Spring ideal time for
wildlife photography
by RON SHAY
Kish and Wildlife Depart,
ment
w aterfow l, this process
takes place and during the
summer months, it is often
quite difficult to tell the male
birds from the females
because of this color change
Then, as fall approaches, the
feather change again takes
place in the males and the
bright coat fam iliar during
hunting season is again in
vogue.
time of the yesar The law
does not cover cats, but they
are probably more effective
bird predators than dogs
The results of free roving
pets don’t always end in
direct death for the animal
being pursued, but the final
result may be the same
Earlier this week we saw a
doe deer well out in the titlal
flats of Yaquina Bay She
was laboriously wading back
toward shore in the belly-
deep water, with the soft
mud making each step a
tremendous effort
Poets and song writers
have long extolled the v ir
tues and glories of spring
based on the bloom ing
Rowers , blue skies and the
birds and bees
Though the w riters of
songs and poems seldom
bothered to go into detail
The vivid colors make
concerning the activities of
most
birds admirable pic
the birds and bees, there is
ture subjects during the spr
actually much to be seen to
ing mating season Another
the careful observer
feature of the season makes
If you have any ambitions
all birds at their peak for the
Dale Snow, marine region
toward being a w ild life
watcher
and photographer
assistant supervisor, said
photographer, or just a keen
that this is not uncommon to
observer of birds, this is the
Generally, they are very
see The animals take to the
time of the year to get a
involved in their breeding
water when packs of dogs
s ta r t.
For
the
b ird
antics and while this is going
are chasing them on the
photographer, two things
on. they tend to be a bit less
nearby shore Usually the
make spring an especially
wary than at other times,
deer survive, but not always
important time of the year
and it is difficult to imagine
Actually, three thngs, if
As soon as the hens start
how rough this must be on a
you count the fact that the
laying eggs and constructing
doe that is due to give birth
birds are mating and thus
nests, they become wary and
in a couple of weeks
providing birds for the
almost impossible to see
future,
And during the nesting
Spring is a great time to
season, the males often go
The other two things relate
watch
both old and young
to the mating antics of the
their merry way so it is d if
wildlife, but it is a time when
b ird s . To the casual
ficult to see or photograph
they should be protected
observer, a bird may be just
the pairs. This varies con
from harassment Some are
a bird, but to the person stu siderably with species and at
weak from the effects of
d y in g
b ird s
or
times the male assists in car
winter
food shortages, the
photographing them, spring
ing for the nest. But in either
females are in the process of
is the tim e when b ird
case, the birds are not near
bringing off young and all in
plumage is at its most spec
as apparent as during the
a ll,
they
are
q u ite
tacular The red waddles on
period of time when they are
vulnerable. Spring is a good
doing the courting
the pheasant males are at
time to look, but also an im
their largest and bright red.
This time of year addi portant time to show con
The males of other species
sideration.
tionally should remind pet
have the brightest feather
owners
of
their
respon
coloration of the year
sibilities. During the less
And if you are a water-
wary period of courting and
fowler. you w ill never see the
during the very vulnerable
mallard drakes and other
period of nesting, bird are
males of the species in any
set up for the predators
more intense adornment.
Roving domestic and semi-
With the waterfowl, the
Sandy Truck Line got off to
domestic cats and dogs are
change that takes place
a good start in Sandy Youth
some
of
the
worst
predators
when the breeding season
Baseball last week, claiming
the wild creatures have to
ends is one of the most in
a 19-16 s lu g fe s t o ver
cope
with
triguing in nature The birds
Reynolds East
go through a process and
Pets have many of the in
Ricky Wheeler went the
reach what is called eclipse
stincts of wild animals and
distance on the mound for
p lu m age
The
b rig h t
at the same time have the
Sandy, surviving some early
feathers used to attract a
added advantage of knowing
trouble He struck out two
female are molted and
how to get around in human
hatters in the fourth and
replaced by dull, rather
civilization. State law pro
fifth , however, to keep
nondescript feathers
hibits the running of dogs in
Reynolds at bay Catcher
In virtua lly all of the
wildlife habitat during this
Tony Statstad picked off
Thur»
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Contreras tops
Sandy batters
The final statistics have
been tabulated for the Sandy
High varsity baseball team,
which finished fifth in the
Timber Valley league with
a 6 8 record.
Steve (Mo) Contreras led
the team with a 424 season
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hits in 85 at bats and didn't
strike out once the entire
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14 RBIs and scored 15 runs
John Martin had the third
highest average. 310 for the
year Martin was named to
the TVL All-Star for the se
cond consecutive season
The Sandy centerfielder had
22 hits in 71 at bats with two
doubles, a triple and a home
run. He scored 13 runs and
had 14 RBIs
Other Sandy averages
Registration for summer
Swimnastics and Tiny Tots
were Troy Bangs, 286.
Registration
for
persons
for classes during public
classes at the Sandy Swim
• ages 3 to 6).
Kraig Gifford, 286; Randy
outside the Sandy High
swims after June 5.
Center w ill he held June 2-5
Martin, 255; Mike Lund.
School
district
w
ill
be
from
at the pool
250; Rill Patty, 250; Keith
Registration for persons
10.30 to noon and from 1 to 3
The swimming classes will
• lasses will include Red
within the Sandy High School
Powell, 240, Mike Con
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be held in two week sessions.
Cross Swim In structio n,
district will be from 9 to
treras, 216, Dave Kirkland.
Call
the Sandy Swim Center,
A d u lt
classes,
Pre-
10:30 a m. and from 1 to 3
172. and Matt Falgout. .163
Persons who miss the June
668-4400, for more informa
C om petitive. L ifesa vin g,
pm .
As a team, Sandy batted
2-5 registration may sign up
tion.
278 for the season
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Summer registration slated
Truck Line claims 19-16 win in season opener
three runners at third base
to help the Trucker cause
Bruce Cook Insurance
split a pair of Junior Federal
games last week Sandy lost
to Reynolds 4 2 last Monday,
but came back Wednesday to
hand Corbett and 11-1 loss
Reynolds p itc h e r Rob
English hurled a four hitter
and held Sandy scoreless for
the fir s t fo u r innings.
Sandy’s Matt Novotny was
even b e tte r, sto p p in g
Reynolds on one hit, but the
Sandy defense committed
several miscues which led to
runs for the visitors. English
fanned 11 batters, Novotny,
seven
Darren Pullen struck out
nine hatters Wednesday,
leading Sandy to its win over
Corbett. Sandy took advan
tage of numerous Corbett er
rors and 11 bases on balls for
the win.
The Sandy Ridge Runners
came up a run short and suf
fered a 12-11 loss to Corbett
in Midget National East
League action
The game was called after
three innings because of
rain.
Carry Kendall picked up
the win for Corbett; Nick
Kern suffered the loss for
Sandy
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Sandy No 2 exploded for
23 runs in three innings last
week and claimed a 23-15 win
over Orient in Midget Na
tional West action
Jason Roberts got the win
for Sandy, striking out four
and yielding three hits
Aaron Knotts came on in
relief and picked up the
save.
Sandy got three home runs
in the game, one each from
Corey Grant, Douglas Hodge
and Jason Witteman. All
were with runners on base
In Midget Federal action,
Reynolds stopped Sandy
10-2 Sandy came up with
just one hit in the game, a
fifth inning double by Gary
Copher. Copber pitched well
for Sandy, but errors helped
Reynolds to a five run third
inning