[NatureNS] cuckoo. Kestrel, and Merlins

From: dorothy Cameron <dorth@eastlink.ca>
To: Bird List <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:52:38 -0300
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For most of the day, since early morning, there have been two Merlins
chasing the jays and then a Kestrel arrived and they began to chase him
also.  The Kestrel did a lot of sitting around on the wires ( which allowed
me to get a decent clip of him).  At one point, one Merlin attacked him from
above and  when he landed on the ground the other one went down to pounce on
him again. After about an hour the Kestrel finally left for parts unknown.

 

At about 1:30 while delivering mail I saw a Yellow Billed Cuckoo.  I stopped
at a group mailbox and it landed about 4 feet from me in the alders with a
bug.  I sat there long enough for it to finish its meal.  It didn't even fly
until I opened the mailbox. 

 

Happy Birding

 

Dorothy Cameron

Popes Road

Woods Harbour, NS


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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For most of the day, since early morning, there have been
two Merlins chasing the jays and then a Kestrel arrived and they began to chase
him also.&nbsp; The Kestrel did a lot of sitting around on the wires ( which
allowed me to get a decent clip of him).&nbsp; At one point, one Merlin
attacked him from above and &nbsp;when he landed on the ground the other one
went down to pounce on him again. After about an hour the Kestrel finally left
for parts unknown.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>At about 1:30 while delivering mail I saw a Yellow Billed
Cuckoo.&nbsp; I stopped at a group mailbox and it landed about 4 feet from me in
the alders with a bug.&nbsp; I sat there long enough for it to finish its meal.&nbsp;
It didn&#8217;t even fly until I opened the mailbox. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Happy Birding<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dorothy Cameron<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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