Page B2 | THE REVIEW Wednesday, April 25, 1984 Herons are easily recognized in flight as they drive birds are rapidly decreasing in numbers: and have majestically forward on great, slow-moving wings, the disappeared entirely from many of their former head drawn back to the shoulders and long legs trailing breeding sites. directly behind where they serve as rudders. In this part of Canada, great blue herons nest in trees, usually choosing the highest available. Here, they nest in colonies, up in the topmost branches and often building several nests ina single tree. The large stick nests may be used for many years and are added to, season by season, until they become well over a yard in diameter. The four to seven eggs are an attractive bluish green — _ : ae in color and take a full four weeks to hatch, with male When hiking along our beaches, one is almost sure and female sharing the incubation duties. | Outdoors Unlimited ‘*Some dream I had last night,”’ said Philip Obee to his pal Doug Digger. ‘*] was standing at-the first tee at Glen Meadows Golf Club when Lee Trevino strolled up and asked if he could go around the course with me. Imagine, that | famous golfer Trevino wanting to go golfing with me! 1 jumped at the chance and off we went. : ; ‘Now, in all modesty, I played fantastically. Had | By Cy Hampson to see at least a few of the largest and most widely For the first. while, the chicks are fed upon three eagles, seven birdies and parred the rest and 7 distributed member of the heron family in North regurgitated food brought in by the parents. It is although Lee Trevino played well, I beat him by five | America. interesting to watch the adult lower her head while the strokes. Boy, that was the greatest dream I’ve ever had.”’ ‘Sounds pretty good,’’ said Doug, ‘‘but my dream last night was even better. | was in the Sidney Hotel | lounge when this beautiful blonde girl joined me at the bar and began chatting me up. ‘‘She said she had admired me from afar fora long | time and at last she had to tell me how she felt about f me and how about going to nee apartment to get better | acquainted. | “Just: at that moment, a gorgeous red-head ap-. | One of our most striking birds, the tall, stately great chicks take her head in theirs, crosswise, and pull away blue heron is often seen standing perfectly still in the. until she gulps several times, drawing forth the food shallow. water. with head pointing downward and the stored temporarily in her.crop. waves rippling gently about his legs. Should an unwary Whenever an adult flies back to one of the nests, a fish swim by,.the heron’s head darts downward into tremendous’ din. breaks the silence as all of the the water with lightning-like speed, only to emerge in youngsters in the colony raise their: heads and. begin an instant with the tiny prey grasped firmly in his chattering and grunting in unison. beak. ‘One is reminded: of a barnful of hungry: piglets, The fish. is tossed lightly into the air, flipped end for raising their voices at the advent of swill..In the later -end, caught again in the open beak, and swallowed stages, whole food is brought back to the nest where it head foremost. At other times, he may be observed is left for the fledglings to serve themselves. . : proached me with love in her eyes and made a similar stalking slowly forward in a most dignified manner, Great. blue‘herons: live mostly upon. fish;: crabs, pitch. intently scrutinizing the water ahead. for tempting frogs, toads, snakes, salamanders and mice of various “Some dream, eh? There | was with these. two marine animals, * : kinds. lovelies. What a choice!’”” While generally greyish in appearance, close ob- These very striking birds nest across Canada"from: Philip was a little miffed. ‘‘Huh, some buddy you are,”’ he said. ‘‘There you were with those two beauts, f and.all on your own. Why didn’t you give me a phone call?’’ “I did,’’ sald Doug, “but you were out playing golf with Lee Trevino.’ servation will show the long whitish plumes running Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlottes: to ‘the down the neck and upper ‘breast, the white cheeks, Maritimes, except for higher elevations in the Rockies. at yellow. bill and dark line running backward from the Unfortunately, as Mr. Nyland so ably pointed out in Great Blue Heron eyes into a slender, tapering plume. these columns .a. short. time ago, these magnificent Cy Hampson Photo spring greens that there is never enough broccoli so | have been using some of. the. Brussel sprouts that are now making small leaves and flower buds out of the original sprouts. These are simply delicious, steamed with the broccoli. I also add some white sprouting broccoli, but it is .ey is color Continued from Page Bi ready: to greet a guest: or give you a lift as you leave for § NOTICE | EFFECTIVE APRIL9,1984 = || OUR STORE HOURS WILL BE: 1 very sparse, and I don’t think we will grow it again. wort? MONDAY - SATURDAY. 9 am to 6 pm | : We ae ie eee ar and this i De tee veeriable “As a former set Seeoratey and theatrical costumer Edita / CLOSED SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS ue we: will: plant.more: o1 In: July:LOr-use OVET-WINnLer, aNd. Carly... stresses the importance of, ‘‘dressing for your own stage.” | . a next spring. It is.a.variety called ‘‘Fordhook’’, which —° «A woman's style should be reflected i inher clothes, her | BRENTWOOD BAY PHARMACY - f | produces steadily. We just remove.some of the outer leaves *- and let the parent plants keep:on growing. wee od At: the moment I ‘am hardening. off the nemesia. It: has - been moved into its permanent pots (two gallon. ones). ‘‘Himself’’ painted these a nice spring ‘green, and the nemesia should be lovely in some fairly sunny ‘Spot ‘later “on, Am also hardening off both standard’ and the dwarf “You can makea first j impression only once: : geraniums, but still bringing them in every night.” --Today’s women are exercising more, saerkiag at full- The trouble with putting your geraniums out early is that” time careers while raising families and always looking for || - the leaves turn a reddish brown and your plant willbe. Aways to save. time, AS ifs styles change s Ye) oe their! fashion { - sort of strange colour, all summer, or at least: until it makes ; : : some n leave ~ needs. - 5 : ew Ss: Having a personal fas nion. consultant has becomes chome:and:every aspect of her. life.’ Se eee 1eel: RD “Always dress for yourself — but with an awareness ofp: PRUE Be = what your colors and clothing communicate to others.??- =smmeneneneeeesees —_ Visual art has always played a large role in Edita’s life , -and:> she encourages her ‘students to be. innovative. and ¢ creative with their looks. “For that original -look, fashions by Pee at ~ spaced: about: three ‘inches 2 - diamond pattern (by. staggering. tt rows). This. allows yo to grow an. vful lot of, onions in quite a small space, which -makes sense when you garden i ina restricted space. fous. oa Uk your. rhubarb plants start to go to seed, do take out'the- thick stalk of. blossoms forming” in the centre. Our. plant» “which, has-sat'in a bog all winter did. just that, and 1: ‘know: BES ~ “itis telling me something. It wants to be moved into a well- ~ We have a pair of house, ‘sparrows fasting in one of the drained location. - birdhouses, but they are as silent as mice, which. probably. — The peace tree is suffering fi from the same problem. . it - means they. have eggs in the nest and don’t want to attract “sat in a pond all: winter, and now looks very sad indeed, [Ol Beweus: Naga Ma ae | a Saray Sa ApS tee eee nieta ey eee TCS |e Ronee “the crows. there are also ‘two pairs of swallows fighting: ait itn ne it is 100 large to move, 50 we ‘il have. {0 ‘Ie Sl Loe are os ~ , WEE ehh a Ud Ment a a i ~ cover-a birdhouse: ‘on: the: back of the garage. Ho e one. Start, with a new one this all, and hope we live longenough = 74): ae thneh Cooks Rn eee : family willstay! ee < - ie _ to harvest some fruit. This time we will put the tree under | “An Omnivore eats . a eee ee pee y 18s THe co EE Se ~ the overhang of the house, on the south wall, and thus ma la =] OMNIs eats agg AEA 2a ae ; PLEASE S “There isa eébin who keeps bashing himself. against the: avoid that pest ofa fungus discase s,s peach leafcurl: Fl. d: Fe deh window, fluttering there for.a bricf moment, then. . If you-were among the fortunate people to be given an RR. obs ora an auna ~ flying to a nearby branch, He rests for a couple of minutes” Easter lily, don’t throw it away when it finished flowering. Me) (I) Raw Fish inally. he seems to get event together and of fhe goes, : lfietg ‘most. beautifully tight above the bedroom window: for at least half-an-hour. (maybe. longer, Put by. then I too am asleep again, ye — -and then tries again, We can’t figure this out. Is he seeing Keep it watered until June, then plant it against. a wall : Mel es feye Members of its own lol oe his reflection in the glass? Perhaps that is it, and his wife “where it will get some protection; but where it won't. We Ao ‘s ecies | . af oe “has a nest close by, and he doesn’t want another't robin Ns completely dry out, and it should» flower again next Abo i ; oly s own reflection) somear . summer, chy : ee Af eRe ORS se irk ei oa we ce . Even if you have. sleeady sprayed with Saler's soup and Be pee Pe ea Pe gee wee 7 oe -} love robins, but they area bit chicless: The den curtains ee phani use y he idee eta aan : Bed are flowered... i they he sees the possibility of making a Methoxyehlor: ior Wore horrid nile green worms, keep . le wet Do YOU FRIEDRICH NIETZCHE Who said: “When i in doubt, tell DH oe jest amongst the flowers? No, that can’t be it’... the: eat Wy. Ope hace. you Killed overs. wor " whieh is ie ees SWEAR TO TELL USEFUL the truth.” : aie: ee windows ‘aren't that clean! 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