MJ's little flock

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[BY Bob]

She's so gold in the late afternoon sun.

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I so want to download and save this picture. You need to get this entered in photo of the week.

 

[BY Bob]

She's such a lovely hen and Bob's new chicks have me all nostalgic for tiny Ivy. Isn't she cuuutte

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No tail, just a pink stump where her feathers ought to be.

She had my heart from the start. What a sweetheart.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I don't know his early history. I think the boys inherited the old farmhouse where the sax player I knew & played with was living/renting along with one or two others, so I heard about him through her, as Sam also lived there off and on too when he was East. She was originally from California and they may have had a connection from there. I don't know the history of the farmhouse, except Sam spent a period of time in the East working on this and that, while Joss was working full speed on the West Coast on his projects. The impression I got was that Sam was a brilliant creative but a sensitive type and not a "player," whereas Joss, though also creative, was much more driven and a climber, a go-getter, and maneuvered better within the corporate production scene.

So while Sam was here he gigged and wrote music, and wrote & produced the musical my DH played in. I thought the tunes were very good, the plot was fun and interesting and the orchestration was brilliant use of a chamber-sized group. I subbed for his usual bass player at one of his singer-songwriter gigs up in the Adirondacks.

Tax here too?
Peanut getting groomed around her beak, first by everyone all at once, then they left but Popcorn stayed at it and I got a picture. She had had something big and yummy and after a successful keep away chase she ate most of it, but there were obviously remnants to be had. She stood quite still and let everyone do it.

Peanut. These days she is the most aerodynamic looking, and has very smooth sleek- looking feathers. But she also is molting a bit, her tail isn't full. The leg band is coming off when I get to it. I know them generally well now by sight and sound. Peanut is a little musical flute when she talks.

 

[RoyalChick]

Tax here too?
Peanut getting groomed around her beak, first by everyone all at once, then they left but Popcorn stayed at it and I got a picture. She had had something big and yummy and after a successful keep away chase she ate most of it, but there were obviously remnants to be had. She stood quite still and let everyone do it.
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Peanut. These days she is the most aerodynamic looking, and has very smooth sleek- looking feathers. But she also is molting a bit, her tail isn't full. The leg band is coming off when I get to it. I know them generally well now by sight and sound. Peanut is a little musical flute when she talks.
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Those grooming shots are amazing. Definitely wall worthy. You should submit to POW. I have seen that beak grooming behavior a couple of times but never to get a picture. Love it!

 

[Grammy60]

Those grooming shots are amazing. Definitely wall worthy. You should submit to POW. I have seen that beak grooming behavior a couple of times but never to get a picture. Love it!

X2 they are really great pictures and I bet you would be picked !

 

[BY Bob]

Tax here too?
Peanut getting groomed around her beak, first by everyone all at once, then they left but Popcorn stayed at it and I got a picture. She had had something big and yummy and after a successful keep away chase she ate most of it, but there were obviously remnants to be had. She stood quite still and let everyone do it.
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Peanut. These days she is the most aerodynamic looking, and has very smooth sleek- looking feathers. But she also is molting a bit, her tail isn't full. The leg band is coming off when I get to it. I know them generally well now by sight and sound. Peanut is a little musical flute when she talks.
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Those grooming pictures are really special. I love those moments.

 

[MaryJanet]

I so want to download and save this picture. You need to get this entered in photo of the week.

Thanks Bob! I have a feeling horizontal shots are needed for PotW but I'll submit it anyway.

It's definitely my personal PotW anyway

 

[BY Bob]

Thanks Bob! I have a feeling horizontal shots are needed for PotW but I'll submit it anyway.

It's definitely my personal PotW anyway

It is certainly wall worthy.

 

[MaryJanet]

X2 they are really great pictures and I bet you would be picked !

Seconded or is it thirded?