Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), September 21, 1988, p. 17

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lammem the flight of the kingfisher is intriguing tribune september 21 1988 c5 ontarios 1 dealer network wishes you a i by art briggsjude the wind was like novembers fresh and gusty it pushed the sullen overcast above the trees 3ike heavy smoke it set the jallest pines in motion and rattled jthe curled bark on the birches before me in the marsh the chill ing breeze moved the swamp- jgrass in waves while the brown cattails strained against each jsuccessive blast i j fighting the turbulence the kingfisher flew low over the bog to its chosen stub above a pond of pen water from this vantage jpoint it could usually spot a fat schub or two but today the water jsurface was pebbly making the fishing difficult even the frogs jon which it often dined seemed to have all disappeared the heavy- pilled bird swung its head down- iwind and rattled a vigorous call jonly the wind answered it made jhim shudder as it ruffled his unkept crest more than usual and paused his bluegray breast band to flare up and become less noticeable j for a long time the feathered fisherman sat motionless as if jwondering were these cool gusts the forerunners of more and col der ones to follow frigid gales jthat would ice the pools forcing ihim south to a warmer but istranger land i but this was his real home he was born here in the same tun nelled bluff from where he had jtaken his first flight he helped feed five of his own demanding youngsters this past season even now they were probably jwith his mate finishing their jfishing lessons along the jakeshore while he alone re gained to police and patrol j he gazed again across the forestrimmed swampland here lie was king at least most of the jtime anyway i id lihhi by keeping a sharp eye skyward the kingfisher could avoid the sinister moving marsh hawk and save face with the smaller birds whom he liked to buzz on occasion only the kingbird rebelled openly and as its actions were more bluff than bite he continued to pester this black and white flycatcher whenever the mood dictated the fact he hadnt seen the kingbird for a week or more now gave the kingfisher more food for thought suddenly the bird on the streamside perch stiffened five black ducks swept past then wheeled and splashed in their spray carried before the stiff breeze company at least but wasnt this too a sign of autumn when the wildfowl were flocking he listened impatiently for a while to their dugaduga bab bling then called loudly again across the marshy wastes receiving no reply lie dropped from the limb now flying with his customary irregular wingbeats the kingfisher cleared a cedar point and disappeared for some unknown reason the ducks too sprang into the air with a clatter of wings a couple of warning quacks and a steady climb put them over the tallest waving trees and out of sight i hunched my shoulders and stood up my dog who moments before had been curled and shivering shook her ears and stretched together we started back the way we had come no doubt the autumn marsh would be a resting place for many birds during the next month or so more ducks would arrive and stiltlegged herons would wade the shallows yet in my mind i hoped the high diving kingfisher would also find the weather fit ting to hang around himself for a few months then at least wed know it wouldnt be cold enough to freeze the pond join the celebration at your ontoiofifl dealers 3ss3w 198 chevy clr 1989buintuv oaschevycetet ptuk 60008 089 chevy co- be sfhhp sue pf carol me wv 089 gm fpt nd torn 1989 gmc jimmy rtm 1989chyohctr3 brandnew wiwortj plus on selected speciallyequipped models get jcitti6e autgmatim your ontario gm dealers oldsfslobae cadillac pqntjac 8uick chevy gmc trucks atilom tijnvllo t m fcl ceil et tfmfflthmliwilitmij wvm tiiljmon v ehufrtwtctii fort i ifcj m onow iv cc t om tt si jj m v ck hnb hch 1wq jcc fcoffl us on rujl linyriva tiut n vilj cvfoh wrt- it tw- ww 0fl cjii ti cm bvk omni lt koibk tun mh4t wril hcw 1i k lim f w 4bc la tltliwtfuwtonlt 0riplitofhimoftitrtrrtnpftfi i fta ok jl iwi fcjt tl kfecltt w u ttl i tlttt bom ofjlfi llk feiln im mii tf rfqrt saibfacllon guaranty w fmuc tl cwcrowrj ot ccjc vor v1 0 k j rr ffllwtenglonsimtwkt mondaytuesday 830 a m 6 00 p m c0torlburwrm wmnmmdhw7 wajcwfvfwymo motstrtiylj0io0piii sunjiy90m600pm xomvj imx3rocroiwiettmi flttfrinurianfnititxnitfto conkstrorixca uxxaytitvsiy i 30 1 m400 p tdntxn fhny f rvjiy i m i v 00 p sawiiysmantbor s ymbi

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