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---2114655128-233533780-1343399135=:40146 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All=0AWednesday evening we visited a favorite spot,=A0=0Aand saw a nice = flock of Wax Wings. We got there about 8 pm=0Aand the weather was nice - cl= ear with a little NW wind - not hard.=0ADifferent bridge on a different riv= er but the birds were feeding on flies just like before.=0APerhaps 20 - 30 = but hard to count. The river is a very good spot for Caddis=0Aflies and a h= atch was coming off. A lot of midges also but no black flies or mosquitos.= =0AThe Wax wings were perching on the railing of the bridge and would dart = out and=A0=0Agrab a fly when they appeared, they accepted us easily and oft= en perched about 1 m =A0while=0Awaiting for a lunch. Pretty birds so close.= The young one have short tails yet.=0ASeem to have been feeding on blueber= ries early as their droppings were painting the railing blue.=0AAlso with t= hem was 8 - 10 Yellow Rumped Warblers. But they sat on the bridge deck and= =A0=0Ajumped out when lunch flew by. They are in various molted plumages - = not many looked the same=0AThey accepted us also and came close.=0AWhile al= l this was happening a Sharp Shinned Hawk flew by in a hurry to get somewhe= re.=0AThe birds ignored it and went on feeding on the Caddis flies.=0AUp ab= ove about the level of the trees Chimney Swifts were flying around also fee= ding on=0Ainsects. Hard to tell how many most I saw at once was 4 but they = were making big circles=0Aso there was a lot more. Impossible to tell what = they were feeding on but they didn't seem interested=0A=A0to feed close to = the water. They can really move!=0AOn the water was a brood of 9 Black Duck= s not yet able to fly but they were standing on the rocks=0Aflapping their = wings wouldn't be long.=0AWe often complain about insects but the birds wer= en't complaining.=0AMaybe the Caddis were complaining about the birds - LOL= =0AA great show until about 9:10 when everybody went to bed.=0AEnjoy the su= mmer=0APaul=0A ---2114655128-233533780-1343399135=:40146 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti= mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hi All</div><div= >Wednesday evening we visited a favorite spot, </div><div>and saw a ni= ce flock of Wax Wings. We got there about 8 pm</div><div>and the weather wa= s nice - clear with a little NW wind - not hard.</div><div>Different bridge= on a different river but the birds were feeding on flies just like before.= </div><div>Perhaps 20 - 30 but hard to count. The river is a very good spot= for Caddis</div><div>flies and a hatch was coming off. A lot of midges als= o but no black flies or mosquitos.</div><div>The Wax wings were perching on= the railing of the bridge and would dart out and </div><div><span sty= le=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">grab a fly when they appeared, they accepted us ea= sily and often perched about 1 m while</span></div><div><span style= =3D"font-size: 12pt; ">waiting for a lunch. Pretty birds so close. The youn= g one have short tails yet.</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;= ">Seem to have been feeding on blueberries early as their droppings were p= ainting the railing blue.</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = ">Also with them was 8 - 10 Yellow Rumped Warblers. But they sat on the bri= dge deck and </span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">jumpe= d out when lunch flew by. They are in various molted plumages - not many lo= oked the same</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">They accep= ted us also and came close.</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt= ; ">While all this was happening a Sharp Shinned Hawk flew by in a hurry to= get somewhere.</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">The bird= s ignored it and went on feeding on the Caddis flies.</span></div><div>Up a= bove about the level of the trees Chimney Swifts were flying around also fe= eding on</div><div>insects. Hard to tell how many most I saw at once was 4 = but they were making big circles</div><div>so there was a lot more. Impossible= to tell what they were feeding on but they didn't seem interested</div><di= v> to feed close to the water. They can really move!</div><div>On the = water was a brood of 9 Black Ducks not yet able to fly but they were standi= ng on the rocks</div><div>flapping their wings wouldn't be long.</div><div>= We often complain about insects but the birds weren't complaining.</div><di= v>Maybe the Caddis were complaining about the birds - LOL</div><div>A great= show until about 9:10 when everybody went to bed.</div><div>Enjoy the summ= er</div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div></div></body></html> ---2114655128-233533780-1343399135=:40146--
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