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 Adorable Child (AC) was not quite two, Polimom started taking her to restaurants. I had several goals — not least of which was relief from cooking. Single parents are the chief cooks and bottle washers, and it gets tiresome. …
Nearly a decade after it happened, a 41-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey: An American arrested in Thailand said Thursday he was with child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey when she died in her parents’ …
Adorable Child was crushed at the beginning of this school year.  Although she spent much of the summer at various volleyball camps, and practiced those skills at every opportunity, she didn’t make the 7th grade volleyball team. It wasn’t because …
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.