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Comments (22)
Jay, We don't ofte... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Paul | February 27, 2005 10:24 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jay,
We don't often see them in southern Louisiana, but I do have a good recipe for them if you need it.
P
1. Posted by Paul | February 27, 2005 10:24 AM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 10:24
2. Posted by Jay Tea | February 27, 2005 10:29 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Paul, he didn't need a recipe. He was quite happy with his Seagull Tartare. But thanks for the offer.
J.
2. Posted by Jay Tea | February 27, 2005 10:29 AM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 10:29
3. Posted by Paul | February 27, 2005 10:31 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
You really don't get my humor.
3. Posted by Paul | February 27, 2005 10:31 AM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 10:31
4. Posted by Jay Tea | February 27, 2005 10:36 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'm just deflecting it, Paul. You really should be enjoying your vacation. I one-upped you on the girl scout cookies thread, I bank-shotted your line here... when I can top you twice in as many days, you really are slipping. I'm used to you batting me around like one of Laurence Simon's cats and a chew-toy. This is a novel experience to me.
J.
4. Posted by Jay Tea | February 27, 2005 10:36 AM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 10:36
5. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | February 27, 2005 10:46 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Paul is on vacation? Well I knew that using the words "naked pics" in my linked post would get him to my site. Heh.
Paul, step away from the computer.
P.S. I get your humor...;-)
5. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | February 27, 2005 10:46 AM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 10:46
6. Posted by Paul | February 27, 2005 10:53 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
ahem- If you call that "one-upped" then your standards are very, very low.
P
AND there is no way to reply to sparkle without sounding like a male chauvinist pig so I'll be good now.
6. Posted by Paul | February 27, 2005 10:53 AM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 10:53
7. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | February 27, 2005 11:01 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Oh yeah! I like it when I make men behave....;-)
7. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | February 27, 2005 11:01 AM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 11:01
8. Posted by Jay Tea | February 27, 2005 11:08 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Geez, Paul! When you're posting, you're constantly overshadowing. You go on vacation, and I see it as my big break. Then you come in here and completely take over the comments! What the hell does a guy need to do to get a break around these parts?
And doesn't anyone wanna discuss the incredibly cool pictures?
J.
(done whining -- for now -- but reserving the right to resume later)
8. Posted by Jay Tea | February 27, 2005 11:08 AM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 11:08
9. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | February 27, 2005 11:18 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ok Jay, what is the bird eating? I can't figure it out.
9. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | February 27, 2005 11:18 AM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 11:18
10. Posted by Jay Tea | February 27, 2005 11:23 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It was a seagull, Sparkle. Nailed it in midair, brought it down right behind work. The red in the background is our dumpster. Wish I coulda seen that, but he was three-quarters done eating by the time I saw him. I figure we was almost two feet tall -- probably smaller, but he seemed huge to me, from about ten feet away. I was scared crapless getting that close, but I wanted the best possible pictures. But dammit, I didn't have the camera set right!!!!!!
My life sucks.
J.
10. Posted by Jay Tea | February 27, 2005 11:23 AM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 11:23
11. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | February 27, 2005 11:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jay, Jay, Jay. First you have driving issues and now camera issues. I bet you played high school football, didn't you? You need to read my post today 'Boys to Men.' It's all in the attitude baby.
Your life certainly DOES NOT suck.
11. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | February 27, 2005 11:38 AM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 11:38
12. Posted by Rich | February 27, 2005 12:12 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Funny.....right as I am reading this and talking to my father in St.Augustine,Fla.....a hawk lands right in front of him on a nearby post,takes a look around and calmly glances at my father,then takes off again. He didn't have a camera though. The pictures you got are good J.
12. Posted by Rich | February 27, 2005 12:12 PM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 12:12
13. Posted by goddessoftheclassroom | February 27, 2005 1:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
A few years ago, my dear dad set up his video camera and filmed a hawk dining on a grackle. The footage is a tad gross (many "natural" things are, after all...), but my dad's commentary is priceless.
13. Posted by goddessoftheclassroom | February 27, 2005 1:10 PM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 13:10
14. Posted by Henry | February 27, 2005 1:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hah Paul and Jay having a comment fest ;-)
I'm surprised Paul went out of his way to comment on someone else's site.
14. Posted by Henry | February 27, 2005 1:35 PM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 13:35
15. Posted by Old Coot | February 27, 2005 1:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Has anyone reported this incident to PETA?
15. Posted by Old Coot | February 27, 2005 1:47 PM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 13:47
16. Posted by Jay Tea | February 27, 2005 1:57 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I thought about it, Old Coot, but I don't think PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals) would care about Animals Eating Tasty Animals. I tried calling AETA, but they weren't in the phone book...
And Henry, don't let the titles on the sidebar fool you. Paul should be SENIOR Contributing Editor, and I should be JUNIOR Contributing Editor. But Kevin must have been feeling kind...
J.
16. Posted by Jay Tea | February 27, 2005 1:57 PM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 13:57
17. Posted by TallDave | February 27, 2005 2:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Great pics, thankks for sharing. My Burmese kittens are especially jealous as they see a lot of gulls but never get to eat any.
17. Posted by TallDave | February 27, 2005 2:21 PM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 14:21
18. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | February 27, 2005 3:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What the heck is a grackle?
18. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | February 27, 2005 3:04 PM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 15:04
19. Posted by Ray Midge | February 27, 2005 3:13 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Great pics for a Sunday morning. Sort of the blog equivalent of those quiet nature pieces that used to run on Kuralt's Sunday show.
19. Posted by Ray Midge | February 27, 2005 3:13 PM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 15:13
20. Posted by Greg | February 27, 2005 5:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Sparkle,
A Grakle is kind of like a really big, dirty, annoyingly loud crow. And the more of them are killed and eaten by hawks, falcons and eagles, the better off the world is...
20. Posted by Greg | February 27, 2005 5:21 PM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 17:21
21. Posted by Greg | February 27, 2005 5:25 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
And obviously, I can't spell. I meant to say Grackle. Geez.
21. Posted by Greg | February 27, 2005 5:25 PM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 17:25
22. Posted by McGehee | February 27, 2005 7:51 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The "common" grackles we have here in Georgia aren't really big, and look more like blackbirds than crows (the mockingbirds here seem smaller than the ones in California too -- any Texans care to weigh in?) -- but they are noisy and annoying.
Maybe the New England variety is bigger.
22. Posted by McGehee | February 27, 2005 7:51 PM |
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Posted on February 27, 2005 19:51