He is Wet Willie this morning as there is a cold downpour that began as freezing rain but he still came at 6:32 a.m. for his first sip of sugar water. He's returned for two more extended drinks in the next couple of minutes even though it is dark outside; I guess hunger overcomes caution on a day like this. The two aluminum covers over the spotlight and heat lamps provide some relief from the rain, but he is soaking wet already. He didn't have a good day yesterday as the wind and cold made the yard birds take over his sitting places again and their activity made him wait a long time between feedings. At one time when Dee was here to see him it was over an hour before he drank and this is the longest period he's been absent from the feeder when we were watching him. It's always worth the wait, however, for when he appears the word "beautiful" comes from the mouth of every person who sees him. Even soaking wet he is a delight to the eyes. Tommy & Virginia Curtis Smithville, TN DeKalb County =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================