Mark is to fluff feathers close I always thought fluffle but can't see it in
my dictionary
Best lucks
P fluffed P
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Sent: 10 March 2006 14:06
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Subject: help--translation query
OK, I need some feedback from birdwatchers. In the winter birds puff
out their feathers fro warmth. Is there/are there a term/terms for
this? From the scientific to the colloquial.
I realize this question is likely to inspire some general levity, not
to say tom-foolery (origin?), which I'd appreciate as much as the
next guy/gal, but I really could use the help on this one.
A tribeof grackles has taken up residence in the park outside my
window--maybe 25 males. Quiet so far--probably waiting for a critical
mass to build up. Oh lucky me.
Mark
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