Re: [SBB] something at steven's creek resevoir...

["Patty Ciesla" <[[email protected]]>]

You might be onto something! I was going to say "Nessie." 

Patty

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [[email protected]] 
> [mailto:[[email protected]]] On Behalf Of 
> David Kohler
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 12:31 AM
> To: Chuq Von Rospach
> Cc: SBB birds
> Subject: Re: [SBB] something at steven's creek resevoir...
> 
> Judging from these photos, I think it must be a hippopotamus.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuq Von Rospach" <[[email protected]]>
> To: "Chuq Von Rospach" <[[email protected]]>
> Cc: "SBB birds" <[[email protected]]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 5:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [SBB] something at steven's creek resevoir...
> 
> 
> > 
> > On May 4, 2006, at 3:05 PM, Chuq Von Rospach wrote:
> > 
> >> Of course, there it was. I was able to spend time looking at it  
> >> with the scope, and it's pretty clear it's a younger 
> double-crested  
> >> cormorant, minus the black color - lutino. I got good looks of it  
> >> acting like, well, a cormorant, and it's got a yellowish bill. I  
> >> spent some time trying for photos, but none are really 
> useful (one  
> >> clearly shows the cormorant neck, though).
> > 
> > ONe final on this. three pretty not-great photos, but which 
> may help  
> > folks get an idea on this.
> > 
> > this one is the best at showing the body from the side, and 
> I think  
> > you can see the head looks like a cormorant (at least to me)
> > 
> > http://chuqui.typepad.com/teal_sunglasses//IMG_3639.jpg
> > 
> > http://chuqui.typepad.com/teal_sunglasses//IMG_3640.jpg
> > 
> > http://chuqui.typepad.com/teal_sunglasses//IMG_3643.jpg
> > 
> > the shots are really over-emphasizing the brownish color. In the  
> > scope, it's whitish to tan.
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Chuq Von Rospach, Architech
> > [[email protected]] -- http://chuqui.typepad.com/
> > 
> > Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties
> > are largely ceremonial.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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