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Re: Birds Fly Free on Internet

#99903
From: "John J. Collins
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 00:00
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territate@my-deja.com wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> A yabbie is a crustacean, much like a lobster, only much smaller.  They
> are prolific in Aussie, and very polular with both birds and people. They
> grow (depending on the breed) from 3 inches through to 10 inches.
> Kingfishers and Tawny Frogmouths adore them.  A lot of kids in Aussie
> keep them as pets, and breed them for colour - as they range from dark
> brown to red to blue to green and I've even seen the occasional yellow
> one.
>
> If you like I'll post a picture of one on my site and send you the URL.
> Just let me know.
>
> regards,
> Theresa

Ahhh!  Its what we call a crayfish!  Thanks.

--
John J. Collins
Whitestone, NY
"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we
understand; we will understand only what we are taught."  (Senegalese
proverb.)




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