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Sharpie near-miss
- To: "carolinabirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Sharpie near-miss
- From: "gary" <walela@sccoast.net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 18:22:41 -0500
- Delivered-to: pardo@metalab.unc.edu
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
hi y'all,
this afternoon, a Sharp-shinned Hawk made a pass at the feeders and routed a
House Finch which made straight-way toward where I was standing. At the last
second (as I started to duck,) the finch went left, the Sharpie went right
and checked up overhead on a maple branch about 15' above me. Then it leaned
over, glared at me while it twitched its tail, and muttered what I took to
be rather unflattering remarks regarding my ancestry in Sharpie-ese. Like it
was my fault it missed. Jeez...
Yesterday observed an ad. Bald Eagle giving soaring lessons to a group of
Ring-billed gulls over Lake Busbee in Conway.
Cloudless Sulphur, Gulf Frits, Long-tailed, Clouded and Silver-spotted
skippers on the hummer plants in the frost-free environs here. Alas, no
hummers were noted.
cheers