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Hi Doug. The reason you are seeing so many in the air is because Air
Canada charges them extra for carrion.
Don
Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
On 5/21/2018 9:54 PM, Doug Linzey wrote:
> We're seeing Turkey Vultures regularly here now on the North Mountain
> (within a few kilometres of Stewart Mountain Rd). In fact this weekend
> there have been a few just off our deck. They are wonderful to watch,
> soaring effortlessly in the winds they share with the ravens and
> eagles, but I wonder what's in it for them. Searching out carrion in
> the forest can't be easy. I've watched vultures feasting up close, but
> it's always in an open field or roadway.
>
> Doug Linzey
> Arlington, NS
>
>
> On 21-May-18 5:03 PM, Jim Wolford wrote:
>> Pat Hawes & I saw a soaring, teetering turkey vulture up near
>> Blomidon Park this afternoon — I think we were along the Stewart
>> Mountain Road when we saw it. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> *From: *Jacquie Dale <jacquie.dale@gmail.com
>>> <mailto:jacquie.dale@gmail.com>>
>>> *Subject: **Re: [NatureNS] Sandhill Cranes over Round Hill*
>>> *Date: *May 21, 2018 at 12:09:15 PM ADT
>>> *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>>> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>>>
>>> Hello everyone, well apparently I have introduced myself and my
>>> husband to the whole group by mistake thinking I was only replying
>>> to Bev. I apologize but it is rather funny. I have enjoyed reading
>>> all the postings. I guess I am no longer an anonymous lurker!
>>>
>>> Good news, no ticks as of yet today in the garden and husband's pain
>>> in side is much better. Our pond has filled up from all the recent
>>> rain and we spotted the turtle swimming about today. The peepers are
>>> still keeping us awake at night so they must be doing well. The
>>> barred owls were also hooting. I still have not seen the elusive
>>> yellow bird my husband said he saw but will report when I do.
>>>
>>>
>>> Jacquie
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 21, 2018, 11:12 AM Jacquie Dale <jacquie.dale@gmail.com
>>> <mailto:jacquie.dale@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Wow! Thats fantastic. There are so many birds around now. I'm
>>> still not good identifying them but Paul said he saw a yellow
>>> bird so may have been a Canada warbler. I'll keep an eye out for
>>> it while I'm planting our tomatoes in the garden today. So far we
>>> are growing a lot of weeds and ticks. Haha. We have found lots of
>>> ticks. I even found one on me at work climbing up my chest. It
>>> was definitely a black legged tick. I ran into the bathroom and
>>> whipped off all my clothes and inspected. The little bugger was
>>> hiding in my black shirt. I'm detemined to wear only light
>>> clothing from now on. I got some of that spray but now from the
>>> nature ns list I see it is practically useless. Haha. Bug nets
>>> seem to work the best for black flies.
>>>
>>> You are really zooming through that painting. We have still not
>>> managed to finish the kitchen cupboards. We are about half way.
>>> Paul has been feeling a little under the weather. He has a pain
>>> in his right side. Not sure it it's appendix or muscular. We may
>>> need to find a doctor if it isn't better tomorrow. He's been
>>> taking it easy and he says the pain comes and goes. He doesn't
>>> want to go to hospital just yet I guess.
>>>
>>> Otherwise things are crazy growing here. Trees finally leafed
>>> out. Its about a week delay from down in the valley we noticed.
>>> We need to cut some grass but no scythe yet. I will order one
>>> from Maine today I guess.
>>>
>>> Take care.
>>> J
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 21, 2018, 10:20 AM Bev Wigney <bkwigney@gmail.com
>>> <mailto:bkwigney@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> While scraping paint off the wall of the tower on my place
>>> this morning, two Sandhill Cranes wheeled over my house and
>>> then headed east toward Tupperville. There were 3 Turkey
>>> Vultures circling as well, but the Sandhills were a bit
>>> higher and caught my eye as they were flying almost wingtip
>>> to wingtip. Then I heard their very distinctive call which I
>>> so often hear when I'm down in Arizona where about 20K of
>>> them overwinter on the playa at Whitewater Draw about 3 km
>>> from the cabin where I stay. Neat surprise to see them this
>>> morning -- almost like they came by to say hello and check
>>> out my summertime abode.
>>>
>>> Bev Wigney
>>> Round Hill, NS
>>>
>>
>
>
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<font face="Calibri">Hi Doug. The reason you are seeing so many in
the air is because Air Canada charges them extra for carrion.<br>
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Don<br>
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<div class="moz-signature">Don MacNeill
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/21/2018 9:54 PM, Doug Linzey
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:90a93ba3-025a-83f1-24df-2c947870ac5a@fundymud.com">We're
seeing Turkey Vultures regularly here now on the North Mountain
(within a few kilometres of Stewart Mountain Rd). In fact this
weekend there have been a few just off our deck. They are
wonderful to watch, soaring effortlessly in the winds they