Re: fitting help (man's shirt)

In article <44932388@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Pogonip <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Phaedrine wrote:

We have a lot of woodpeckers here. Good grief! Those that come to the
feeder include the Hairy Woodpeckers, Downys, Sapsuckers but only in the
winter, Flickers infrequently (they vastly prefer ants), and Red
Bellies. Mr. & Mrs Red Belly are coming often right now which likely
means that they have a youngster. Last year, they had only one pretty
male. My favorites do not come to the feeders despite trying to tempt
them with all manner of nuts and goodies. But you can hear them over a
long distance making a loud racket with their drumming. One of those
Pileateds frequents a tree right across the driveway on the edge of the
forest. Pileateds are truly a remarkable sight if you are lucky enough
to find them.

This year we also have been lucky to have a pair of rose-breasted
grosbeaks at the feeders. He's a real beaut with his brilliant rosy
bib. Mother grosbeak has no red but her eye markings are quite
striking. She is rather shy and intimidated by the redwing blackbirds
and lark sparrows at the feeders but she waits patiently until they've
had their fill. I've seen one fledgling male with a slightly pink
under-chin.
Phae

Wow! You have many more varieties than we get here in the high desert.
How fun! My handyman reports red-winged blackbirds at his house about
a mile away. I have blackbird envy.

We have many because we live on the edge of a forest and have three
state park/forests around us. I can't even identify them all. But I'm
trying little by little. At night we have bats, Barred and Great-Horned
Owls though not as many since the damn West Nile. Oh there are
Whipporwills too at night. My DH built a bat house and hoisted it high
in the tree for them. They are so great for the garden. Redwings like
to hang around near water and there is a big pond on the other side of
the road. My DH is very tall and they like to dive-bomb him. Some type
of fly-catcher is now nesting in our garage (and it is getting far too
warm for that. Usually, we only have the Carolina wrens out there.
It's not a Phoebe because it looks different and they like to nest under
the eaves of our front porch. Two years past, a rat snake got the
babies and mama Phoebe cried horribly for two days. I never knew that
rat snakes could climb a wall like that or that a mother bird would
mourn like that for so long. Her cries were so pitiful as she searched
in vain for them. Now we provide protection if they nest on the porch.
I've not seen any Cowbirds this year so the Bluebirds are abundant.

Phae

--
I fear me you but warm the starved snake
Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare)
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