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Well that was an interesting episode, Marg. =C2=A0Says something about maki=
ng sure the birds have tangles to navigate! =C2=A0I'm going to be planting =
a lot more vine plants this summer.
I once saw a junco in the froze position. I kept an eye on it and it was th=
ere so long I thought it was literally frozen, as the weather was very cold=
. =C2=A0It was there for half an hour. =C2=A0I went outside to see what I c=
ould make of it, then I spied a shrike in a nearby tree. =C2=A0The junco th=
en took off and the shrike behind it and I then ran after the them. =C2=A0T=
he junco headed into the woods and I don't know what happened then. I was s=
o sorry that I went outside. =C2=A0Though there have been other cases of a =
bird in need, such as frozen onto something (the feet must have been wet) w=
here it was the thing to do. =C2=A0In general though, best to assume as you=
did, and see what happens. =C2=A0If it was there for an hour I think I'd h=
ave to investigate somehow though. =C2=A0A cautionary tale!
Carmel SmithMidville BranchLunenburg County=20
On Saturday, March 7, 2015 6:41 PM, Marg Millard <mmillard@eastlink.ca=
> wrote:
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I was just privileged to watch the most amazing bit of nature, live, in my=
=20
own grapevine. Over the years there have been many interesting things appea=
r=20
and take place outside my kitchen window. Todays incident has ranked with=
=20
the very best.
I was filling the kettle, just looked out to see who was feeding when I=20
noticed a solitary chickadee frozen holding to an upright bit of vine. Very=
=20
still. I looked about as we have been visited from time to time a small=20
Sharpie who works very industriously but so far (thankfully or not I cannot=
=20
decide; it has to eat too) ) hasn't caught anything. I didn't see anything=
=20
but thought I would go pick up the camera, remembering the lovely photos I=
=20
got last Sat.. Just as I came back to the window, the hawk blew into the=20
vine. It knew there was something there for sure but just didn't pick the=
=20
chickadee out. There was a lot of twitching and peering maybe 10 minutes=20
worth. Suddenly in flew another chickadee and it began to taunt the hawk an=
d=20
chattering and peeping it seemed to encourage the other to do the same. The=
y=20
moved through a real tangle and
and right up behind the hawk, then in front, dropping back into the heavy=
=20
tangle. Hawk was really taking notice of all this and began trying to grab=
=20
one or the other. Chickadee #2 flew straight out out of sight with the hawk=
=20
after it. No. 1 Chickadee was back to being frozen.=C2=A0 I went to the win=
dow on=20
the other side of the house and could see nothing so returned to the kitche=
n=20
and there were two bird frozen and the hawk booting it across the front yar=
d=20
after? nothing I could see.
Fascinating.
Marg
Marg Millard
19 White Point 2 Rd.,
White Point, Queens Co.,
R.R. # 1 Hunts Point,
Nova Scotia , Canada
B0T 1G0 (902)683-2393
MargMillard.ca=20
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6_0_1_1425773419167_9704"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1425773419167_9703">Well=
that was an interesting episode, Marg. Says something about making s=
ure the birds have tangles to navigate! I'm going to be planting a lo=
t more vine plants this summer.<br><br>I once saw a junco in the froze posi=
tion. I kept an eye on it and it was there so long I thought it was literal=
ly frozen, as the weather was very cold. It was there for half an hou=
r. I went outside to see what I could make of it, then I spied a shri=
ke in a nearby tree. The junco then took off and the shrike behind it=
and I then ran after the them. The junco headed into the woods and I=
don't know what happened then. I was so sorry that I went outside. T=
hough there have been other cases of a bird in need, such as frozen onto so=
mething (the feet must have been wet) where it was the thing to do. I=
n general though, best to assume as you did, and see what happens. If=
it was there for an hour I think I'd have to investigate somehow though. &=
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size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> On Saturday, March 7, 2015 6:41 PM, Marg Millar=
d <mmillard@eastlink.ca> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div cla=
ss=3D"y_msg_container">I was just privileged to watch the most amazing bit =
of nature, live, in my <br>own grapevine. Over the years there have been ma=
ny interesting things appear <br>and take place outside my kitchen window. =
Todays incident has ranked with <br>the very best.<br>I was filling the ket=
tle, just looked out to see who was feeding when I <br>noticed a solitary c=
hickadee frozen holding to an upright bit of vine. Very <br>still. I looked=
about as we have been visited from time to time a small <br>Sharpie who wo=
rks very industriously but so far (thankfully or not I cannot <br>decide; i=
t has to eat too) ) hasn't caught anything. I didn't see anything <br>but t=
hought I would go pick up the camera, remembering the lovely photos I <br>g=
ot last Sat.. Just as I came back to the window, the hawk blew into the <br=
>vine. It knew there was something there for sure but just didn't pick the =
<br>chickadee out. There was a lot of twitching and peering maybe 10 minute=
s <br>worth. Suddenly in flew another chickadee and it began to taunt the h=
awk and <br>chattering and peeping it seemed to encourage the other to do t=
he same. They <br>moved through a real tangle and<br>and right up behind th=
e hawk, then in front, dropping back into the heavy <br>tangle. Hawk was re=
ally taking notice of all this and began trying to grab <br>one or the othe=
r. Chickadee #2 flew straight out out of sight with the hawk <br>after it. =
No. 1 Chickadee was back to being frozen. I went to the window on <br=
>the other side of the house and could see nothing so returned to the kitch=
en <br>and there were two bird frozen and the hawk booting it across the fr=
ont yard <br>after? nothing I could see.<br>Fascinating.<br>Marg<br>Marg Mi=
llard<br>19 White Point 2 Rd.,<br>White Point, Queens Co.,<br>R.R. # 1 Hunt=
s Point,<br>Nova Scotia , Canada<br>B0T 1G0 (902)683-2393<br>MargMillard.ca=
<br><br><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
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