That was hilarious Alan, and oh so descriptive of what we do here.. or most of us try to do here! Excellent and amusing analogy...
-Mark -----Original Message----- From: Alan Fletcher [mailto:a...@well.com] Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 11:43 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Simple, even simple-minded tests can be a great help in understanding these things No, we count the eggs. If some are hidden then we try to estimate how they are packed in the nest, to estimate the total number. We analyze the photographs to determine their size. We try to determine the species from the size, colour and pattern. From the size we calculate the mass, and determine if the branch holding the nest is strong enough to support their weight. We try to estimate the ambient temperature. Then we research hatching rates and estimate the number that are likely to hatch. If you call that "counting" ... yes, I'm guilty. ----- Original Message ----- > I think MY is doing a good job here. If it were not for her, Cude, and > a few others, this place would see a frenzy of chicken-counting before > the hatching takes place, at least when it comes to Rossi.
