tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post1036079693070042037..comments2024-03-24T13:38:03.683-05:00Comments on Adventures with Olaf: A visit to Corona (virus)Olaf Danielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18427270873795437960noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-54771228291953172742020-05-01T07:10:50.754-05:002020-05-01T07:10:50.754-05:00Beautiful Beautiful R's Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711563217099699047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-62870934909173675322020-04-30T08:55:39.538-05:002020-04-30T08:55:39.538-05:00Yea, GI problems are not that odd with COVID, if s...Yea, GI problems are not that odd with COVID, if someone would have said I had pancreatitis, I would have said, sure, but it wasn't that bad, I don't think....I don't ever get nauseated, and not sure what that even feels like, but the other end was on and off for quite a few days. Normally, I would have shrugged this whole thing off, except that short of a food borne illness, we've been in contact with no one, just two asymptomatic 24 year old children, so hard to figure alternatives, ....so IDK, thanks Olaf Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427270873795437960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-19991129476745389332020-04-30T04:17:50.496-05:002020-04-30T04:17:50.496-05:00So glad you escaped unscathed. We have been holed ...So glad you escaped unscathed. We have been holed up except for early morning walks in our immediate neighborhood. Our son who lives in Amarillo started having persistent severe non-crampy (epigastric) stomach pain along with low grade fever, no heartburn or nausea or bowel disturbance. A doctor diagnosed "gastroenteritis" and sent him home. Blood count was OK except for "low white cells" and he was sent home. The doctor said he had seen 3 other patients with the same symptoms earlier that day. No thought given to COVID-19 and I will admit (even though I am a physician) I feared he might have a penetrating ulcer and was quite relieved that he probably was over-reacting to the pain. It persisted for about 24 hours and he was able to go back to work after missing only two days. Now your experience has me wondering about the spectrum of symptoms and whether he too was one of the "unapparent" infections. Kenneth Cole Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034897745614006325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-62068037934078740742020-04-29T20:40:19.027-05:002020-04-29T20:40:19.027-05:00I'm not sure I feel like I won much, maybe a d...I'm not sure I feel like I won much, maybe a duel with the Devil, and I hope whatever I got helps me in the future being exposed to whatever is floating out east....lots of unknownsOlaf Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427270873795437960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-76041784260414280732020-04-29T20:38:59.808-05:002020-04-29T20:38:59.808-05:00Rationing tests, even though the SD Director of He...Rationing tests, even though the SD Director of Health was noting how few tests have been ordered last few days, maybe 33% of capacity and doctors needed to be made aware of more "liberal" criteria Olaf Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427270873795437960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-41135573730041140222020-04-29T18:17:39.512-05:002020-04-29T18:17:39.512-05:00Glad to hear that you and Sara are on the mend.......Glad to hear that you and Sara are on the mend....What do you suppose is the reason that you couldn't get tested? Are they "saving" the test for others or are there just so few test available? Do you agree with the "timeline" of the virus getting to the United States sometime in January or was it earlier? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424731999338810485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-78625626693361137862020-04-29T18:15:27.646-05:002020-04-29T18:15:27.646-05:00You win! First person I know personally to have (p...You win! First person I know personally to have (probably) had covid-19. Glad to hear you and Silja (and probably your kids) have recovered without perceptible damage...Whew! JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05134968102358603414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-91568747629987247802020-04-29T18:06:30.581-05:002020-04-29T18:06:30.581-05:00Good Luck and Be Safe. I got the Fan Tail in Mader...Good Luck and Be Safe. I got the Fan Tail in Madera Canyon in May 2011, bird stayed 3 days in the creek bed below the B&Bs. Bill Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563230371028446810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-46707478699560656602020-04-29T17:46:23.054-05:002020-04-29T17:46:23.054-05:00Big O: Well, glad your symptoms are subsiding.
As...Big O: Well, glad your symptoms are subsiding. <br />As Monte says the Crescent chested pair were carrying nesting materials today, so will likely breed in the area. <br />Monte: Yesterday the birders there were kind of social distancing, but no one was wearing a mask or any other kind of protective equipment. The cases in Arizona are not quite as numerous as in other states/counties, but, obviously, all it takes is one infected person. The parking area from which the birds are seen is big, and so social distancing is definitely possible while still observing the birds. As you know, the birds are primarily canopy feeders, and, often in leaf clusters of one kind or another, so photography can be tough, although I am sure you will find a way. My pics were good enough for i.d., but not much else. There was another bird photographer in the group, who, from what I could see got decent shots. As you know, patience is the key, and, luckily, it seems most birders, once they have seen the bird leave. Yesterday on site, there may have been 8 birders initially, but by 11:00 a.m., there were only 3 counting me. The last bit of road through Coronado National Forest is a bit rough, so good to take it slow through there. Take care. thorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735492479164864510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-16582158707867094252020-04-29T16:51:13.532-05:002020-04-29T16:51:13.532-05:00thanks, be safe and hopefully you'll nab it, I...thanks, be safe and hopefully you'll nab it, I dipped on the fan tail couple years back, so i got some work to do yet....we'll see if they stick and I feel I'm not too contagious, just a big haul in a car from hereOlaf Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427270873795437960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-55221363129974212812020-04-29T16:47:14.292-05:002020-04-29T16:47:14.292-05:00Glad you and your wife are feeling better and over...Glad you and your wife are feeling better and over it.<br /><br />There are quite possibly 3, even some say might be 5 Crescent-chested's. AND one was nest building right at the parking lot this Wed AM, so quite possibly they will stick around for a bit and even have off-spring.<br /><br />Jim DeForge and I will drive over from So CAL Friday morning - in separate cars - just keep together the whole trip over and back and possibly get there Fri PM with some daylight. Will let you know. But consider driving (not that motor home that has constant probs! LOL). Or if they nest and things get quiet on the Corona Virus front, you'll be able to fly.<br /><br />For me, it's my last "Photo Bird" of my warblers (seen 4 of them in ABA and no pic!) so don't want to miss this and will be all rigged up with exam gloves, N95 mask, and full plastic wrap around face shield.Montehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07253547600236355673noreply@blogger.com