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Index of Subjects > I saw an immature gannet on the Bras D'Or Lakes near Cape George on Sunday, the first time I've heard of them in that area. A few years ago there were a lot of needlefish washed up on the shores of the lake, so I'm thinking that these could be the quarry in this case. That seems to be what they chase near the Canso Causeway. Billy All, > > An aquaintance of mine, Lloyd Jewkes, who lives at Ogdens Pond posted a > video of the gannets feeding there. Often at this time of year the pond is > at least partly frozen. Here's the link: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvYxzGhya64 > > We saw some of this on my recent NSBS field trip, but the timing (of the > gannets) varies from year to year, so the event wasn't quite as > spectacular > as in the video. > > Note the very shallow dives of some of these birds - Ogdens is quite > shallow > in most places. The dominant fish here is the Atlantic Silverside, > *Menidia > menidia.* > Randy > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. >
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