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Nibbs
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| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 09:12 pm EST : |   
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Bonitoad has these cute birds at her house, but they never come here. I love their song!
Diane British Columbia Zone 7b |
Valia
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| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 09:24 pm EST : |
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As a voice coach would say -- they have a fine "instrument".
Anne, Washington State, Zone 5 |
Dipper
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| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 09:45 pm EST : |
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I agree, I love their sound. You never doubt they are in the area when you hear that call. Sometimes we have thousands of them here in the reeds and fields, but right now only a few.
Dipper Texas Zone 7b |
Sunnyday2day
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| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 10:12 pm EST : |
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They are our first harbingers of Spring...a very welcome site! Thanks Nibbs :)
SunnyDay2Day mid-Michigan Zone 5
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Valia
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| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 10:53 pm EST : |
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Even in the snowy depths up on Huckleberry Mountain, the redwing blackbirds return at the end of February, which is very early. The snow doesn't disappear there until sometime in April, though there are sometimes bare patches in late March.
It's so nice to see a picture of the blackbirds now.
Winter is just beginning, I'm afraid. The old saying goes, "When the days begin to lengthen, the cold begins to strengthen." I always hope that's not true, just as I always hope the January thaw is the beginning of spring, but I am always disappointed. I guess I'll just have to start planning a Groundhog Day party to cheer myself up.
Anne, Washington State, Zone 5 |
Douginalaska
| | Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2004 - 12:58 am EST : |
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We rarely get one this far north. I do enjoy them a lot also.
Doug
Douginalaska
- Alaska,
Zone "8"
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