Greetings The other day I saw a dark object take off from our koi pool which is about 8 feet from my office window. A black bird, or so I thought, not to worry. Moments later a green heron caught my eye dancing cautiously around the perimeter of the pool. While I scrambled for the camera, it gave me a long stare then took off. I haven't seen it since at the pool but I did place deer netting over it just in case it returns. It's terrific to see such a beautiful bird that close. All koi were accounted for prior to putting up the net. We continue to have pine siskins at the feeder along with female purple finches. Carolina wrens have shown up recentlyl. The return of chickadees and titmice are a welcome sight as well. A hairy woodpecker has been feeding it's young from the suet feeder. Too cute. Happy birding. Dorothy & Doug ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]