tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190527156144233655.post2382197795889594866..comments2008-07-15T15:15:19.982-06:00sc morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06327514344421041651noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190527156144233655.post-29164963961199473932008-07-15T15:15:19.982-06:002008-07-15T15:15:19.982-06:00Barbara- I laughed out loud thinking about your lovebirds hearing the Aracari. It probably sent some deep collective-memory shiver down their spines. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Right now there are about 6 toucans in and around our house every morning that call and call in that creak-creak-creak voice that I am sure Hitchcock must have used for the music in Psycho. They sound just like that, if you happen to remember it. <BR/><BR/>Ruth- I thought the pejorative was interesting too. I'll have to do some studying on the Balsa tree. Maybe you'll see a post about it one day soon…sc morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06327514344421041651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190527156144233655.post-9560793017993002232008-07-14T19:50:33.365-06:002008-07-14T19:50:33.365-06:00Interesting about the peckerwood perjorative, and always a pleasure to get a tour of the Costa Rican aviary and other wild life.I've seen three different woodpecker species in the yeard lately, but we're really enjoying the tiny humming birds that dip their tongues into the sugar water for a jolt of instant energy. Feisty, they are. I'm curious to know more about the balsa tree. Can't imagine it could be very sturdy, judging from the softness of the wood.Ruth D~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190527156144233655.post-36212549874134472022008-07-12T22:12:29.723-06:002008-07-12T22:12:29.723-06:00Thank you for this informative post about the birds in your location. When I played the sound of the Acacari my lovebirds started up recognizing it to be a strange bird in their neighbourhood.Barbara Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.com