[CT Birds] Appreciation

[Christopher Lovell]

Well stated Scott!!!

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Scott Kruitbosch <kbosch at gmail.com> wrote:

> My subject line is that controversial? It was simply meant as a quick way
> to
> say "I had quite a large number of birds at my feeders today but no real
> rarities". I hope I do not have to add some type of qualification to each
> and every post appreciating the birds we see every day. The mere fact I am
> on this list and enjoying the birds enough to make an email about them
> should state without any doubt that I love the birds.
>
> Obviously spotting a Rusty Blackbird outside your window is a bit more
> thrilling than seeing a Common Grackle. I can't see how this is lost on
> anyone. Someone who lived in out west might love to see a Blue Jay, just
> as
> we would love to see a Western Scrub Jay. Would it be WRONG to enjoy
> seeing
> the Scrub Jay in your yard more than a Blue Jay? I sure hope not.
>
> Personally, I have not had any Redpolls this season, and I was dying for
> one. It's disappointing to miss them while others enjoy them in their yard
> all season, is it not? Secondly, every big storm we've had in the past few
> years has yielded a rare or uncommon feeder bird. Yesterday broke that
> streak, and I was disappointed. This is NOT some type of condemnation on
> the
> Titmice and Cardinals, and I do not recall passing some type of criticism
> on
> the common feeder species. Nowhere did I say I did not enjoy the birds
> that
> did appear. Again, the simple fact I was watching these species for five
> hours, counting each and every individual, logging results into eBird, and
> then posting them to an internet birding list...this should display my
> appreciation for the birds.
>
> If I emailed "BLUE JAY" in the subject line, how many of you would be at
> my
> home to photograph it? What about when I emailed "PURPLE GALLINULE"? I saw
> streams of birders heading to the pond. If you came to the pond, saw a
> Titmouse there, and a Blue Jay...but missed the Gallinule...would you have
> been disappointed? Everyone here appreciates EVERY ONE of the birds we
> see,
> but all of us do enjoy some specific birds/species more than others, for
> very obvious reasons.
>
> --
> Scott Kruitbosch
> Stratford, CT
> kbosch at gmail.com
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Christopher Lovell
Trumbull, CT 06611
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