(((stereofect)))
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RE: bird watching
Monday, January 15, 2007 at 9:53 AM
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“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” Albert Einstein
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doofgoblin
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RE: bird watching
Monday, January 15, 2007 at 10:23 AM
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hey, that's my cow!
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A Bit Crusher
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RE: bird watching
Monday, January 15, 2007 at 10:44 AM
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doofgoblin wrote:okay, now it's really here: starlings.movcomplete with random studio outtakes for a soundtrack and gratuitous cat footage. sorry the quality isn't great. but you can get a sense for what was going on.
John, it's 130 Mb in size!
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doofgoblin
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RE: bird watching
Monday, January 15, 2007 at 10:50 AM
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sorry Roland, that was the smallest I could get it without it being so pixellated as to make the whole thing pointless. actually, I probably could have gotten away with less frames per second.
also, these shots blow mine out of the water.
we've had our doubts whether or not these are starlings. we've seen them at close range but haven't seen their speckles. these are mostly black with some shiny blues on their upper chest when the sun hits 'em. then just this weekend, we noticed definite red on them, though this certainly wasn't there last week. we saw flocks over the weekend that we now think are red-winged blackbirds but we're confused. just read the the red-winged blackbirds join with starlings sometimes.
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A Bit Crusher
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RE: bird watching
Monday, January 15, 2007 at 10:55 AM
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Welll, I'll download it later, it'll probably take about 45 mins...
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Michael Chocholak
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RE: bird watching
Monday, January 15, 2007 at 12:31 PM
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wow - those shots are incredible! one of my fav summer pastimes is to lay on my back in the grass up on the hill and watch the starlings swarm overhead. especially when the sun catches their wings, etc. the freeze-frame of those shots give it a whole new perspective.
might be some red wings in there (one of my fav birds - the sounds they can make are awesome - always a sign that the winter cold ain't coming back for a while when I here that they've returned), but the swarm is really a starling thing. the one extremely redeeming quality of starlings.
keep it coming 
(hey - the auto spellcheck on here is great!)
Que la musique sonne - Edgard Varese
You don't need a mouth to communicate, you don't need rules to create. Anything is a potential instrument. Play it. - MC
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Michael Chocholak
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RE: bird watching
Monday, January 15, 2007 at 12:36 PM
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I'm not a big milk fan, but... that cow has me thinking that I might want to reconsider
I wonder if that's a Nancy's Yogurt cow? 
Que la musique sonne - Edgard Varese
You don't need a mouth to communicate, you don't need rules to create. Anything is a potential instrument. Play it. - MC
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(((stereofect)))
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RE: bird watching
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 5:18 AM
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I was sort of wondering what the THC levels would be like in her butter.
Of course if that was my stash she was eatin' I'd be all like.. "hey, what the... get outta there ya crazy......"
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” Albert Einstein
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doofgoblin
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RE: bird watching
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 5:47 AM
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Quote:I was sort of wondering what the THC levels would be like in her butter.
aha, I came across these shots I took last Sunday. the birds were still hanging around, this time they were in the front pasture. the shots aren't anything special, but I've got 'em here so I figured I'd pop 'em in:
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(((stereofect)))
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RE: bird watching
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 6:10 AM
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Man, that's a lot of birds!
And my understanding is they aren't even native to north America.
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” Albert Einstein
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(((stereofect)))
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RE: bird watching
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 6:10 AM
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Starlings I mean... not birds in general...
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” Albert Einstein
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Michael Chocholak
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RE: bird watching
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 1:30 PM
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Quote:I was sort of wondering what the THC levels would be like in her butter.
unfortunately cows and alkaloids don't mix well. it kills 'em looks like chocolate milk is as crazy as its gonna get.
that is a lot of birds. we had a group come through this morning, but nothing like that (lots of ducks flying north too  not even sure what they're doing here). anyway, sometimes those flocks roost in nearby trees so maybe I can catch an audio snapshot if the timing is right.
those freezeframes of bird swarms reminded me of cross country bee swarms (also not native to north america). usually you can hear them coming and get out of the way - definitely something you want to appreciate from a distance
Que la musique sonne - Edgard Varese
You don't need a mouth to communicate, you don't need rules to create. Anything is a potential instrument. Play it. - MC
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Kylo
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RE: bird watching
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 11:09 PM
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Good god that's a lot of starling-  I bet the ground's covered in crap now.
"Energizer bunny arrested- charged with battery."
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louwhoz
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RE: bird watching
Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 8:31 AM
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Those photos of the starlings were AMAZING! I just kept thinking of Hitchcock...obviously. 
When I lived up in the mountains my favorite birds to spy were the red-winged black birds. I don't know why, but they always seemed like good luck to me. And my favorite ones to hear were the acorn woodpeckers with their hillarious 'wake-up!wake-up!wake-up!' call.
I know I've said this before, Doof, but damn! Am I jealous of your digs or what?!
BTW...have you ever posted the wedding pics you promised? Did I miss it or have you not gotten around to it yet? 
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doofgoblin
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RE: bird watching
Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 7:42 AM
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Quote:I bet the ground's covered in crap now.
it is. and so is our house, and not just the roof but the side too! I think alot of that is from geese though. at least, that was the story last month...
Quote:BTW...have you ever posted the wedding pics you promised?
no, I haven't yet. there are over 2,000! this morning, I picked a handful out to share, I'll post 'em soon!
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A Bit Crusher
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RE: bird watching
Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 8:01 AM
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Didn't even know you married, John!
Congrats!
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doofgoblin
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RE: bird watching
Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 8:03 AM
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Quote:Didn't even know you married, John! Congrats!
Thanks!! Yep, it all went down last September
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Kylo
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RE: bird watching
Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 1:25 PM
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@ the crap thing... (of course)
Yes, get dem weddin' pics up!
"Energizer bunny arrested- charged with battery."
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