Since we're handing out opinions here, *you're* the one who should shut up.
I happen to love Lori's posts... they're always a lot more intersting than
simple lists of birds and they capture -- maybe more than anyone else's --
the reasons I love birding.
I'm an admitted novice at this, and I certianly don't have anywhere near the
life-lists that everyone else here does. But I think that puts me closer to
the basics of why this is an enjoyable hobby for so many people. I'm still
fascinated every time I see pretty much anything. I don't need to see some
rarity to feel as if it's been a good day. And, from Lori's posts, I think
she feels the same way. I hope most of the people on this board haven't lost
that child-like, wide-eyed fascination.
So Lori, you just keep on singin' and I'll keep on readin'. Be as fun and
descriptive and exuberant as you want. Don't worry about your basher here...
I'll bet he's in the vast minority.
And to C. Jones, all I can say is that if you don't like 'em, don't read
'em. I recommend you either loosen up or set up a filter in your email to
delete her messages. Problem solved.
Matthew Bender
-----Original Message-----
From: va-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:va-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of C. Jones
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 5:54 PM
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [va-bird] Re: Munch time
LMarkoff <canyon.eagle@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey there VAbirders!
The birds keep coming, yeehah!
Just now, watching out the window, munching on an orange, I saw a Brown
Thrasher fly past my face, about 2' away on the other side of the
window. It flew into one of our big spruces. Dripping orange I grabbed my
binox and ran to look out the window near that spruce. Looking down I
could see the Brown Thrasher on the ground. He was munching too, but not
on an orange, he was munching a cicada nymph. Yum yum yum!
I called to my daughter and said, "Come look at the thrasher in the Redbud
tree!" She joined me and said, "It's not in the Redbud." I pointed at the
thrasher and said, "Yes it is, right there!" "Not in the Redbud," she
repeated. And surprised, I saw she was looking at another Brown Thrasher
sitting a few feet away from the first. Indeed she was correct yet again,
for her thrasher was in the Black Chokeberry. She always finds birds I
don't see!
Lori Markoff
Vienna
Fairfax County
canyon.eagle@xxxxxxxxxxx
I can only hope that I'm not speaking solely for myself here, but you've
pushed me over the top now.
PLEASE SHUT UP... I'm tired of deleting your useless drivel from my inbox,
just so you can have the sick satisfaction of seeing your name in print.
Write this stuff down in your birder's diary AND SPARE US ALL...
I admire your enthusiasm for every bird that shares your space, but I
CERTAINLY don't need a play-by-play recount of its every move, it's "name"
and whether or not different members of your family saw it or made the ID-
so save it for BIRDCHAT...
C. Jones
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