{"id":9079,"date":"2014-11-01T03:27:59","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T07:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=9079"},"modified":"2023-08-28T01:42:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T05:42:25","slug":"oct-31-14-jack-miners-bird-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=9079","title":{"rendered":"NOV 1, 14 .. JACK MINER’S BIRD SANCTUARY .."},"content":{"rendered":"

“WELL DAD !! .. FINALLY DAD !!\u00a0<\/span>.. It sure took you a while to get back to me now didn’t it Dad!! ..<\/p>\n

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DAD YOU HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN BACK TO US !!<\/span><\/p>\n

You are one silly Canada Goose my fine-feathered friend! \u00a0It was you not me who inserted yourself into the end of my previous post below. \u00a0So yes .. here we are with far FAR more photos of you and your Canada Geese buddies than my readers here ever thought existed or wanted to see. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>
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For those of you who do not have Canada Geese as friends .. this breed of waterfowl is extremely precocious.<\/p>\n

Precocious is an Adjective that means to be unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: As in a precocious bird.<\/p>\n

“Thank you so very much you mere human being! ” .. honk-honk-honk .. “Now let us get back to what we were doing before YOU came in here Dad! ” .. honk-honk-honk .. \/s\/ Canada Goose named Precocious ..<\/p>\n

” ‘Zilla Canada Geese HONK. \u00a0They do NOT quack like ducks quack.” .. \u00a0“I know ‘Zilla! \u00a0Not only are you confused .. but all of those following along here with us .. are also confused about this Canada Goose who has inserted himself into our lives here! ” \u00a0We first met him (or is he a she?) last Wednesday the 29th at Jack Miner’s Bird Sanctuary in Kingsville Ontario Canada and he or she has decided that ..<\/p>\n

“Dad .. I AM<\/span>\u00a0here-to-stay with you and with Patti!” .. so honk-honk-honk .. “Get used to me! “<\/p>\n

“Lord God of Abraham .. Creator of Heaven and of Earth .. Will you help me out here? \u00a0Where was I before this silly Canada Goose inserted himself into our lives. \u00a0It must be a HE .. Ladies are more lady-like! “<\/p>\n

“Ah-h-h-h Thank You God .. Prayer Works! ” .. “Captain? ” .. “Yes God.” .. “The Dinkey Bird IS singing in your Amfalulu Tree! ” ..<\/p>\n

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It was late\u00a0September 1994\u00a0<\/span>when Patti first visited Royal Oak, Michigan and Little House with me. \u00a0We two were getting-to-know one another and had driven across the United States from San Francisco, California to the Detroit Michigan area. Meet Little House at ‘1709’ .. The home into which I was taken in early September 1936 from birthing. \u00a0It remains a home some seventy (78) eight years later. \u00a0Oh yes .. a lot of ghosts are here.<\/p>\n

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Now a view of the back of Little House.<\/p>\n

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“No my friend ‘Zilla! I was not born in Little House. \u00a0I was born in .. and I am proud of it .. DETROIT MICHIGAN.”<\/p>\n

“Take a slice out of my arm and the blood that runs out will be MICHIGAN BLUE !!”<\/p>\n

Think what you will .. DETROIT MICHIGAN IS BEAUTIFUL TO ME !! \u00a0Go Red Wings and Tigers and Pistons and Lions!!<\/p>\n

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These four photographs of Detroit Michigan were taken from Windsor Ontario Canada. \u00a0Windsor is located across the Detroit River from Detroit.<\/p>\n

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One long-ago-Saturday morning back in late September or early October 1994 .. Patti and I were visiting the Saturday Morning Farmer’s Market in downtown Royal Oak Michigan. \u00a0Suddenly .. not 10-feet in the air above us .. just outside of the market .. a small flock of from 6 to 10 Canada Geese honked their way overhead and past Patti and me.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Patti\u00a0SQUEELED IN DELIGHT<\/span>and exclaimed with a question!<\/p>\n

“Canada Geese? Here in Royal Oak?”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I replied .. “Oh yes. \u00a0I will have to take you to Jack Miner’s Bird Sanctuary over in Kingsville, Ontario, and show you where many of the migratory Canada Geese en route South from Hudson Bay and other Northern environs stop for a rest before continuing their migration.”<\/p>\n

Captain .. THAT was quite a sentence !<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And so our visits to Jack Miner’s began with Patti and myself. \u00a0I have memories dating back into the 1940s of visiting Jack Miner’s with my parents.<\/p>\n

GOOGLE .. Jack Miner’s Bird Sanctuary .. or .. jackminer.ca .. For all you need or want to know!<\/span><\/p>\n

So here we go with our visit to Jack Miner’s this past Wednesday the 29th of October 2014.<\/p>\n

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The migrating Geese .. and Ducks too .. will stop to overnight in the fields below.<\/p>\n

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Patti and I have seen these fields almost covered with migrating Geese. \u00a0For reasons I do not understand .. only a very few .. they are tiny specks visible only IF you really look closely at the below photo .. were on-hand when we visited this trip.<\/p>\n

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The Jack Miner family home.<\/p>\n

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Below I will ‘pan’ to the left to show you the front of the site.<\/p>\n

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Looking to the left of the above photo.<\/p>\n

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The above photograph shows a large pond on the other-side-of-the-fence that was well populated with Geese which you will clearly see further below.<\/p>\n

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The family home. \u00a0Do all of you see a pumpkin on the right side of the above photo? \u00a0There were pumpkins free-for-the-taking and Patti and I brought this pumpkin home with us to celebrate Halloween.<\/p>\n

Below is Patti’s loving and carefully crafted pumpkin you see in the above photo.<\/p>\n

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And since you have now seen the first of Patti’s Halloween Pumpkins .. why not show you the other two?<\/p>\n

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And now.. Taa-Daa .. ALL THREE OF PATTI’S HALLOWEEN PUMPKINS.<\/p>\n

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Continuing our walk around the home you see the below memorial.<\/p>\n

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And below .. straight ahead of you .. is the view you see en route to the rear of the home. \u00a0The Museum (I am going to show you shortly) is on your left in the below photo. The crew who manage the site hang-out in the building on the right which is also a Club House.<\/p>\n

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Below are photos of both the Museum (left above and below) and of the Club House (right above and below).<\/p>\n

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The Museum was closed during this visit. \u00a0Patti and I have been inside of the Museum many times. \u00a0However I was hoping that after our visit I could post photos of its interior. This was not to be.<\/p>\n

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And now .. finally .. we are looking at the backyard-view of the home. \u00a0The Museum and Club House are behind us to the left.<\/p>\n

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Looking to the left of the above photo we see Ty Cobb Field in the distance.<\/p>\n

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ATTENTION TOM TIGER 48067 LISTEN UP!<\/p>\n

I believe Jack Miner and the legendary Detroit Tigers baseball player .. Ty Cobb .. were friends.<\/p>\n

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Looking back below from the highway at Ty Cobb Field as we drove away following our visit. \u00a0The pictures are dark because it was a dark day. \u00a0Winter is slowly creeping into the midwestern United States.<\/p>\n

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The below memorial to Jack Miner’s son Jasper is in the back yard.<\/p>\n

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The Time Has Come The Walrus Said .. To Show You Photos Of The Geese!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hi Precocious .. Fancy Seeing You Again !<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Yes Precocious ! ” .. “I am going to show many photos of you and of your friends ! “<\/p>\n

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On the other side of the fence you see above .. is the pond you see below.<\/p>\n

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Birds of a feather .. Flock together .. It must be true!<\/p>\n

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You Are One Handsome Canada Goose !<\/span><\/p>\n

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And You Know You Are !<\/span><\/p>\n

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And what might you be thinking ? \u00a0To get wet OR not to get wet ?<\/p>\n

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All the time we were inside their pond area .. they were all pestering Patti for corn and for more corn. \u00a0I was busy with my camera and .. undaunted .. they came right up to me for a hand-out also ! \u00a0Because they approached me of their own free-will I was able to get the above close-up photographs of them. \u00a0They seem to have absolutely no fear of humans.<\/p>\n

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“Mom .. I know what you have there in that cup and I want some! “<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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“Empty? \u00a0I see that .. Mom! \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Go back and get more corn! “<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Below Patti’s right hand .. one of them is actually pecking at Patti’s blue jeans !<\/p>\n

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Undaunted .. Blue Jean Lady remains fascinated with Patti’s blue jeans !<\/p>\n

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Below you see the backyard side of the home. \u00a0Blue Jean Lady is now more interested in Patti’s corn !<\/p>\n

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Oh My Goodness .. Turkeys ?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Well Hello Mister Tom Turkey !<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Hello up there! \u00a0Are You The King of The Roost? “<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Time Has Come The Turkey Said .. To Wrap This Up!<\/span>
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And so we shall!<\/p>\n

We Hope You Had A Nice Halloween!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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With Much Joy .. Cap and Patti ..<\/span>
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A short Post Script .. Over the years we have gotten to know Kirk Miner and assistants Joe and Zack. \u00a0I believe Kirk is now in Arizona. \u00a0Because the site was pretty well closed .. we did not get to see either Joe or Zack. I am not sure if they are still there. I will try to contact Kirk and plan to mail a note to the Jack Miner mailing address in Kingsville Ontario to ask them for any input they might care to give us regarding this Post.<\/p>\n

Kirk, Joe, or Zack .. To possibly refresh your memories .. below is our photo .. we are from ALASKA ..<\/p>\n

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You may recall our truck ..<\/p>\n

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We hope to hear from you!<\/p>\n

Cap and Patti<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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