[mountaineer]

Teresa always seems to be recoiling.

On another note, I need advice. A psychotic robin has been slamming himself into my basement windows for the past two days. I put things in the windows to cut down on any reflections he might be seeing, but it doesn't seem to help. There are beak marks all over the windows. What to do??

[daisyscarlett]

A robin...how neat...Spring has come to W. Va. Do you have any fermenting fruit near the window? I read that robins head for the fruit smell.

Have you seen any Baltimore Orioles yet? We have hummingbirds and doves in our yard in California. I am looking forward to our time in Minnesota this year where there are birds galore. I am considering buying a birdwatching book and keeping track of those I see.

Kerry is in town here today. He did one appearance in public and has a luncheon fundraiser. That is it. I think his work ethic is suspect.

[daisyscarlett]

One more fun Kerry photo then I will go on to something else. As I mentioned above, he is in San Diego today where we are having a heat wave; looks like he has an Al Gore problem or else he only put antipersperant under one arm? And why is his daughter in black...she must be sweltering. He is raving about high gas prices. Well, the truth is, our gas prices are going down, at least ten cents in the last two weeks. He needs a better advance team.

[Timeout]

I have an EASTERN TOWHEE that spends all day looking at himself in the glass of my patio door. He flies at the door, walks along the threshold---pecking at his reflection, etc. He doesn't stop to join the other birds feeding on breadcrumbs...just keeps banging at the glass.

He's been showing up at the same door for 4 years. He shows up in April and stays about 2 months. Then he's gone---or at least he leaves his reflection alone.

The Towhee has some similar features to the robin. Does your bird look like this by any chance?
EASTERN TOWHEE