tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post3158775359724649099..comments2024-02-29T22:20:01.456-08:00Comments on Union Bay Watch : Labors of LoveLarry Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-7826210077878774642014-05-04T12:59:44.630-07:002014-05-04T12:59:44.630-07:00Thank you! I appreciate your kind comments. Yester...Thank you! I appreciate your kind comments. Yesterday afternoon, after the rain had started, I walked back over to the Downy nest to see how they were handling the weather. One of them was sitting looking out of the nest, which has the entry situated on the protected "underside" of an almost vertical branch, and watching me carefully. I felt like I could almost see a grin and hear the thoughts, "Hey Silly, What are you doing standing out there in the rain?" Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-86811662898378224692014-05-04T12:39:52.648-07:002014-05-04T12:39:52.648-07:00Thank you!Thank you!Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-2544292352780817852014-05-04T12:39:23.335-07:002014-05-04T12:39:23.335-07:00Dan, Thank you for your thoughtful and kind words!...Dan, Thank you for your thoughtful and kind words! The Pileated Woodpeckers are truly amazing to watch. I am sure you have seen it on Whidbey Island, but at the sound of PWs drumming and excavating other birds, like Flickers, will even come and watch. I assume they are hoping for easy food after the Pileated moves on.Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-52004130137734254872014-05-04T12:35:20.277-07:002014-05-04T12:35:20.277-07:00This is an especially amazing series of photos, La...This is an especially amazing series of photos, Larry. I too spend many hours watching and photographing bird behavior and am blown away by what you were able to capture in these photos. Artistic and beautiful as always, and wonderfully intimate. Thanks for sharing!!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697161641890875482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-17100835604806953742014-05-04T12:13:57.431-07:002014-05-04T12:13:57.431-07:00Amazing, as usual!Amazing, as usual!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328291016371161954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-20026806068539883902014-05-04T06:58:46.505-07:002014-05-04T06:58:46.505-07:00Larry, you are a relentless observer. I am in awe ...Larry, you are a relentless observer. I am in awe of that image of the Pileated Woodpecker with the grub (?) in its open bill. Getting good images of "birds" is one thing, but documenting their behaviors is entirely more challenging. I love the series of the Downys, the one woodpecker species that is rare in our conifer setting on Whidbey. I have some appreciation of how much work and luck (as a direct result of work) it takes to get images like these. Well done, and thank you for sharing them.Dan Pedersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394699068556538583noreply@blogger.com