tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post6104703041560211961..comments2024-03-10T01:26:13.595-08:00Comments on Trainride Of The Enigmas: Drones!Geo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-26231143585335459512014-09-11T18:13:42.605-07:002014-09-11T18:13:42.605-07:00It takes a while for them to understand you're...It takes a while for them to understand you're not a threat. Once they get that, they'll fly right up to you --from behind at first, then from any direction. They may have nests nearby.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-48561935239254212312014-09-11T17:59:14.649-07:002014-09-11T17:59:14.649-07:00Thanks Susan! Fortunately for the little birds, I ...Thanks Susan! Fortunately for the little birds, I haven't been able to verify any electronic devices on their persons. They're too quick for me.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-92139743961466169672014-09-11T17:45:46.345-07:002014-09-11T17:45:46.345-07:00Amazing photos! We have quite a few in our yard. ...Amazing photos! We have quite a few in our yard. I saw one perched on a branch recently - didn't seem like an extraordinary thing until it occurred to me that one rarely does. They hide themselves away pretty well when not in flight.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-51473416271228325632014-09-11T17:34:25.871-07:002014-09-11T17:34:25.871-07:00If this comes to pass and is verified, I am buying...If this comes to pass and is verified, I am buying a pellet gun. Lovely photos.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-18988055254377056952014-09-11T15:16:40.631-07:002014-09-11T15:16:40.631-07:00Dang, I'm busted!Dang, I'm busted!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-68573147826836939612014-09-11T13:11:46.506-07:002014-09-11T13:11:46.506-07:00A genuinely magical species, no doubt about it. I ...A genuinely magical species, no doubt about it. I do believe, though, the sketches were plagiarized from Tesla's notebooks. The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-19525125969096607132014-09-08T20:19:48.847-07:002014-09-08T20:19:48.847-07:00Excellent deductions! Yes, I've been part of t...Excellent deductions! Yes, I've been part of the project since we mounted crude hand-cranked movie cameras on Pteranodons, which had a wingspan of 20 feet. Then came the breakthrough theory of miniaturization by "making things smaller", and I withdrew from the conspiracy because of cyber-ignorance. But better minds continued the research --some even finished grammar school!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-14678961622439710312014-09-08T18:14:42.814-07:002014-09-08T18:14:42.814-07:00So when did the black helicopters first descend on...So when did the black helicopters first descend on you? How long have you been part of the evil government-sponsored conspiracy, yes, conspiracy! to subjugate poor animals to wretched research!! <br />Um, I ask because I've got a column overdue for the local rag, and I need some material....much obliged. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-4266866762549447922014-09-08T16:33:48.179-07:002014-09-08T16:33:48.179-07:00He just flies up real close, about neck-level, sor...He just flies up real close, about neck-level, sort of like if Dracula turned into hummingbird instead of a bat --makes him look larger.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-38574682357641128522014-09-08T16:15:39.376-07:002014-09-08T16:15:39.376-07:00He looks like a rather big hummingbird, though. I...He looks like a rather big hummingbird, though. Is he equipped with extra storage space or something?Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609788440028784698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-12948365528615544732014-09-08T14:51:00.546-07:002014-09-08T14:51:00.546-07:00Anything that is able to fly backwards not only wo...Anything that is able to fly backwards not only works for the government but sometimes IS the government.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-36287799909478454262014-09-08T13:33:33.385-07:002014-09-08T13:33:33.385-07:00Hummingbirds are brave little things. I don't ...Hummingbirds are brave little things. I don't know the word you want but it would mean courage comes in all sizes.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-34782463215465957082014-09-08T13:30:46.998-07:002014-09-08T13:30:46.998-07:00Norma can get really close to them because they...Norma can get really close to them because they're used to her. They like her white hair, I think.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-89175772439313006052014-09-08T13:28:56.184-07:002014-09-08T13:28:56.184-07:00Sometimes they fly right behind my head and sound ...Sometimes they fly right behind my head and sound a rubbery thrum with their wings --very like an engine.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-12614499942742357292014-09-08T13:26:32.095-07:002014-09-08T13:26:32.095-07:00Oh there's no doubt these little guys are doin...Oh there's no doubt these little guys are doing detail work for the universe.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-89738169654671744372014-09-08T13:24:41.165-07:002014-09-08T13:24:41.165-07:00When you find a naked one, ask him or her which ki...When you find a naked one, ask him or her which kind wears clothes or vice versa. I need this settled. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-45164517732654671322014-09-08T13:21:52.391-07:002014-09-08T13:21:52.391-07:00Agreed! They flit about and scold me in tones I ca...Agreed! They flit about and scold me in tones I can barely hear, then perch and watch me from a few feet away.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-40079519933608411622014-09-08T13:19:21.699-07:002014-09-08T13:19:21.699-07:00Like suds, yes. Bubbles have geometric centers, do...Like suds, yes. Bubbles have geometric centers, do suds? An enigma!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-76500003720215883242014-09-08T12:58:05.573-07:002014-09-08T12:58:05.573-07:00I always suspected that hummingbirds were somethin...I always suspected that hummingbirds were something other than the beautiful little birds that hovered at flowers defying gravity. Thank you for clearing it up for me.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-50908487205653241382014-09-08T12:08:03.817-07:002014-09-08T12:08:03.817-07:00Those last two sentences almost made me cry with h...Those last two sentences almost made me cry with happiness. Not happiness, really. That something else. Pride? Hope? A sense of the truly invincible? The one where all four mix together and leave you without the perfect word?Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-19488011212360383532014-09-08T06:14:21.685-07:002014-09-08T06:14:21.685-07:00I must say those are the cutest drones in history....I must say those are the cutest drones in history. And those are some fantastic shots by the way! Not east "drones" to capture photographically. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-33923002921980840572014-09-08T04:17:31.010-07:002014-09-08T04:17:31.010-07:00Amazing little creatures. That humming gives away...Amazing little creatures. That humming gives away their mechanical secret though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-80926102130582107762014-09-08T04:01:48.750-07:002014-09-08T04:01:48.750-07:00Oh I love the humour in this. It is humour right?:...Oh I love the humour in this. It is humour right?:) :) Spy device indeed. BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-70706368272249283592014-09-08T03:52:47.674-07:002014-09-08T03:52:47.674-07:00I've come to the conclusion that your thoughts...I've come to the conclusion that your thoughts and musings are absolutely delightful whether or not your paragraphs and illustrations justify on the page register. <br /><br />You've given hummingbirds an entirely new perspective - - not to mention providing me with bright smiles on a gloomy morning. And you've given me good reason to ponder the difference between naturists and naturalists.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-52149077398259081962014-09-08T02:16:51.189-07:002014-09-08T02:16:51.189-07:00And the joy which watching these pocket dynamos in...And the joy which watching these pocket dynamos induces is HUGE.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com