Subject: Western Grebes
Date: Aug 11 09:52:06 1997
From: Raymond Korpi - rkorpi at clark.edu


I'll second the note on watch that bill from Peggi Rodgers. It's about
2.5 inches ling, dagger-shaped, and used very well by the bird as a
weapon. Looking at the bird bill straight on with those two blood-red
eyes, one gets a new perspective on the grebe. RK

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Ray Korpi "In sports [today], we ignore the decent and the
Hm: Portland, OR admirable; basically, we don't have time for these
Wk: Clark College any more." --Frank DeFord, NPR, 7/16/97
Vancouver, WA
rkorpi at clark.edu "Just in sports?" --RK, 7/16/97