What are your 'other' hobbies?

Originally Posted by garweft

But something is really wrong when you go from playing along with the entire Randy Rhodes tribute album to barely being able to keep up with Nirvana.....

Originally Posted by MalinoisK9

Wow, your hobby is getting attacked by a dog.... WTF....

Originally Posted by garweft

Wow, your hobby is getting attacked by a dog.... WTF....

Haha yea... it's some good fun. It's better since I do both decoying and handling. That way I get to unleash my own on the other decoys too

That and it's a good way to hang out with your friends.


And a quick pic to show the lighter side them

Sheldon, I have to admit that I think you're crazy, too. My reasoning has nothing to do with the fact that you're being attacked by dogs. That part looks pretty cool (lol...as long as you have on the gear!), but the "crazy part" is that you're wearing full gear in warm weather and shorts in the snow!!!!

LOL...but seriously, awesome looking dogs there!!

Originally Posted by Matt2979

Sheldon, I have to admit that I think you're crazy, too. My reasoning has nothing to do with the fact that you're being attacked by dogs. That part looks pretty cool (lol...as long as you have on the gear!), but the "crazy part" is that you're wearing full gear in warm weather and shorts in the snow!!!!

LOL...but seriously, awesome looking dogs there!!

Haha yea it must be that Michigan blood in me. I actually wore shorts today and it was 18F when I left the house this morning. If it is a sunny day I just want to pretend it's summer I guess.

bringing this thread back up...

I started drawing again after 10 year hiatus and wanted to show off, I mean, share, yes share. It's sort of snake related...

April, that's awesome! I tried drawing people and, ironically, I can only get the hands right. I can't draw faces at all.

I've got several hobbies myself, although they're all outdoor related. I assist with a couple bird banding stations in Georgia which is a lot of fun, plus it's For Science! (Kudos to those who get the reference.)

This past weekend I was down at Jekyll Island, helping with the migration station they've got there. It was awesome, because I got to get my hands on one of these guys. Yes, those are my fingers.




Any of you bird nuts know what it is? Hint: It's endemic (meaning occurs nowhere else in the world) to the coast of the southeastern United States and has been suffering declines due to habitat loss and, believe it or not, pet trade poaching.

We had a respectable number of species this past weekend at Jekyll. A highlight was 8 Peregrine Falcons chasing each other overhead. Amazing sight! Here's me with a male American redstart. And yes, I wear a funny hat. It's waterproof and keeps the Georgia sun off me and I lurv it even though it's goofy! :-)



Here's me with a rather irate female blue grosbeak at the banding station at Panola State Park in central Georgia. This isn't a migration-only station, so we catch birds here year-round. It's neat to see the various species come and go.

*spaz* Painted Bunting? SO pretty, and I'm SO jealous.
And heehee, little bird bites are funny. I had a gouldian once who thought she was incredibly ferocious and would get the webbing between the fingers as I was trimming her nails.

Nice drawing April!

I'm into random cuddling.

Love it, Charles! I had no idea I was going to be in Georgia for this long or I would've applied three years ago for the draw-only alligator hunt. It's been one of my dreams to go gator hunting!

Just out of curiosity, what do you do with the hide? Can you sell it or do you keep it?