Agree, whole-heartedly!!

Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD



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From: Rick Borchelt <>
To: MDOSPREY <>
Sent: Sat, Nov 12, 2011 7:16 pm
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Harriers at Irvine Nat. Cent.


I do wish more people would post thoughtful, emotive pieces like yours
o OSPREY.  This is why I bird -- not to tick off species, although
hat certainly can be fun.  But in a very real sense I have never
rown past the sheer awe of bird watching rather than birding.... It
as compelling, engaging writing that recounted experience and sense
f place that created the bird conservation movement in the first
lace; I suspect that without it we are stuck with commodification of
irds and anyone who has a more pressing temporary need will steamroll
ny conservation effort.
Thanks for posting.
On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 7:02 PM, Timothy Houghton <> wrote:
 I didn't think to post this earlier, but the mention today of a harrier at a 
ifferent location suggested that perhaps some would be interested in the 
arriers at Irvine. I've been to Irvine twice in the last ten days, and each 
ime I saw 3 northern harriers: 2 females and 1 male. The first time was 
articularly compelling, b/c I saw all 3 flying at the same time. It's hard to 
escribe the impression I received from that. The day was cool and breezy--an 
arly winter landscape, open grassy fields, lines of largely leafless trees in 
arious places, the wind in grasses and branches. It was terribly beautiful, 
tark. They were flying low, making wave patterns, as you know, over the fields, 
hen rising to go over some trees, then down again to resume the close wave 
hape near the ground. They seemed to dominate the entire area. I'll never 
orget that day, seeing the 3 of them there. TH
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