tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post2295806236956180155..comments2024-01-10T09:31:07.612-08:00Comments on Hipster Birders: Splits, Past and FutureNicholas Martenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-5844676399595289442012-03-07T16:27:24.937-08:002012-03-07T16:27:24.937-08:00Armchair ticks are pretty sweet. I think I'll ...Armchair ticks are pretty sweet. I think I'll have to get out my armchair if I expect to list any Bristle-thighed Curlews, though. Or maybe just find myself a nice armchair on Midway AtollNicholas Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-83732708329756265182012-03-07T16:22:05.852-08:002012-03-07T16:22:05.852-08:00Mo' birds, mo' problems. Another bird to t...Mo' birds, mo' problems. Another bird to track down sounds like the right kind of problem to have, though... unless the man-eating Whimbrels have anything to say about it.<br /><br />Glad you're digging the Seychelles posts - there are lots more on the way!Nicholas Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-85531938197011916482012-03-07T11:21:48.578-08:002012-03-07T11:21:48.578-08:00The Old World Whimbrel would also be an armchair l...The Old World Whimbrel would also be an armchair lifer for me...I spent a lot of time scouring the shorebirds of Midway Atoll and this was one of the few unusual migrants I could find...fortunately, it was in a flock of Bristle-thighed Curlews, which made for a nice comparison.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-34374774988060833492012-03-07T05:56:35.192-08:002012-03-07T05:56:35.192-08:00I'd hoped the Moorhens would work it out, but ...I'd hoped the Moorhens would work it out, but I guess the divorce was inevitable for some time now. Tisk Tisk, I'm now 1 bird farther away from seeing every bird in the world. :: :Sigh: :: I guess one Moor can't hurt.<br /><br />I love the Whimbrels there storming the beach a la Normandy 1944, looking for Germans whose brains they can eat with those decurved beaks (that IS what's going on in the picture right)?). <br /><br />Really enjoying these Seychelles posts and the tropical feel they bring, thanks for sharing.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.com