POP - "Suddenly there came a tapping, ...."

[WDW_Converter]

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more.'

Has anyone had these guys come begging for food from you? When we first arrived we saw mousekeeping feeding them from a few rooms down. We were in the 60's building near Hourglass Lake facing away from the pool. I wonder if the pecking is a common accurance? : Of course we fed them some bread, I think mousekeeping had some sort of cracker.

 

[BCV23]

Loved the title and I did get the requisite goosebumps. I may have to go search for the whole poem as it has been a while since I read it.

Beautiful pictures. Are the birds some type of egret?

 

[LuckySadie]

Really cool birds!! I love nature as does my family esp DS6. We loved the little lizards running around the WL and the pelicans in the lake. But we didn't have these neat birds! Wonder what they are.

 

[MouseWorshipin]

I hate that poem! We had to memorize it in the 8th grade. She gave it to us the first day of class and we had to MEMORIZE the WHOLE THING by the end of the year.

I spent a whole year reciting that darn thing.

23 years later I STILL HATE IT!

...but your post is cute.

 

[Ladyhawke10]

I hate that poem! We had to memorize it in the 8th grade. She gave it to us the first day of class and we had to MEMORIZE the WHOLE THING by the end of the year.

I spent a whole year reciting that darn thing.

23 years later I STILL HATE IT!

...but your post is cute.

What's wrong with memorizing a poem?

 

[scoutsmom99]

Great Pics I saw those birds at CBR last January.

 

[WDW_Converter]

The birds are Sandhill Cranes. They seem to be fairly domesticated, you could feed them out of your hand. Here is a link to more information Sandhill Crane and birds of Florida .

Lucky - the lizards you see running all around WDW are Anoles. My sister has one as a pet, we keep it in a 10 gallon tank with all the trimmings.

Here's a link to the full poem and other works by Poe.

 

[cyndibelle]

ha ha ha that is great...the last time we were there..we could hear some birds squawking so loud..but i could never find them..it was coming from the big lake ...perhaps it is these fellows..

 

[Mom2Ashli]

Great pictures.

 

[CheshireVal]

Great thread! We've never had a lakeview room at Pop... I'm not sure how I'd feel about those birds tapping on my window, though they are very pretty. Silly things!

 

[Feralpeg]

I hate that poem! We had to memorize it in the 8th grade. She gave it to us the first day of class and we had to MEMORIZE the WHOLE THING by the end of the year.

I spent a whole year reciting that darn thing.

23 years later I STILL HATE IT!

...but your post is cute.

The Raven is my favorite poem. I memorized it 30 years ago because I read it so many times. I love it!

I have Sand Hill Cranes near my home. I love them. They are always in groups. If you watch, one is always watching while the others feed. They are really neat birds!

 

[mickeymost]

We have them in our backyard all the time. They will come right up to you to get food. They usually travel in pairs or small groups. We feed them bread. I always tell my son his friends are back and he runs to feed them. Once you feed them, they always return. The sound they make is like no other. They are so big, they scare my german shephard. I wouldn't get too close thought, the beak they have looks like it would take off a finger. So, FEED WITH CAUTION!!! We usually throw bread and run, I'm not taking any chances!

 

[WDW_Converter]

cyndi - I think it would be a good bet that these were the birds you heard, their "voice" as described on another website...

"Sandhill Cranes have a variety of vocalizations, the most common of which is generally described as a repeated series of trumpeting “garoo-a-a-a” calls that can be heard for over a mile. One of the reasons for this remarkably loud and penetrating call is an unusual windpipe. In most birds the trachea passes directly from the throat to the lungs, but in Sandhills it is elongated by forming a single loop which fills a cavity in the sternum. It is not surprising that the louder and more harmonic Whooping Crane has a longer trachea with a double loop."​

Thank you mom for the compliment. I think people tell me I take too many pictures in the 8 days we were there I had over 1,000.

 

[DisneyFan09]

Last October we were in a ground floor room on the lake side of the 70's building and these birds greeted us every evening when we would come back from the parks. We didn't have them tapping on doors or windows but we would make wide circles to get around them because they would not move from the sidewalk. Very bold creatures!!!

 

[tweedlewtwinsmama]

Very cute post OP. I too had to memorize this poem while in school, but we didn't get a year to master it, only a week or so if I remember right. I would love a visit from my festhered friends when I go to Pop this June.

 

[Tissa]

I'm glad we were on the 3rd floor. My ds would have had a heart attack looking out the window at those things. He's afraid of animals especially birds

 

[spiceycat]

in 2004 I went looking for birds to feed at Pop. didn't find any - so I feed the fishes - guess what no fish - but turtles - yes lots of turtles.

came back and mentioned that to WDW - guess what they took away the feeders....

so i guess I will take some bread this trip!!!

 

[WDW_Converter]

Yeah we saw a whole bunch of turtles. But the feeders were there in October '04. One of the turtles we say apparently took a fishermans line because it was still swimming with it in its mouth. I'll upload pictures later when I get the chance.

 

[goofy4tink]

When dd and I were at Pop last August, there was a huge bunch of the cranes hanging around the 60's bldgs....she got a bit freaked out by them and we had to make a huuuuge circle around them. But, they have obviously been 'domesticated' by all the feedings.
In any event, they are much nicer looking than what we call 'the big ugly black bird' at the CR!!! I believe some on from central Fl told me they were a type of vulture! They sure did cut our walks around CR short.....they would sit up on top of the wing bldgs, on the lake side and just watch you pass by. Very scary birds!!! I get the shivers just thinking about them 'tapping' on my door!!!
I love your photos.....they are really terrific.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

OMG!

I love the poem.

We have had 3rd and 2nd floor rooms at Pop, so nothing has ever come rapping at our chamber door. Kind of freaky, actually! But also sort of neat. DS would have liked them!