tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13982078.post4481904901618678702..comments2024-01-13T18:55:52.789-05:00Comments on Intangible Arts: Little darlingsIntangibleArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07277140324522000385noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13982078.post-15364635294128817392008-05-23T10:01:00.000-04:002008-05-23T10:01:00.000-04:00intangible--You are correct! In a magazine writing...intangible--<BR/><BR/>You are correct! In a magazine writing class in grad school, one of my classmates wrote an article all about the Starling and how there's this controversy in MA regarding whether one can freely shoot them or not. Um, yeah. But small game hunting aside, I remember that Starlings were indeed introduced from Europe by some guy who wanted to release every bird ever mentioned by Shakespeare in Central Park. A nice gesture, I suppose, but not very well planned.Marissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11700026735495447094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13982078.post-24618620384339443162008-05-23T08:35:00.000-04:002008-05-23T08:35:00.000-04:00I heard somewhere that they're an imported kind of...I heard somewhere that they're an imported kind of European Starling, and that they've basically invaded many american cities like a plague of rats... Granted, I'd prefer starlings to (feral) rats, as plagues go, but eh...<BR/><BR/>It could've been cane toads, so perhaps we're getting off lucky?IntangibleArtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277140324522000385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13982078.post-42256409241880778772008-05-23T08:23:00.000-04:002008-05-23T08:23:00.000-04:00They are loud, and not especially musical, are the...They are loud, and not especially musical, are they?Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13982078.post-46893099700600010012008-05-22T17:04:00.000-04:002008-05-22T17:04:00.000-04:00So THAT's what's making all that noise!(Yeah, we h...So THAT's what's making all that noise!<BR/><BR/>(Yeah, we have 'em too...)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.com