Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 07:04:38 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: June Tveekrem Subject: Re: Bird ID? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Actually, the telescope is almost certainly a reflector (those big telescopes usually are), so there wouldn't be a lens out front to scratch. I suppose the plastic cover that the bird scratched is for keeping dirt, debris, and bird poop off the primary mirror. June Tveekrem Columbia, Howard County, MD tweekiebird@toadmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter Ellison" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Bird ID? > Hi All, > > I guess telescopes in the Andes make good perches. At least it wasn't the > lens he scratched. > > Walter Ellison ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================