Michael Price wrote:
>
> Hi Tweets
>
> At Devonian Pk at the entrance to Stanley Pk in Vancouver BC on Saturday.
>
> Best highlight was seeing 'Stump', a no-legged Glaucous-winged Gull, back
> for the third consecutive winter at Devonian Park. I first noticed Stump
> three winters ago as a Basic 1 plumaged bird (now Basic 3), sitting hunkered
> back in an odd posture for a large gull, as if its legs were tied together.
> Well, other than about an inch of each metatarsus projecting from the body
> and ending abruptly, there's nothing there. Nice to know that Stump's made
> it through another year.
>
I don't know, but it sounds to me like "Stump" is gonna have some
matin' problems.
Zath at u.washington.edu