http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/ Digging my way out of the clutter Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:08:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-30142 Charley Foster Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:44:31 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-30142 When I was a kid riding my bike around town in Oklahoma, there was a store I used to hang out in that sold model airplane and car kits, aquarium supplies and fish (they had a piranha for viewing only, not for sale) and craft supplies. They had a mynah bird in a big cage by the door that confused people all day long by saying "May I help you?!" whenever someone came in the store. It was great. When I was a kid riding my bike around town in Oklahoma, there was a store I used to hang out in that sold model airplane and car kits, aquarium supplies and fish (they had a piranha for viewing only, not for sale) and craft supplies. They had a mynah bird in a big cage by the door that confused people all day long by saying “May I help you?!” whenever someone came in the store. It was great.

]]> http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27333 Omaha Kid Stuff Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:48:32 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27333 We've just had a bunch of cranes flying into and around the Omaha area. It's pretty impressive watching a few thousand cranes flapping in unison. We’ve just had a bunch of cranes flying into and around the Omaha area. It’s pretty impressive watching a few thousand cranes flapping in unison.

]]> http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27100 skeet Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:41:41 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27100 The mynas are really comical,Tina, and would be a lot of fun if they didn't play in traffic,lol! The mynas are really comical,Tina, and would be a lot of fun if they didn’t play in traffic,lol!

]]> http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27099 skeet Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:40:37 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27099 I <i>wish</i> I had golden plover legs too, Jo! Just call me old thunder thighs, siiiiiiiiigh! I wish I had golden plover legs too, Jo! Just call me old thunder thighs, siiiiiiiiigh!

]]> http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27098 skeet Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:39:25 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27098 Yes, Martin, the doves live here year-round. I have several nesting pair that lay four or five times a year, so the population is constantly population. There are several other doves on the island, but the ones in my yard seem to always be Zebra Doves. Yes, Martin, the doves live here year-round. I have several nesting pair that lay four or five times a year, so the population is constantly population. There are several other doves on the island, but the ones in my yard seem to always be Zebra Doves.

]]> http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27097 skeet Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:36:23 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27097 We have some very unusual birds that have evolved here, Imran, but don't see mmost of those often. The indigenous birds dwell mostly in areas where we haven't paved everything over. Still, the ones that we share space with are pretty special, too. We have some very unusual birds that have evolved here, Imran, but don’t see mmost of those often. The indigenous birds dwell mostly in areas where we haven’t paved everything over. Still, the ones that we share space with are pretty special, too.

]]> http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27093 skeet Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:33:12 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27093 I'm always happy to welcome another dog-lover, Misty Daen. Glad you enjoyed the birds. I’m always happy to welcome another dog-lover, Misty Daen. Glad you enjoyed the birds.

]]> http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27090 skeet Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:30:50 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27090 I'm glad you enjoyed the birds, Whim. I'm not a birder and don't have any expertise to offer, but I know pretty when I see it. :D I’m glad you enjoyed the birds, Whim. I’m not a birder and don’t have any expertise to offer, but I know pretty when I see it.

]]> http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27089 skeet Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:29:37 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-27089 Mahalo, Charlotte. Mammals can't get here naturally, but we have interested birds, fish and insect. Mahalo, Charlotte. Mammals can’t get here naturally, but we have interested birds, fish and insect.

]]> http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-26962 Tina Kubala Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:57:30 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/10/27/parking-lot-denizens/#comment-26962 I can't begin to tell you how many times I thought I was going to run over mynas on my bike when we lived in Hawaii. I never knew what they were called, but "those gray birds" is about what we called them. They always flew off before I hit them, thankfully, because unlike a car, I'd have been in rough shape, too. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I thought I was going to run over mynas on my bike when we lived in Hawaii. I never knew what they were called, but “those gray birds” is about what we called them. They always flew off before I hit them, thankfully, because unlike a car, I’d have been in rough shape, too.

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