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---2114655128-715811323-1329917588=:81274 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All=0AYesterday was such a lovely day I went for a walk around Graves Is= land.=0AToday being rainy I can make a note about it.=0AThe tide was out - = just a little shell ice on the shore. Walking around the shore is cobble al= l the way and not too fast - took about 3 hrs but I stopped a few times to = observe and didn't rush. There are graded paths on the Island - I'm saving = them for when I get older!=0AThere was a couple of lobster boats out tendin= g the traps. I couldn't see if they were getting any but it was a nice day = for lobstering. The gulls were appreciating their efforts.=0AGrebes are dow= n to 3 or 4 Horned - no Red necked. They seem to move away in the winter an= d come back in late March. maybe earlier this year we'll see. They were div= ing - travelling quite a distance under water and coming up again. I'm not = sure what they feed on.=A0=0AAt one point I saw a Herring Gull flying along= and suddenly dive down to the water. Water flew and when I looked with the= binos there was a loon there and the two were fighting over the loons catc= h - looked like a crab - I don't know who won, the gull, the loon or the cr= ab! The loon then dove and came up a little latter about 200 meters away em= pty billed. The gull immediately flew to the spot but the loon dove again a= nd came up another 200 m away.=0AThe gull again flew over but the loon dove= again - the gull got discouraged and turned and flew away to harass someon= e else. It is interesting the loons and grebes dive and come up a piece awa= y while Old Squaw and Bufflehead ducks dive and come up nearly in the same = spot. Due to the difference in food preferences I guess.=0AThere was also a= few Red Breasted Mergansers but only drakes. Close to shore.=A0=0APerhaps = 24 Herring Gulls but they fly around so much and with the lobster activity = it is hard to get an accurate number. No Black Backed Gulls seen. They must= now be feeding on the bare ground up country. They soon will be gathering = at their nesting colonies.=0AA King fisher flew across at one point. They h= ave good fishing - at least no ice to bother them. Not usual for Feb.=0ALot= s of other interesting things also - a great day.=0AEnjoy the rain=0APaul ---2114655128-715811323-1329917588=:81274 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>Hi All</div><div= >Yesterday was such a lovely day I went for a walk around Graves Island.</d= iv><div>Today being rainy I can make a note about it.</div><div>The tide wa= s out - just a little shell ice on the shore. Walking around the shore is c= obble all the way and not too fast - took about 3 hrs but I stopped a few t= imes to observe and didn't rush. There are graded paths on the Island - I'm= saving them for when I get older!</div><div>There was a couple of lobster = boats out tending the traps. I couldn't see if they were getting any but it= was a nice day for lobstering. The gulls were appreciating their efforts.<= /div><div>Grebes are down to 3 or 4 Horned - no Red necked. They seem to mo= ve away in the winter and come back in late March. maybe earlier this year = we'll see. They were diving - travelling quite a distance under water and coming up again. I'm not sure what they feed on. </div><div>At on= e point I saw a Herring Gull flying along and suddenly dive down to the wat= er. Water flew and when I looked with the binos there was a loon there and = the two were fighting over the loons catch - looked like a crab - I don't k= now who won, the gull, the loon or the crab! The loon then dove and came up= a little latter about 200 meters away empty billed. The gull immediately f= lew to the spot but the loon dove again and came up another 200 m away.</di= v><div>The gull again flew over but the loon dove again - the gull got disc= ouraged and turned and flew away to harass someone else. It is interesting = the loons and grebes dive and come up a piece away while Old Squaw and Buff= lehead ducks dive and come up nearly in the same spot. Due to the differenc= e in food preferences I guess.</div><div>There was also a few Red Breasted = Mergansers but only drakes. Close to shore. </div><div>Perhaps 24 Herring Gulls but they fly around so much and with the lobster activity= it is hard to get an accurate number. No Black Backed Gulls seen. They mus= t now be feeding on the bare ground up country. They soon will be gathering= at their nesting colonies.</div><div>A King fisher flew across at one poin= t. They have good fishing - at least no ice to bother them. Not usual for F= eb.</div><div>Lots of other interesting things also - a great day.</div><di= v>Enjoy the rain</div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></= body></html> ---2114655128-715811323-1329917588=:81274--
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