Travelog post for: Quentin Ducky

Hello Mum,

We went to visit a lot of nesting birds today. But first we stopped at a little harbour with beautiful boats in different colors.



This net is used by the fishermen. I wanted to try it out, but I am too small.



Then we arrived at Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve. It is  is one of Newfoundland's major seabird colonies. During the breeding season, it is home to 24,000 Northern gannet, 20,000 black-legged kittiwake, 20,000 common murre, and 2,000 thick-billed murre.

Well - we wanted to go there and count them all. It was a nice walk along the coast.



We came nearer to the biggest rock. Most of the Northern gannets, for example, make their nests on "Bird Rock"—a 100-metre-tall stack of sandstone that is separated from the viewing area by a
chasm only a few metres wide.



Here you see me really close to the rock. I wanted to go nearer, but RikeH was a little afraid of the steep cliffs - and unfortunately she cannot fly - and told me that a 100-meter-fall would have been not really good for her.



This was the view to the other direction.





Maybe I should come back again, when I am retired from the ToyVoyagers and find a nice wife. We were not able to count the birds, because many of them were away to find food for their children.

This night we spent in a funny cottage. Have you ever seen something like this in a fridge?



There was a big bear, but I was not afraid of it.



I found a great chair to relax.



But it was nicer to spend the evening together with Lintilla and Dicker Kumpel in front of the fireplace.



Love
Quentin Ducky