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2004-04-09 - 8:48 a.m. The Chickadees have been quite active at the nest but I'm not sure if they have hatchlings yet. I tried to check the box this morning, but a soft hissing sound from inside the box made me rethink my plan. I don't want to get them any more riled than the Mockingbirds already have. moments later A nicely marked Pine Warbler -- I'll assume an adult male -- was sitting on the rear Hummingbird feeder just now. Not trying to drink. Just sort of sitting there looking puzzled. Nice amount of yellow, and the two wing bars were crisp and distinct. later Well, they already let David Duke out. That's a fairly short fifteen months, if you ask me. Be that as it may, apparently he plans to reside in Baton Rouge now. He sure won't be missed around these parts. He's also supposed to get a job. I'm not seeing it. Who is going to hire a jailbird in his fifties who has never worked a day in his life? I suppose the feds will find him some quiet office somewhere he can pretend to shuffle papers. justice becomes a joke What's wrong with this picture? In one news item, we learn that, "A 9-year-old girl accused of stealing a rabbit and $10 from a neighbor�s home was arrested, handcuffed and questioned at a police station." In a second news story, we learn that, "Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling was taken to a hospital early Friday after several people called police saying he was pulling on their clothes and accusing them of being FBI agents, a police source told The Associated Press....Police did not charge Skilling with a crime. They took him to New York Presbyterian Hospital for observation....Skilling was at two bars in Manhattan � American Trash and The Voodoo Lounge � where he allegedly ran up to patrons and pulled open their clothes, the source said." So, a shambling drunk can yank open people's clothes without their consent and it's OK as long as he's a rich shambling drunk who profited by robbing thousands of their retirement funds but if she's a confused 9 year old who can't quite resist a fluffy bunny rabbit, then it's off to jail? Couldn't they at least have ticketed Skilling for public intoxication and disturbing the peace? Sheesh. Hummingbird Report: I think a male and female RTHU are courting. They encountered each other at the near feeder and instead of the usual bad-tempered chase scene, they went up in a slow figure-eight over the fence. Now the little male is back at the feeder. So I don't know what to think.
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