[mou] summer birding extras
Hoeger-Lerdal
prh@hutchtel.net
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 02:22:24 -0500
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Over the last couple weeks I've been treated to several of those =
"Nature" moments that make birding so richly rewarding beyond simply =
counting and adding to lists:
*watching a male Yellowthroat at Schaefer's Prairie dutifully feeding =
its squawking "baby" cowbird, which seemed nearly three times as big as =
its "parent."
**Immature Chickadees high in my backyard, with their parents as voice =
coaches and role models, practicing their chick-a-dee-dee and fee-bee =
songs, but only coming out with shrill, hoarse "buzzes" (although =
gradually improving each day).
***watching, along with the neighbor boys, a parent Rock Dove sternly =
(and literally) with voice and wings and beak pushing and prodding its =
pitifully protesting offspring out from under its safe and cozy roost =
under an eave on the roof, then chasing it all over the roof until it =
reached the peak, where the parent stood guard so that the young'un =
couldn't escape back down (which it tried to do several times). As of =
today, the young pigeon was still standing at the roof top, gathering =
its courage to finally take off. How did that parent know it was time =
for junior to fly the coop? And where is that video camera when you =
really need it?
Pete Hoeger, Hutchinson
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Over the last couple weeks I've been =
treated to=20
several of those "Nature" moments that make birding so richly rewarding =
beyond=20
simply counting and adding to lists:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>*watching a male Yellowthroat at =
Schaefer's Prairie=20
dutifully feeding its squawking "baby" cowbird, which seemed nearly =
three=20
times as big as its "parent."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>**Immature Chickadees high in my =
backyard, with=20
their parents as voice coaches and role models, practicing their=20
chick-a-dee-dee and fee-bee songs, but only coming out with =
shrill, hoarse=20
"buzzes" (although gradually improving each day).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>***watching, along with the neighbor =
boys, a parent=20
Rock Dove sternly (and literally) with voice and wings and =
beak pushing and=20
prodding its pitifully protesting offspring out from under its safe =
and=20
cozy roost under an eave on the roof, then chasing it all over the roof =
until it=20
reached the peak, where the parent stood guard so =
that the=20
young'un couldn't escape back down (which it tried to do several =
times). =20
As of today, the young pigeon was still standing at the roof top, =
gathering its=20
courage to finally take off. How did that parent know it was time =
for=20
junior to fly the coop? And where is that video camera when you =
really=20
need it?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pete Hoeger, Hutchinson</FONT></DIV>
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