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ems pretty close to the --0-346689777-1314663978=:80474 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All:=0A=0AYesterday, after Nick and I finished volunteering at the Hope = For Wildlife Open House, we drove back to Halifax and lo and behold, a very= big and unusual bird, just hovering, in the sky. =A0I have never seen a Pt= erodactyl before but there it was. =A0I took pictures and you know what; it= looks the same as a Osprey. =A0Who would have thought that a Pterodactyl l= ooks like a Osprey. =A0I know it may not be a ABA countable bird (is it not= really more of a reptile than a bird) but I am counting it.=0A=0ATuma Youn= g=0AHalifax, NS=0A=A0=0AKoqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.=0A(Let Us Choose The Correct = Behaviour)=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Richard Stern <= sternrichard@gmail.com>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=0ASent: Monday, Augus= t 29, 2011 11:19:00 AM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] What bird did I see?=0A=0A= =0AHi,=0A=0AI have seen many Peregrines soaring high, but Merlins always se= em to dash about at low level. I suppose they could soar if they wanted to.= Both can occur anywhere and at any time. BTW, I have always felt that Magn= ificant frigatebirds look like pterodactyls!=0A=0ARichard=0A=0A=0AOn Mon, A= ug 29, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Ulli <uhoeger@dal.ca> wrote:=0A=0AWell, =A0what is= so unlikely about a peregrine or merlin?=A0=0A>Especially during Fall migr= ation we get quite a few=A0peregrines=A0here in the province, merlins numbe= rs are also a bit up due to the season.=0A>And falcons can soar and glide, = for sure long enough for a=A0observer=A0going by in a car.=0A>=0A>=0A>As yo= u already pointed out judging size without reference structures is tricky a= nd therefore shouldn't be a #1 ID=A0criterion.=0A>=0A>=0A>As far as the pte= rodactyl goes I would throw in a=A0nighthawk=A0as possibility as well, but = on the other hand "you can only proof somethings=A0existence, not that it d= oesn't". =A0;)=0A>=0A>Ulli=A0=0A>=0A>=0A>On 29-Aug-11, at 10:04 AM, David&J= ane Schlosberg wrote:=0A>=0A>My guy was soaring but had the pointy wings.= =A0 All alone high in the sky--no telling size or distance.=A0 I think it w= as a pterodactyl.=0A>>Thanks for your help.=0A>>Jane=0A>>----- Original Mes= sage -----=0A>>>From:=A0Elizabeth Doull=0A>>>To:=A0naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= =0A>>>Sent:=A0Sunday, August 28, 2011 10:17 PM=0A>>>Subject:=A0Re: [NatureN= S] What bird did I see?=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>Hi Jane=0A>>>=A0=0A>>>Falcons have= long, pointy wings and fly fast, flapping their wings non-stop.=A0 Merlins= look small, maybe a bit bigger than blue jays while Peregrines are bigger = than crows.=A0=A0 It helps when crows are around to compare sizes. Hope it = helps.=0A>>>=A0=0A>>>Liz=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>I saw a distinctive bird silhouet= te yesterday as we were driving=A0east on=A0route 7.=A0 It seems pretty clo= se to the pictures here, which is a peregrine.=A0 But this is highly unlike= ly, no?=A0 Could it have been a merlin?=A0 I noticed the sharp, hard-edged = and angled wing shape.=0A>>>=A0=0A>>>Jane=0A>=0A=0A=0A-- =0A###############= ##=0ARichard Stern, =0A317 Middle Dyke Rd.=0APort Williams, NS, Canada=0AB0= P 1T0=0A=0Asternrichard@gmail.com=0A################### --0-346689777-1314663978=:80474 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti= mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi All:</s= pan></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Yesterday, after Nick and = I finished volunteering at the Hope For Wildlife Open House, we drove back = to Halifax and lo and behold, a very big and unusual bird, just hovering, i= n the sky. I have never seen a Pterodactyl before but there it was. &= nbsp;I took pictures and you know what; it looks the same as a Osprey. &nbs= p;Who would have thought that a Pterodactyl looks like a Osprey. I kn= ow it may not be a ABA countable bird (is it not really more of a reptile t= han a bird) but I am counting it.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><= div><span>Tuma Young</span></div><div><span>Halifax, NS</span></div><div>&n= bsp;</div><div>Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.<br>(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviou= r)<br></div><div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-fa= mily: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><font size=3D"2" face= =3D"Arial"><hr size=3D"1"><b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span>= </b> Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com><br><b><span style=3D"font= -weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b><span style=3D= "font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, August 29, 2011 11:19:00 AM<b= r><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NatureNS] = What bird did I see?<br></font><br><div id=3D"yiv1263655124">Hi,<br><br>I h= ave seen many Peregrines soaring high, but Merlins always seem to dash abou= t at low level. I suppose they could soar if they wanted to. Both can occur= anywhere and at any time. BTW, I have always felt that Magnificant frigate= birds look like pterodactyls!<br>=0A=0A<br>Richard<br><br><div class=3D"yiv= 1263655124gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Ulli <span dir=3D"= ltr"><<a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:uhoeger@dal.ca" target=3D"_b= lank" href=3D"mailto:uhoeger@dal.ca">uhoeger@dal.ca</a>></span> wrote:<b= r><blockquote class=3D"yiv1263655124gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex= ;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">=0A=0A<div style=3D"word-wra= p:break-word;">=0AWell, what is so unlikely about a peregrine or merl= in?&nbs