Our pair of Barred Owls are back and put on quite a display at dusk yesterday on Old Gun Road. I’m not aware of the mating rituals for these magnificent birds but am fairly sure that what Sandra and I witnessed yesterday would pass as such. Their vocalizations were amazingly removed from the familiar ho, ho, etc. and the thrashing of wings was a thing to behold as one crashed into the other! Quite a display. I immediately put our smallish, mean kitty out hoping that one would want a meal afterwards but no takers. J D.B.(Doug) Sinclair, CAI, AARE Sinclair & Associates, Inc. <mailto:d.b.sinclair@xxxxxxxxxxx> d.b.sinclair@xxxxxxxxxxx (804) 423.5162 Office (804) 402.2637 Mobile (804) 794.4975 Fax From: va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 9:17 AM To: warfield101@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: audubon listserve Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Good program Ken is a super person and incredible photographer. I have no doubt this program will be outstanding and entertaining. Attaching Ken's photo site. http://kenconger.smugmug.com/ Julie Kacmarcik ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al & Linda Warfield" <warfield101@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "audubon listserve" <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, February 1, 2009 10:38:48 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [va-richmond-general] Good program I got this information today from Carolyn Harbison, who is a regular at RAS meetings. She says Ken Conger is a really great wildlife Photographer and you should not miss this opportunity: Ken Conger Photography Presenter: Ken Conger. Fri, Feb 27, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Ken Conger is a career game warden whose motivation and enthusiasm for wildlife protection carries over to a passion for wildlife photography. Ken believes in the integrity of wildlife photography, so all of his photographs are strictly of wild animals. Nothing is caged or staged. Most of his images have been captured in national parks and refuges. His collection of images range from birds to large mammals. For this evening’s program, Ken will be presenting his avian images captured from Maine to Alaska. This will be at the Henrico Administrative boardroom. http://www.co.henrico.va.us/rec/registration.html (804) 501-4206 Al Warfield