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Date: 08 Mar 2006 13:49:56
From: Twittering One
Subject: White ~ Throated Sparrow ... perched in Dogwood [Cornus florida]
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"The White ~ Throated Sparrow
There is much plaintive softness in their note,
which I wish, kind reader, I could describe to you;
but this is impossible, although it is yet ringing
in my ear, as if were in those very fields
where I have so often listened to it with delight.
No sooner in their music over
than they return to the field, and thus continue
alternately sallying forth and retreating
during the greater part of the day.
As the approach of night, they utter a sharper
and shriller note, consisting of a single twit
repeated, in smart succession by the whole group,
and continuing until the first hooting
of some owl frightens them into silence.
Yet, often during fine nights, I have heard
the little creatures emit here
and there utn'it, as if to assure each other
that 'all's well.'"
~ From Introduction, "John J. Audubon's Guide:
The Birds of the Northeast"
[p. 122]
http://www.rare-prints.com/book_store.htm
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Date: 08 Mar 2006 14:10:46
From: Twittering One
Subject: Re: White ~ Throated Sparrow ... perched in Dogwood [Cornus florida]
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FLOWERING DOGWOOD
Species Cornus florida
Family: Cornaceae Longevity:
Perennial Season: Cool
Origin: Native
Height: 25 ft.
Fruits: Fall
"A small understory tree with a spreading, irregular crown. Common in
moist soil of bottomlands and uplands. The leaves, when gently pulled
apart (split in two), demonstrate a silk-like venation similar to a
spider's web.
The flowers are subtended by large, showy, white, petal-like bracts,
commonly mistaken as the flower. Fruits are red, maturing in the fall.
The bark is rough, broken into small square blocks. Often planted as an
ornamental because of its showy bracts and fall foliage."
~ The Noble Foundation
http://www.noble.org/imagegallery/Woodhtml/FloweringDogwood.html
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Date: 08 Mar 2006 14:03:41
From: Twittering One
Subject: Re: White ~ Throated Sparrow ... perched in Dogwood [Cornus florida]
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"You can tell a dogwood
By its bark ..."
~ Sir Cumference
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/cofl.html
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Date: 08 Mar 2006 21:02:46
From: ah
Subject: Re: White ~ Throated Sparrow ... perched in Dogwood [Cornus florida]
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Twittering One wrote:
> "You can tell a dogwood
> By its bark ..."
> ~ Sir Cumference
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> http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/cofl.html
>
> ~ * ~
The dread anthracnose
Favo(u)rs newer cultivars;
I like C. kousa.
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ah
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Date: 09 Mar 2006 09:58:16
From: Twittering One
Subject: Re: White ~ Throated Sparrow ... perched in Dogwood [Cornus florida]
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"O, Dear Sad Adrian Block,
Be you a Cube, or rarified ploy
Of the waltzing Hyper Fox ~ ?
Your pain I feel, so robbed of your joy,
If raped your Long Island Sound's
Estuary, if off balance, your round
Celestial Sphere, cracked or broken,
Know matter the year,
If pillaged, poisoned, if your Byrds fear."
~ Al Gore
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Date: 09 Mar 2006 09:49:47
From: Twittering One
Subject: Re: White ~ Throated Sparrow ... perched in Dogwood [Cornus florida]
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~ * Audubon's Long Island Sound Campaign
Lifeline to An Estuary in Distress ...
"When Adrian Block first entered the Long Island Sound estuary in the
early 1600's, he discovered an unbelievably rich ecosystem teeming with
birds, fish and wildlife.
Today, the viability of this fragile ecosystem hangs in the balance.
Intense development pressure, recreational demands, and various
commercial and industrial enterprises are taking a heavy toll.
In response, Audubon Connecticut, Audubon New York and Audubon's
National Policy Office have joined forces to help restore and protect
Long Island Sound and its watershed."
"New Amsterdamers ~
Please take note ~ !"
~ Twittering
"Marc Noir,
You, too. Who floats your boat ~ ?"
~ Eberhard
http://www.audubon.org/campaign/lis.html
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Date: 09 Mar 2006 09:42:56
From: Twittering One
Subject: Re: White ~ Throated Sparrow ... perched in Dogwood [Cornus florida]
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~ * Go WATCH a Bryd ...
What is the The Audubon
WatchList ~ ?
"Audubon WatchList 2002 identifies U.S. bird species that need our
help. WatchList species are those facing population declines and/or
threats such as habitat loss on their breeding and wintering grounds,
or with limited geographic ranges.
A centerpiece of conservation at Audubon, the WatchList is a
science-based system that focuses attention on at-risk bird species so
that limited resources are spent where they are most needed."
"You can watch a Puffin, too ~ !"
~ Puffin Prancer
http://www.audubon.org/
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Date: 08 Mar 2006 21:21:57
From: Twittering One
Subject: Re: White ~ Throated Sparrow ... perched in Dogwood [Cornus florida]
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Quantum Quoof's Sad Bat ...
Fruit of the Cranberry Tree The Quantum Quoof ate,
But her friend you would not know,
For Beaver's Mint was Bat's Fate.
The Cranberry Tree flowered a lovely red,
Mourning Glory and Beaver's Mint on every side.
Together sat, Quantum Quoof and Sad Bat;
Quantum Quoof laughed but Sad Bat cried.
"You're my best friend," Quantum Quoof sighed.
"And you, mine," Quantum Quoof's Sad Bat replied.
Blissfully they shared every afternoon at three
Watercress canap=E9s with Crumpets and tea.
Vintage of Cranberry Knowledge Quantum Quoof drank,
But not Bat, who knew too much, who wished to forget,
For Beaver's Mint was Sad Bat's Fate.
But together sat Quantum Quoof and Sad Bat;
Quantum Quoof quacked while Sad Bat cried,
Mourning Glory and Beaver's Mint on every side.
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Date: 09 Mar 2006 05:57:38
From: ah
Subject: Re: White ~ Throated Sparrow ... perched in Dogwood [Cornus florida]
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Twittering One wrote:
> Quantum Quoof's Sad Bat ...
>
> Fruit of the Cranberry Tree The Quantum Quoof ate,
> But her friend you would not know,
> For Beaver's Mint was Bat's Fate.
> The Cranberry Tree flowered a lovely red,
> Mourning Glory and Beaver's Mint on every side.
> Together sat, Quantum Quoof and Sad Bat;
> Quantum Quoof laughed but Sad Bat cried.
> "You're my best friend," Quantum Quoof sighed.
> "And you, mine," Quantum Quoof's Sad Bat replied.
> Blissfully they shared every afternoon at three
> Watercress canapés with Crumpets and tea.
> Vintage of Cranberry Knowledge Quantum Quoof drank,
> But not Bat, who knew too much, who wished to forget,
> For Beaver's Mint was Sad Bat's Fate.
> But together sat Quantum Quoof and Sad Bat;
> Quantum Quoof quacked while Sad Bat cried,
> Mourning Glory and Beaver's Mint on every side.
The part about Moses burning some bush, then seeing God, was edited-out, to.
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ah
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Date: 09 Mar 2006 14:14:47
From: Twittering One
Subject: Re: White ~ Throated Sparrow ... perched in Dogwood [Cornus florida]
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Those babies are stuck inside a cage.
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Date: 09 Mar 2006 11:43:59
From: ActionBill@gmail.com
Subject: Re: White ~ Throated Sparrow ... perched in Dogwood [Cornus florida]
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Twittering One wrote:
> ~ * Go WATCH a Bryd ...
No puffins but......
http://www.raccooncam.com/
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Date: 09 Mar 2006 14:53:32
From:
Subject: Re: White ~ Throated Sparrow ... perched in Dogwood [Cornus florida]
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On 9 Mar 2006 11:43:59 -0800, "ActionBill@gmail.com"
<ActionBill@gmail.com > wrote:
>No puffins but......
>
>http://www.raccooncam.com/
I saw them screwing.
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