Yep, the wind sure is blowing today. A front is moving through with some rain forecasted, but I’m sure glad I’m here rather than up north a ways where there could be a foot and a half of snow. I accomplished very little today, but have enjoyed the down time.
 |  Finally got a few pics of this female belted kingfisher the other day. She has been taunting me for a couple of months. |
It was a slow day at the VIS yesterday. I only had three people stop in, and they were all in one group. That was my last stint working there this tour of duty. Can’t say that I’ll miss it very much. It’s pretty boring at this time of the year.
Thank goodness there were a few little birds flitting around just outside to keep me awake. (common yellowthroat)
Amazingly, I had about $65 in sales. That sure beat the paltry $1 I had last Sunday. It’s always rather windy along the coast, but today is even more so. My little outside table took flight a while ago, and the slide-out awning has been flapping all day.
I just think this is the neatest entrance sign to the elementary school in Winnie. Just had to share it with you.
Okay, enough rambling. Tomorrow is chore day (boring) so I probably won’t post anything. Then on Wednesday I’ll be doing the local Christmas Bird Count, and in the afternoon a Big Duck will be flying in. More about that later.
Thanks for stopping by… talk to you later, Judy
You do know the most fascinating facts. Now I'm trying to figure out how to fit them into the Christmas dinner conversation.
ReplyDeleteI agree, who would have ever known that about vulture legs. I did have the head part figured out though. Loved the crayon sign--so creative.
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Just love your blog Judy. Always so entertaining and informative. And the greatest photos!!
ReplyDeleteI did know about the vultures' heads but not the legs. Don't think I'm going to try to work into conversations though. LOL
Sherry
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$1 in sales is disheartening, but at least you didn't get skunked!
ReplyDeleteNow whenever I hear of someone referred to as a vulture I will think about their legs and probably laugh out loud.
Thanks for sharing that school entrance sign. As a child I always wanted one of the big boxes of crayons. I think that may be the biggest box. Wonder if it's the biggest in the world.
ReplyDeleteThis latest knowledge imparted from you is especially attention-grabbing. I am thinking that I can bring up these newly learned facts during quiet moments at holiday parties. Of course now I am having painful thoughts about going bald and having skinny white legs.
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Nice facts, good starting conversation for sure, will start thinking of how to word that now... :)
ReplyDeleteThose turkey vultures always seem to follow MacGuyver around on our walk..makes me nervous..Do they know something I don't?? It doesn't surprise me why they are bald and why they poop on their legs...They are the nastiest bird I know of...with the exception of The Bashful Buzzard in the cartoon..Now, if you don't remember that one, Google it...loved it!!..By the way, oh Birdlady of Blogland..Are buzzards and vultures the same nasty bird??
ReplyDeleteNever know what kind of unusual fact I'm going to learn from you. Now I know that Turkey vultures are poor shots! ;c)
ReplyDeleteNever know what kind of unusual fact I'm going to learn from you. Now I know that Turkey vultures are poor shots! ;c)
ReplyDeleteI knew why vultures did not have feathers on their heads, but the rest of the facts ... well, I'm guessing if the question comes up on trivia, I am now well educated.
ReplyDeleteWell gosh thanks! Now how am I ever going to NOT bring these Vulture facts up at the dinner table! I suppose, if that doesn't get the conversation going I could always quiz the gals on HLS (hairy leg syndrome!). Always a fun conversation up North this time of year!
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the wind blowing around today, I decided to just stay in and get caught up on paperwork and internet banking and all of that boring stuff.
ReplyDeleteNice photos of the Belted Kingfisher.
ReplyDeleteWatching Belted Kingfishers hover over water to fish is fascinating to see...they are such cool little birds!
ReplyDeleteLove the school sign. As a kid I loved to get my hands on a box of 64 colors. That was the only one that had burnt sienna. I would grab it and color every dog and bunny I could find in any reachable coloring book. I still like burnt sienna.
ReplyDeleteyou are just such a wealth of information!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you know that the 'pooping down the legs' serves an important function - to keep the bird cool. Vultures have a very important role to play, and we thank them for that! Thanks, Judy, for your always interesting posts. Wonderful photos of the kingfisher.
ReplyDeleteOnly one big duck that I can think of...lets see if I'm right.
ReplyDeleteInteresting about the vultures. I wonder why they defecate on their legs...there must be a reason for that too.
I love the new header picture.
I'm jealous of your Kingfisher picture. I've been trying for years and the little buggers always fly off right as I'm ready to snap the photo. I'm usually in a kayak though.
I love Kingfishers - they have the most amazing "laugh."
ReplyDeleteYou are doing exactly what Hub and I want to do when we go full-time...volunteering at interesting places.
Good luck with the Christmas count - I hope the birds aren't too elusive.
That is the coolest school sign!
ReplyDeleteAlways interesting, I knew about the feathers on the head but the poop down the legs is a new tidbit of information. Love the kingfisher picture.
ReplyDeleteWE ahd those winds the other day. I sure wasn't going anywhere. I thought for sure I was going to lose my awning and my roof. But all was well in the end.
ReplyDeleteNice picture of the kingfisher, pretty colors. I knew about the vulture head not the naster part of the poop. yuck. Little yellow throat is cute too.
As usual great photos. as w/ everyone else the bald part I knew but not the leg thing.
ReplyDeleteeasy way to get that in the conversation? well as you all sit around your holiday turkey, just inform everyone that unlike this turkey, the turkey vulture poops on his legs...then see how many people opt for white meat.
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Hope you have a very Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYour performance rating should really jump with that much increase in sales!
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ReplyDeleteNo doubt, you will soon be doing stand-up comedy at volunteer dinners. You had me laughing out loud. So loud, I woke up my wife from a nap. another good blog.
Thanks, Judy.
QUACK! Incoming!
ReplyDeleteThis is fascinating vulture trivia! However, we would like you to talk more about Ducks, please. Like, how we don't poop on our legs, and how we have feathers on our heads because we don't eat bad meat.
We are approaching Winnie ...
Just found your delightful blog! I knew about the vultures but only because I am a docent at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Keep up the fascinating blog, I'll be following you!
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