Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw=2Eca> wrote: > So there you go eh=3F Now we know his secret! ;-) Dang it Ted it's supposed to be a SECRET ;-) In truth there is something to knowing their language which includes body language as well as vocalizations=2E Understanding when they feel nervous= is a big help, as is knowing how to act so that my own body language gives them the message I intended=2E There's no way I'll be able to duplicate the vocal part of the language fo= r even one bird let alone hundreds of species (plus regional dialects) but the body language is much more universal and it's related to predator/prey= relationships=2E Once this is understood the rest is easy: act like a pre= y species, not like a predator=2E Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www=2Ewildlightphoto=2Ecom -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web=2Ecom =96 Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Micro= soft=AE Exchange - http://link=2Email2web=2Ecom/Personal/EnhancedEmail ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/