That reminds me of a great cartoon that I saw in a newspaper a few years ago.
It showed a mother cat in a grocery store isle holding a box of ORIOLES complete with an illustration of a bird on the front of the box. While she was looking at the package of ORIOLES, her kitten was trying to get her attention by grabbing at her elbow. The kitten was saying OOH! OOH! OOH! and was excitedly pointing at the packages of DOUBLE STUFFED ORIOLES on the shelf. The picture on those boxes showed a very obese bird. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. Perhaps a victim of too much grape jelly and hummingbird food at my feeders? Sorry, I couldn't resist sharing that image. Good Birding, Dan Jackson Chaseburg, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Near LaCrosse) http://community.webshots.com/user/danielejackson -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of revdeb51 at comcast.net Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 1:14 PM To: MOU e list Subject: [mou] sweet tooth? I was startled and somewhat excited recently when I looked out my window to see a large 'hummingbird' on my nectar feeder. Once I put on my glasses I realized it was a chickadee taking a sip of the sugar water. So, birds develop sweet tooths also. I hope this "new" habit doesn't result in obese chickadees. -- Oh no, not another learning experience! Debra J. Wells 6222 Yucca Lane North Maple Grove, MN 55311
