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Index of Subjects --90e6ba6e8caed37a9f049856be14 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Great work Richard. I love the Owl pics. Nick Honig On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi all, and happy Holidays > > Here is what I saw this morning at Grand Pre - > > Bald Eagle 5 > Northern Harrier 2 > Merlin 1 > Herring Gull 10 > Great Black-backed Gull 30 > Short-eared Owl 7 > > The Short-eared owls were in 2 groups, and were found a few days ago by > Bernard Forsythe, and were there this morning. They roost in ditches along > the dirt roads on the east side of the dykes. The roads may or may not be > passable depending on the amount of snow or mud (they were OK this morning). > They are best seen just before dusk, when they are hunting. Please make sure > they are not chased or harassed to get closer looks. If the ground doesn't > get covered with a layer of ice, there seem to plenty of voles around, and > they might stick around. > > I have started a new photo gallery of NS winter birds here - > > > http://richard-s.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds/NS-Birds-Winter-2010-11/15206192_d3ALf#1137647532_ifAAi > > and have included some pictures of one of the owls, digiscoped from inside > my vehicle. There are also some Dovekies etc. from the Brier CBC, the Tundra > Swan and others, and I will add to it as the Winter goes on. > > When I got home, there were ~ 80 Bohemian Waxwings in a far poplar tree > visible from the kitchen window. > > Richard > > > ################# > Richard Stern, > 317 Middle Dyke Rd. > Port Williams, NS, Canada > B0P 1T0 > > sternrichard@gmail.com > ################### > --90e6ba6e8caed37a9f049856be14 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Great work Richard. I love the Owl pics.<br>Nick Honig<br><br><div class=3D= "gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Richard Stern <span dir=3D"l= tr"><<a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a= >></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde= r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Hi all, and happy= Holidays<div><br></div><div>Here is what I saw this morning at Grand Pre -= =A0</div> <div><span style=3D"font-size: 14.1667px; border-collapse: collapse;"><br><= /span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 14.1667px; border-collapse: coll= apse;">Bald Eagle =A0 =A0 5</span></div> <div><span style=3D"font-size: 14px; border-collapse: collapse;">Northern H= arrier =A0 =A0 2</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 14px; border-co= llapse: collapse;">Merlin =A0 1<br> Herring Gull =A0 =A0 10<br>Great Black-backed Gull =A0 =A0 30<br>Short-eare= d Owl =A0 =A0 7=A0</span></div><div><font size=3D"5"><span style=3D"border-= collapse: collapse; font-size: 17px;"><br> </span></font></div><div><font size=3D"5"><span style=3D"border-collapse: c= ollapse; font-size: 17px;"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><span style= =3D"font-size: 13px;">The Short-eared owls were in 2 groups, and were found= a few days ago by Bernard Forsythe, and were there this morning. They roos= t in ditches along the dirt roads on the east side of the dykes. The roads = may or may not be passable depending on the amount of snow or mud (they wer= e OK this morning). They are best seen just before dusk, when they are hunt= ing. Please make sure they are not chased or harassed to get closer looks. = =A0If the ground doesn't get covered with a layer of ice, there seem to= plenty of voles around, and they might stick around.</span></font></span><= /font></div> <div><font size=3D"5"><span style=3D"border-collapse: collapse; font-size: = 17px;"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px;"><br> </span></font></span></font></div><div><font size=3D"5"><span style=3D"bord= er-collapse: collapse; font-size: 17px;"><font face=3D"Helvetica"></font><f= ont size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px;">I</span><font face=3D"'= Helvetica Neue'" size=3D"3"><span style=3D"font-size: 13px;"> have star= ted a new photo gallery of NS winter birds here -=A0</span></font></font></= span></font></div> <div><font size=3D"5"><span style=3D"border-collapse: collapse; font-size: = 17px;"><font size=3D"4"><font face=3D"'Helvetica Neue'" size=3D"3">= <span style=3D"font-size: 13px;"><br> </span></font></font></span></font></div><div><a href=3D"http://richard-s.s= mugmug.com/Nature/Birds/NS-Birds-Winter-2010-11/15206192_d3ALf#1137647532_i= fAAi" target=3D"_blank">http://richard-s.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds/NS-Birds-= Winter-2010-11/15206192_d3ALf#1137647532_ifAAi</a></div> <div><br></div><div>and have included some pictures of one of the owls, dig= iscoped from inside my vehicle. There are also some Dovekies etc. from the = Brier CBC, the Tundra Swan and others, and I will add to it as the Winter g= oes on.</div> <div><br></div><div>When I got home, there were ~ 80 Bohemian Waxwings in a= far poplar tree visible from the kitchen window.</div><div><br></div><div>= Richard</div><div><br></div><div><br>#################<br>Richard Stern, <b= r> 317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br>B0P 1T0<br><br><a href= =3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.com= </a><br>###################<br> </div> </blockquote></div><br> --90e6ba6e8caed37a9f049856be14--
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