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White-breated Nuthatch courtship has begun
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I noticed yesterday (March 20th), that a White Breasted Nuthatch pair has been courting each other. There courtship antics include, jumping, bowing their heads, fanning their tails, carrying and presenting gifts to each other; flying short distances together from tree to tree, etc. This is actually the first time I have witnessed this. They should begin nesting in a week or so with good weather. Click to enlarge. Taken with a Canon 7D and a Canon EF400 f/5.6L lens at 1/1250 second.
Me in 1966 paddling the North Fork of the White
From Twin Bridges downstream in a Dwane Woltjen (St. Louis) made Ozark Canoe. One of the best river touring canoes ever made. It replaced my old town OTCA in 1966. I used this canoe until 1994, when it was picked up in a windstorm and slammed against a telephone pole. It broke in half.
A few more old Wood and Canvas canoes I restored
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I found some pics of a few; it was an old hobby. Steve Thompson Bros 16′ – 1938, made in Wisconsin; Red (sold by Alpine Shop; 1992, $1900) Old Town Otca 16′ – 1962 very high grade with long decks and all mahogany trim; Old Town, Me.; White (sold by Alpine Shop 1994, $2000) Chestnut Canoe 15′ Bob’s Special – 1964 all white cedar; only a partial picture of honey colored interior; Red (sold by Alpine Shop 1994, $1800) Morris Canoe 17′ – 1901 twin of one hanging in front; Green (sold by me 1991, $3500) Not pictured; 1894 Gerish 15′, Light Blue with birchbark lashed ends (sold by me 1994 $5200) Morris Canoe 17′; 1897 hanging over cash wrap area (est. value $4000 – $5000) 1921 Old Town 16′ Charles River Green (sold by Alpine Shop 1993, $1800) 1922 Old Town Guide CS 17′ Grade Red (sold by Alpine Shop 1994; $1500) 1930 Old Town Henry Wicker Green 16′ Green (sold by Alpine Shop 1995; $1200) 1944 Old Town Guide 17′ Green High Grade (sold Alpine Shop; 1995, $1200) 1936 Carlton 18′ Guide Canoe Light Green (sold Alpine Shop; 1994; $1500) 1920 Kennebec 18′ Guide Canoe Light Blue (sold Alpine Shop; 1993, $1300) 1932 St. Louis Canoe 17′ Polling Canoe Red (sold Alpine Shop 199x, $2700) 1936 St. Louis Canoe Arrowhead model 17′ Red (sold Alpine Shop 199x, $2650) 1907 Pen Yan 16′ Canoe White (sold Alpine Shop (sold Alpine Shop 1994; $1200)
