Hi Tweets,

Eric Greenwood writes, re Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus near the E
end of False Creek in Vancouver BC:

>The location is along Wylie just south of its junction with 2nd Avenue. This
>is on the south side of False Creek, Wylie is one block east of Cambie. If
>you are coming from the south get onto Cambie, head north and take the slip
>road down to 2nd Avenue which is just before the bridge that crosses False
>Creek. At 2nd Avenue turn right and then make a left of off 2nd. The
>landmark is the Maynards auction house on the north west corner of Wylie and
>2nd Avenue. I saw the birds on the roof of this building, on the edge of the
>roof above Wylie and perched on lights in the wall of the brick building to
>the north-east, and across Wylie, from the Maynards building.

Thanks, Eric, for the excellent directions. Further to this, Libor Michalak
and I located these four birds at this location on Saturday afternoon. Three
adult birds palling around together and a male noisily advertising his cool
new condo in a square entrance hole at upper left on the NE-facing side of
the Maynard Auction House building, calling loudly both from within the
cavity itself and from atop the light-standard on the corner of Wylie and W
2nd. (Insert Gary Larson's 'Mating Call' cartoon here). Get a life, jack;
said the three haughtily, and flew off down the alleyway to the E trailing
cigarette smoke, the scent of martinis, and sophisticated urban laughter.
Life in the big city can be so harsh....

Michael Price A brave world, Sir,
Vancouver BC Canada full of religion, knavery and change;
mprice at mindlink.net we shall shortly see better days.
Aphra Behn (1640-1689)