[NatureNS] Great Horned Owl, pellets, Snow Bunting

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Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 06:06:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
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Hi Rick=0ANice pictures. Looks like a pair of drake mallard=0Aduck legs in =
the picture. With hunting season on they will pick=0Aup birds missed by hun=
ters.=A0=0ARavens and crows don't like messing with them. They=0Ahave bette=
r things to do than be the main course at an owls supper - LOL=0AThanks for=
 all the great pictures=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=
=0A From: Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com>=0ATo: naturens <n=
aturens@chebucto.ns.ca> =0ASent: Friday, October 26, 2012 1:59:20 PM=0ASubj=
ect: [NatureNS] Great Horned Owl, pellets, Snow Bunting=0A =0AYesterday, Oc=
t 25, on the main dyke just S of East Point, N. Grand=0APre, I flushed a Gr=
eat Horned Owl that was right on the dyke. It flew=0Aa short distance to an=
 older dyke where it tucked in to some of the=0Asalt tolerant plants. It mu=
st have stayed there for hours because=0Atoday there were two substantial p=
ellets. I have a fine photo of the=0Aowl & equally fine photos of the pelle=
ts, for those of you into=0Acoprology.=0A=0Ahttp://tinyurl.com/9ydrxt6=0A=
=0AWhen the owl flew, several crows immediately flew in for close looks=0Ab=
ut did not stick around at all. On my return trip, I saw two ravens=0Ado th=
e same thing. I was struck that they left also after a single=0Alook, a ver=
y different reaction from their extreme attacks on=0AShort-eared Owls.=0A=
=0AYesterday I had a pale Savannah Sparrow, just S of East Point, which=0Ad=
id not make the grade with Ian as an Ipswich. I think the photo is=0Auseful=
 as a not-Ipswich.=0A=0AToday I had my first Snow Bunting of this fall just=
 S of East Point,=0Aalso photographed.=0A=0ARick Whitman
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<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 Rick</s=
pan></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: =
'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent;=
 font-style: normal; "><span>Nice pictures. Looks like a pair of drake mall=
ard</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-fa=
mily: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transp=
arent; font-style: normal; "><span>duck legs in the picture. With hunting s=
eason on they will pick</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font=
-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; back=
ground-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>up birds missed by h=
unters.&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16p=
x; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-col=
or:
 transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Ravens and crows don't like messi=
ng with them. They</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size=
: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; backgroun=
d-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>have better things to do =
than be the main course at an owls supper - LOL</span></div><div style=3D"c=
olor: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new y=
ork', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><s=
pan>Thanks for all the great pictures</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(=
0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', time=
s, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Paul</=
span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:=
 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent=
; font-style: normal; "><span><br></span></div><div><br></div>  <div
 style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-si=
ze: 12pt; "> <div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', time=
s, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Ar=
ial"> <hr size=3D"1">  <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b=
> Rick Whitman &lt;dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com&gt;<br> <b><span style=
=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens &lt;naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=
&gt; <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, Oc=
tober 26, 2012 1:59:20 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject=
:</span></b> [NatureNS] Great Horned Owl, pellets, Snow Bunting<br> </font>=
 </div> <br>Yesterday, Oct 25, on the main dyke just S of East Point, N. Gr=
and<br>Pre, I flushed a Great Horned Owl that was right on the dyke. It fle=
w<br>a short distance to an older dyke where it tucked in to some of the<br=
>salt tolerant plants. It must have stayed there for hours because<br>today=
 there were
 two substantial pellets. I have a fine photo of the<br>owl &amp; equally f=
ine photos of the pellets, for those of you into<br>coprology.<br><br><a hr=
ef=3D"http://tinyurl.com/9ydrxt6" target=3D"_blank">http://tinyurl.com/9ydr=
xt6</a><br><br>When the owl flew, several crows immediately flew in for clo=
se looks<br>but did not stick around at all. On my return trip, I saw two r=
avens<br>do the same thing. I was struck that they left also after a single=
<br>look, a very different reaction from their extreme attacks on<br>Short-=
eared Owls.<br><br>Yesterday I had a pale Savannah Sparrow, just S of East =
Point, which<br>did not make the grade with Ian as an Ipswich. I think the =
photo is<br>useful as a not-Ipswich.<br><br>Today I had my first Snow Bunti=
ng of this fall just S of East Point,<br>also photographed.<br><br>Rick Whi=
tman<br><br><br> </div> </div>  </div></body></html>
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