tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92540790745023747.post8623661475872579705..comments2023-10-09T11:20:21.306-04:00Comments on the birds and the bugs: Put a bird on itMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704927872495865933noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92540790745023747.post-11547251475907930292014-06-08T18:45:23.000-04:002014-06-08T18:45:23.000-04:00Honestly that idea came 100% from reading your blo...Honestly that idea came 100% from reading your blog posts. I saw they were animals you often noticed, even in really populous areas. And I also saw some PBS or BBC nature special about vultures, hawks, and pigeons in Jodhpur that captured my attention. They seem so comfortable in built environments. It's really fascinating to look at the ways that some birds have completely re-configured themselves to thrive in cities.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704927872495865933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92540790745023747.post-92195323545507390272014-06-05T22:38:29.186-04:002014-06-05T22:38:29.186-04:00I liked your discussion of birds as connection to ...I liked your discussion of birds as connection to nature in urban environments. Moving to a new continent and trying to connect with totally new bird species has been an interesting experience. Some birds are "universal": India has different crows, but they sound like North American crows. The hard part is trying to find what birds are making all those interesting sounds while they are totally hidden in foliage. (Turns out that between bulbuls and mynas, I can account for almost all the calls I've heard.)<br />Susan Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582834054394648553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92540790745023747.post-74012215588673111372014-06-02T10:34:06.706-04:002014-06-02T10:34:06.706-04:00I hadn't even thought about the evolutionary a...I hadn't even thought about the evolutionary angle, but that's an excellent point. Birds are also good at finding berries and grubs - good sources of food for early humans. And their migrations are certainly an indicator of seasonal change (including climate change). Thank you for adding that to the discussion! The holy spirit is one of the first bird-as-god analogies I thought of too. :]Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704927872495865933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92540790745023747.post-42071682159699477272014-06-01T17:06:47.891-04:002014-06-01T17:06:47.891-04:00Thanks for letting know what's behind your wor...Thanks for letting know what's behind your work and teaching us about the human-bird connection. The Holy Spirit is depicted as a dove. From an evolution standpoint, perhaps our connection with stems from us looking to them to help find food (circling scavengers), alert us to danger, and help with indicating the change of seasons. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605474668476735297noreply@blogger.com