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Index of Subjects Thanks, Dave. Sometimes you do wonder why you bother, when it's just feeding the hawks! Lois On 22/03/2013 9:44 AM, David Currie wrote: > Hi Lois > > You must feel awful as much as you try to rationalize the "nature of > things". Its had to be a ton of work keeping these special birds alive > through the cold, rain and windy conditions this winter in particular. > You become attached and I think we all feel the loss of that bird > knowing all you've done. > > Take care. Dave > > -----Original Message----- From: Lois Codling > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:40 PM > To: Nature NS > Subject: [NatureNS] Baltimore Oriole, Pine Warbler, Red-bellied > Woodpecker > > As I was heading out to feed the birds this afternoon I saw something on > the ground beside the back feeding cage where I put mealworms, suet, > etc. for our remaining 'special' birds. It was a small hawk, I think > our usual Sharp-shinned immature male, plucking a bird. The prey seemed > to have very bright feathers, and I quickly realized that it was our > Oriole. I ran to the back to try to rescue him, but I was too late. > The Sharpie had departed with its prey. I feel terrible that we have > lost our lovely Oriole which we have been feeding four times a day all > winter. > > Before the last heavy rainstorm was the last time we saw 2 of our 3 Pine > Warblers. We still have the bright male. > > The male Red-bellied Woodpecker has been making a nest hole in a dead > Ash tree, just behind our property line. We haven't seen the female in > several weeks, but perhaps she is still in the area. > > Lois Codling > L. Sackville >
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