There were 17 Brants all told in the group I saw this morning. These were headed off one way (while I was trying to capture them on the CCD) and the others scooted off in the opposite direction.
This last shot. You can get a good idea of the mine field I ride through every day.
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4 comments:
dont complain, bike path boy.
I think I can safely say that I'll never see Brants on my commute. That is pretty cool!
-KT
those damn shells are tough on tires...
changing flats on a dirty commuter is, well, just plain filthy.
checking the list of birds reported on the bay by 'real' birdwatchers I see a list like this:
Horned Grebe, 10+ Brant, ~10 American Wigeon, raft of 1000+ Scaup sp., Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye and Red-breasted
Mergansers.
Add to that list a handful of mallards, mute swans and canuk geese, and of course the flying rats...
that's quite the aviary I ride through I guess.
And yes. I'll take the shells over no bike path.
I am lucky to have the stretch of gorgeous waterfront to ride by almost every day.
I'd also rather have shells than broken glass in somewhat deliberate piles on the Minuteman. I assume the gulls have no real anti-cyclist agenda :)
Buffleheads are nice but they're not as cute as something with that name should be. Hooded mergansers are much funnier!
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