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--_7ad25bd3-54b1-4be0-9e0f-48d1c39a9ea3_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi: Yesterday Ian Roseby alerted us to Lesser Black-backed Gulls=2C north of hw= y221 between Dodge Rd and Vault Rd in a field which had been harvested of i= ts corn crop. When we arrived there were about 60 gulls approx. 40 metres from the edge o= f the road so we got a very good look for a few minutes. Most were Herring = G.=2C various stages. We decided at least 4 were Lesser Black-backed=2C and 3 were Ring-billed =20 In the same location=2C south of hwy221=2C there were 100+Mallards a few Bl= ack Ducks and 4 C. Geese. Before we left they all relocated to a pond that= was a short distance away=3B sharing it with cattle that had waded in=2C k= nee deep=2C to drink! When drinking with ducks=2C act like ducks... On our way home=2C just after turning south on Dodge Rd. Barbara spotted a = Red-tailed Hawk on a fence post about half the distance from the ducks and = geese. Shortly after I had set up the scope it decided to take off and appr= oached the ducks and geese=2C causing them all to take off. =20 =20 Cheers=2C Barbara and Pat =20 _________________________________________________________________ New! Get to Messenger faster: Sign-in here now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9677407= --_7ad25bd3-54b1-4be0-9e0f-48d1c39a9ea3_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt=3B font-family:Verdana } --></style> </head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'> Hi:<BR> Yesterday Ian Roseby alerted us to Lesser Black-backed Gulls=2C north of hw= y221 between Dodge Rd and Vault Rd in a field which had been harvested of i= ts corn crop.<BR> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>When we arrived there =3Bwere about 60 gulls = =3Bapprox. 40 metres from the edge of the road so we got a very good look f= or a few minutes. Most were Herring G.=2C various stages.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>We decided at least 4 were Lesser Black-backed=2C and 3 were Ring-bill= ed</DIV> <DIV> =3B</DIV> <DIV>In the same location=2C south of hwy221=2C there<FONT size=3D2> were 1= 00+Mallards a few Black Ducks and 4 C. Geese. =3B Before we left they a= ll relocated to a pond that was a short distance away=3B sharing it with ca= ttle that had waded in=2C knee deep=2C =3Bto drink! When drinking with = ducks=2C act like ducks...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>On our way home=2C just after turning south on Dodge Rd= . Barbara spotted a Red-tailed Hawk on a fence post about half the distance= from the ducks and geese. Shortly after I had set up =3Bthe scope it d= ecided to take off and approached the ducks and geese=2C causing =3Bthe= m all to take off. =3B </FONT></DIV> <DIV> =3B</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Cheers=2C Barbara and Pat</FONT></DIV> <br /= ><hr />Click less=2C mail more: Hotmail on the new <a href=3D'http://go.mic= rosoft.com/?linkid=3D9677402' target=3D'_new'>MSN homepage!</a></body> </html>= --_7ad25bd3-54b1-4be0-9e0f-48d1c39a9ea3_--
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