[NatureNS] Recent photos

From: "Bernard Burke" <blburke@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:27:41 -0300
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This morning I was able to get a closer look at a Lesser Black-backed =
Gull that I initially viewed on Sunday. Still at least 6 Coots, and one =
Eurasian Wigeon at Sullivan's. The regular Gadwall Duck was taking his =
turn trying to steal the food from a Coot that was removing plants from =
the bottom. Usually the American Wigeons harass the Coots in this way. =
Two Bonaparte's Gulls dropped in again in the morning, and for the first =
time in a while I viewed a Peregrine Falcon pass on through, after a =
failed attempt at a meal. At Dartmouth Cove there was a Common Loon =
still with his winter plumage, and here at Red Bridge Pond I heard and =
viewed my first Red-winged Blackbird of the season. Other visitors here  =
were a male and female Gadwall, American Wigeons along with one Eurasian =
Wigeon, and about 5 Iceland Gulls in amongst the Herring and Ring-billed =
Gulls, the most Icelands I've seen at Red Bridge Pond in one occasion. =
They likely were attracted to the small ice patch that remained, as most =
of it is gone in the immediate area.  A short time after checking out =
these Gulls, they took flight when an Eagle showed up. I was barely out =
of the buildings parking lot in my car when I pulled off the road at the =
nearby municipal hydrant before the Irving Garage and took photos as the =
eagle singled out one of the young Herring Gulls and gave chase for a =
good minute or two, right over Lake Mic Mac and beside the Waverly Road, =
oblivious to the car traffic.

For those who wish to view, here is the first of about 15 new photos, =
the first two are by Rita in her backyard, and the rest mostly from what =
I have just described:
http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/5/46469815/Medium

Bernard Burke
blburke@ns.sympatico.ca
Red Bridge Pond, Dartmouth

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This morning I was able to get a closer =
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Coots, and one Eurasian Wigeon at Sullivan's. The regular Gadwall Duck =
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taking his turn trying to steal the food from a Coot that was removing =
plants=20
from the bottom. Usually the American Wigeons&nbsp;harass the Coots in =
this=20
way.&nbsp;Two Bonaparte's Gulls dropped in again in the morning, and for =
the=20
first time in a while I viewed a Peregrine Falcon pass on through, after =
a=20
failed attempt at a meal. At Dartmouth Cove there was a Common Loon =
still with=20
his winter plumage, and here at Red Bridge Pond I heard and viewed my =
first=20
Red-winged Blackbird of the season. Other visitors here&nbsp;&nbsp;were =
a male=20
and female Gadwall, American Wigeons along with one Eurasian Wigeon, and =
about 5=20
Iceland Gulls in amongst the Herring and Ring-billed Gulls, the most =
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I've seen at Red Bridge Pond in one occasion. They likely were attracted =
to the=20
small ice patch that remained, as most of it is gone in the immediate=20
area.&nbsp; A short time after checking out these Gulls, they took =
flight when=20
an Eagle showed up. I was barely out of the buildings parking lot in my =
car when=20
I pulled off the road at the nearby municipal hydrant&nbsp;before the =
Irving=20
Garage&nbsp;and took photos as the eagle singled out one of =
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mostly from what I have just described:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bernard Burke</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"mailto:blburke@ns.sympatico.ca">blburke@ns.sympatico.ca</A></FONT=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Red Bridge Pond, Dartmouth</FONT></DIV>
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