Quote Originally Posted by Bob Williams


BTW, the bird feeders and the hummingbird feeders went out this weekend---probably won't see much for a few weeks , but I planned to be the first on the block with the feeders, so hopefully more birds will show up this year. I am really hoping to put that new 500 to work in my own backyard as well as the other places I frequent.

I'm hoping to be one of the first also to be ready and waiting for the hb's...I just don't know when that is around here though. I was late last year. This year I am hoping ot put out a whole mess of them and plant flowers that will attract them.

BTW - Next month I am planning aday trip to Baraboo, Wisconsin to the International Crane Foundation (it's about 3 hrs. from where I live)...it is the only place where the world's 15 types of cranes can be seen. I am wondering if I should rent a longer lens ...the weight of the larger ones really scares me and I will be doing quite a few hours of walking the trails.

Denise