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Title: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Yarak on 19-Jan-10, 09:45:24 PM Quote The latest batch of locations from Quest's transmitter leaves little doubt that she's found a new dining spot. Some of the interday data points place her back at the Lennox power station but she has been consistently heading to the wildlife refuge at PEP for most of the month. It seems likely that... Link: http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=955 Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: dale on 20-Jan-10, 01:25:54 AM url for that bird observatory: http://www.peptbo.ca/
I was favorably impressed by the 2 photos of a shrike. It looks like a very reasonable and intelligent species. I am thinking of inviting one out for a beer, if we get shrikes here. Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Shaky on 20-Jan-10, 07:38:27 AM Whatever shrikes your fancy.
Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Donna on 20-Jan-10, 07:45:39 AM Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Carol P. on 20-Jan-10, 08:08:40 AM url for that bird observatory: http://www.peptbo.ca/ I was favorably impressed by the 2 photos of a shrike. It looks like a very reasonable and intelligent species. I am thinking of inviting one out for a beer, if we get shrikes here. I've heard they're notoriously big drinkers and they brag a lot. Oh, and you'll have to pay the bill, since they don't have pockets. Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: jeanne on 20-Jan-10, 03:51:59 PM url for that bird observatory: http://www.peptbo.ca/ I was favorably impressed by the 2 photos of a shrike. It looks like a very reasonable and intelligent species. I am thinking of inviting one out for a beer, if we get shrikes here. I've heard they're notoriously big drinkers and they brag a lot. Oh, and you'll have to pay the bill, since they don't have pockets. Well that's enough reason to shriek at that shrike :D Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: dale on 21-Jan-10, 02:00:02 AM Whatever shrikes your fancy. well, it's bittern nothing! Oh, and you'll have to pay the bill, since they don't have pockets. That's OK, they don't drink much. On the other hand, they do have to passerine often. Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Shaky on 21-Jan-10, 08:03:58 AM I'm afraid this thread has taken a tern for the worse.
Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Donna on 21-Jan-10, 08:27:26 AM I'm afraid this thread has taken a tern for the worse. Holy :mini-bird: these are funny!! Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: valhalla on 21-Jan-10, 08:43:40 AM I'm afraid this thread has taken a tern for the worse. :clap: Very Good! :2thumbsup: Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: dale on 21-Jan-10, 12:18:25 PM I'm afraid this thread has taken a tern for the worse. You're saying no one deserves this kind of tweetment? Come on, it's a mynah problem. I have no egrets. Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Carol P. on 21-Jan-10, 01:09:32 PM I'm afraid this thread has taken a tern for the worse. You're saying no one deserves this kind of tweetment? Come on, it's a mynah problem. I have no egrets. On my Watch today, I saw a pigeon-toed Jay-walker. Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Donna on 21-Jan-10, 01:29:26 PM I'm afraid this thread has taken a tern for the worse. You're saying no one deserves this kind of tweetment? Come on, it's a mynah problem. I have no egrets. On my Watch today, I saw a pigeon-toed Jay-walker. Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Paul Hamilton on 21-Jan-10, 01:33:16 PM The shrikes are coming; it's almost ptarmagin for migration.
Paul Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Shaky on 21-Jan-10, 02:52:05 PM My remark apparently ruffled a few feathers.
Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: dale on 21-Jan-10, 03:53:55 PM My remark apparently ruffled a few feathers. betcher titmice it did. Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Judi on 21-Jan-10, 09:14:17 PM :hahaha: :clap: Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Shaky on 22-Jan-10, 08:21:10 AM Hey, I'm just winging it.
Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Donna on 22-Jan-10, 08:43:31 AM Hey, I'm just winging it. Mee too, I have no Egrets! :hyper: Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Donna on 22-Jan-10, 08:55:41 AM Willet ever end? :devil:
Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Shaky on 22-Jan-10, 09:13:14 AM Not anytime loon.
Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Donna on 22-Jan-10, 09:22:29 AM Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: birdmusic on 22-Jan-10, 11:56:30 AM There's not a flicker of hope for ANY of you guys :2funny:
Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: jeanne on 22-Jan-10, 01:27:28 PM we may be breaking some cardinal rules for posting :happy:
Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point (NOT) Post by: dale on 23-Jan-10, 01:43:11 AM Oh, and Carol? If you buy the beer, they provide the hors d'oeuvres
http://www.birdsasart.com/loggerhead%20shrike.jpg http://animals.timduru.org/dirlist/bird/misc/GrayShrike_03-Hunted_a_mouse.jpg Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point (NOT) Post by: schlaf374 on 23-Jan-10, 09:43:25 AM Oh, and Carol? If you buy the beer, they provide the hors d'oeuvres http://www.birdsasart.com/loggerhead%20shrike.jpg http://animals.timduru.org/dirlist/bird/misc/GrayShrike_03-Hunted_a_mouse.jpg you just need a small scoup to serve that turtle mouse Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point (NOT) Post by: Bird Crazy on 23-Jan-10, 07:10:09 PM Oh, and Carol? If you buy the beer, they provide the hors d'oeuvres :nausea:http://www.birdsasart.com/loggerhead%20shrike.jpg http://animals.timduru.org/dirlist/bird/misc/GrayShrike_03-Hunted_a_mouse.jpg Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point (NOT) Post by: Carol P. on 23-Jan-10, 10:06:01 PM Oh, and Carol? If you buy the beer, they provide the hors d'oeuvres http://www.birdsasart.com/loggerhead%20shrike.jpg http://animals.timduru.org/dirlist/bird/misc/GrayShrike_03-Hunted_a_mouse.jpg Oh yummy! My favorite! :2funny: :hysterical: Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: dale on 23-Jan-10, 11:28:02 PM Seriously though, to make this thread fully crypto-"OTHER nature discussion," those lovely little shrikes are bazoinkers. Apparently they hunt down and slaughter airliftable lizards, mammals, and insects, as per the links I posted, and then IMPALE them on sharp sticks, barbed wire, and the like. I found video of this. It is apparently considered sexy behavior in the shrike kingdom. Go figure.
Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: dale on 24-Jan-10, 09:17:10 PM "The diet of these shrikes consists of large insects and small vertebrates that include songbirds, reptiles, rodents and even mammals . . . there were instances when they caught and killed animals up to five times as large as their own body size."
and impaled them. "...Like raptors, owls and a few other birds, shrikes cast pellets consisting of indigestible parts of the prey like bones, fur, skin and feathers." dude. I'm reconsidering the beer plans after all. Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Carol P. on 24-Jan-10, 09:41:45 PM They're like the Vlad the Impalers of the bird world. Yikes! :scaredblue:
Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: dale on 24-Jan-10, 10:29:20 PM They're like the Vlad the Impalers of the bird world. Yikes! :scaredblue: ahhhh, Vlad the Impaler. You're not the only one to think it - I found a website that calls shrikes that! Reminds me of a great Romanian restaurant I was at in Dublin a number of years ago - not sure if it's still there. You got to dine under the watchful image of Vlad the Impaler, which added ... something ... to the dining experience. Not sure how to describe what exactly it added. Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Bird Crazy on 25-Jan-10, 07:30:54 AM fear
Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: Donna on 03-Feb-10, 12:34:43 PM Looks like Quest likes flying over Lake Ontario. I believe this was yesterday. Good girl....I :heart: her.
http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?page_id=737 (http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?page_id=737) Title: Re: Quest Feasting at Prince Edward Point Post by: valhalla on 03-Feb-10, 12:59:14 PM Just a wiggle to the south east and she's in the States. I sure do wish we could get a recent picture of her.
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