SwampD Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 The 17 year cicada. We hear cicadas every year, but these are different. They sound like a warning alarm during an attack in a sci-fi movie. You here them all day, everywhere, and loud. It's really cool. And you can do this with them. http://www.nj.com/entertainment/dining/index.ssf/2013/06/cooking_cicadas_1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 The 17 year cicada. We hear cicadas every year, but these are different. They sound like a warning alarm during an attack in a sci-fi movie. You here them all day, everywhere, and loud. It's really cool. And you can do this with them. http://www.nj.com/en..._cicadas_1.html Yum! I actually like cicadas.......the noise is at least somewhat musical, building and fading. Haven't heard any yet.....used to the July/August rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Yum! I actually like cicadas.......the noise is at least somewhat musical, building and fading. Haven't heard any yet.....used to the July/August rush. I'd take their sound over that of cars, trains, and buses any day. I miss hearing nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 I'd take their sound over that of cars, trains, and buses any day. I miss hearing nature. Cicadas, crickets, and songbirds are a huge part of what keeps me from moving closer to work and suburbia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Cicadas, crickets, and songbirds are a huge part of what keeps me from moving closer to work and suburbia. You want crickets? Come to my office. I'm sure I've told the story around here before about the woman in the office next door who runs a machine all day that makes cricket sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Claude_Verret Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Cicadas, crickets, and songbirds are a huge part of what keeps me from moving closer to work and suburbia. My backyard is very alive with birds these days. I was drinking coffee this morning on the screen porch and in about 10 minutes I saw cardinal, catbird, tufted titmouse, golden finch, blue jay and even a woodpecker come to the feeders. When I get 10 or 15 minutes of peace and quiet (rare with an 8 and 5 year old), sitting out there with a coffee or beer with my birds of the carolinas field guide is one of my favorite activities. I'm old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Hehe, titmouse. Yeah, someone had to say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude_Verret Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Hehe, titmouse. Yeah, someone had to say it. I've spent some time looking for a woodcock, but have had no luck thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 I've spent some time looking for a woodcock, but have had no luck thus far. Did you check the Blue Oyster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 My backyard is very alive with birds these days. I was drinking coffee this morning on the screen porch and in about 10 minutes I saw cardinal, catbird, tufted titmouse, golden finch, blue jay and even a woodpecker come to the feeders. When I get 10 or 15 minutes of peace and quiet (rare with an 8 and 5 year old), sitting out there with a coffee or beer with my birds of the carolinas field guide is one of my favorite activities. I'm old. I love catbirds. You'd swear there was a kitten or a baby in the bushes. Starlings are also fun to listen to. I've been seeing pileated woodpeckers lately. That's a badass woodpecker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdexchange Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Pileateds are definitely badass. My wife puts out grape jelly and we get TONS of orioles in our yard. They literally queue up in the pine tree next to it, each waiting their turn to indulge. It's like crack to them. Birds are so cool. Love the little "purring" sound that nuthatches make too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 (edited) Shoot the damn Canada Geese I say. Shoot them. They poop bigger than 3 year old humans and wake my slumber. Shoot them. Cardinals are nice. Edited June 5, 2013 by X. Benedict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Shoot the damn Canada Geese I say. Shoot them. They poop bigger than 3 year old humans and wake my slumber. Shoot them. amen, brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Pileateds are definitely badass. My wife puts out grape jelly and we get TONS of orioles in our yard. They literally queue up in the pine tree next to it, each waiting their turn to indulge. It's like crack to them. Birds are so cool. Love the little "purring" sound that nuthatches make too. Orioles are pretty. We get all kinds of birds and nests. Between me and next door, we have this year alone, nesting robins, ducks, purple finch, barn swallows, and I don't know where the yellow finches are nesting, but they are all over the place. The swallows are the coolest. They divebomb you, but if you pay no attention they never get you. They are chatterboxes though and eat all the insects so I'll take'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Here's some old birds http://youtu.be/paRSef9HH6Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 It's been forever since I looked at a post on this board. Too bad for me. But I'm engaged. And that's awesome. And she's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 It's been forever since I looked at a post on this board. Too bad for me. But I'm engaged. And that's awesome. And she's awesome. And she rides bareback! Nice catch..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodork Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 It's been forever since I looked at a post on this board. Too bad for me. But I'm engaged. And that's awesome. And she's awesome. Awesome, indeed... a million congrats to you, Eleven! Glad you found one worth asking and she gave the right answer. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Congrats! I think....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 It's been forever since I looked at a post on this board. Too bad for me. But I'm engaged. And that's awesome. And she's awesome. Congratulations. Mine is less than 2 months away now, so it's time to really sit down and hammer out those final details. And here's something I saw this morning that was bizarrely awesome. Driving into work, I noticed a guy wearing some sort of colonial costume riding a motorcycle. It's not as funny as the guy I saw about a month ago fixing a flat tire while wearing a Buzz Lightyear mascot costume, but it was still very funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 It's been forever since I looked at a post on this board. Too bad for me. But I'm engaged. And that's awesome. And she's awesome. Congrats! And here's something I saw this morning that was bizarrely awesome. Driving into work, I noticed a guy wearing some sort of colonial costume riding a motorcycle. It's not as funny as the guy I saw about a month ago fixing a flat tire while wearing a Buzz Lightyear mascot costume, but it was still very funny. Boston...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 It's been forever since I looked at a post on this board. Too bad for me. But I'm engaged. And that's awesome. And she's awesome. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chileanseabass Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 It's been forever since I looked at a post on this board. Too bad for me. But I'm engaged. And that's awesome. And she's awesome. Congrats! I'm getting married in two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodork Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Congrats! I'm getting married in two weeks. And congrats to you as well, good sir! Glad you found a keeper after the ex-wife fiasco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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