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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_f82SWpebDE2iQjcarHtKGw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT ----- Original Message ----- From: Hans Toom To: Ns-Rba@Yahoogroups.Com Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 7:32 PM Subject: Sanderlings and Other Nature Notes I enjoyed a brisk walk in beautiful late winter conditions at Martinique Beach PP this morning, shortly after sunrise. The first section of beach before the headland has lost a lot of sand over the winter and resembles a gravel beach in places but once you round the headland the sand is intact, sure to please the imminently arriving Piping Plovers. A small troop of 11 Sanderlings were working the shoreline along here plus a larger shorebird that I just glimpsed before it flew off, possibly a Killdeer. The productive ponds, bird wise, at the eastern end of the beach are still frozen. On my return I photographed a mirage to the southwest. A mirage is a true optical effect caused by the difference in refractive indices between hot and cold air, resulting in the bending of light. Five photographs of the Sanderlings are here http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlight65.html ending with two mirage photos. A more general series of photos starts here, mostly dawn images from Crystal Crescent Beach PP. http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlight56.html Our resident Ring-necked Pheasants are showing indications that they will breed on our property again this year. Hans _______________________________________________________________ Hans Toom E-mail: htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca Migration Count: http://hanstoom.com/NAMC/Index.html Nature Website: http://hanstoom.com ____________________________________________________________ --Boundary_(ID_f82SWpebDE2iQjcarHtKGw) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca href="mailto:Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">Hans Toom</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=ns-rba@yahoogroups.com href="mailto:Ns-Rba@Yahoogroups.Com">Ns-Rba@Yahoogroups.Com</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 26, 2007 7:32 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Sanderlings and Other Nature Notes</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I enjoyed a brisk walk in beautiful late winter conditions at Martinique Beach PP this morning, shortly after sunrise. The first section of beach before the headland has lost a lot of sand over the winter and resembles a gravel beach in places but once you round the headland the sand is intact, sure to please the imminently arriving Piping Plovers. A small troop of 11 Sanderlings were working the shoreline along here plus a larger shorebird that I just glimpsed before it flew off, possibly a Killdeer. The productive ponds, bird wise, at the eastern end of the beach are still frozen. On my return I photographed a mirage to the southwest. A mirage is a true optical effect caused by the difference in refractive indices between hot and cold air, resulting in the bending of light.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Five photographs of the Sanderlings are here <A href="http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlight65.html">http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlight65.html</A> ending with two mirage photos.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A more general series of photos starts here, mostly dawn images from Crystal Crescent Beach PP. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlight56.html">http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlight56.html</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our resident Ring-necked Pheasants are showing indications that they will breed on our property again this year. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hans</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>_______________________________________________________________<BR>Hans Toom<BR>E-mail: <A href="mailto:htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca</A><BR>Migration Count: <A href="http://hanstoom.com/NAMC/Index.html">http://hanstoom.com/NAMC/Index.html</A><BR>Nature Website: http://hanstoom.com <BR>____________________________________________________________</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_f82SWpebDE2iQjcarHtKGw)--
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