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hmmm...er



Hey y'all,
    After the way cool birds 'round here the last two weeks, things have
quieted mightily.
    If it weren't for 2 - 3 Ruby-throats in the yard, I'd think all the
migrants had moved out. Whunadeez might stay awhile, seein' as how he ain't
got no rectrices (that'd be tail feathers, y'all) right now. Kinda
odd-looking little guy. Primaries project well beyond his immature male
Ruby-throated rear-end. Hovers with an unusual amount of side-to-side
tail-area movement. Keeps a low profile, sneaks around. Sorta the
anti-thesis of a male hummingbird. He must be feeling pretty low in the
self-esteem dept. Even the girls are chasing him away. He'll need therapy
before long.
    That tail is a highly useful piece of equipment in the hummingbird's
tool kit.

;)

Gary Phillips
Conway, SC
 Zone 8
walela@sccoast.net
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing's going to get
better. It's not." (Dr. Seuss, "The Lorax")