Damn.....I was hoping for a behavioral breakthrough for crows, but a
jolly good reply anyway. Take the rest of the day off.

Roger Olstad
Univ. of Washington, Seattle

On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Susan Collicott wrote:

>
> Roger Olstad says:
> >
> >....But no comment on the crows which????.........see below.
> >Unusual crows!
> >>On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Susan Collicott wrote:
> >> ...... most flew off to go paddle around in the pond further down
> >> the road,
> >>
> >> Susan Collicott
> >> susan at pmel.noaa.gov
>
> Well, I guess I should have chosen my words with more care. I meant, they
> flew down and started wading around in the pond. I've been reading too much
> English literature ... "paddling" can also mean 'splashing about in the
> shallows', or it did in the late 1800's to 1920's. I read a whole collection
> of E.F. Benson short stories last night, and about 10 chapters of Plum today
> at lunch, so I'm "what ho"ing and "jolly good"ing and "good shot, Old Bean"ing
> like the best of them right now.
>
> Toodle Pip,
>
> Susan Collicott
> susan at pmel.noaa.gov
>