I certainly did:

http://ladywoodpecker.blogspot.com/2010/05/family-day-at-migratory-bird-sanctuary.html

Hi Bill, certainly did enjoy... when I go to my dentist which will be tomorrow located in Havre de Grace on the water. These guys are there with their young and it is soooo adorable watching them.... thanks enjoyed !!!

Awwww, they are really cute!!

Canada Geese are something else...from a distance. I understand they can be HIGHLY protective!

Uh, Bill? Since when did you get to be 99 YRS OLD???

AND, speaking of birds...any more videos of our lovely Sophie??

Love, Hugs and Scritches

Shi

OOPS!!! CANADA and NOT Canadian??? My humble apologies!!

I love Canada Geese... honk-honk, honk-honk. They tie into many fond memories of vacations, camping trips and golf games. They like to loiter on local greens (critics) and make golfers nervous... I just wade through and get my ball, they don't seem to mind.

Edit: Corrected for Hugh.

Just to be a little pedantic..... Bird watcher's ears are very sensitive to the misuse use of the adjective "Canadian" when describing Canada Geese. Another term rarely used by birders is Seagulls.

Hugh,
Salisbury, Ct

gnuretiree wrote:Just to be a little pedantic..... Bird watcher's ears are very sensitive to the misuse use of the adjective "Canadian" when describing Canada Geese. Another term rarely used by birders is Seagulls.

Hugh,
Salisbury, Ct

Oh Boy, now you've done it HUGH! You've called Cyreen on her adjective use of the word "Canadian".... I wonder how the Canada goose got it's name anyway and since they are ALL OVER the USA too and I think they have always been. Seagull is a very generic term for those birds, I will agree however. If I don't know the proper name for a gull, I usually just refer to it as a "gull" and to avoid being lambasted by professional birders. Here where I live, we have mostly Ring Billed gulls...these are the birds in town with the other gregarious and predominant birds. Occasionally I will see a Herring gull or two fly overhead and you can tell what they are because they are MUCH larger, raven sized birds.

If you want to get technical, right now they're Canadian. They're currently on our golf greens.

Brad wrote:

gnuretiree wrote:Just to be a little pedantic..... Bird watcher's ears are very sensitive to the misuse use of the adjective "Canadian" when describing Canada Geese. Another term rarely used by birders is Seagulls.

Hugh,
Salisbury, Ct

Oh Boy, now you've done it HUGH! You've called Cyreen on her adjective use of the word "Canadian".... I wonder how the Canada goose got it's name anyway and since they are ALL OVER the USA too and I think they have always been. Seagull is a very generic term for those birds, I will agree however. If I don't know the proper name for a gull, I usually just refer to it as a "gull" and to avoid being lambasted by professional birders. Here where I live, we have mostly Ring Billed gulls...these are the birds in town with the other gregarious and predominant birds. Occasionally I will see a Herring gull or two fly overhead and you can tell what they are because they are MUCH larger, raven sized birds.

I think that WAS ME, Brad...I apologized and CHANGED my "Canadian" to Canada - which probably made things a little confusing...

Love and Hugs
Shi

Nope - actually, we were both guilty.

I thought "seagulls" were the birds seen on the seashores?! Such as who live on crab and fish?
Gladys

I thought they were those birds that hang out in McDonald's parking lots and live on cold french fries?

Really??? We live and learn unless those MacDonald's seagulls have been corrupted??
Gladys

Here in the USA many non-migratory Canada Geese are looked upon quite unfavorably. What many people failed to realize is that these birds are taught to migrate by their parents. When people brought young ones in to populate the parks and golf courses to make the places look nice, they should not have been surprised when the birds did not leave. Now there is an ever expanding population of sedetary birds providing lots of fertilizer.

Hugh,

Cyreen wrote:Nope - actually, we were both guilty.

Oh, goody! I'm NOT alone! Thanks, Cyreen...couldn't have asked for a better "partner!"

Mmmmm, I thought Seagulls were Seagulls but with different "kinds."

Gladys, I LOVE the picture of the Pelican you posted! Love those birds! We occasionally get Brown Pelicans here who get blown off course.

Love and Hugs
Shi

Desert Fire wrote:

Cyreen wrote:Nope - actually, we were both guilty.

Oh, goody! I'm NOT alone! Thanks, Cyreen...couldn't have asked for a better "partner!"

Mmmmm, I thought Seagulls were Seagulls but with different "kinds."

Gladys, I LOVE the picture of the Pelican you posted! Love those birds! We occasionally get Brown Pelicans here who get blown off course.

Love and Hugs
Shi

Now Shi, are you kidding??!! THAT is supposed to be a seagull Thanks for the laugh, I haven't stopped since reading your mail.

Gladys

Gee, Gladys....I am SOOOO sorry to break this news to you, but whoever posted that picture as a SEAGULL does NOT know their birds!!

That is a PELICAN...look at the beak....google Seagull and Pelican and the difference is VERY apparent. I HAVE seen enough Seagulls AND Pelicans to see the difference...especially since my Dad retired in St. Pete, FLORIDA. They have LOTS there...

Then, again, hard to tell if you were only teasing me...if you are, my apologies...*sigh* English...such a strange language....

Oh dear...AND, since you laughed so hard...I'm being TEASED???

Love and Hugs
Shi

Alright, I admit the beak is a bit long for a seagull but isn't it too short for a pelikan? Perhaps it is the result of seagull/pelikan mating Nevermind; I surrender but I did enjoy my At leasr I've got that much out of it all. Thanks Shi.
Gladys

For LAUGHTER...ALL IS FAIR...

While the beak may be a little short, it's that "pouch" UNDERneath that made the difference...

Love and Hugs

Shi