My internet has been down for a couple of hours, but I'm now back in business... Yes, I happened to see the same broadcast on GMA -- quite a pleasant surprise, really. I guess you never know where a good story is going to go, although they did give it pretty brief mention. I believe they said something Mama bear chewing the bird feeder to pieces... Tom Schultz Green Lake Green Lake Co. ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom prestby" <jjprestby@xxxxxxx> To: "Wisbird" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 8:20 AM Subject: [wisb] Re: Bears at the WSO convention > Tom has now made the jump to national media. While I was eating breakfast, > I was scanning through the channels and noticed the familiar picture which > was on Good Morning America on ABC. Nice job Tom!! > > > > Tom Prestby > > Madison > >> From: korducki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To: trschultz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [wisb] Re: Bears at the WSO convention >> Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 06:24:18 -0500 >> >> They also made the news in Milwaukee. Nice photos Tom! Of course they >> were >> used right before the weather which prompted the anchors to start make >> puns >> about the unbearable weather this weekend, etc. >> >> Mark Korducki, New Berlin >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> On Behalf Of Tom Schultz >> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 10:41 PM >> To: WISBIRDN >> Subject: [wisb] Bears at the WSO convention >> >> I was just watching the 10:00 news on a local TV channel (Channel 2 in >> Green >> >> Bay), and what do I see but my own bear photos! They were accompanying a >> story about capturing these bears in an attempt to provide assistance. >> http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S487306 >> >> Last week I posted a link to some photos I had taken during the WSO >> convention in NW Wisconsin, including some shots of a bear family we had >> observed during a field trip at a home just outside the Crex Meadows >> refuge -- where one of the cubs had its head stuck inside a yellow >> plastic >> bird feeder. Andy Paulios had requested permission to use my photos for >> DNR >> >> bear publicity, and I gladly offered them, and I was very pleased to see >> them used for a good news story. >> >> Just thought I would share news of this happy ending for anyone >> interested >> in knowing the outcome! >> >> Tom Schultz >> WSO Field Trips co-chair >> Green Lake, WI >> >> #################### >> You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin >> Birding >> Network (Wisbirdn). >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: >> //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. >> To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: >> //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. >> Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn. >> >> >> Internal Virus Database is out of date. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.39/2133 - Release Date: >> 05/25/09 >> 08:16:00 >> >> #################### >> You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin >> Birding Network (Wisbirdn). >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: >> //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. >> To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: >> //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. >> Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn. >> >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. > http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009 > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin > Birding Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn. > > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn.