tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post7730412871688095877..comments2023-08-22T21:11:59.355+12:00Comments on pohanginapete: What the magpies taught mepohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-40431833926741144872011-08-11T00:14:00.099+12:002011-08-11T00:14:00.099+12:00Thanks Bob!Thanks Bob!pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-22962026694015577892011-08-10T17:22:27.337+12:002011-08-10T17:22:27.337+12:00Ah ! What a fascinating aprt of the world Pete, an...Ah ! What a fascinating aprt of the world Pete, and to see hummingbirds will be an amazing experience. Enjoy the mountains of Equador, and the flora and fauna. Safe travels, BobBob McKerrow - Wayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832128768908667724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-75739915777137291362011-08-06T08:47:24.161+12:002011-08-06T08:47:24.161+12:00Hi Donald — I'm sure anyone who's raised o...Hi Donald — I'm sure anyone who's raised one knows they're smart. A long time ago my uncle raised one (I've forgotten how he came by it), and it learned to whistle tunes; not sure that's a sign of intelligence, but given the difficulty I'm having picking up Spanish, anything that can learn a different language has my admiration ;^)pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-44227642050980713242011-08-05T06:00:58.661+12:002011-08-05T06:00:58.661+12:00Hi Pete
Some good lessons in your well crafted st...Hi Pete<br /><br />Some good lessons in your well crafted story thanks.<br /><br />They used to attack me to in my biking to school days. I never thought of the shadow trick!<br /><br />I do recall finding an injured magpie once and in a darkened garage nurtured him back to flying. While grounded he was very good company - they're smart alright, just as you noted.<br /><br />For a few months Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514655834785883306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-64416938578831270172011-07-19T13:56:04.670+12:002011-07-19T13:56:04.670+12:00Anne, thank you :^) Let's trust that reputatio...Anne, thank you :^) Let's trust that reputation spreads beyond the magpie world, particularly to the concrete jungles of the South American cities I'll be visiting during the remainder of the year.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-84779230967236598782011-07-19T09:49:26.549+12:002011-07-19T09:49:26.549+12:00Lots to think about here. And, as Lydia says, a po...Lots to think about here. And, as Lydia says, a post from Pete is a treat. I'm sure those magpies in your paddock recognize you as familiar and harmless, and perhaps, because of that and the one you out-maneuvered on the road, you have a reputation in the magpie world as a man to let pass without aggression. <br /><br />Wonderful pictures, as always.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979547096244105508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-15626152661138797352011-07-18T11:46:59.168+12:002011-07-18T11:46:59.168+12:00Lydia, thanks for the kind words and encouragement...Lydia, thanks for the kind words and encouragement :^)<br /><br />RR — wrens! Fascinating how tiny things can sometimes be so feisty. I was once attacked by New Zealand's smallest bird, the <a href="http://pohanginapete.blogspot.com/2007/12/danger.html" rel="nofollow">rifleman</a> (titipounamu).<br /><br />Zhoen, my earliest memories include the risk of being attacked by a goose. Given he waspohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-28081255127694741762011-07-16T09:33:10.024+12:002011-07-16T09:33:10.024+12:00Kia ora Pete,
Like Maureen I was reminded of Deni...Kia ora Pete,<br /> Like Maureen I was reminded of Denis Glovers poem :) - I recall one post Ruahine trip John and I waiting at Mokai Station for Tara to arrive and a magpie took great exception to the place we had chose. He would watch us perched from a fence post until angered enough to launch his missle like assaults just above our heads.You describe the air rush very well. Hope you are Ruahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-22829314810407824672011-07-16T07:22:50.151+12:002011-07-16T07:22:50.151+12:00'Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle' I had...'Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle' I had never read this poem before! Made me smile... I would like to hear this verse in a yodel!<br /><br />Magpies and Corvids have always fascinated me. Magpies can recognize themselves in the mirror! (http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/08/19/us-magpies-mirror-idUSLF67694120080819)<br /><br />How do they see us? It would not surprise me at all ifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-100408438789742462011-07-15T20:02:47.122+12:002011-07-15T20:02:47.122+12:00ok so firstly the photo of the tree is fantastic
...ok so firstly the photo of the tree is fantastic<br /><br />and i love the message of acceptance here - also of acceptance of the change with yourself over the years.<br /><br />Yesterday i lost my temper, again, because someone couldnt explain something in a way that i could understand - mostly i was angry with myself. I should definately learn to be acceptant of my own failuresDon't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-59969528690083168182011-07-15T15:17:27.158+12:002011-07-15T15:17:27.158+12:00My uncle -- evil sort of man -- used to trap magpi...My uncle -- evil sort of man -- used to trap magpies and kill them. Like rats. He had a necklace of their feet.<br /><br />I appreciate your thoughts on how our cerebral cortex can modify our mid-brain survival instincts.michael.offworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288740006736803513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-36853683280224566072011-07-15T10:57:23.187+12:002011-07-15T10:57:23.187+12:00Too bad you couldn't have gotten the drop on ...Too bad you couldn't have gotten the drop on one of them when you were small. <br /><br />I remember being attacked by a pair of birds at a rest-stop, and my aunt explained that it was because they were afraid of me. This made me feel much better. <br /><br />I also got menaced by a goose on the Fenway, and I was prepared to smack him with one of the two heavy bags I was carrying. Also Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-8753799347818575742011-07-15T04:33:49.321+12:002011-07-15T04:33:49.321+12:00A chillingly Daphne du Maurier start turns into a ...A chillingly Daphne du Maurier start turns into a great tale of compassion and understanding.<br /> <br />Early this morning I was dive-bombed and shouted at by wrens (WRENS!), who had obviously just launched their tiny family in my garden.<br />It's not my garden. It's their flightpath and training ground, their larder and campsite. <br />Then I had to stop weeding the grasses by the Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-72304812762261814962011-07-14T21:05:28.531+12:002011-07-14T21:05:28.531+12:00A treat: new post by Pete to read at 2:00 a.m. bef...A treat: new post by Pete to read at 2:00 a.m. before getting some sleep. Magical and deep, lyrical and logical. As usual, thoughts I wish the whole world could read. An opportunity to learn from the stories of his life. An exotic tale because it comes from what he knows well and I do not. Two new images to walk into with my imagination, and to welcome into tonight's dreams.<br />Thank you, Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.com