[Birdnet] Three-toed Pervert

[Connie McManus]

thanks for the amusing story and lovely photos.  as i watch birds fly (using
binoculars, of course) from the trees in my yard to my neighbor's trees,
I've often thought that some day my neighbors my be concerned that I'm
peeping into their homes.  I'm just waiting for the day...

no new birds to report from my yard, but one evening  i saw 4 American
Goldfinches (3 male, 1 female), 5 Bullock's Orioles (3 males, 2 females), 8
Western Kingbirds and 3 or 4 male House Finches all perched along the power
lines beside my house, each of them singing their little hearts out for a
good 5 minutes or more. It was quite a treat to hear and see all of them
lined up together as I have never seen those species perch together for such
a long time before.

Connie McManus
Nibley, Cache County





On 6/22/07, Paul Higgins <phigginscsc at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I left work early today and wanted to get up to Monte Cristo and scout out
> the woodpeckers and sapsuckers Kris Purdy reported yesterday.  My plan was
> to scout them out and return tomorrow morning,blind up, and get some
> pictures tomorrow.
>
> Kris forgot to mention that one of the American Three-toed Woodpecker
> nests was within four feet of the restroom about eight feet high.  I located
> the cavity and started taking pictures. I used the rest room as my blind,
> peeking around the corner.  I had the female come in and was feeding the
> youngster's when two woman walked out of the restroom right into my lap.
> One let out a squeal.  There they were, coming out of the restroom with
> me pointing and focusing my camera almost right at them, taking pictures.
> Needles to say...that's all I got.  I'm just glad they didn't call the
> Sheriff...Thanks Kris.
>
> I get quite a few e-mails with people wanting to know what equipment I
> use.  These were shot with a Nikon 300mm f4.0 AF-S lens with a D-200 Nikon
> body at 10 to 15 feet(handheld).
>
> http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/80992557
> http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/80992558
> http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/80992559
> http://www.pbase.com/phiggins/image/80992560
>
> The fourth image is how I felt after my bathroom adventure.
>
> Paul
>
>
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