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Early in life, I was visited by the bluebird of anxiety | Woody Allen — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:02:55 +0000

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Comment on I Love Magpies by LAH

LAH — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:00:20 +0000

Antonio, the birds you call magpies in Australia are a different species from the Black-billed Magpie we have in the US. They’re not even closely related. The Australian Magpie is omnivorous, but greatly prefers insects and other small invertebrates. However, peanuts and pet food should still work. As they are ground feeders, make sure it is spread at their level.

When you mention hormones, did you mean pheromones? Hormones are chemicals that circulate inside the body. Pheromones are chemicals released outside the body, usually as a sexual attractant.

I doubt pheromones would work, as most bird species lack a developed sense of smell (or taste). Maybe that’s how they endure eating decaying roadkill?

Comment on Big, Hairy Spiders by Pete

Pete — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:31:53 +0000

Congratulations, sweetie, you did it

Comment on I Love Magpies by Antonio

Antonio — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:34:57 +0000

G’day Leslie, I’m writing you from Australia

I do love magpies too, however I’ve tried both peanuts and dog/cat food and even if they work, the results are quite random.

Someone has suggested me that it may be possible to use hormones, but…where do I get these?

Or…is there any particular scent that attracts them?

Thank you

Comment on Big, Hairy Spiders by Karin

Karin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:57:30 +0000

Ew ew ew!! I still can’t get used to big furry spiders! I think you are very brave to post those pictures and do so much research on them!

Comment on In Praise of Ducks by LAH

LAH — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:40:08 +0000

I don’t know for sure why the Mallards you saw were so big, but I have a guess. Perhaps they’re hybrids. Mallards have been bred to be domestic ducks, such as the all-white ones we sometimes see on farms and in parks. These tame ducks then breed with wild ducks, producing some pretty weird color combinations. I could easily imagine breeding domestic ducks for a larger size, since that would provide more meat us.

Comment on In Praise of Ducks by Carey

Carey — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:47:15 +0000

Wow…what a great variety of ducks! I love to (but rarely get to) see wood ducks and hooded mergansers. There are some very very large male mallards in the pond in Monument Valley Park….any idea what they would be? (Or why they are larger than the others?)

Comment on I Love Magpies by Karin

Karin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:25:48 +0000

We have lots and lots of magpies in Idaho!!

Comment on I Love Magpies by Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:46:07 +0000

I love magpies and wish we had them here.
I have to ask did you take any rides with strangers? LOL!

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Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:11:57 +0000

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