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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01CF7CBA.72243310 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ray Staszko and I are planning a trip to Sambro Island the last week of = June. The focus of the trip is photography and will be limited to four = people in total. The charter will move out of Sambro or Sambro Head at = 8AM, with a six to eight hour duration. Favorable conditions must apply; = a gentle northerly wind to keep the fog, if present, off shore and a = sunny or bright overcast sky. A strong south-west wind is a trip killer = since it blows directly into the berthing cove. Nesting colony protocol will apply: -no flash photography or audio devices; -no walking through the grasses except on the well trodden paths; -no approaching the Double-crested Cormorant colony from an overland = approach; -stick to the rocks around the island as much as is practical; -do not approach any bird that is on a nest and stop moving and back off = when any bird stands up or starts walking away; -no picking of wildflowers or other flora; -absolutely never pick up a young bird and hold it in your hand. What you can expect to see or photograph: -Double-crested Cormorant Colony(approached from rocks on seaside only); -Breeding Arctic Terns, maybe. They were there on my first trip but not = on my second trip; -Many breeding Black Guillemots, cavity nesting, but pose on rocks; -Breeding Black-backed and Herring Gulls; -Breeding Savannah and possibly other sparrow species; -Breeding swallows; -Breeding Spotted Sandpipers; -Interesting and possibly rare wildflowers, flora and lichens; -Spectacular scenery and a historic lighthouse, the oldest original = light house in North America. Possibilities: -Roseate Tern has bred here in the past but would certainly be hard to = find; -Atlantic Puffin; -Other less common alcids and gulls; -Pleasant surprises. Cost will be about $50 per person. I won't know the exact cost until I = contact the charter captain. Now here's the rub! The trip will be on a = weekday since weekend trips can involve speed boats, loud music and = drinking. Also, there is limited space to berth in the cove. The trip = will be arranged on short notice when weather and wind are compatible = and the charter is available. Food, water and sun protection are = essential. There is a nice shack on the cove that makes an excellent = photography blind and place to relax and get out of the sun(hopefully). If you can live with these conditions and make a firm commitment then = contact me privately. First come, first serve. Hans _________________________________________________________________________= ________________________________ Hans Toom Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada http://www.hanstoom.com/ ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01CF7CBA.72243310 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ray Staszko and I are planning a trip = to Sambro=20 Island the last week of June. The focus of the trip is photography and = will be=20 limited to four people in total. The charter will move out of Sambro or = Sambro=20 Head at 8AM, with a six to eight hour duration. Favorable = conditions=20 must apply; a gentle northerly wind to keep the fog, if = present, off shore=20 and a sunny or bright overcast sky. A strong south-west wind is a trip = killer=20 since it blows directly into the berthing cove.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Nesting colony protocol will = apply:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-no flash photography or audio=20 devices;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-no walking through the grasses except = on the well=20 trodden paths;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-no approaching the Double-crested = Cormorant colony=20 from an overland approach;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-stick to the rocks around the island = as much as is=20 practical;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-do not approach any bird that is on a = nest and=20 stop moving and back off when any bird stands up or starts walking=20 away;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-no picking of wildflowers or other=20 flora;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-absolutely never pick up a young bird = and hold it=20 in your hand.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>What you can expect to see or=20 photograph:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-Double-crested Cormorant = Colony(approached from=20 rocks on seaside only);</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-Breeding Arctic Terns, maybe. They = were there on=20 my first trip but not on my second trip;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-Many breeding Black Guillemots, cavity = nesting,=20 but pose on rocks;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-Breeding Black-backed and Herring=20 Gulls;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-Breeding Savannah and possibly=20 other sparrow species;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-Breeding swallows;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-Breeding Spotted = Sandpipers;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-Interesting and possibly rare = wildflowers, flora=20 and lichens;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-Spectacular scenery and a historic = lighthouse, the=20 oldest original light house in North America.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Possibilities:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-Roseate Tern has bred here in the past = but would=20 certainly be hard to find;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-Atlantic Puffin;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-Other less common alcids and=20 gulls;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>-Pleasant surprises.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Cost will be about $50 per person. I = won't know the=20 exact cost until I contact the charter captain. Now here's the rub! The = trip=20 will be on a weekday since weekend trips can involve speed boats, loud = music and=20 drinking. Also, there is limited space to berth in the cove. The trip = will be=20 arranged on short notice when weather and wind are compatible and the = charter is=20 available. Food, water and sun protection are essential. There is a nice = shack=20 on the cove that makes an excellent photography blind and place to relax = and get=20 out of the sun(hopefully).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>If you can live with these conditions = and make a=20 firm commitment then contact me privately. First come, first = serve.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2=20 face=3DArial>Hans<BR>____________________________________________________= _____________________________________________________<BR>Hans=20 Toom<BR>Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.hanstoom.com/">http://www.hanstoom.com/</A><BR></FONT>= </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01CF7CBA.72243310--
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