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Old 01-27-2014, 06:03 PM   #1
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Long walk

For the horseshoe crab, across the street (over fence in background) is Nantucket sound. Out measuring a job and see this, I'm sure the wind had something to do with this, but had me thinking

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Old 01-27-2014, 08:55 PM   #2
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they might be following the magnetic
pull of the compass just like pigeons use
to navigate their way....
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Old 01-28-2014, 05:53 AM   #3
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they might be following the magnetic
pull of the compass just like pigeons use
to navigate their way....
Ya, could be that too.
I had homers when a kid,,, didn't know that's how they navigate. Cool 🐥 🌎
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yeah they have a tiny little magnetic nodule
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Old 01-29-2014, 04:51 PM   #5
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Hmmmmm
There must be something screwed up with the mag field around Brockton, a lot of my birds didn't com home!
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Old 01-29-2014, 05:09 PM   #6
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A seagull might have dropped it.
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Did you get any flooding recently?
It could be the result of a storm surge, a strong wind (if the carcass in empty) or a seagull drop-off.

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