tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19266671.post113736268117808535..comments2023-06-10T01:47:27.649-06:00Comments on Feather Weather: Birder EnvyEric Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07090795037767592024noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19266671.post-30661070734221737792022-12-02T23:43:31.189-07:002022-12-02T23:43:31.189-07:00This was a lovvely blog postThis was a lovvely blog postBerkeley Furniture Cleaninghttps://www.furniture-cleaning-service.com/us/couch-cleaning-california/berkeley-furniture-cleaning.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19266671.post-1138513550601176582006-01-28T22:45:00.000-07:002006-01-28T22:45:00.000-07:00Thanks Gwyn. That reminds me of another speaking m...Thanks Gwyn. That reminds me of another speaking mistake I once made around another birder. I was at a local hotspot last spring, seeing some nice birds, but nothing out of the ordinary. This included several Wilson's Warblers.<BR/><BR/>However, for whatever reason, I just kept thinking about their little black caps, which my brain turned into <I>hoods</I>, and so, when this other guy asked me what I'd seen, I said, "Not a whole lot. I did see a couple Hooded Warblers though." The guys eyebrows shot up, and he said, "Really!" (Hoodeds would be extraordinary for northern Colorado.)<BR/><BR/>I immediately realized I misspoke, and corrected myself. I felt pretty embarrassed. But hey, it happens.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680259780228507339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19266671.post-1138512372420596552006-01-28T22:26:00.000-07:002006-01-28T22:26:00.000-07:00Oh my, I make and admit mistakes like this all the...Oh my, I make and admit mistakes like this all the time. Sometimes it's a silly mistake like your goldfinch/waxwing mixup. Others, it might be that I *meant* to say Common Yellowthroat but instead said Yellow Throated Warbler (thereby giving a birding friend palpitations until he could check the veracity of my remark).<BR/><BR/>It doesn't matter what field of human endeavor one pursues...they're all subject to human error. Errors can be funny as well as instructive.<BR/>Too bad there are those so full of themselves that they miss this joy!Gwyn Calvettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12402568321904428212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19266671.post-1138477507216929932006-01-28T12:45:00.000-07:002006-01-28T12:45:00.000-07:00i don't consider myself a birder, but i consider t...i don't consider myself a birder, but i consider the ability to admit when we've made mistakes to be central to our success as human beings. <BR/><BR/>in addition to the fundamental issue of credibility, not admitting mistakes also contributes to a cultural notion that mistakes are unacceptable. what a very small and poor life we must lead if we are afraid to try because we might "fail", or if we cannot learn from our errors because we cannot admit to them!Norene Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784412780553006924noreply@blogger.com