tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post952069133190749759..comments2024-03-13T19:28:05.813-04:00Comments on Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: The Big Year reviewJim McCormachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-56635467364672406592011-10-23T21:53:46.373-04:002011-10-23T21:53:46.373-04:00One of my favourite movies. I'm writing a stor...One of my favourite movies. I'm writing a story based off it, plus I'm going to do a big year some day (I wonder if you can do so in the UK? I'm not from the UK, I just hope to live there someday). That's how much it inspired me.<br /><br />P.S. if you ever want to read the story, just ask. I haven't finished the first chapter yet...Heidi Hellsternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896600984909846131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-90437824029355699112011-10-19T14:46:24.614-04:002011-10-19T14:46:24.614-04:00Thanks for the review Jim! I still haven't ma...Thanks for the review Jim! I still haven't made it to the movie theater yet, but I will very soon! I was glad to discover that the birds featured in the film were accurate North american species.<br /><br />I totally agree with your feelings on "listers". It's unfortunate that many just see birds as a check-off box on their list and don't appreciate their simple beauty and ecology. Cedar Waxwings eating berries always make me happy too : ) as Auralee said. I feel like many nature photographers have a similar mentality to these birders, like they don't actually appreciate things for what they are.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm glad that there are also many people like us who are continually mesmerized with all of nature's beauty large and small, common or rare : )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03216116614840609582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-71522353461127389552011-10-16T20:51:39.874-04:002011-10-16T20:51:39.874-04:00Great movie. Reminds me of some of our adventures ...Great movie. Reminds me of some of our adventures in wildlife watching. (Including running through the woods in Upper Michigan this past week to photograph a Barred Owl).Lilac Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206889346682289533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-88607352491403545282011-10-16T20:47:49.521-04:002011-10-16T20:47:49.521-04:00Thanks for the feedback, everyone! Sparse attendan...Thanks for the feedback, everyone! Sparse attendance at showings seems to be the norm, and it looks as if TBY is shaking out to be birder's movie, and that's not enough to make it a box office smash.Jim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-56894086901410584102011-10-16T20:40:11.205-04:002011-10-16T20:40:11.205-04:00Nice write-up, Jim! We enjoyed it very much, but ...Nice write-up, Jim! We enjoyed it very much, but likewise only had about 6-8 fellow moviegoers in the theatre tonight...Diana Malasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-21531488662416368832011-10-16T11:16:46.720-04:002011-10-16T11:16:46.720-04:00Great review, Jim.
I saw it opening night. I rea...Great review, Jim.<br /><br />I saw it opening night. I read the book this past summer and had no expectations that the film would follow the book too faithfully. That said, the film was delightful. It was not a knee-slapping comedy, but I found myself laughing a little more frequently than most people in the audience. Subtle birder humor?<br /><br />I saw the film with a Peruvian who was visiting this week. He works in the Amazon and does a lot of guiding work, and is an avid birder himself. He very much enjoyed the film as well. (And during his brief visit, SW Ohio gave him 56 life listers.)Tom Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224647041667077820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-54038923644953794282011-10-16T10:17:07.022-04:002011-10-16T10:17:07.022-04:00I'm with you on the issue of hard-core listers...I'm with you on the issue of hard-core listers. I have a pocket-sized notebook in which I write down everything I see on a birding excursion, even birds I have seen before (well, I might not bother writing down robin or house finch!) Animals and plants, too. But I don't know how many birds are on my life list, because I've never bothered to count, and to me it's not the point. Generally I know if a bird is new or not, and that's exciting, but I get no less excited if I come upon a flock of cedar waxwings eating berries.Auraleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-18260401664669791432011-10-15T15:27:50.338-04:002011-10-15T15:27:50.338-04:00Great Review Jim. The two scenes you described wit...Great Review Jim. The two scenes you described with the Spotted Woodpecker and Grey Gray Owl resonated with me as well. As usual, your blog postings are intelligent, humorous and well written. -Dwaynedwaynejavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639672664684581687noreply@blogger.com