tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post680482811063494246..comments2024-03-12T05:02:14.140-04:00Comments on MOUNTAIN MUSINGS: Tommy TowheeNCmountainwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-76737428848867854932008-08-11T08:24:00.000-04:002008-08-11T08:24:00.000-04:00Oh he is LOVELY! I have seen lots of these guys a...Oh he is LOVELY! I have seen lots of these guys around...but none at my feeder...and none that I could get a real good shot of! These are Fabulous!Kerri Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617128767655910810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-17583439821655839882008-08-09T19:37:00.000-04:002008-08-09T19:37:00.000-04:00I understand the feeling that a certain bird is "y...I understand the feeling that a certain bird is "yours;" I feel the same way about the cavity nesting birds who make their homes in the nest boxes and gourds I provide: <I>MY</I> bluebirds and <I>MY</I> martins.<BR/><BR/>Providing for them, and seeing them enjoy the fruits of your labors creates a bond, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>~KathiKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-55371122167244732302008-08-09T16:48:00.000-04:002008-08-09T16:48:00.000-04:00Very pretty bird . .Very pretty bird . .Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893588042613630401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-22301616084174419772008-08-09T08:02:00.000-04:002008-08-09T08:02:00.000-04:00That still makes me take a double look... a towhee...That still makes me take a double look... a towhee at a feeder! So neat that he comes back to see you year after year!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-81252721499240861732008-08-08T10:38:00.000-04:002008-08-08T10:38:00.000-04:00dog geek - Great storyLynne - We name only the one...dog geek - Great story<BR/><BR/>Lynne - We name only the ones we can identify.<BR/><BR/>Donna - You're right. He chose us.<BR/><BR/>Ruth - I do so love his call.<BR/><BR/>Science guy - Isn't it nice to have that special bond?<BR/><BR/>Troutbirder - This is the first place we've lived where the Towhees were abundant. We really do like seeing and hearing them.<BR/><BR/>Mary - I get more pleasure watching a common bird feeding the young than seeing a lifer somewhere else.<BR/><BR/>Laura - Yes, he does. She is much more shy. I've seen her in the trees, but haven't gotten a good shot of her.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-63966538349326034662008-08-07T22:31:00.000-04:002008-08-07T22:31:00.000-04:00They're great birds and you're so lucky to have hi...They're great birds and you're so lucky to have him at your feeder! I wonder, doesn't he have a lady friend?LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-63385555475428604332008-08-07T19:29:00.000-04:002008-08-07T19:29:00.000-04:00The photos are awesome. I enjoy watching birds. Th...The photos are awesome. I enjoy watching birds. The other day I watched a mother sparrow teaching her babies how to fly. It was a great show.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping over to my Writing Nook. Please visit again soon.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175754179624182953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-57990712510773355312008-08-07T18:10:00.000-04:002008-08-07T18:10:00.000-04:00Ah gee! I wish I had such a lovely Towhee for my v...Ah gee! I wish I had such a lovely Towhee for my very own. Oh well I have enjoyed seeing yours!troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-40140650911804218292008-08-07T09:13:00.000-04:002008-08-07T09:13:00.000-04:00Trust me it is not strange at all. I too had a "w...Trust me it is not strange at all. I too had a "wild animal pet." It was a chipmunk. Whenever I would walk around the back paths of my local park one summer, he would meet up with me and follow me for a bit, probably for food. I always felt as if he was MY friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-62797100228819285702008-08-07T08:36:00.000-04:002008-08-07T08:36:00.000-04:00I saw my very first Towhee last week and was so ex...I saw my very first Towhee last week and was so excited. Actually, I heard its loud call first and was drawn to the shrub it was perched on. You have made a friend for sure!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-44362109946162965252008-08-06T20:58:00.000-04:002008-08-06T20:58:00.000-04:00Not silly at all to claim him as your bird. He di...Not silly at all to claim him as your bird. He did come to YOUR feeder, didn't he?KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-5046421340633007202008-08-06T20:51:00.000-04:002008-08-06T20:51:00.000-04:00Your Tommy is gorgeous. I thought I was the only ...Your Tommy is gorgeous. <BR/>I thought I was the only one to name "my" backyard birds!Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-22855628392994220492008-08-06T20:48:00.000-04:002008-08-06T20:48:00.000-04:00Aw, Tommy is a beautiful bird. When I was growing...Aw, Tommy is a beautiful bird. When I was growing up, my dad had a mockingbird friend - for years, he put food out for "his" mockingbird every day as he left the house for work, and the mockingbird would wait for him every morning on the boxwood right next to our front door. He would practically eat right out of my dad's hand. (Anyway, I'm glad that I'm not the only one who names all the wildlife!)Dog_geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797650391128520269noreply@blogger.com