STATUS QUOtes — 20180930

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“There are no erasers on the Internet!” — Unknown

“Everyone’s a hero in their own way, in their own not that heroic way.” — Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon

“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” — Lou Holtz

“Beauty is in the eyes of the checkbook holder.” — Dean Collins

 

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20180929

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“The mountain remains unmoved at seeming defeat by the mist.” — Rabindranath Tagore

“People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think.” — George Carlin

“I used to dread getting older because I thought I would not be able to do all the things I wanted to do, but now that I am older I find that I don’t want to do them.” — Nancy Astor

“More than ever, the creation of the ridiculous is almost impossible because of the competition it receives from reality.” — Robert A. Baker

 

 

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SignEdge Snarky/Witty: Beer and Happiness

We recently visited the quaint Montana town of Red Lodge and like most small towns across our nation, they had several pubs and the sign below caught my eye. I am not encouraging the drinking of beer or other alcoholic beverages, but I do like the quip on the sign.




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STATUS QUOtes — 20180928

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“Always win; but if you must lose, make the person in front of you break the record.” — Steve Knight

“Life is all about timing…the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable becomes available, the unattainable…attainable. Have the patience. Wait it out. It’s all about timing.” — Stacey Charter

“There are some whom the applause of the multitude has deluded into the belief that they are really statesmen.” — Plato

“The thing with high-tech is that you always end up using scissors.” — David Hockney

 

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20180927

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“We are made to persist. That’s how we find out who we are.” — Tobias Wolff

“Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called ‘All the Things That Could Go Wrong.'” — Marianne Williamson

“People are blind to explanations that lie outside their perception of reality.” ― Stephen King, The Outsider

“You never have a friend all figured out. Just when you think you know what makes them tick, they tock.” — Robert Brault

 

 

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Birding with an Opportunistic & Occasional Birder

We recently spent ten days hiking the trails of Yellowstone National Park. This was a bucketlist item for us and we were thrilled to be able to check off this box. Although we are senior citizens, we logged more than seventy miles along the pathways and mountains of this beautiful and intriguing geographical area.

We were enjoying the beautiful meadows and wooded areas while hiking to Cascade Lake. There were bison in the area (more about that in a later post) and while photographing and admiring these large animals, I saw a silhouette of the bird below. At first it appeared mostly black.


Northern Harrier Hawk

I took several steps closer to get a better look and rather than a raven as I originally thought, I knew this was a falcon or a hawk. What I normally do in this situation is I take several pictures while moving a bit closer for each click of the shutter. In this way, I hope to capture shots that will enable me to identify the bird without chasing it away.


Northern Harrier Hawk

This was a very confident bird. As you can note, it was clearly perched in an open and perhaps vulnerable spot. As I moved a bit closer, it did not move on inch. The only change in posture was for this hawk to turn its head to look at me.

I always try to respect the animals I photograph by giving them plenty of room. I do not get very close because, after all, this is their home and I do not want to frighten them or change their behavior. I try to observe from a distance. I have a Canon bridge camera which does allow me to get fairly close with an equivalent 600mm lens.

After trying to identify this bird, I thought it might be a Harris Hawk, but as I normally do when I am unsure, I post a question in the Bird Identification forum on the BirdForum website. If you are interested in birding or bird identification, I cannot recommend this resource more highly. The members are very helpful in guiding novices to learn how to properly identify birds.

After making my guess and posting the three pictures from this post on the forum, I learned that this was a Northern Harrier Hawk and that the facial markings, referred to as a mask, is the clincher in this identification.

This was a bird that I had seen from a very far distance in Arizona, but I did not have a photograph of it. I was glad to add these photos to my birding collection. I now have seen and identified more than ten percent of all birds that visit North America some time during the year according to the American Birding Association (ABA).

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Northern Harrier Hawk

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STATUS QUOtes — 20180926

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.” — Chinese Proverb

“There are so many different ways lives work out, so many stories, and every one of them is precious: full of joy and heartbreak, and a fair amount of situation comedy.” — Sean Stewart

“There’s a world of difference between a strong ego, which is essential, and a large ego — which can be destructive.” — Lee Iacocca

“Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.” — William Hazlitt

 

 

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Today’s Picture Quote – 20180925

Today’s Picture Quote

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STATUS QUOtes — 20180925

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Cherish the hope that lies beneath the snow.” — Melody Beattie

“As we care about more of humanity, we’re apt to mistake the harms around us for signs of how low the world has sunk rather than how high our standards have risen.” — Steven Pinker

“No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring.” — Samuel Johnson

“There is no job so simple that it cannot be done wrong.” — Perrussel’s Law

 

 

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STATUS QUOtes — Picture Quote — 20180922

Today’s Picture Quote

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