Loose bird parts
May. 27th, 2011 08:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altivoThat was how Gary described the feathers and bits he picked up in a corner of the arena today. The fox has been around, digging under stuff. We see her every couple of days or so. She left a large wing by the back door of the house, and he left it for me to pick up. Almost certainly a chicken wing from a large bird, Rhode Island Red or Red Leghorn perhaps. I'm not sure how far she is bringing them in from. Certainly none of our immediate neighbors have loose chickens any more.
Also saw an owl perched in a tree along Collins Rd. on the way home from dinner in Woodstock. I think it was a young Great Horned Owl. The location, color, size, and silhouette all suggested that species rather than any of the other possibilities, even though the horns were not obvious.
Updated maps in the Garmin for the second time in a month. They sent me an e-mail saying there was a new update. It took four hours this time, rather than five. I can't imagine why it takes them so long to perform this update process. Sure, it's a lot of data, but it should be designed for piecemeal update rather than total replacement (I would think.)
Also saw an owl perched in a tree along Collins Rd. on the way home from dinner in Woodstock. I think it was a young Great Horned Owl. The location, color, size, and silhouette all suggested that species rather than any of the other possibilities, even though the horns were not obvious.
Updated maps in the Garmin for the second time in a month. They sent me an e-mail saying there was a new update. It took four hours this time, rather than five. I can't imagine why it takes them so long to perform this update process. Sure, it's a lot of data, but it should be designed for piecemeal update rather than total replacement (I would think.)
