Comments on: Testing Their Skills http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/07/13/testing-their-skills/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Sat, 25 May 2013 14:58:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rob Protz http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/07/13/testing-their-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-18231 Rob Protz Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:12:38 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=48692#comment-18231 I saw our little “Miss Screamer” here in Tarentum flying aerobatics with 2 Great Blue Herons the other evening (Tuesday I think). At one point she was right behind one of them doing loops and rolls. I don’t know if she was seriously trying to catch one or not, or what she thought she would do with it if she caught one!!! :)

I wish I had a video cam that night!

]]> By: Coleen http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/07/13/testing-their-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-18226 Coleen Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:54:01 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=48692#comment-18226 Fabulous film. But now I want to go to the beach!!

]]> By: Carla http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/07/13/testing-their-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-18225 Carla Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:03:18 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=48692#comment-18225 I don’t think that’s it. I’ll try to stop and get some pictures or a better description. They remind me of bamboo but that’s at 65 mph.

]]> By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/07/13/testing-their-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-18224 Kate St. John Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:53:26 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=48692#comment-18224 You might be seeing curly dock that’s gone to seed. Do they look like this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Curled_Dock_(Rumex_crispus)_gone_to_seed.jpg
or this?
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/curly_dock.htm

]]> By: Carla http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/07/13/testing-their-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-18223 Carla Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:49:33 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=48692#comment-18223 I have an off topic question.
Do you know what are these dead looking weeds that seem to be along every road? I’ve never notices them before and now they seem to be everywhere.

]]> By: Frank Correnti http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/07/13/testing-their-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-18221 Frank Correnti Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:01:11 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=48692#comment-18221 Just a magnificent display of two species who do not normally fight. “Play” is a good description. Maybe they are both juveniles. When the hunting gets tough the peregrine will knock the stuffing out of the other bird. That’s my bet.

]]> By: FAITH CORNELL http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/07/13/testing-their-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-18220 FAITH CORNELL Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:35:36 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=48692#comment-18220 Almost unreal; just a beautiful picture of nature and learning for everyone to understand how wondrous life can be for everyone. Thanks so much for this experience Kate.

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