[NatureNS] spring azure butterfly, sick? gannet, beached seal

Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:42:48 -0300
From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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JUNE 27, 2009 - At home in Wolfville Pat and I had excellent looks at  
a very cooperative SMALL BLUE BUTTERFLY that seemed to be somewhere  
in the SPRING AZURE complex; it was not either of our two species of  
BLUES.

JUNE 28, 2009 - Liz and Agar Adamsom at Blue Rocks received from some  
friends an apparently debilitated adult NORTHERN GANNET that was  
found somewhere along the shore.  They called the Dept. of Natural  
Resources about it, and then tried to release the bird at the edge of  
the water.  It swam out and could even open its wings and fly for a  
few metres, but then couldn't seem to stay airborne.  Anyway, the  
bird is out of their hands now, and might turn up again somewhere  
else along the shore.  They didn't mention seeing any spots of oil on  
the plumage, but I didn't ask them about that.

Also they report a LIVING SEAL beached near their home at Blue  
Rocks.  I asked Agar to take a photo of the seal, which died the next  
day.  He said it is about 5 feet long and whitish or light gray? in  
colour.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

Jim (James W.) Wolford
91 Wickwire Ave.
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
B4P 1W3

phone 902-542-9204
e-mail <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>

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12.0px Arial"><b>JUNE 27, 2009</b> - At home in Wolfville Pat and I had =
excellent looks at a very cooperative SMALL BLUE BUTTERFLY that seemed =
to be somewhere in the <b>SPRING AZURE</b> complex; it was not either of =
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12.0px Arial"><b>JUNE 28, 2009</b> -=A0Liz and Agar Adamsom at Blue =
Rocks received from some friends an apparently debilitated adult =
<b>NORTHERN GANNET</b> that was found somewhere along the shore.=A0 They =
called the Dept. of Natural Resources about it, and then tried to =
release the bird at the edge of the water.=A0 It swam out and could even =
open its wings and fly for a few metres, but then couldn't seem to stay =
airborne.=A0 Anyway, the bird is out of their hands now, and might turn =
up again somewhere else along the shore.=A0 They didn't mention seeing =
any spots of oil on the plumage, but I didn't ask them about that. =
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