Re: birds and other critters

there was an obit in the new york times awhile back for the son of the guy who invented big foot. it was a real hoot. he was quoted as saying that even after his father admitted creating the hoax, people still swore it was true. and an accompanying photo showed him holding up the big plastic slip-ons his father crafted to make the tracks.


At 11:37 AM 2/18/03 -0800, you wrote:
Actually the Northwest is supposed to be one of BIG Foot's stomping grounds.

Nora
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] birds and other critters


> Well, I'm afraid I've given the wrong impression of California...at least
N.
> Ca.  We have bear, coyote, possums, skunk, squirrels, chipmunks, bobcats,
mtn.
> lion, wild pig, wild turkey, wolverine, ferrets and the list goes on and
on.  I
> doubt if anybody back east has any mammals that we don't have (different
species
> perhaps).  In fact, right off hand I can think of a couple that you don't
have
> including elk.  Though we don't have moose...not cold enough I think so I
spoke
> too soon.  Most if not all of these are within an hour of me.  In fact,
almost
> every year we hear of a black bear prowling the streets of towns within
just a
> few minutes of where I live and mtn. lion are all through the hills around
> here.  The only mammal I haven't seen and that lives within 3 hours of
here is
> BIG FOOT!  Betcha you don't any of those!
>
> DF
>
> Cersgarden@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 2/17/03 1:59:00 PM, raynora.edwards@worldnet.att.net
> > writes:
> >
> > << Oh yeah Pasadena California did have possums , some skunks and rats,
but
> >
> > actually their population seemed to decline as I grew up. (skunks and
> >
> > possums that is) >>
> >
> > Nora, my brother lives in Morgan Hill and they have skunks there.  He
knows
> > to well. He lives on the mountain side and one of the decks on his home
is
> > elevated with supports extending down the mtn side.  This past fall a
family
> > of skunks crawled up under and made a home.  He had quite a time
evacuating
> > them.
> >     Ceres
> >
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