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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C77136.AF15C280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Great going, Bernard! from Dave Schlosberg -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of Bernard Burke Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:28 PM To: NS RBA; nature ns Subject: [NatureNS] Recent photos 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C77136.AF15C280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=3D562344215-28032007><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>Great=20 going, Bernard!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D562344215-28032007><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>from</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D562344215-28032007><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>Dave=20 Schlosberg</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT = face=3DTahoma=20 size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20 naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca = [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]<B>On=20 Behalf Of </B>Bernard Burke<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 27, 2007 = 11:28=20 PM<BR><B>To:</B> NS RBA; nature ns<BR><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] = Recent=20 photos<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This morning I was able to get a = closer look at a=20 Lesser Black-backed Gull that I initially viewed on Sunday. Still at = least 6=20 Coots, and one Eurasian Wigeon at Sullivan's. The regular Gadwall Duck = was=20 taking his turn trying to steal the food from a Coot that was removing = plants=20 from the bottom. Usually the American Wigeons harass the Coots in = this=20 way. 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 were a male=20 and female Gadwall, American Wigeons along with one Eurasian Wigeon, = and about=20 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=20 attracted to the small ice patch that remained, as most of it is gone = in the=20 immediate area. A short time after checking out these Gulls, = they took=20 flight when an Eagle showed up. I was barely out of the buildings = parking lot=20 in my car when I pulled off the road at the nearby municipal=20 hydrant before the Irving Garage and took photos as the = eagle=20 singled out one of the young Herring Gulls and gave chase = for a good=20 minute or two, right over Lake Mic Mac and beside the Waverly Road, = oblivious=20 to the car traffic.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For those who wish to view, here is = the first of=20 about 15 new photos, the first two are by Rita in her backyard, and = the rest=20 mostly from what I have just described:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 = href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/5/46469815/Medium">http= ://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/5/46469815/Medium</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </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= ></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Red Bridge Pond, = Dartmouth</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C77136.AF15C280--
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