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[gail]

Helps tremendously

A rat? Color? Black birds, are these the same as our Quiscals? The autograph might be wrong. Here, they used to call them Mainates.

Will look it up.

Your rat has good taste Liz, one of the good ones!!! Don't poison him, he's got class!

Bless your cardinals.

[gail]

Grackle is a Quiscal bronze in French.
They say that a black bird is a Robin.?????

Light Hat?

[TryinginFL]

tremendously tired

 

 

Gail, I have looked up Red Winged Blackbird on the internet but cannot seem to copy and paste - if you try, I'm sure you will find it!

No, a robin is not black!  It is brown with a red breast...

 

Back not bothering me now, but the fibro has kicked in to take it's place!  Barometer fell 2 inches yesterday and I could feel it before I even got out of bed!

[fishinghat]

tired trying
 
I also have trouble copying pictures to the site.  I believe they are called "Carouge à épaulettes" in French.

 

 

 

[fishinghat]

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[TryinginFL]

trying again

 

FH, great picture!  That is exactly what my visitor looks like!

 

 

BTW, the rat is brown and grey - just like the squirrels

[fishinghat]

again considered

Hey TFL, have you ever thought it was just a squirrel that shaved his tail?

[TryinginFL]

considered that

 

 

He is so huge I thought maybe the squirrels bred with rats....

[gail]

That's it

Carouge, yes, we have them. So this is a black bird?
A mix squirrel rat. Why not?

Sure hope that his tail is not furry!

By the way, Hat,what is not expensive and can be fed to my crow? Besides ham and cheese?

Another drainage this morning, the pain got me almost crazy last night. Pacing around the house like a mad woman. Tried everything under the sun, scary moments. I mean SCARY.

[fishinghat]

it is

 

Gail, the cheapest thing is a bag of cracked corn from a farm supply store. They usually sell it in 50 lb or 100 lb bags but many will sell it by the pound. You might want to call around first and see what the prices and availability is in your area. They use it for cattle and poultry feed but the crows love it.

 

Right now it costs around $0.54 to $1/lb here.

[gail]

Is good

Thanks, will look that up.

Drainage was a fiasco, the stuff in there is too thick. Hospital tomorrow noon to see what they can do. Life is sweet.

[fishinghat]

good grief

 

That needs to be under control soon. How long you been on the antibiotics now Gail? It does seem like that are paying attention to you now.

[gail]

Grief indeed

My third day here. It was drained last Friday with success. It stopped yesterday doing its job.

Oh, yes, they are paying attention like never.

This is a real hard patch. I'm exhausted from the pain, and this too shall pass and it better be soon. Thanks Fishinghat!

[TryinginFL]

indeed sad

 

 

My dear Gail - my heart goes out to you going through all that and the terrible pain.  In spite of all, you are able to keep your sense of humor - bless you!

 

The rat has a very long rat tail - no fur on it!

 

FH, would the squirrels eat that cracked corn?  I am spending $6/week on sunflower seeds... I really don't care if the rat likes it

[fishinghat]

sad sack (cartoon from my era)

 

Absolutely Liz, but not as much as sunflower seeds. When I was feeding birds years back I stopped the sunflower seeds and switched to mixed bird seeds. The birds stopped coming for about 3 weeks and then slowly started coming back. When I switched to cracked corn I only had 1/3 my birds return so I wound up mixing the cracked corn with the mixed bird seed.

[TryinginFL]

sack full

 

 

Thanks, FH, but I also feed the squirrels, the rat as well as the birds.  I have been doing this for over 7 yrs so I guess I'll stick to the sunflower seeds!

 

I have beautiful finches as well as the red-winged blackbird and cardinals and one gorgeous woodpecker!  I would hate to lose any of them!

 

(Funny - down here they call pigeons doves and crows ravens...)

 

BTW, I have an osprey nest that I can see from my kitchen window - I love those birds!

[fishinghat]

full disclosure

 

A crow and a raven are two different birds. Although they look the same a raven is much larger. There are no Ravens that live in Florida.

 

Pidgeon and doves are indirectly related abut are two different families. Both families have multiple members in Florida.

[TryinginFL]

disclosure correct

 

 

FH, I understand and agree w/you, but now you have a slight idea of what it is to live in POLK county!

[KathyInFL]

Correct answer

 

The correct answer is that The Bears Still S###! lol, just kidding TryinginFL. I am an Eagles fan too.

 

And you live near my favorite mouse that I have not been to see in about a dozen years! I l live in Miami... I know, but I moved here voluntarily. 

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[TryinginFL]

answer questionable

 

 

Yep, the Bears were great in 1985 - still have the "Superbowl Shuffle" tape!

 

I have been boycotting the NFL and didn't see a game all last year - and probably won't this year - just my personal opinion - no offense intended!

 

I have not been to see the Mouse in forever and probably will not again - I have back issues and Fibromyalgia, so it is difficult to walk for even a short period of time   

[gail]

Questionable verdict

That's it for today, have to take care of my Sid.

[Raven72]

verdict rejected

Hello all. Not much better here.

Gail - I hope your situation is better.

Liz,Kathy & Hat - Good day to you all.

Sid - Auntie Raven has been thinking of you.

[fishinghat]

rejected hope

 

Oh, Raven, I hate to see you suffer. God bless and hang in there.

[gail]

Hope, well!

Same here Raven, hang on to the mast.
Sid was all smiles when he saw your message.
Misery here also. You are not alone. Let's take a moment to pray.

[fishinghat]

well done

 

Prays all around.

[TryinginFL]

done shopping

 

 

Hi all!

 

Today was massage and am feeling better. 

 

Max and I are thinking of you both, Gail and Raven...Max will be ready to leave at the drop of a hat whenever either of you Aunties are able to take him on   Not to leave you out, FH - hope you are well!

 

Best wishes for better days

 

PS Max says 'hi' to Sid and he misses him

[KathyInFL]

Shopping addiction

 

I don't watch football much anymore. I've never been to a college/NFL game. The last pro baseball game I've been to was when Tug McGraw was still pitching!

[TryinginFL]

addiction addressed

 

 

Last college football game I saw was in the early 60's - Purdue/Notre Dame  -  YIKES !

 

Will never miss a Cubs' game, tho - have been a fan since I was 6 - My dad taught me!  Last Bears' game I went to it was 18 degrees and they were still playing at Wrigley!  I spent the 2nd half in the car trying to get warm

 

How is everyone doing this morning?

[fishinghat]

addressed envelope

 

I am here and tolerable but it is still early in the day.  lol

[gail]

Envelope posted

Nothing new under the sun here, same condition.