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| 631 | It was a brown pelican I saw on the bridge in 1969. Last year, after I had been seeing them for a while I looked 'em up on the web. The brown pelican likes salt water and actually lives as far north as Delaware. They were almost wiped out in this area from overuse of DDT. They nest on the ground, so the eggs and hatchlings were particularly susceptible to poisoning from ground contact. Since DDT was banned in 1972, they have made quite a good comeback. I only returned to Virginia in 1991, but it has been only the last couple of years that I started noticing them. In the course of my job, I drive between Norfolk and Hampton three times a day across the Monitor-Merrimack Bridge-Tunnel, and that is where I see these flocks. They look cool, kind of like pterodactyls flying through the air. | Have you noticed either a decline or increase in certain kinds of animals in the area where you live? |
| 632 | > I have seen those Seagulls here in Colorado and kinda strange to see
> a Seagull in the rocky mountains These aren't seagulls though, they are pelicans, quite different. Of course we have seagulls here too. Mostly they hang out along the beaches. But during the winter, they tend to move further inland as the beaches are deserted. My brother once came across a seagull in the parking lot of a strip mall, hopping on one leg. This gull hopped right up to him and he saw one leg was missing. The bird kind of cawed hopefully at him. My brother checked out his pockets and told the bird, "I've got nothing for you. Go away!" and made a shooing motion with his hand. The bird then untucked his "missing" leg from under his body and walked away on two legs. When another patron opened a nearby car door this bird tucked his leg back under his body and started hopping toward the new customer. | Have you noticed either a decline or increase in certain kinds of animals in the area where you live? |
| 633 | > Heh. Yes. Skwerls.
> Y'know, I heard they are good to eat. Of course, you have to be careful of tularemia. I would learn how to identify tularemia in rodents before I actually ate 'em. We have quite a few skwerls in our yard too, despite a cat and a dog who are out quite frequently. I think that is because of the two black walnut trees and one pecan tree we have though. | Have you noticed either a decline or increase in certain kinds of animals in the area where you live? |
| 634 | Heh! How about that. The spellchecker doesn't like "skwerls". I wonder why? | Have you noticed either a decline or increase in certain kinds of animals in the area where you live? |
| 635 | > There are a lot less chipmunks around since we started letting our
> cats outside. >  > We haven't lived in this area long, but I heard from someone who has > lived here a while that there used to be lots of bunnies. I've never > seen a bunny here. I wish we had bunnies! I've joked with my wife > about doing some sort of bunny repopulation experiment here... There is little chance that such an experiment would fail. Best not to let your neighbors know you are planning this experiment though, especially if some of them are avid gardeners. We've got bunnies here in Hampton Roads even though this is quite a densely populated part of Virginia. | Have you noticed either a decline or increase in certain kinds of animals in the area where you live? |
| 636 | > I'd be more concerned that the cats would start bringing dead bunnies
> back to the house.  Dang Bill, how big're your cats? A bunny is a bit bigger than a chipmunk. I'm not really sure the average domestic cat could handle a grown bunny, kicking and eeping all over the place. Or are your cats actually lynxes or cougars? | Have you noticed either a decline or increase in certain kinds of animals in the area where you live? |
| 637 | > Ive seen fewer toads,which is bad because the slug population is high,I
> hate slugs because they are slimy and leave a slime trail wherever > they go. Y'know, if slugs are a problem in your garden you can make slug traps with empty jars and some beer. Put a little beer (an inch or two) in the jar then put the jar in the ground so the top of the jar is level with the ground. The slugs are attracted to the beer and fall into the jar where they drown. Yet another use use for that marvelous beverage, beer. | Have you noticed either a decline or increase in certain kinds of animals in the area where you live? |
| 638 | > Have you seen this > squirrel melts video? > Squirrel melts...gotta try that sometime. Our dog sometimes catches a squirrel or two out in the yard. Now if only I could convince Sharon to let me make some squirrel melts with one... | Have you noticed either a decline or increase in certain kinds of animals in the area where you live? |
| 639 | > Bees, humming birds and roadrunners seem to have decreased
Fewer roadrunners eh? Perhaps there has been an increase in the coyote population... | Have you noticed either a decline or increase in certain kinds of animals in the area where you live? |
| 640 | > |> I have a friend who has a set of grandparents from Portugal.
> They > |> live in a beautiful old neighborhood in the city and trap and > eat > |> squirrels in their backyard. > > Don't they have an indoor kitchen? Well, y'know Kristal, sometimes I like to eat in my backyard, even though I do have an indoor kitchen.  | Have you noticed either a decline or increase in certain kinds of animals in the area where you live? |
