[NatureNS] re gulls killing baby rabbits -- was Robin nesting and failed Blue Jay

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 17:58:20 -0300
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Bev=92s report below for Ontario would be of baby cottontail rabbits, =
not the kind of rabbits/hares we have in N.S.  Litters of cottontails =
spend a few days as babies together in a nest, whereas baby snowshoe =
hares spread out away from each other after birth.  Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.

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> From: bev wigney <bkwigney@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Robin nesting and failed Blue Jay robbery
> Date: April 17, 2016 at 1:20:13 PM ADT
> To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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> Years ago, I saw seagulls killing a nest of baby rabbits that way.  =
They flew up about 10 meters and dropped the young rabbits onto a =
sidewalk in the midst of a busy bus stop area at Carleton University.  =
The students were not at all amused.
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> Bev Wigney
> Round Hill, NS
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> On 2016-04-17, at 10:53 AM, "rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" =
<rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
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>> Yesterday Donna I was looking out an upstairs window
>> and saw a vole running across a neighbours lawn. A crow
>> say it too and swooped down picked up the vole, flew up
>> 5 m or so up in the air  and dropped it. done that a couple of times =
then a second
>> crow joined the first. Then they had breakfast with the vole =
providing
>> the meal. A good time to be careful.
>> See you soon
>> Paul
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charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Bev=92s =
report below for Ontario would be of baby cottontail rabbits, not the =
kind of rabbits/hares we have in N.S. &nbsp;Litters of cottontails spend =
a few days as babies together in a nest, whereas baby snowshoe hares =
spread out away from each other after birth. &nbsp;Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">bev wigney &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:bkwigney@gmail.com">bkwigney@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br></span></=
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0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; =
color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Robin nesting and =
failed Blue Jay robbery</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">April 17, 2016 at =
1:20:13 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">"<a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>" =
&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&gt;<br=
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1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a=
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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s=
pan></div><br><div><div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Years ago, I saw =
seagulls killing a nest of baby rabbits that way. &nbsp;They flew up =
about 10 meters and dropped the young rabbits onto a sidewalk in the =
midst of a busy bus stop area at Carleton University. &nbsp;The students =
were not at all amused.</div><div><br></div><div>Bev =
Wigney</div><div>Round Hill, NS<br><br></div><div><br>On 2016-04-17, at =
10:53 AM, "<a =
href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>" =
&lt;<a =
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   Yesterday Donna I was looking out an upstairs window
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   and saw a vole running across a neighbours lawn. A crow
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   say it too and swooped down picked up the vole, flew up
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   5 m or so up in the air &nbsp;and dropped it. done that a couple of =
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   crow joined the first. Then they had breakfast with the vole =
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   the meal. A good time to be careful.
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   See you soon
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   Paul
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