On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Don Baccus wrote:

> >Don and Susan, you guys have no compassion. Here I was Tern-d upside
> >down in the ditch with Water Ouzel-ing into my buick Skylark (not a
> >ford Falcon, as reported). Not one to Grouse, but my face turning a
> >Great Blue made me Kite to the surface, Knot slowly, but very Swift-
> >ly. Noddy a moment too soon! Amd I didn't hear a Peep from the
> >onlookers, even tho I was really Puffin!
>
> Hey, you'd be Sharp if you'd've responded more quickly (I'd better
> Duck after that one!). Auk! Sorry about the error on the car, but the
> pair-a-grinnin' witnesses made a Rook-ie ID error. Hope the scare
> didn't make you fill your pants with ... ummm, now, what's the genus
> the American Robin's in?
>
Gadzooks--

As Burt would say, Let osprey that this will soon cease..
I'm crane-ing my neck like some of you old coots, but
the fowl quality of all this feather fun is wearing on
my baldpate...

Tom