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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C84A43.02FB5870 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello again There was a Mew (Common) Gull this afternoon with the fairly numerous = population at Sullivans Pond, Dartmouth: http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/7/52097688/Medium I also counted about 37 Black-headed Gulls, quite a few showing the = pinkish hue on the chest area. There likely was more, but while I was = counting, the crows put out a vocal warning that a Red-tailed Hawk was = nearby, and the gulls took flight. At one point the hawk was pretty much = hovering as was recently discussed on this forum, and I thought for sure = it was going to attempt a strike but it didn't, perhaps because I was = there: http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/7/52150156/Medium A couple of pedestians walking by at the time seemed to be extremely = impressed at to the huge volume of Gulls circling above the pond, as I = heard "Oh my God" repeated several times as they looked into the sky. = Perhaps that famous Hitchcock movie came to their mind. Bernard Burke blburke@ns.sympatico.ca Dartmouth ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C84A43.02FB5870 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 6.00.2900.3243" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello again</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There was a Mew (Common) Gull this = afternoon with=20 the fairly numerous population at Sullivans Pond, = Dartmouth:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/7/52097688/Medium">http= ://bernieb.<WBR>smugmug.com/<WBR>gallery/916397/<WBR>7/52097688/<WBR>Medi= um</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I also counted about 37 Black-headed = Gulls, quite a=20 few showing the pinkish hue on the chest area. There likely was more, = but while=20 I was counting, the crows put out a vocal warning that a = Red-tailed=20 Hawk was nearby, and the gulls took flight. At one point the = hawk was=20 pretty much hovering as was recently discussed on this forum, and I = thought for=20 sure it was going to attempt a strike but it didn't, perhaps because I = was=20 there:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/7/52150156/Medium">http= ://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/7/52150156/Medium</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A couple of pedestians walking by at = the time=20 seemed to be extremely impressed at to the huge volume of Gulls circling = above=20 the pond, as I heard "Oh my God" repeated several times as they looked = into the=20 sky. Perhaps that famous Hitchcock movie came to their = mind.</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>Dartmouth</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C84A43.02FB5870--
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