[mou-net] Chanhassen Red-shouldered Hawks

2021-03-23 Thread Paul Worwa
Sunday morning I was greeted by a cacophony coming from the woods behind our home. "Our" Red-shouldered Hawks had returned for the 14th consecutive year, to hopefully nest again. Their piercing calls to one another from the treetops were muted at times from the unhappy Crows and Blue Jays that w

[mou-net] Incredible Crow Story

2021-03-23 Thread MJH
This is too good not to share: https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/crows-give-man-the-sweetest-gift If I ever received such personal tokens from a corvid, I wouldn't trade them for a pair of Swarovskis. Michael Hurben Bloomington Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED

Re: [mou-net] Chanhassen Red-shouldered Hawks

2021-03-23 Thread Bernard P. Friel
Awakened this morning to a the first pair of Wood Ducks of the season checking out the houses in my back yard in Mendota Heights. Bernard P. Friel Web Pages-http://www.wampy.com On 3/23/21, 14:08, "Minnesota Birds on behalf of Paul Worwa" wrote: Sunday morning I was greeted by a cacop

[mou-net] Pheasants

2021-03-23 Thread Kim Wilcox
Noticed some movement in the backyard this morning, and was delighted to see a beautiful pair of ring-necked pheasants poking around. The male chased the female a bit and she ran off; don't know if he was trying to get lovey-dovey or just being territorial. He eventually moved off in the opposite d

Re: [mou-net] Pheasants

2021-03-23 Thread Charles Greenman
Kim, where are you located? Charlie Greenman Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 23, 2021, at 4:09 PM, Kim Wilcox > <1f18f49fc403-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > > Noticed some movement in the backyard this morning, and was delighted to > see a beautiful pair of ring-necked pheasants poking

Re: [mou-net] Pheasants

2021-03-23 Thread Kim Wilcox
Oops - sorry! I'm in Otsego, just north of the Crow River, off Hwy 101. On Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 4:13 PM Charles Greenman wrote: > Kim, where are you located? Charlie Greenman > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 23, 2021, at 4:09 PM, Kim Wilcox < > 1f18f49fc403-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wro