tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post569400617128286990..comments2024-03-01T20:10:19.114-08:00Comments on ROCK ROSE: BEEP, BEEPRock rose http://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-31958450698310351122010-03-20T23:41:24.572-07:002010-03-20T23:41:24.572-07:00Congrats on the owl box. We've seen our owl a ...Congrats on the owl box. We've seen our owl a few times since the first sighting. Still hoping for chicks.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-14899370537266574732010-03-13T19:16:39.297-08:002010-03-13T19:16:39.297-08:00How fun to have an owl box! I have not heard of t...How fun to have an owl box! I have not heard of them (strange) - but they make sense. I hear lots of owls at night (in coastal SC) - and often, just before dark, in a large, dead tree behind my place, I'll see the silhouette of a great horned owl.Pamhttp://www.talesfromthelaboratory.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-55253795648182719072010-03-13T00:46:48.590-08:002010-03-13T00:46:48.590-08:00I really didn´t know the roadrunner, and had never...I really didn´t know the roadrunner, and had never seen pictures, thanks!<br />The nest is great, I wish you much success.<br />My garden is frozen but is a pleasure to watch as spring progresses at different locations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896588676613842167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-80743673136066406732010-03-11T08:23:21.609-08:002010-03-11T08:23:21.609-08:00Don't you just love this time of year when the...Don't you just love this time of year when the birds are making such a riot of song? I hope you get those screech owls. They're so cool. Love the roadrunner shot. I haven't seen one of them in a long time!Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-51039630705655412802010-03-11T05:12:59.651-08:002010-03-11T05:12:59.651-08:00That was a cute shot that you were able to capture...That was a cute shot that you were able to capture of the southern end of a northbound Roadrunner. They are such fun birds to watch. <br /><br />Good luck with the owl box. Keep us posted on it's success. We have screetch owls that nest in our live oaks. It is so nice to hear the babies when I am out gardening. I have not been able to get a good picture of them, but the mother has dive-bombedMorning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-47732179489511172302010-03-10T14:26:04.504-08:002010-03-10T14:26:04.504-08:00What a cutie pie roadrunner. You won't see one...What a cutie pie roadrunner. You won't see one in my neck of the woods, so I love meeting yours. Yea for David & the screech owl house. I bet you'll have a happy little family. I understand that it's helpful to mount a branch if one isn't already there (possibly is from your picture) so that the fledglings have a place to practice.LindaCTGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177442713100751193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-62982855627704291832010-03-10T04:15:04.831-08:002010-03-10T04:15:04.831-08:00Annie- We are lucky to have a large piece of land ...Annie- We are lucky to have a large piece of land below us that goes down to a creek so there is plenty of wildlife. However, we used to hear bobwhite quail when we first moved in but have not heard them fro a couple of years.<br />Teresa- I'm sure that's what they are. They always fly in this same sort of formation; t]like they are swirling around int he air. <br />Sweet Bay- I remember Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-3821612561658390832010-03-09T19:54:51.260-08:002010-03-09T19:54:51.260-08:00Jenny, you are quite talented to catch that shot o...Jenny, you are quite talented to catch that shot of the Road Runner. I've never been able to see them that closely since I was a child on horseback. They weren't afraid of the horses, and we could ride right by their nest and they didn't care. As an adult, though, usually I just see them zipping across a pasture. They are certainly a fave, and it's easy to see why a cartoon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-86872017032321604992010-03-09T18:00:31.659-08:002010-03-09T18:00:31.659-08:00Great shot of the Road Runner. I saw one when my f...Great shot of the Road Runner. I saw one when my family went out west years ago, and they are very cool birds.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-29422586514973706912010-03-09T08:59:00.736-08:002010-03-09T08:59:00.736-08:00No roadrunners here in Ohio, but I learned somethi...No roadrunners here in Ohio, but I learned something new through your blog. I've heard what I thought were Canadian geese making a racket over head, but they weren't flying in a V. Perhaps what I saw were sandhill cranes heading further north.Teresa Ohttp://thecottageonthecorner.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-18746527809023895632010-03-08T20:08:34.764-08:002010-03-08T20:08:34.764-08:00You and Bob have such cool encounters with Texas w...You and Bob have such cool encounters with Texas wildlife, Jenny. The houses are a lot closer together in my neighborhood so while I've occasionally seen screech owls, never see sand cranes or a roadrunner. Best of luck in getting an owl instead of a squirrel in the nest box! <br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-24115441534479556672010-03-08T11:57:52.473-08:002010-03-08T11:57:52.473-08:00Anon- I have searched everywhere but to no avail. ...Anon- I have searched everywhere but to no avail. Of course they could be nesting anywhere around here as there is quite an acreage of undeveloped land. I am always amazed at how well birds hide their nests.<br />Lisa- I love them too. One time there was one up on the roof. He is quite a hopper and then a glider. Same thing with the wild turkeys. One day i saw 10 of them glide down from the treesRock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-29197365733794195732010-03-08T06:37:32.404-08:002010-03-08T06:37:32.404-08:00A friend just heard the cranes up here which is a ...A friend just heard the cranes up here which is a sure sign of spring!LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-82684341582076115142010-03-08T05:39:32.915-08:002010-03-08T05:39:32.915-08:00Roadrunners are one of my favorite western birds. ...Roadrunners are one of my favorite western birds. I would love to have one to watch in my garden. I wish you luck with your owl box. Maybe you will be surprised by a new tenant sooner than you think if there is a pair in need of a place to nest.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-3728925030366333892010-03-08T05:27:13.351-08:002010-03-08T05:27:13.351-08:00The road runner that nested in my yard made her ne...The road runner that nested in my yard made her nest about 7' up in the forks of a live oak. Do look in places other than low scrubby stuff for a nest. They fed their chicks every thing that moved in my yard and surroundidng pasture then moved on. A new crop of anoles hatched late July and August so that problem was solved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-81808558160686571282010-03-08T04:53:07.665-08:002010-03-08T04:53:07.665-08:00Hi Bob-Its really magic when you hear the sound is...Hi Bob-Its really magic when you hear the sound isn't it. We saw nesting sandhill cranes up in the Harriman Ranch last year. I checked back through your posts to find the owl post. Fancy them visiting the bird bath.Shouldn't they be sleeping during the day? I have to admit I am concerned that a squirrel will nest in the box because the hole is rather large but we did see this style of boxRock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-1306608490079730652010-03-07T19:51:41.656-08:002010-03-07T19:51:41.656-08:00I forgot to ask, did David catch any bonefish?I forgot to ask, did David catch any bonefish?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820151806039495564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-4656267651511109132010-03-07T19:50:33.304-08:002010-03-07T19:50:33.304-08:00You are one bird smart gal. I don't know how m...You are one bird smart gal. I don't know how many times I've heard people, after hearing sandhills, say something about the geese flying over. No vee, no honking, no geese.<br /><br />I sure hope you get some screech owls. They sit in the trees around my porch. Very tame. You can usually walk right up to them. I have an old post about the ones that live in the owl box of my sister and Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820151806039495564noreply@blogger.com