Comments on: The Birds http://www.thewriterbee.com/2008/10/09/the-birds/ "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." Benjamin Franklin Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:39:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kristin http://www.thewriterbee.com/2008/10/09/the-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Kristin Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:21:03 +0000 http://www.thewriterbee.com/?p=737#comment-557 Were you ever around when we had hundreds- a thousand birds migrating at Hill Rd? They sat in every tree surrounding the mound in the backyard, made it look like black leaves all over the tree tops. The sound was near deafening and then they all took off. It was crazy... but not as crazy as the time 15+ turkeys that waddled all over the mound and then they flew into the trees and sat there like it's normal that turkeys should fly 40 feet up in the air to perch on a branch. sure, why not? (what the..?) :) Were you ever around when we had hundreds- a thousand birds migrating at Hill Rd? They sat in every tree surrounding the mound in the backyard, made it look like black leaves all over the tree tops. The sound was near deafening and then they all took off. It was crazy… but not as crazy as the time 15+ turkeys that waddled all over the mound and then they flew into the trees and sat there like it’s normal that turkeys should fly 40 feet up in the air to perch on a branch. sure, why not? (what the..?) :)

]]> By: The Writer Bee http://www.thewriterbee.com/2008/10/09/the-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-556 The Writer Bee Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:08:27 +0000 http://www.thewriterbee.com/?p=737#comment-556 @Es - Ah HA! Starlings! Of course. As soon as I read that I knew. I also seem to recall the great Starling Catastrophe of 1980-something. Good thing I don't have a chimney. @beck - Yeah, it was a little creepy. Chena was completely fascinated. She just sat there watching them all. I'm not sure she knew what to do... One bird she'll chase, but a few hundred...she seemed to be aware she was outnumbered. We ALL were. :) @Es – Ah HA! Starlings! Of course. As soon as I read that I knew. I also seem to recall the great Starling Catastrophe of 1980-something. Good thing I don’t have a chimney.

@beck – Yeah, it was a little creepy. Chena was completely fascinated. She just sat there watching them all. I’m not sure she knew what to do… One bird she’ll chase, but a few hundred…she seemed to be aware she was outnumbered. We ALL were. :)

]]> By: beck http://www.thewriterbee.com/2008/10/09/the-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-555 beck Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:58:51 +0000 http://www.thewriterbee.com/?p=737#comment-555 isn't that really creepy sounding when they all fly like that? we had that happen down in VA last fall and it was a little overwhelming when you saw the mass volume of them! glad you are still safe & sound and they didn't try to carry you away :D isn’t that really creepy sounding when they all fly like that? we had that happen down in VA last fall and it was a little overwhelming when you saw the mass volume of them! glad you are still safe & sound and they didn’t try to carry you away :D

]]> By: Es http://www.thewriterbee.com/2008/10/09/the-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-554 Es Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:54:02 +0000 http://www.thewriterbee.com/?p=737#comment-554 They are starlings. They are in fact migrating north to south right now right down the Northeast. We have massive flocks of them in Beverly too - or at least we did a week ago when we left, now clearly they are down in your neck of the woods. We used to get them in such volume in Memphis that we called them the river of birds - one time we sat and watched them fly in a flock that took FIVE minutes to fly over us. On a side note, a flock of starlings also once flew down our chimney when I was a little girl in Dresher. THey did this while we were on vacation - pooped eveyr where, had no food and then died. So we came home to a house full of bird poop and dead starlings. Wheeeee! Nice video! They are starlings. They are in fact migrating north to south right now right down the Northeast. We have massive flocks of them in Beverly too – or at least we did a week ago when we left, now clearly they are down in your neck of the woods. We used to get them in such volume in Memphis that we called them the river of birds – one time we sat and watched them fly in a flock that took FIVE minutes to fly over us.

On a side note, a flock of starlings also once flew down our chimney when I was a little girl in Dresher. THey did this while we were on vacation – pooped eveyr where, had no food and then died. So we came home to a house full of bird poop and dead starlings. Wheeeee!

Nice video!

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