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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_7XNac2Fcztq1rOW5l0qXyA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-disposition: inline Very picturesque description of some of the bird behavior down there! Th= oroughly enjoyed reading this! Obviously=2C meal preparation can occasio= nally=2C be tricky! = Gayle MacLean Dartmouth = On 03/18/16 10=3A41 PM=2C bev wigney =3Cbkwigney=40gmail=2Ecom=3E wrote=3A= = =3E = =3E James=2C and all=2C =3E = =3E Very interesting stories about these Grouse interactions=2E It=27s = rather fascinating that there is a somewhat similar type of interaction = with Roadrunners down here in the southwest where I spend my winters=2E = We think of these birds as being almost insanely nervous as they dart a= round from bush to bush=2E However=2C many people have had experiences= withmRoadrunners that begin to become a frequent visitor to the yard an= d will watch or follow them around=2C and eventually get to the point of= climbing up on picnic tables to beg for food=2E One friend started fee= ding one of these birds a little bit of hamburger meat when it would han= g around his outdoor barbecue in the evenings=2E It wasn=27t too long b= efore the Roadrunner was coming to the screen door of the kitchen a coup= le of times a day=2C to impatiently march back and forth waiting for a h= amburger meat treat=2E When the door opened=2C it would run right in an= d wait to be fed=2E I was there with my dogs while this was going on on= e afternoon and the =3E bird was quite unafraid of me (a stranger)=2C or of my dogs=2E Her= e at the cabin where I stay=2C there is a Roadrunner that hangs around t= he general area=2E I see it zooming around from bush to bush and occasi= onally walking around outside the cabin=2E It never approaches me=2C bu= t a friend who lives here in summer says that it occasionally peers in t= he front door during monsoon season when the door is open most of the ti= me=2E It may just be that these desert birds are more willing to take r= isks to get food=2E The Canyon Towhees and Curve-Bill Thrashers here a= t the cabin will come right into the cabin=2C or get into the barbecue i= f I leave the lid open=2E They will take anything that is not covered wi= th a pot lid=2E I keep some food in my van and they often go in there= to steal vegetables=2E When I am camping=2C the Mexican Jays will get= right into a shopping bag left on the picnic table even for just a few= seconds=2E They quickly tear holes in fruit or vegetables that are too= heavy to carry off=2E =3E One came into my van=2C gave me quite a pinching bite on the back = of my leg=2C grabbed a sandwich in a plastic bag and flew away to a tree= to tear the bag apart to eat the sandwich=2E I=27ve had Cactus Wrens a= ctually grab at spaghetti if it is sticking up above the pot while it be= gins to cook=2E Needless to say=2C food preparation can be quite compli= cated when you are trying to fend off an assortment of hungry birds that= are scurrying around your campsite=2E = =3E = =3E Bev Wigney =3E Round Hill=2C NS =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E On 2016-03-18=2C at 8=3A42 PM=2C James Hirtle =3Cjrhbirder=40hotmail= =2Ecom=3E wrote=3A =3E = =3E =3E This topic is optimal for me at the moment=2C as I=27ve been mea= ning to post something similar for awhile now=2E =3E --Boundary_(ID_7XNac2Fcztq1rOW5l0qXyA) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-disposition: inline =3CDIV=3EVery picturesque=26nbsp=3Bdescription of some of the bird behav= ior down there! Thoroughly enjoyed reading this! Obviously=2C meal prepa= ration can occasionally=2C be tricky!=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C/DI= V=3E=3CDIV=3EGayle MacLean=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3EDartmouth=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E= =26nbsp=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3CSPAN=3EOn 03/18/16 10=3A41 PM=2C =3CB class=3Dnam= e=3Ebev wigney =3C/B=3E=26lt=3Bbkwigney=40gmail=2Ecom=26gt=3B wrote=3A=3C= /SPAN=3E =3CBLOCKQUOTE class=3DiwcQuote style=3D=22PADDING-LEFT=3A 13px=3B MARGIN= -LEFT=3A 0px=3B BORDER-LEFT=3A =2300f 1px solid=22 cite=3Dmid=3A56A8E664= -DB42-4C16-95C2-F8EEFB56A6B9=40gmail=2Ecom type=3D=22cite=22=3E =3CDIV class=3D=22mimepart text plain=22=3EJames=2C and all=2C=3Cbr /=3E= =3Cbr /=3EVery interesting stories about these Grouse interactions=2E=26= nbsp=3B It=27s rather fascinating that there is a somewhat similar type = of interaction with Roadrunners down here in the southwest where I spend= my winters=2E=26nbsp=3B We think of these birds as being almost insanel= y nervous as they dart around from bush to bush=2E=26nbsp=3B However=2C=26= nbsp=3B many people have had experiences withmRoadrunners that begin to = become a frequent visitor to the yard and will watch or follow them arou= nd=2C and eventually get to the point of climbing up on picnic tables to= beg for food=2E=26nbsp=3B One friend started feeding one of these birds= a little bit of hamburger meat when it would hang around his outdoor ba= rbecue in the evenings=2E=26nbsp=3B It wasn=27t too long before the Road= runner was coming to the screen door of the kitchen a couple of times a = day=2C to impatiently march back and forth waiting for a hamburger meat = treat=2E=26nbsp=3B When the door opened=2C it would run right in and wai= t to be fed=2E=26nbsp=3B I was there with my dogs while this was going o= n one afternoon and the=3Cbr /=3E=26nbsp=3Bbird was quite unafraid of me= (a stranger)=2C or of my dogs=2E=26nbsp=3B Here at the cabin where I st= ay=2C there is a Roadrunner that hangs around the general area=2E=26nbsp= =3B I see it zooming around from bush to bush and occasionally walking a= round outside the cabin=2E=26nbsp=3B It never approaches me=2C but a fri= end who lives here in summer says that it occasionally peers in the fron= t door during monsoon season when the door is open most of the time=2E=26= nbsp=3B It may just be that these desert birds are more willing to take = risks to get food=2E=26nbsp=3B=26nbsp=3B The Canyon Towhees and Curve-Bi= ll Thrashers here at the cabin will come right into the cabin=2C or get = into the barbecue if I leave the lid open=2E They will take anything tha= t is not covered with a pot lid=2E=26nbsp=3B=26nbsp=3B=26nbsp=3B I keep = some food in my van and they often go in there to steal vegetables=2E=26= nbsp=3B=26nbsp=3B When I am camping=2C the Mexican Jays will get right i= nto a shopping bag left on the picnic=26nbsp=3B table even for just a fe= w seconds=2E=26nbsp=3B They quickly tear holes in fruit or vegetables th= at are too heavy to carry off=2E=3Cbr /=3E=26nbsp=3B One came into my va= n=2C gave me quite a pinching bite on the back of my leg=2C grabbed a sa= ndwich in a plastic bag and flew away to a tree to tear the bag apart to= eat the sandwich=2E=26nbsp=3B I=27ve had Cactus Wrens actually grab at = spaghetti if it is sticking up above the pot while it begins to cook=2E=26= nbsp=3B Needless to say=2C food preparation can be quite complicated whe= n you are trying to f