Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:01:59 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Carol /Oscar Ghebelian Subject: Re: Cecil Birds 11/23 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Not Cecil Birds, but yesterday at Rod 'n Reel, Chesapeake Beach, Calvert Cty there was a beautiful male Wood Duck hanging around with the mallards waiting for handouts. I was astonished and delighted to observe that gorgeous skittish bird so closely. My friend had not seen one before and was treated to an unforgettable experience. What's with this?? Carol Ghebelian Indian Head, MD Chris Starling wrote: > > Greetings, > > While painting our expected childs nursury yesterday (View of North > East > River) I was interupted by a Fish Crow fighting with a large Accipiter. The > Hawk obligingly lit on an ash tree over the river just 25 feet from the > window. There it sat for 20 minutes or so, allowing me to get some great > digiscope pics. It was a Cooper's (BTW). Interesting at the same time I > notices a stunning male Wood Duck on the water below it. The duck stayed in > our cove till dusk where it was associating loosly with a few mallards and > Canada Geese. (I also get some great pics of the duck too...) > > Good birding, > Chris Starling > > ====================================================================== > = > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= -- Carol Ghebelian Indian Head, MD gheb@bellatlantic.net ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================