[mou] Florida and back home in Duluth
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Just a note for those who might be interested. The boys and I got back from
FL on the 9th and we had a wonderful time. Thanks to all for the tips. The
Painted Bunting made the trip for all of us. Corkscrew swamp was the place.
Hudson was momentarily crushed when he saw it. "It's in a cage" he said
quietly with sadness in his voice. The Bunting was at a feeder with a squirrel
mesh around it. He felt better when I told him. He felt much better when he
saw it fly away. A Little Blue Heron gave us a show while eating crawfish
(the LBH was eating, not us). He was within 10 feet and didn't care we were
there. Entering Corkscrew by the parking lot I heard a song. I stopped the
boys and said, "that's a neat one, it has white eyes." "Verio?" Hudson
asked. I guess he does look at that book I gave him. A Limpkin flew over and
"sang" his song. What a sound that was! While driving to my cousins cabin,
Hazen spotted a Kite. "A Kite!" he exclaimed. Of course, I wasn't acclimated
and looked for a child holding a string. We then saw numerous
Swallow-Tailed Kites of which were all great. We made it down to Briggs Nature center and
saw the Florida Scrub Jays. We almost gave up on them but finally showed
about 9:00 AM. Ten thousand Islands showed us the Magnificent Frigate Bird,
Black Skimmer and others. The airboat ride brought us Mottled Ducks, Tricolor
herons, Black necked stilts and more. I didn't get to a lot of areas I had
hoped. Too many touristy things to do with the boys which was fun too.
We got home late Saturday evening, and awoke Sunday to the pond free of ice.
The Kestrels were in their home again for the third year. Song sparrows,
Mallards, Doves (no WWD Randy, sorry), Juncos, woodpeckers, grouse, Wood ducks,
and frogs made it back before us. And boy do I mean frogs! More than
should be allowed in one pond -- of any size! Spring has arrived and my
binoculars are broken. Hmmmmm.
Have a great spring!
Chris Elmgren
Duluth
Gnesen TWP
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tips. The Painted Bunting made the trip for all of us. Corkscrew=
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swamp was the place. Hudson was momentarily crushed when he saw it. "I=
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in a cage" he said quietly with sadness in his voice. The Bunting was=20=
at a=20
feeder with a squirrel mesh around it. He felt better when I told=20
him. He felt <EM>much</EM> better when he saw it fly away. A Lit=
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Blue Heron gave us a show while eating crawfish (the LBH was eating, not=20
us). He was within 10 feet and didn't care we were there. Enteri=
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Corkscrew by the parking lot I heard a song. I stopped the boys=20=
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said, "that's a neat one, it has white eyes." "Verio?" Hudson asked.&n=
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I guess he does look at that book I gave him. A Limpkin flew over and=20
"sang" his song. What a sound that was! While driving to my cous=
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cabin, Hazen spotted a Kite. "A Kite!" he exclaimed. Of=20
course, I wasn't acclimated and looked for a child holding a string.&n=
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We then saw numerous Swallow-Tailed Kites of which were all great. We=20=
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it down to Briggs Nature center and saw the Florida Scrub Jays. We alm=
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gave up on them but finally showed about 9:00 AM. Ten thousand Islands=
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showed us the Magnificent Frigate Bird, Black Skimmer and others. The=20
airboat ride brought us Mottled Ducks, Tricolor herons, Black necked st=
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and more. I didn't get to a lot of areas I had hoped. Too many=20
touristy things to do with the boys which was fun too.</DIV>
<DIV>We got home late Saturday evening, and awoke Sunday to the pond free of=
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ice. The Kestrels were in their home again for the third year.&nbs=
p;=20
Song sparrows, Mallards, Doves (no WWD Randy, sorry), Juncos, woodpeckers,=20
grouse, Wood ducks, and frogs made it back before us. And boy do I mea=
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frogs! More than should be allowed in one pond -- of any size! =20
Spring has arrived and my binoculars are broken. Hmmmmm.</DIV>
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<DIV>Have a great spring!</DIV>
<DIV>Chris Elmgren</DIV>
<DIV>Duluth</DIV>
<DIV>Gnesen TWP</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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