Re: [Paddlewise] Nice Knife, I think.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 5:42 AM, James <jimtibensky_at_fastmail.fm> wrote:

>
> Friday I rescued a juvenile ring-billed gull that was hanging upside
> down over water from a tree limb for almost eight hours beofre I got the
> call.  It had monofilament wrapped around its foot, wing and neck.  The
> good part was that the three points of contact took the stress off any
> one.  After I cut it down and got the line off, which took a while, the
> bird seemed quite happy.  It has been in rehab since and they say as
> soon as it is fully able to feed itself it will be released.
>
>
Hey I like a good story and this was a good one. I have noticed that since
my childhook (shortly after the Civil War) there are many fewer birds in the
sky. I now live in a major flyway so that Spring and Fall bring many more
birds through here but the rest of the time it really seems that the sky is
empty of birds.

Maybe in balance there are lots more eagles, herons, hawks, and seagulls but
the sheer numbers of small birds that used to litteraly darken the sky seem
to be missing.

So I just wanted to send you a personal thanks for rescuing this one. And
for being an active rescuer.

Not to mention the good story. :)


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net
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