tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post8653828358579770533..comments2024-03-27T03:50:41.574-07:00Comments on Jenny Matlock: Lovebirds kind of aren't...Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12462124067637610359noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-70483913611187106512011-08-27T10:25:45.210-07:002011-08-27T10:25:45.210-07:00They are so pretty. Hard to believe they would at...They are so pretty. Hard to believe they would attack anyone, but I'm not going to come water your pumpkins just to see if the lovebirds dislike me as much as they do you. Wow! Your pumpkin patch looks great! laurieBargain Decorating with Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582640485560903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-83431660760393718002011-08-26T07:59:55.465-07:002011-08-26T07:59:55.465-07:00Oh you lucky girl to have the pumpkin patch! I did...Oh you lucky girl to have the pumpkin patch! I didn't end up planting any. :( I'm looking forward to seeing your pumpkins. It would be SO fun to watch them grow.Moore Minuteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762855036281651402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-26184870254986513172011-08-25T21:12:44.240-07:002011-08-25T21:12:44.240-07:00Vicious creatures, they are!Vicious creatures, they are!KMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03483933259132174614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-52050185658735424062011-08-25T20:28:53.922-07:002011-08-25T20:28:53.922-07:00Can Mr. Jenny record this phenomenon... You know.....Can Mr. Jenny record this phenomenon... You know... Just for proof.... <br /><br />>.<Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813478030682306062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-21418629847847894492011-08-25T17:04:44.257-07:002011-08-25T17:04:44.257-07:00lol! I think that its called Mobbing when then swo...lol! I think that its called Mobbing when then swoop at you! we have barn swallows that used to swoop at the cats I used to have that were allowed to go outside! it was sort of funny, because the cats would run! I have an african grey parrot that likes me to think hes so sweet and he wants me to scratch his head until I do it and then he attacks me! and I have to tell you a bite from a parrot hurts!<br />lol<br />have fun with your birdie friends!<br />xo<br />vivianvivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322440068809986226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-19521169981827076472011-08-25T06:24:50.516-07:002011-08-25T06:24:50.516-07:00It's too bad they're mean because they are...It's too bad they're mean because they are really pretty! We don't have them around here.<br /><br />I sympathize with your experience because I was attacked by a Blue Jay years ago. I accidentally squirted her baby with the hose while I was watering the flowers. The baby squawked and the mother bird dive bombed my head.Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260987219988824912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-7606005006959906722011-08-24T17:36:49.606-07:002011-08-24T17:36:49.606-07:00I've actually tried the red shirt trick to try...I've actually tried the red shirt trick to try to get my hummingbirds close enough to photograph...I've decided I could cover myself in bird seed and the birds at my house wouldn't come near me!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190096917851087676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-71942437361148704712011-08-24T14:32:27.736-07:002011-08-24T14:32:27.736-07:00How do you grow things so well in the heat? I kno...How do you grow things so well in the heat? I know you have to water, but still...Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068151073417372746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-22461649709125102942011-08-24T11:48:49.250-07:002011-08-24T11:48:49.250-07:00We have blackbirds like that. They think they own ...We have blackbirds like that. They think they own the joint. Every time you come near "their" tree, they squawk at you like crazy. And yes, once I was even dive bombed by one.<br /><br />Somtimes, Dave threatens to shoot them with a BB gun. I always say no, but if he ever does it, I am not going to do much mourning.<br /><br />"/Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-4231624872377442312011-08-24T09:40:16.999-07:002011-08-24T09:40:16.999-07:00I find it hard to believe that someone with such a...I find it hard to believe that someone with such an obviously close relationship with mother nature through gardening, can't communicate with the birds enough to get them to leave her the heck alone. Maybe you should use your Tom Skerritt "Drum" moves on them! (like in Steel Magnolias)Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-42739534051785662082011-08-24T09:06:09.842-07:002011-08-24T09:06:09.842-07:00I wondered where those birds went. We usually hav...I wondered where those birds went. We usually have them buzzing around our neighborhood and yes, they ate all our sunflower seeds last year. For a while I could only see one, then one day I spotted 8 of them....pretty unusual out here, don't you think? However, since we have the riparian water park just down the street, we get all kinds of shore birds and water fowl.......I thought we lived in a desert! Whats up with that?<br /><br />Hugs,<br />MeriImagiMerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604146258780421306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-2382971028797511472011-08-24T08:15:04.656-07:002011-08-24T08:15:04.656-07:00There are a gang of birds that hang out around our...There are a gang of birds that hang out around our pro shop, waiting for a chance to hop in our carts and look for snacks. One made off with a large and heavy bag of trail mix, which I found in the parking lot with holes pecked in it. They are certainly brazen!!Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778815502961000469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-65436016419267661962011-08-24T08:06:44.815-07:002011-08-24T08:06:44.815-07:00You have lovebirds that hang out... how cute.... L...You have lovebirds that hang out... how cute.... LOL... ok they don't really sound all that cute but they are pretty:-) I used to have some lovebirds as pets, they are actually not so loving!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792036091186754290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-69372426077553318532011-08-24T08:03:38.097-07:002011-08-24T08:03:38.097-07:00Wowsa! Glad you were able to get away girl!
A...Wowsa! Glad you were able to get away girl! <br /><br />All I could think of was Alfred Hitchcock...Rocky Mountain Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873112978518614362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-71461372656985538372011-08-24T07:47:51.048-07:002011-08-24T07:47:51.048-07:00Wow, I've only see birds kind of attack while ...Wow, I've only see birds kind of attack while trying to get morsels of food in the Walmart parking lot...popcorn, french fries etc. You're not even safe in your own back yard ? Mr. Jenny to the rescue AGAIN !<br /><br />Kudos on growing the pumpkins...I assume they are for your Grandlittles ?Nonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227580166409342214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-22080238972673628582011-08-24T07:42:22.661-07:002011-08-24T07:42:22.661-07:00Stay inside, Jenny. Between the heat and the bird...Stay inside, Jenny. Between the heat and the birds it's dangerous down there!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-33161201886725908742011-08-24T07:39:00.331-07:002011-08-24T07:39:00.331-07:00Although I would love to see your pumpkin patch an...Although I would love to see your pumpkin patch and those gorgeous sunflowers... I am gonna pass! Birds can be quite scary:) when they get their feathers ruffled!<br /><br />Enjoy your day dear Jenny, BIG HUGS! Stay away from the BIRDS:)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511604348057625922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-78499942268151101792011-08-24T07:22:15.304-07:002011-08-24T07:22:15.304-07:00Amazing how something so pretty and cute can be su...Amazing how something so pretty and cute can be such a crazed bird!!!<br />Yeah for growing pumpkins. :)Busy Bee Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115487928147732314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-71732811955768653042011-08-24T06:36:08.283-07:002011-08-24T06:36:08.283-07:00I love their colors, but like you I think they are...I love their colors, but like you I think they are mean, and I don't want to close to them.<br /><br />Beautiful sunflowers!~✽Mumsy✽~https://www.blogger.com/profile/10644719969613080399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-88113208911851126232011-08-24T06:20:38.139-07:002011-08-24T06:20:38.139-07:00I didn't know there were any lovebirds that we...I didn't know there were any lovebirds that weren't pets.Julie Kwiatkowski Schulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00292349838507731268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-6058118136971619212011-08-24T06:19:45.108-07:002011-08-24T06:19:45.108-07:00Oh I can still see you running about ...ha ha..ver...Oh I can still see you running about ...ha ha..very funny...it is hard to imagine that such an adorable tiny feathered birdy named love could be so heartless, but I do have barn swallows that like to play chicken with me when I'm mowing...so yeah I bet it can happen...but yours are at least cute birdies!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-11057879842711385702011-08-24T05:39:46.731-07:002011-08-24T05:39:46.731-07:00Hi Jenny, those yellow birds in the first photo ar...Hi Jenny, those yellow birds in the first photo are sun conures, I had one named Mango for 10 years. We were at war for almost every day of those 1o years! Conures are tough birds, for sure. I like that pumpkin patch, can't wait to see homegrown pumpkins. xo,Barbara F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05650730931602700042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-23734371480854565572011-08-24T04:36:27.305-07:002011-08-24T04:36:27.305-07:00Are you sure you even have Lovebirds, Jenny? Has y...Are you sure you even have Lovebirds, Jenny? Has your husband seen these Lovebirds? Maybe you've just been out in the sun too long....and they are actually mosquitoes!Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-21145344070377655582011-08-24T04:33:22.385-07:002011-08-24T04:33:22.385-07:00Heavens! Remember the Hitchcock film "The Bi...Heavens! Remember the Hitchcock film "The Birds"???Theresa Plashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186898874996875006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688526164999265223.post-5336850217140265612011-08-24T04:05:53.477-07:002011-08-24T04:05:53.477-07:00We have a few cat birds that try to attack us...I ...We have a few cat birds that try to attack us...I know how scary that can be! Who named them 'lovebirds'??Paula ~ castleandcottagesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121164306598283349noreply@blogger.com