Comments on Julie Zickefoose: The Rising

Wow! I'm new to Tucson and the Tucson Audubon. I h...

2008-02-20T19:18:00.000-05:00

Wow! I'm new to Tucson and the Tucson Audubon. I heard about this place in their newletter. Seeing these photos really makes me want to go there! Lucky you!

Amazing pictures! I like your writing, thanks for ...

2008-02-14T19:20:00.000-05:00

Amazing pictures! I like your writing, thanks for sharing your talents!
Greetings from Perú!
p.s. I think all the cool blogs I found and linked today are actually own by your family members lol

Great job, Julie. And you can "ant" about BDA and...

2008-02-14T18:50:00.000-05:00

Great job, Julie. And you can "ant" about BDA and New Mexico anytime! I guess now that the Festival of the Cranes is behind us, should we be thinking about next fall? And here's hoping the number of Sandhill Cranes will be larger than this past year. Although a few thousand is nothing to sneeze at, it would be more impressive to see larger numbers. And maybe we can convince more of your readers to consider attending the 2009 Festival of the Cranes. By far, it's still my favorite birding festival to attend.

Scrolling down your photos to where it became appa...

2008-02-14T10:33:00.000-05:00

Scrolling down your photos to where it became apparent the birds were going to fly right over I thought "oh, no!" I've been in a blind and subject to a similar rain. Mouth closed and peek up under the brim of your cap. Lovely photos!

Got it, Max. Thanks for your thoughts. We're on th...

2008-02-13T21:33:00.000-05:00

Got it, Max. Thanks for your thoughts. We're on the same page.

goin' over now, Mare! (Hey, it's my thing to GET 'em; I'm just too lazy and inconsiderate to figure out how to GIVE 'em!!)

Hi Julie,The blogger award thing isn't your style,...

2008-02-13T20:29:00.000-05:00

Hi Julie,

The blogger award thing isn't your style, I know. But there's something for you at my place.

Mary

Awesome and educational! And your imagine about th...

2008-02-13T12:54:00.000-05:00

Awesome and educational! And your imagine about the wingbeats' downdrafts writing on the water was stunning to this humble WordChimp.

I'm hoping to take a field trip to Middle Creek near Lancaster (PA) to view huge flocks (5,000-plus) of snow geese, so this tutorial was very helpful. I'll be sure to wear a hat and keep my yap shut.

LOL... I thought the next shot would show your len...

2008-02-13T06:47:00.000-05:00

LOL... I thought the next shot would show your lens covered in goose poop!

Julie, I left some quick thought about crane hunti...

2008-02-13T00:47:00.000-05:00

Julie, I left some quick thought about crane hunting in the December section.
I missed out on the Festival of the Cranes this year, but I did send a poster down for the research symposium.

I'm happy with your left-overs.The shades of sky a...

2008-02-12T22:38:00.000-05:00

I'm happy with your left-overs.
The shades of sky are lovely--the geese exquisite.

This was well worth the trip back in time!Tom

2008-02-12T21:19:00.000-05:00

This was well worth the trip back in time!

Tom

By all means, do not omit the poop. Fabulous phot...

2008-02-12T21:06:00.000-05:00

By all means, do not omit the poop. Fabulous photos! I've never witnessed a rising so grand and also did not know what happens on take-off. It's very apparent that New Mexico is close to your heart.

Ah. That explains the sudden bump in hits. Thanks ...

2008-02-12T19:29:00.000-05:00

Ah. That explains the sudden bump in hits. Thanks for that, Cyberthrush, I think... :-/

Come on, admit it. You google "goose poop" every day.

Max, if you want to feast your eyes on BDA and New Mexico, see the November and December 2007 archives. I'd love to hear your thoughts on sandhill crane hunting once you get there.

It's great to see photos of Bosque Del Apache! I w...

2008-02-12T19:16:00.000-05:00

It's great to see photos of Bosque Del Apache! I was fortunate to conduct my thesis work there and had the place virtually to myself each summer. Unfortunately, the snow geese and cranes had moved on by then.
Did you get any good crane photos? I could watch them coast in for a landing all day.

As I read this entry I thought to myself, who but ...

2008-02-12T18:56:00.000-05:00

As I read this entry I thought to myself, who but Science Chimp would write a blog post focusing on goose poop... well stupid me... I did a google blog search of entries for "goose poop" and there were 1722 hits! -- but you'll be proud to know JZ that your post already was at the top of the list, so anyone with a sudden overwhelming urge to research goose poop on the Web tonight ought to be headed your way! (...or, they could just get a life ;-)