Re: [cayugabirds-l] question of the day

2015-03-12 Thread Kathleen Kramer
While I agree with Pete, some of us... me, at this stage of life and my now-deceased and dear friend Caissa Wilmer... have physical limitations but don't want to give up the joy of birding. About vehicles... I used to have a Subaru Legacy which had good-sized windows, a hatchback for

[cayugabirds-l] OT: Fox in my yard

2015-01-22 Thread Kathleen Kramer
As someone who rarely sends messages on the cayugabirds listserv, I apologize if I'm so far off topic as to be breaking rules. I just wanted to share something my husband, Jack, and I watched from our 2nd story living room yesterday. A red fox with a full and healthy-looking coat came from

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird Moth

2014-08-13 Thread Kathleen Kramer
Although this posting isn't about a bird, it's close! On Monday, my husband and I noticed what we thought was a very large bee visiting the pink petunias planted near our garage. Looking closer, we saw it wasn't a bee, and now seemed to resemble a small hummingbird. We knew it was neither,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Robin ferocity- Salt Point

2014-05-29 Thread Kathleen Kramer
the dead cardinal on a nearby stump and went out on an errand for a short time. When we returned, the cardinal was gone. Don't know if the chipmunk came back and dragged her away or if a neighborhood cat had come by. In any case, we learned that chipmunks are tough! Kathleen Kramer Newfield On 5/29

[cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese - Huge numbers (Sunday evening, Montezuma)

2014-03-31 Thread Kathleen Kramer
a gift! (Please excuse my amateur enthusiasm!) Kathleen Kramer Newfield -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http

[cayugabirds-l] Fox's Refrigerator - OT?

2013-12-19 Thread Kathleen Kramer
As a loyal reader of (but not a poster to) Cayugabirds-L, I hope you'll excuse me if I'm 'way off topic, I but thought you folks might be interested in (or have seen) what we saw yesterday morning. Watching from our front windows, we saw a beautiful red fox trotting up our driveway. (There's a