Re: [cayugabirds-l] heron near miss

2015-07-13 Thread Melanie Uhlir
WOW!! That sounds like quite a thrill! That would indeed be a spectacular way for a birder to go, albeit pretty unpleasant for both bird and birder! Melanie On 7/13/2015 12:47 PM, John Greenly wrote: I was out rowing on the lake last evening enjoying the quiet time after sunset, when the sil

Re: [cayugabirds-l] heron near miss

2015-07-13 Thread Donna Scott
Very cool! Donna Scott Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 13, 2015, at 12:47 PM, John Greenly wrote: > > I was out rowing on the lake last evening enjoying the quiet time after > sunset, when the silence was shattered by a GRRAAAWWWK followed instantly by > two Great Blue Herons at eye level and s

[cayugabirds-l] heron near miss

2015-07-13 Thread John Greenly
I was out rowing on the lake last evening enjoying the quiet time after sunset, when the silence was shattered by a GRRAAAWWWK followed instantly by two Great Blue Herons at eye level and so close that a set of primaries whooshed by within inches of my face. They had either failed to notice me