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[jackb]

@digitS' Steve, add a new character to my list. This popped out of the camera today. Any guesses or should I tell you?
Jack

 

[thistlebloom]

Mockingbird?

(Sorry, not digitS. )

I like mockingbirds. I don't know if they live here, but when I was growing up I enjoyed their songs, filled with the bits of other birdsongs, and improvisations of their own.

 

[jackb]

Mockingbird?

(Sorry, not digitS. )

I like mockingbirds. I don't know if they live here, but when I was growing up I enjoyed their songs, filled with the bits of other birdsongs, and improvisations of their own.

Give @thistlebloom a cigar.

 

[digitS']

Hey!

Listen to that @thistlebloom, she's is quick! We have Sage Thrashers a little ways out into the Columbia Basin and they are quite common down in the Oregon desert.

If you like grey birds, and what's not to like, we have the Townsend's Solitaire. I think that they are quite a special bird. They seem to behave quite a bit like their Robin cousins but they are grey and kind of sleek looking. Maybe they are somewhat solitary but I've only seen them in pairs and never more than that.

Steve

 

[so lucky]

Thistle, I think if you had mockingbirds in your area, you would know it. They can be pretty obnoxious...but in a good way.

 

[jackb]

We have plenty of grey birds here also, here are a few samples.

 

[Carol Dee]

We have plenty of grey birds here also, here are a few samples.

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Junco and tuft titmouse

 

[jackb]

Junco and tuft titmouse

Bingo.

 

[jackb]

Here is one I like, it is thinking: I hope I got this right: lower the landing gear, deploy flaps, reduce air speed and stall.

 

[jackb]

This one may be slightly more difficult.