> I wish the hooded mergs would get conditioned, maybe I should
> start visiting with a bag a feeder goldfish from my local
> petshop...

There used to be a Hooded Merganser at a local pond each winter which
relished bread crumbs.

You folks might like a mid-winter visit to Lake Merritt in Oakland where
the Canvasbacks and Lesser Scaup will bite your knee caps if you don't
feed them right away.

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Joe Morlan
Albany, CA
jmorlan at slip.net