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All of our birds of prey here eat the heads first..then the innards..then
the rest.
Helene
On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 3:39 PM, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>wrote:
> Two of Paul's comments caught my eye. First, wolves eating only the heads
> of salmon: brown bears in the West are well-known, when the salmon are
> abundant and esp. when still caught alive, to go first for the brains
> (head) and then open the belly to look for roe, discarding the male salmon,
> just like our herring and capelin fishers do -- thus I'm not surprised to
> hear this about coastal wolves as well, they being quite different from
> inland wolves.
>
> Secondly, dare I ask about the "potted head"? From what is the "head"? or
> maybe Paul could answer only me, since I have opened a delicate subject
> about which some may not want to hear more?
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan <slickdog1@gmail.com>
> *Date: *February 16, 2013 2:45:43 PM AST
> *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *Subject: **Re: [NatureNS] Dead dovekie and razorbill wing*
> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Thanks for the comment on the decapitated dovekie
>
> Potted head, I think, is similar to Head Cheese, which is what my Scottish
> father called it. Never had the pleasure of making it, and we probably
> wouldn't have enjoyed it as much as we did had my father told us what it
> was we were eating.
> .
> Andy
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 16, 2013 9:33 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Dead dovekie and razorbill wing
>
> Hi Andy
> Decapitated usually means great horned owl.
> For some reason they eat the head and leave the rest.
> On a Nature program I saw a little bit ago, wolves
> were doing eating only the head of salmon.
> My mother used to make delicious potted head when I was young.
> Learned a lot about anatomy helping her make it.
> Such skills have disappeared.
> Have a nice winter
> Paul
>
> --- On *Fri, 2/15/13, Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan <slickdog1@gmail.com>*wrote:
>
>
> From: Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan <slickdog1@gmail.com>
> Subject: [NatureNS] Dead dovekie and razorbill wing
> To: "NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Received: Friday, February 15, 2013, 6:05 PM
>
> Today I came across the decapitated remains of a dovekie in one of the
> pastures up behind our house in Freeport. The pasture is several hundred
> metres from the Bay of Fundy. The other day Chris picked up a wing along
> the shore. After consultation with people with much more experience, we
> have concluded it is most likely a wing from a razorbill.
>
> We have no idea what led to the demise of either bird.
>
> Andy
> Freeport, Long Island,
> Digby County NS
>
>
>
>
>
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Helene Van Doninck DVM
Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0
902-893-0253
birdvet@hotmail.com
www.cwrc.net
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All of our birds of prey here eat the heads first..then the innards..then t=
he rest.=A0<div><br></div><div>Helene<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On =
Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 3:39 PM, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.c=
a</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">
Two of Paul's comments caught my eye. =A0First, wolves eating only the =
heads of salmon: brown bears in the West are well-known, when the salmon ar=
e abundant and esp. when still caught alive, to go first for the brains (he=
ad) and then open the belly to look for roe, discarding the male salmon, ju=
st like our herring and capelin fishers do -- thus I'm not surprised to=
hear this about coastal wolves as well, they being quite different from in=
land wolves.<div>
<br></div><div>Secondly, dare I ask about the "potted head"? =A0F=
rom what is the "head"? or maybe Paul could answer only me, since=
I have opened a delicate subject about which some may not want to hear mor=
e?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin fo=
rwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-to=
p:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><font face=3D"Hel=
vetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><b>Fro=
m: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helv=
etica">Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan <<a href=3D"mailto:slickdog1@gmail.=
com" target=3D"_blank">slickdog1@gmail.com</a>></font></div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:1=
2.0px Helvetica"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" st=
yle=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">February 16, 2013 2:45:43 PM AST</font></div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:1=
2.0px Helvetica"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" styl=
e=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" targ=
et=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:1=
2.0px Helvetica"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"=
style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Dead dovekie and razorbi=
ll wing</b></font></div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:1=
2.0px Helvetica"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3=
" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=
" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div>
<div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left=
:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Thanks for the=
comment on the decapitated dovekie</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">=
</font>=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial">Potted head, I think, is similar to Head Cheese,=
which is what my Scottish father called it.=A0 Never had the pleasure of m=
aking it, and we probably wouldn't have enjoyed it as much as we did ha=
d my father told us what it was we were eating.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial">.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Andy</f=
ont></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <blockquote style=3D"=
BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEF=
T:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px">
<div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div =
style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"pau=
lrita2001@yahoo.com" href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blan=
k">Paul MacDonald</a> </div>
<div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.n=
s.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@ch=
ebucto.ns.ca</a> </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Saturd=
ay, February 16, 2013 9:33 AM</div>
<div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Dead doveki=
e and razorbill wing</div> <div><br></div> <table border=3D"0" cellspac=
ing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign=3D"top">Hi =
Andy <div>
Decapitated usually means great horned owl.</div> <div>For some reas=
on they eat the head and leave the rest.</div> <div>On a Nature prog=
ram I saw a little bit ago, wolves</div> <div>were doing eating only=
the head of salmon.</div>
<div>My mother used to make delicious potted head when I was young.=
</div> <div>Learned a lot about anatomy helping her make it.</div> =
<div>Such skills have disappeared.</div> <div>Have a nice wint=
er</div>
<div>Paul<br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 2/15/13, Andy Moir/Christine Callag=
han <i><<a href=3D"mailto:slickdog1@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank"=
>slickdog1@gmail.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br> <blockquote style=3D=
"BORDER-LEFT:rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px">
<br>From: Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan <<a href=3D"mailto:sli=
ckdog1@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">slickdog1@gmail.com</a>><br>Subject:=
[NatureNS] Dead dovekie and razorbill wing<br>To: &quo=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">NatureNS@che=
bucto.ns.ca</a>" <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=
=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br>
Received: Friday, February 15, 2013, 6:05 PM<br><br> <di=
v> <div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Today I cam=
e across the decapitated remains of a dovekie in one of the pastu=
res up behind our house in Freeport.=A0 The pasture is several hu=
ndred metres from the Bay of Fundy.=A0 The other day Chris picked=
up a wing along the shore.=A0 After consultation with people wit=
h much more experience, we have concluded it is most likely a win=
g from a razorbill.=A0 </font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font fa=
ce=3D"Arial">We have no idea what led to the demise of either bir=
d.=A0 </font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> =
<div>
<font face=3D"Arial">Andy</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">F=
reeport, Long Island,</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Digby=
County NS</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div>=
<div>
<font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div></div></div></blockquote></div></td></=
tr></tbody></table></blockquote></blockquote></div><br></div></div></blockq=
uote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Helene Van Doninck D=
VM<br>
Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<br>RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0<br>902=
-893-0253<br><a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">birdv=
et@hotmail.com</a><br><a href=3D"http://www.cwrc.net" target=3D"_blank">www=
.cwrc.net</a><br>
</div>
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