(delhibirdpix) Fwd: [birds-pix] The King of Birds

A Self Explanatory image on Migration of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds across the Gulf of Mexico sent to me by my birding friend from Arizona.

Cheers.

Anand Arya

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From: Pete Moulton <moultonpj@yahoo.com>

Date: 21 January 2011 5:28:48 PM GMT+05:30

To: Anand Arya - GMail <anandswarooparya@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: [birds-pix] The King of Birds

Interesting picture and good story, Anand. It reminds me of the old tale about how Ruby-throated Hummingbirds manage their long migration across the Gulf of Mexico (attached). Cheers, Pete --- On Tue, 1/18/11, Anand Arya - GMail <anandswarooparya@gmail.com> wrote: From: Anand Arya - GMail <anandswarooparya@gmail.com> Subject: [birds-pix] The King of Birds To: Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 9:40 PM A Long-legged Buzzard gave good views at Dadri Wetlands on 16th almost  right at the start and also as we were winding down but was being  harassed by crows.  One Crow, I think is literally perched on the  Buzzard. A House Crow enjoying a ride on the back of a Buzzard. This one reminds me of a  story I used to be told years ago.    Panchtantra ? Not sure.  The story goes something like this: The Birds decided to choose a king.  Every one threw their feather in  the ring.  Finally, some elders set the criteria - whoever flies  highest and longest, would be crowned king. Next morning at Sun-rise,    every one took off.  Who else to fly highest and longest but the Bird  of Prey. Everyone else got tired and came back except the Bird of Prey  who came down tired as the Sun went down and just as everyone was  applauding, the House Sparrow was seen flying high.  The issue was  settling but it was difficult to accept the tiny Sparrow as King.    When the Sparrow finally settled down and every one started to rise,  the Sparrow raised  hand asking for quiet.  Sparrow then declined to  be the King.  On questioning, she admitted to playing smart indicating  that even though she was the highest flying and longest in the air and  off ground, she can only accept a lesser position since she achieved  the feat by riding the back of the King who indeed was a Bird of Prey.  She bacame the Prime Minister. Cheers. Anand Arya 353, Sector 15A NOIDA 201301 INDIA + 91 98182 61909 www.anandarya.com www.okhlabirdpark.com "This is a copyrighted image. Not to be used for any purpose without  prior permission." Canon 1D M4 + 800mm ------------------------------------ Got a rejection msg when you post? It could be from birds-pix@googlegroups.com, our mirror-site. Join this list so that your postings could be archived: http://groups.google.com/group/birds-pix For more indepth discussions on digiscoping equipment or techniques please go to the digiscopingbirds group (digiscopingbirds@yahoogroups.com) Please only post images you have created. If you know of a potential copyright violation get in touch with birds-pix-owner@yahoogroups.com so that it may be removed. Please include your name, the date and locality (including country) where you took the photo along with the scientific name of the bird. Please try to keep within 150KB total for all attached images. Unsubscribe:  birds-pix-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Birds-Pix page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birds-pixYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birds-pix/ <*> Your email settings:     Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birds-pix/join     (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email:     birds-pix-digest@yahoogroups.com     birds-pix-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:     birds-pix-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/