Dearest Doug,
Unless someone chastised you for your previous e-mail, I saw it as a tongue in
cheek post and took it well. Not for a minute did I think you were propagating
doubt.
I did however raise an eyebrow at the sum zero of birds. Surely, with all that
talent aboard someone would have ticked the Sheepshead usuals. To not have Mute
Swan on the list as an outgoing or returning tick suggests serious GI 😬😂
“It’s all fun and games until you use banding code.” ~ Name withheld 😂
Cheers,
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manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
> On Oct 5, 2021, at 6:44 AM, Douglas Futuyma <dfutu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Yesterday, I reported that some participants on the pelagic excursion on the
> Atlantic Princess were skeptical that mechanical problems were the cause of
> the termination of the cruise. A birder has told me that he heard the crew
> talking about a problem, concerned about what to do. I apologize for
> propagating doubt, without evidence. Although the decision to reverse course
> was disappointing and inconvenienced some participants, it was well
> considered and justified.
>
> Doug Futuyma
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