Here’s a prime example of why I’m perfectly okay with having an only child:
For now, I’m calling this, “Demands of Parenthood” — but surely somebody can do better…
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Of course, we are presuming these birds are actually parent(s) and child(ren). It is certainly possible, though, that they aren’t related in a family sense, just as part of the same flock – in which case, the possibilities have expanded, greatly.
Parent/children theme: “ARE WE THERE YET?”
Generic: “Can you hear me NOW?!?”
Press Corps event: “Mr. President…”
Political talk show/Presidential debate: Left wing, centrist, right-wing – fence-sitters all.
And you said you were getting out of the political blogging business, Polimom – shame on you 😉
~EdT.
Do adult birds feed just any ole’ screaming young un? Because this poor Mockingbird seemed to be trying to feed all of these. I have another shot of them here (with a title you’ll probably laugh at…).
Re: out of the political blogging business. Amazingly, I think of photos I could shoot all the time in reaction to various stories. It’s one of the directions I’m thinking of going with all this…. so no, I’m probably not “out”. Go figure.
I love your Press Corps event caption!
So where’s the damned instruction manual?
OK, it wasn’t obvious from the shot that feeding was going on.
~EdT.
I’ve become fascinated by waterdrops — or rather, photographing them. They form on flowers Even on webs And they’re danged hard to capture! But oh, they’re so beautiful…
When Polimom’s Adorable Child (AC) was teeny tiny, she had such honest reactions to the world around her. I remember walking through our village’s park one day while some local teenage boys were playing basketball. One of these kids’ pants …
You’ll be unsurprised to learn that Polimom talks with AC (at a low level of detail) about many of the things I post about. A couple of her recent observations were interesting. The Foley scandal, for instance, sparked a conversation …
Last night at the natatorium, Polimom was reading in the bleachers while AC and her fellow-swimmers kicked and fluttered their way back and forth across the pool – a regular activity three nights a week. Nothing odd about that, until …
Of course, we are presuming these birds are actually parent(s) and child(ren). It is certainly possible, though, that they aren’t related in a family sense, just as part of the same flock – in which case, the possibilities have expanded, greatly.
Parent/children theme: “ARE WE THERE YET?”
Generic: “Can you hear me NOW?!?”
Press Corps event: “Mr. President…”
Political talk show/Presidential debate: Left wing, centrist, right-wing – fence-sitters all.
And you said you were getting out of the political blogging business, Polimom – shame on you 😉
~EdT.
Do adult birds feed just any ole’ screaming young un? Because this poor Mockingbird seemed to be trying to feed all of these. I have another shot of them here (with a title you’ll probably laugh at…).
Re: out of the political blogging business. Amazingly, I think of photos I could shoot all the time in reaction to various stories. It’s one of the directions I’m thinking of going with all this…. so no, I’m probably not “out”. Go figure.
I love your Press Corps event caption!
So where’s the damned instruction manual?
OK, it wasn’t obvious from the shot that feeding was going on.
~EdT.