On Tue, 28 Sep 1999 dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com wrote: > Why do the Osprey stay? There is another nest just north of the first > nest as well. The intersection is very busy and I just can't figure > out why they don't move to a quieter place. Maybe it's some other one's territory, or maybe the fishing isn't as good. But maybe it's just habituation to slowly deteriorating conditions. You know, they say if you try to cook a frog by putting him in hot water, he'll just jump out. But if you start him in cold water and raise the temperature gradually, you can cook him. That's how folks keep living in "civilization"....e Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Sep 28 1999 - 08:42:04 PDT
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