Hello Birders, Here in the Charlotte Park section of West Nashville, we had ever so slight a shower which barely dampened the deck. It was enough, however, that an immature male ruby-throated hummingbird sat on an exposed branch of the grape vine and took a shower -- almost the same way people do! He'd spread his wings or tail, then pick and preen. It was as if he had a wash cloth in his beak and was going over his entire body to get the dust off. I took a couple of photos, but he wasn't in a place that was conducive to photography. It was a cute sight to see, and he bathed the whole 4 or 5 minutes that we had a few raindrops falling. Just a few moments ago, my male downy woodpecker was back on the hummingbird feeder for several minutes to lap up the sugar water. I think he got as much in one sitting as the hummingbirds got all day. I did get several mediocre photos of him from where I was sitting behind a pane of glass that needs a good cleaning! Dee Thompson Nashville, TN ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________