Here, here!! Ann
On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 6:59 AM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote:
> Yesterday's entertainment at Stewart Park was highlighted by a thin man
> in a hooded black wetsuit standing tall atop a surfboard with an oar in his
>
> hands and slowly paddling the length of the shoreline. This of course
> caused every single waterbird to take flight in succession. He must've
> looked like the grim reaper to them. When I think of other people's odd
> hobbies, I wonder what they think of my hobby or how they view the world
> ("If I could only get past all those dang people with tripods on the shore
> and get rid of all the birds, then I could appreciate the view of the
> water," or
> "Birds swarming up and flying off are ever so much prettier than when they
> are just lazing around in the water near the shore.") It is surely a
> wonderful
> thing that even on days when there is not enough wind to raise a big kite
> and zoom around frightening the birds wholesale, that someone has still
> found an energy efficient way to clear them off.
>
> Despite the disruption I found a GREEN-WINGED TEAL swimming by herself.
> The single female COMMON GOLDENEYE was by herself as well. Small groups
> of BUFFLEHEADS and RUDDY DUCKS were flying back and forth. There was
> at least one AMERICAN BLACK DUCK afar on the water. Lots of CANADA GEESE,
> including the greylag hybrid, and MALLARDS were moving nervously on or over
>
> the water in the closer ranges. The Aythya flock was much further from
> shore.
> It now numbers about 60. I was able to pick out the BLACK SCOTER among
> them as they flew circuits around the southern end of the lake, and when
> they
> alit far off I could pick out a male REDHEAD as well as RING-NECKED DUCK,
> several LESSER SCAUP, and I think the female CANVASBACK. No doubt there
> was Greater Scaup still among them as well. A GREAT BLUE HERON also flew
> past, but the BELTED KINGFISHER stayed perched on the dock railing
>
> --Dave Nutter
>
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