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---2114655128-1289692297-1321710080=:65470 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All=0AYesterday after lunch I went out and sat on a hardwood hill til da= rk.=0AAs the slope of the hill faced north west, it was breezy but good clo= thes=0Akept me warm. The breeze kept the black flies away and in the advent= that=A0=0AI passed wind from the previous nights beer, it soon made the ef= fects disappear. lol=0AAnyway after awhile I spotted some movements in the = underbrush and I saw a male=0Apheasant. He wasn't poking around either. Run= a piece, low to the ground=0Aand then stop and look around as if he was ne= rvous and take off again. Soon he=0Awas out of sight.=0AA few minutes latte= r, a second one appeared. This one was not discreet. Running about=0Ausing = his wings to gain speed and looked like he was looking for something and in= tended=0Ato pay it his respects when he found it. It was soon out of sight = also.=0AAt sundown, a Sharp-shinned hawk flew in and lite on a branch about= 20 m in up wind from me.=0AIt was sort of brownish - almost fiery brown - = but the light was difficult for me to see properly=0Athe colours. Anyway th= e notch on its tail was plainly visible. Probably this years hatch bird.=0A= It sat there for a few minutes and then took off almost over my head. Altho= ugh I've seen many sharp-shins=0Athey always amaze me with their ability to= dart among the trees. This one was no exception. Just like Syd!=0AOther bi= rds include a raven high over head with its beautiful sounds and a few chic= kadees.=0ANot a big afternoon for you birders - but they sorted of added re= lish to all the other interesting stuff=0Athat was around. But then again I= 'm not a big birder! so its OK.=0AHave a nice fall=0APaul=0A ---2114655128-1289692297-1321710080=:65470 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti= mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hi All</div><div= >Yesterday after lunch I went out and sat on a hardwood hill til dark.</div= ><div>As the slope of the hill faced north west, it was breezy but good clo= thes</div><div>kept me warm. The breeze kept the black flies away and in th= e advent that </div><div>I passed wind from the previous nights beer, = it soon made the effects disappear. lol</div><div>Anyway after awhile I spo= tted some movements in the underbrush and I saw a male</div><div>pheasant. = He wasn't poking around either. Run a piece, low to the ground</div><div>an= d then stop and look around as if he was nervous and take off again. Soon h= e</div><div>was out of sight.</div><div>A few minutes latter, a second one = appeared. This one was not discreet. Running about</div><div>using his wing= s to gain speed and looked like he was looking for something and intended</div><div>to pay it his respects when he found it. It was soon ou= t of sight also.</div><div>At sundown, a Sharp-shinned hawk flew in and lit= e on a branch about 20 m in up wind from me.</div><div>It was sort of brown= ish - almost fiery brown - but the light was difficult for me to see proper= ly</div><div>the colours. Anyway the notch on its tail was plainly visible.= Probably this years hatch bird.</div><div>It sat there for a few minutes a= nd then took off almost over my head. Although I've seen many sharp-shins</= div><div>they always amaze me with their ability to dart among the trees. T= his one was no exception. Just like Syd!</div><div>Other birds include a ra= ven high over head with its beautiful sounds and a few chickadees.</div><di= v>Not a big afternoon for you birders - but they sorted of added relish to = all the other interesting stuff</div><div>that was around. But then again I= 'm not a big birder! so its OK.</div><div>Have a nice fall</div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div></div></body></html> ---2114655128-1289692297-1321710080=:65470--
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