tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398290176193871172.post9080063592056175811..comments2023-10-31T01:55:25.721-07:00Comments on Inside the artisan: First sign of spring - Friday's fascinations, facts, and folklore.Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269757994922547223noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398290176193871172.post-10931139908351137382010-02-20T11:01:09.127-08:002010-02-20T11:01:09.127-08:00Yes, pretty little black phoebes...singing "f...Yes, pretty little black phoebes...singing "fee-bee"... My favorite bird-named-after-it's-song is the chickadee however. We used to hear them all the time in NH..."chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee"....Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269757994922547223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398290176193871172.post-89978821744883450192010-02-20T10:48:10.174-08:002010-02-20T10:48:10.174-08:00Yes...chiff-chaff chiff-chaff. Easy to hear but di...Yes...chiff-chaff chiff-chaff. Easy to hear but difficult see as they are slim little warblers that hide up in the leaves.<br /><br />You have phoebes don't you? Do they say fee-bee?My Computer Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011653843042320918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398290176193871172.post-34809556915503186692010-02-20T08:42:10.677-08:002010-02-20T08:42:10.677-08:00Does the chiff chaff make a sound like his name? ...Does the chiff chaff make a sound like his name? And I've never heard for fieldfares... I'll have to look them up. Good job they aren't coming to you yet, as they'd have to clear the snow first!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269757994922547223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398290176193871172.post-76578001087108256092010-02-20T05:51:58.449-08:002010-02-20T05:51:58.449-08:00Here in UK we've been seriously short of cucko...Here in UK we've been seriously short of cuckoos for the last few years - not sure why. But first birdy-sign of Spring for me is the sound of the chiff-chaff, which I hear usually starting in March.<br /><br />We've had lots of fieldfares coming to gardens - a record number, apparently. Usually they're shy and stay out in the fileds...hence the name! But our cold winter weather has driven them nearer to towns and gardens.<br /><br />Love your photos of Robins. They reminded me of the redwings we also get here in winter, all the way from Iceland!My Computer Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011653843042320918noreply@blogger.com