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Hilton Pond 03/08/03 (Woodpecker Tongues)
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu (CarolinaBirds)
- Subject: Hilton Pond 03/08/03 (Woodpecker Tongues)
- From: BILL HILTON JR The Piedmont Naturalist <hilton@hiltonpond.org>
- Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 13:59:21 -0500
- Delivered-to: pardo@metalab.unc.edu
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
The six species of woodpeckers at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont
Natural History are interesting creatures, and their tongues are
among their most amazing adaptations.
For some close-up views of how a woodpecker's tongue works, please
visit the photo essay under "This Week at Hilton Pond' for the week
of 8-14 March 2003 at http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek030308.html .
As always, there's a tally of birds banded during the period, along
with a list of recaptures from previous years and a mug shot of a
Carolina Chickadee that was found dead with a tick attached to its
throat.
Happy Nature Watching,
BILL
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BILL HILTON JR., Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA
hilton@hiltonpond.org, (803) 684-5852, eFax: (503) 218-0845
The mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is "to
conserve plants, animals, habitats, and other natural components of
the Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation,
scientific study, and education for students of all ages." Please
visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net) at
http://www.hiltonpond.org and http://www.rubythroat.org ("Operation
RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project").
"Never trust a person too lazy to get up for sunrise or too busy to
watch the sunset." BHjr.