tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post753975293417792533..comments2023-10-03T09:02:07.270-04:00Comments on The Feather and the Flower: Finger Lakes Frigatebirdnoflicksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404386000823552954noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post-65569331310600152662008-12-04T21:51:00.000-05:002008-12-04T21:51:00.000-05:00Slybird - I'm sorry, I'm having a tough time feeli...Slybird - I'm sorry, I'm having a tough time feeling sorry for you. Can you remind me where you spent the last couple of months?<BR/><BR/>Welcome back, looking forward to an onslaught of amazing posts on <A HREF="http://slybird.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Biological Ramblings</A>!<BR/>-Mikenoflicksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404386000823552954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post-3152767207886936512008-12-04T20:36:00.000-05:002008-12-04T20:36:00.000-05:00Man, a FRIGATEBIRD shows up in the basin a mere mo...Man, a FRIGATEBIRD shows up in the basin a mere month after I choose to leave it? Very lame. Shame on Tom and Shawn for finding it. :)slybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799898402199267203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post-47125933488330934612008-10-15T19:21:00.000-04:002008-10-15T19:21:00.000-04:00Okay, sounds good...I did not, and I don't think a...Okay, sounds good...<BR/><BR/>I did not, and I don't think anyone else observed the bird feeding. It appeared perfectly healthy while it was flying. It certainly gave no indication it was of ill health before roosting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post-10529440642241996732008-10-10T17:15:00.000-04:002008-10-10T17:15:00.000-04:00Just happened to come across this blog while perus...Just happened to come across this blog while perusing the natureblog toplist. My wife and I missed by about 15 seconds seeing a Magnificent Frigatebird outside of Philadephia on 09.19.08 when we left the hawkwatch at Fort Washington platform to look for some nearby passerines.<BR/><BR/>Another report of a Frigatebird was reported a few hours earlier about 25 miles away. So it seems that a number of them were where they shouldn't be about that time. Though I do recall from my days at Cornell many years ago that it's not quite as close to the ocean as Philadelphia is so I guess it's a lot more of a surprise there.<BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed seeing the photos.........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post-59285950975188408742008-10-06T12:37:00.000-04:002008-10-06T12:37:00.000-04:00Hi, Larry, and thanks! Those are my favorite post...Hi, Larry, and thanks! Those are my favorite posts to write: ones that infuse cool information to highlight with some amazing photos (not mine, but Tom's - frigatebirds in flight are stunning!).<BR/><BR/>I would have preferred envisioning this bird making its way back to tropical waters, but the chance for so many people to study it close up and really get to know the bird is positively enlightening.<BR/>-Mikenoflicksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404386000823552954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post-82497530945040035142008-10-04T18:26:00.000-04:002008-10-04T18:26:00.000-04:00Hi Mike, What a great post. So much information a...Hi Mike, What a great post. So much information and nice photos of the bird also. I would love to see one of those huge birds, not only in flight but close up too. Thanks for sharing such an unusual experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post-21334234341567196002008-10-01T22:53:00.000-04:002008-10-01T22:53:00.000-04:00Shawn - we'll have to set up an exchange, photos f...Shawn - we'll have to set up an exchange, photos for information! Here's a frigatebird question for you: did you, or anyone, observe the bird feeding? And did it appear unhealthy in flight, before going to roost? I'm curious as to what happened to this bird.<BR/><BR/>J - I really wish I'd made the trip, I'd hoped for a morning viewing on my way into Ithaca even if I missed it leaving the roost. Guess I'll be off to the tropics to find one!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping by!<BR/>-Mikenoflicksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404386000823552954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post-54808581004729357742008-10-01T07:03:00.000-04:002008-10-01T07:03:00.000-04:00That must have been amazing to see. Wish I had be...That must have been amazing to see. Wish I had been there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451484812160865521.post-11936153488015784362008-09-30T23:47:00.000-04:002008-09-30T23:47:00.000-04:00Great post! I like the pictures :) Would you min...Great post! I like the pictures :) Would you mind emailing me a copy of that one of me? Thanks! Oh, also, are you still raising caterpillars? Nick showed me the series of posts you were making on swallowtail caterpillars... I have some suggestions if you'd like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com