22:02:00.000-05:00Amazing Julie the one time I go out with my camera going for some of the Horay redpolls that hang around I only got chickadees.For that matter Chickadees opposed to cameras.Oh well at least I can get ten " away from the horays.Zoeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167878159494521172007-01-03T21:35:00.000-05:002007-01-03T21:35:00.000-05:00Meine schlechte Rechtschreibung. Ich habe banzai bedeutet, denke ich.<BR/><BR/>Is my German as bad as I think it is?Susan Gets Nativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167876096276000212007-01-03T21:01:00.000-05:002007-01-03T21:01:00.000-05:00WOW, incredible photos! The cardinal walking on air should definitely be entered into a photo contest. <BR/><BR/>My absolute favorite german word is ausgezeichnet!! So, your photos are ausgezeichnet!<BR/><BR/>Christine K. (Kaess a jumbled version of Kaese--cheese in german)<BR/>Tk Pk, MDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167874904976794022007-01-03T20:41:00.000-05:002007-01-03T20:41:00.000-05:00J - such a wonderful series of pictures and love the story about the lens! I only wish to have so many great birds in my backyard!Mon@rchhttp://monarchbfly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167852128367810062007-01-03T14:22:00.000-05:002007-01-03T14:22:00.000-05:00Hey, I have an idea. Since you're already a passenger on the brand loyalty bus, why not see if Canon will sponsor your blog, or if that propect gives you the willies, maybe do trade in exchange for endorsements? Then you too can have a trunk-full of optics like Pete Dunne. It's not as if you'd be going over to the Dark Side: Chemlawn, Disney, or the RNC.catbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02300268011129490080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167847398996835792007-01-03T13:03:00.000-05:002007-01-03T13:03:00.000-05:00My favorite German portmanteau word is "torchschlusspanik" (I think that's how you spell it) It means panic at the closing of a door -- i.e. panic because you missed the genuis train or the baby bus or whatever.Ivynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167845159806187602007-01-03T12:25:00.000-05:002007-01-03T12:25:00.000-05:00A good camera, a perceptive eye, and birds. Does it get any better than that? Gorgeous shots, Julie. I learned something the other day after photographing an eagle. It was just about to take flight, leaning as far off the branch as possible, with its feet still firmly attached, talons wrapped. I had no idea.robin andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167844831375617942007-01-03T12:20:00.000-05:002007-01-03T12:20:00.000-05:00Julie your blog is the highpoint of my day. Your new camera skills are wonderful...I love the cardinal shot! <BR/> I once made bird suet and made myself sick..literally, and I'm not usually a wuss. But the suet must have been rancid. Now I'm going to do a search for your recipe and I'll give it another go.<BR/>My birds deserve it...the Zick recipe .. only the best for them.<BR/>Thanks for your great posts!<BR/><BR/>Dorothy P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167844596741728542007-01-03T12:16:00.000-05:002007-01-03T12:16:00.000-05:00Love that new word. Kamerageliebterblogunpfaffer <BR/><BR/>I am so not done crowing about my new camera! <BR/><BR/>Your pics are stunning and amazing! Rock on!Liza Lee Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02776482696203224923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167837687736499512007-01-03T10:21:00.000-05:002007-01-03T10:21:00.000-05:00Well, the trip to Bill of the Birds Blog was really entertaining this a.m. but I must say that while I loved seeing the Orangutangs at their finest I REALLY loved your bird pics! That shot of the freefalling cardinal was the best and you really caught the attitude of that little nuthatch. Sadly my first 2007 bird was a buzzard, LOL, some fool hit a bennah right in front of my mailbox! No, I chose not to take a picture of that with my sad little 4.0 mega pixel Kodak. You guys with your fancy camera are making me want one in the worst way!!!Janeymshttp://pupswilltravel.tripod.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167833894024205272007-01-03T09:18:00.000-05:002007-01-03T09:18:00.000-05:00I love the nuthatch! He just screams GET LOST. If he had eyebrows they would be scrunched and he would be glaring.Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167832463030672172007-01-03T08:54:00.000-05:002007-01-03T08:54:00.000-05:00A luxury once experienced becomes a necessity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167832411790922372007-01-03T08:53:00.000-05:002007-01-03T08:53:00.000-05:00Camera lenses, binoculars and macs. Always want the next level.<BR/><BR/>In boats it's called footitis. Yah shes a 38 footer but we're looking at a real beaut, a 41 footer.<BR/><BR/>Some folks do it with houses, the Rhode Island "cottages" of the rich and famous.<BR/><BR/>Now if I could just get a pair of Swarovski 8x40 ELs and a nice 70mm scope, and oh yah, a G5 Mac. oh, oh, then there's that new......<BR/><BR/>RRRondeau Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16757905904813824235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167830576106229972007-01-03T08:22:00.000-05:002007-01-03T08:22:00.000-05:00Liebe Susan,<BR/><BR/> Wahrscheinlich, das Wort ist <BR/>BANZAI. Ich habe bonsais, aber...<BR/><BR/>Maureen, Sure there's an override. But I'd have to read the manual for that, right? I'm gonna, I'm gonna, but until then, at least I'm not wasting film.<BR/><BR/>Kathi--I agree, there are many gorgeously brilliant birds in Europe. Love the wagtails and oh! Bearded Tits! However...it all falls apart when you get to the warblers, I'm afraid. Bill and I were part of a crush of excitement over a vagrant Aquatic Warbler in Wales, and the Welsh birders were hyperventilating over its...brown crown stripes. The overall drabness, relieved somewhat. I will say I envy the Brits' ability to get really chuffed over little brown birds, appreciating the tiniest nuance of their beauty. Makes you want to smuggle a male Blackburnian over there in a coat pocket.Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167828368260082662007-01-03T07:46:00.000-05:002007-01-03T07:46:00.000-05:00I also love seeing the bluebirds all fluffed out this time of year. I need to get a platform feeder and make some of your suet recipe. Mine are hopelessly trying to tetter on the feeder with the sunflower chips. It's quite comical, but they won't give up, even though I put some on the ground for them. Wonderful shots!Jaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167826523090874052007-01-03T07:15:00.000-05:002007-01-03T07:15:00.000-05:00C'mon, Zick - spill it. That jumping cardinal is Photo-shopped, right?<BR/><BR/>Seriously, love the photos that show birds in something less than "typical" poses - great to help understand bird behavior. And, like Laura, I don't really see much difference between your zoom lens and Bill's great big honkin' fixed lens.<BR/><BR/>Since no one else will stand up for European birds, I have to put in a plug for the Robin (British style) When I am in Scotland, I find them so adorable. I also love the black-and-white birds: Pied Wagtails, House Martins, Oystercatchers, and Hooded Crows. If you want color, what about the finches: Green Finch, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, or Goldfinch, with its bright red face? Or, my favorite named British bird, the Blue Tit - very colorful.<BR/><BR/>But, you are right - nothing warms up a winter's day so much as the bright scarlet of a Cardinal. Contrast that with the glowing blues of Bluebirds and Blue Jays and you have a picture just waiting to be taken. Thanks for sharing yours with us.<BR/><BR/>~Kathi, feeling misty for the Highlandskatdocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167826416529813692007-01-03T07:13:00.000-05:002007-01-03T07:13:00.000-05:00I love the Nuryev cardinal. I've watched them take off here hundreds of times but never thought of just how they did it. <BR/><BR/>Is there an override on the camera that would allow you to focus it instead of it being automatic? If I ever invest in a digital SLR that's one thing I'm looking for. I'm a control freak. :-)Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06531960628089822469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167802601118202712007-01-03T00:36:00.000-05:002007-01-03T00:36:00.000-05:00There's an English word for what I'm feeling right now:<BR/>envy.catbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02300268011129490080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167798223773354062007-01-02T23:23:00.000-05:002007-01-02T23:23:00.000-05:00Jeez, where to begin?<BR/><BR/>I can hear the cardinal screaming in his head, "BONSAI!"<BR/><BR/>I gladly will use the term Kamerageliebterblogunpfaffers to describe myself. But I don't know all the names for the stuff on my camera.I know that there is an adapter I could get to add a telephoto lens, but I am so not ready for that.<BR/><BR/>(Kailholz is German, too...my maiden name)<BR/>Sehr gute Bilder. Anfeuerungen!Susan Gets Nativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167797228257655912007-01-02T23:07:00.000-05:002007-01-02T23:07:00.000-05:00I stay away from real cameras, I do have to get my kids through college. I fear I would be hopelessly addicted. What a great cardinal shot.Trixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04765602736333069178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167796640373800432007-01-02T22:57:00.000-05:002007-01-02T22:57:00.000-05:00That last pic is perfect, as much as I love the cardinal jumping into space sans parachute. <BR/><BR/>Like a little seahorse? How do you come up with a verbal image like that and get it right?<BR/><BR/>Writers. They're in the same lot as pro photographers!<BR/><BR/>Seriously Julie, I think bird out-takes are much more interesting than perfect poses. Anyone can do that with a million dollar lens.<BR/><BR/>Do I dare say that I can't appreciate the difference between your lens and BT3's? Except that with the fixed lens the background is more pleasingly out of focus.<BR/><BR/>I've always used a zoom and just now I'm struggling to learn a fixed length macro lens - means a lot more thought on the photographer's part.LauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167792592524690362007-01-02T21:49:00.000-05:002007-01-02T21:49:00.000-05:00Keep 'em comin, Julie! I love the Cardinal in flight...wow. And the Bluebird stuffed with suet? Can't get much better than that. Love it. Thanks!Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1167788055761337652007-01-02T20:34:00.000-05:002007-01-02T20:34:00.000-05:00I followed a link to your blog and came up your delightful series of bird photos. I LOVE them. And, you may crow away any day on your camera, and camera skills!<BR/>Thanks for catching the birds in motion.KGMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.com