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Hi All Yesterday I stopped by Gaspereaux lake for a few hours. The lake is still iced but leads are opening up around the rocks and shallow places also where there is a current. The Black Backed Gulls - a few - have returned to the nesting colony. I saw about 10 - some sitting on the rocks - other flying around. A couple of eagles flew by also - very high in the air. There was a few ducks also. Four pairs of Mallards, 2 pairs of Blacks and 3 single Black males. As a female returned to one of the males as I watched, prehaps the females are laying already. I walked on the channel trail on the North side. First time I was down there. The middle is open, the sides iced. In one place just at the edge of the ice and open water, under a tree in an sunny spot, a hatch of little flies was taking place. The flies were about the size of an snow flea and could jump sideways very well. maybe 8 - 10 cms at one jump on a 45 degree angle to where they were pointed. There was lots of them so I suspect the ducks were feeding on similar hatches. It would take a while to get a meal! A very nice walk. Enjoy the spring Paul ____________________________________________________________________________________ We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265
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