[NatureNS] Vogel - The Common Gallinule

Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:28:31 -0400
From: Paul Murray <murraypaul@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Jan 13, 2012

I visited Vogel this morning at 10:00 - 11:00 and he was very active 
feeding and swimming at the outfall from the storm drain near the 
daycare center.  Judging by his activity, Vogel sure does not appear to 
be in any distress.  He was in company with the American Coot (unnamed 
yet?) and several mallards.  The coot jabbed at him a couple of times 
but otherwise they appear to be getting along and sharing the provided 
food.   During my time there, I noticed that the coot has a preference 
for the lettuce while Vogel seems to prefer the seeds and frozen salmon 
bits - at least it looked like it was salmon bits.  Anyway, Vogel does 
not seem to like the lettuce as he picks it up and then drops it again.  
He feeds for awhile on the shore then swims around the rushes and reeds 
and I thus assume he is still looking for his "normal" food.

I uploaded a few pictures of Vogel and the coot to my online gallery.  I 
also included a few of the Barrow's Goldeneye that is back a Dartmouth 
Cove again this morning.  He's hanging out with the Common Goldeneyes 
and a few Greater? Scaup.

http://scranlocker.smugmug.com/Nature/Nature-2012/20920971_TjK84m

Paul Murray
Dartmouth

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