We See You~

On By cindy knokeIn Birds, Conservation, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES, Wild Life

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You bird watcher,

you.

You think,

you watch us?

Our lives depend,

on watching you.

We appreciate,

your jelly,

but we don’t really trust you.

You are a human after all.

Cheers to you from the wise and wonderful Holler Hooded and Bullocks Orioles~

For more on these orioles see:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bullocks_Oriole/overview

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hooded_Oriole/overview

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275 thoughts on “We See You~”

  1. Thank you for sharing your wonderful orioles with us, Cindy. As always, your photos are fabulous.
    It’s a good thing our feathered friends stay vigilant. Not every human they encounter means well.

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  14. Lovely intensity of that yellow Cindy. We have a yellow and black Bower Bird over here and that yellow speaks beautifully just like it. Trust? Humans? We’re working on that one 🤣❤️🙏

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      1. Yes, I have to admit there are more birds than people over here. It is a delight…unless the kookaburras wake you at the crack of dawn and laughing at you as they do 🤣

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  18. Cindy it looks for me, that all paradise beauties you have is the compensation of all the disasters California experiences every single year. Everything there is extremely beautiful to the eye’s pain and dangerous at the same time.
    The last picture is the most important accent of the set. IMHO.

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      1. My fly by birdies are Goldfinches and Blue Birds. I’ve got friends who by meal worms to attract Blue Birds. I just put out seed. 🙂

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      1. Thank you Cindy. That’s lovely. (Now the local birds seem to have understood (finally) we’re thinking of putting third bird-feeder. (We’re doomed.)
        Take care.

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  38. Love this perspective — playful, poetic, and perfectly bird-brained! A clever reminder that while we watch them in awe, they’re keeping an eye on us too. Cheers to the wise ones of the Holler skies!

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    1. Wow! I feel genuinely honored that you think I am bird brained. Thank you. Bird brained means not only very smart, but also wise enough to fly away from us! Be well & thank you ꨄ︎

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      1. Haha, exactly! If only we were all a little more bird-brained—clever, free-spirited, and quick to soar above the noise. Thanks for the thoughtful reply, Cindy — keep flying high!

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          1. Totally! Just lift off, leave the clutter behind, and ride the wind toward clarity and calm. What a beautiful way to move through the world—graceful, present, and always a little wild.

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  41. We frequently watch, frozen in place. This morning, a baby rabbit and I stared at one another, not moving. I wonder what conversations we might have. The colors are brilliant! oxox

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    1. Rabbits do that. They freeze when they are seen, and bolt when you move. It is not the best survival strategy where I live with the coyotes. And squirrels run in front of your car. My son explained the squirrels behavior to me. They run away from their burrows leading any threat away from their burrows & babies at great risk to themselves. Hope you are well Mary Ann ꨄ︎

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  45. Okay, Cindy… you hold them steady so I can kiss that spot big enough for a smooch by their shoulders there… and the sides of their little beaks… but not after they ate any insects. This is the plan of action!!

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    1. Laughing…… How are you??? I was just over at your blog, but couldn’t find your latest posts. Everything on your blog looks new and impressive though. Hope all is well with you. Re: kissing the QT’s, they do, like lizards love tasty bugs, so you might have to settle for admiration at a reasonable distance! ꨄ︎

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      1. You always discourage me in the most humorous of ways😆. I’m getting along, keeping very busy. Thank you for asking. I hope that you are doing wonderfully. I miss our Murphy ya know. I am not great without him, but we keep on keepin’ on since we have to be here without some or many of our loved ones.

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