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Are there eagles in your area, Virginia? When we see this happen in the
Bedford Basin we always look around high up for an incoming eagle.
Lois Codling
On 04/04/2013 4:11 PM, V Redden wrote:
> Finally the ice has cleared from the river, the strait and Goose Creek
> marshy area in Cumberland Co.
> The ducks began arriving the past two days and they are in fabulous
> breeding plumage.
> Today there were Hooded Mergansers, Red-breasted Mergansers, American
> Wigeons, Mallards and Black Ducks.
> A huge flock, 2-3000 or more ( I can't count any higher- ha), of gulls
> was roosting on the ground or bathing when suddenly, en masse, they
> lifted off and spiralled around and around. My first thought was - oh
> air traffic controller nightmare. Soon a few landed but the rest
> spiralled higher and higher until they were out of sight except
> through my binoculars. Slowly, a few at a time, glided down and
> landed.I watched them for 15- 20 minutes until they had all landed.
> Any comments about why the gulls would do this? Maybe sightseeing or
> celebrating a great day?
>
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Are there eagles in your area, Virginia? When we see this happen in
the Bedford Basin we always look around high up for an incoming
eagle.<br>
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Lois Codling<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 04/04/2013 4:11 PM, V Redden wrote:<br>
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face="Candara">Finally the ice has cleared from the river, the
strait and Goose Creek marshy area in Cumberland Co.<br>
The ducks began arriving the past two days and they are in
fabulous breeding plumage.<br>
Today there were Hooded Mergansers, Red-breasted Mergansers,
American Wigeons, Mallards and Black Ducks. <br>
A huge flock, 2-3000 or more ( I can't count any higher- ha), of
gulls was roosting on the ground or bathing when suddenly, en
masse, they lifted off and spiralled around and around. My first
thought was - oh air traffic controller nightmare. Soon a few
landed but the rest spiralled higher and higher until they were
out of sight except through my binoculars. Slowly, a few at a
time, glided down and landed.I watched them for 15- 20 minutes
until they had all landed. <br>
Any comments about why the gulls would do this? Maybe
sightseeing or celebrating a great day?<br>
<br>
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