November 25, 2008
Turkey
The Wild Turkey is the largest native game bird in New York. It almost became our national bird but lost out to the Bald Eagle by one vote. It's eyesight is three times better than human eyesight.
The male Wild Turkey has a harem; up to 20 females (hens) follow "tom" (males) wherever he goes. :-)
Heading out for a few days. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
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October 3, 2008
Friday Feathers
Updated. Oops. Misidentified the bird. It's a Falcon, not a Hawk. :-)
Michael "Falcon" Merlin perched himself high atop a pine tree and surveyed the remnants of the party. He arrived just minutes ago, having flown in from Boca after presenting at the fourth annual North American Raptor Association conference. His presentation, How to Sneak up on Unsuspecting Prey was a huge hit, ending with his theme song, Rap, Rap, Rap, (they call him the Raptor.) The audience went wild, springing to its feet, singing out and clapping to the music. As the hoohah continued, Michael inhaled deeply and bloated with pride, took off for his next event.
With this latest success now behind him, Michael was looking forward to the party. He'd overheard that larks, swallows and finches would be there, more than enough to satisfy his voracious appetite. However, the minute he arrived, the room cleared. Guests rushed and some tripped over each other as they ran to the nearest exit. Michael's head spun, confused about what just happened.
I don't get it, he whispered to the waitress nearby as he stared at the empty room. I just got here. Why did everyone leave so suddenly? When he turned his head to look at her, he found that she too was gone. WTF? he thought.
Unhappy over the rapid exit of party guests, Michael pondered this turn of events. Was it his cologne? His breath? His holier-than-thou attitude? Refusing to believe his presence would be the result of something he did, Michael opted for greener pastures and departed soon after. No action here, he mumbled as he took off.
The end. ;-)
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October 2, 2008
Catching Up
I'm a few weeks behind here and in a couple of other things on my TO-DO list. Hopefully all will be somewhat back to normal real soon. :-)
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September 19, 2008
Friday Feathers
Here's the 1 out of 98 I mentioned in last week's post.
I think this is a Catbird. Anyone?
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September 12, 2008
Friday Feathers
I flew the coop Thursday evening and totally forgot to post. Untethering myself from the laptop for a weekend is always a good thing.
Meanwhile back at the funny farm, weekend activities included shooting photos of any birds I spotted. Unfortunately the only thing I managed to capture was one out of 98 (photos), and that particular photo may just show up here on the 19th... or not. :-) For today, here's an Osprey in flight.
