David Suzuki Foundation Trackable Tag Muriel the common murre

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Released:
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Origin:
British Columbia, Canada
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of lukard.

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Current Goal

Muriel would like to visit Victoria and then head to Tofino!

About This Item

With their black backs and white bellies, common murres are the closest thing to penguins in the cool northern oceans! The common murre has the uncommon ability to dive over 100 metres to catch its dinner, mostly for small schooling fish such as herring. That's like diving to the ground from the top of a 25-storey building for a meal! These seabirds spend the majority of their lives out at sea, only coming ashore to breed during the summer. They are well-adapted to ocean life, can dive before learning to fly, and are better at swimming and diving than flying. Common murres can remain underwater for up to  two minutes. They don't make nests, instead laying their eggs—specially shaped to prevent them from rolling off—on bare rock ledges on cliff faces. The common murre is often killed accidentally as fisheries bycatch and from chronic oil leaks and spills in waters off the B.C. coast. While their nesting site on Triangle Island (where 95 per cent of the province's seabirds breed) is protected, they remain vulnerable out at sea where they forage for food for their young.

Muriel would like to know what you love about the ocean?

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    Tracking History (3817.3mi) View Map

    Visited 5/17/2014 whynotpinotte took it to GAG17 - May the Fours Be With You Ontario, Canada - .22 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 5/17/2014 whynotpinotte took it to Traffic Ontario, Canada - .12 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 5/17/2014 whynotpinotte took it to GAG21 - A Hobbit's Castle - Bobbo Boggins Ontario, Canada - 8.58 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 5/15/2014 whynotpinotte took it to Ottawa Heritage - Gladstone Ave Ontario, Canada - .75 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 5/14/2014 whynotpinotte took it to GAG21-AMIAT Québec, Canada - 3.17 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 5/13/2014 whynotpinotte took it to GAG21 - Tiptoe Through the Tulips Ontario, Canada - 6.41 miles  Visit Log

    I met a few distant cousins in the area.

    • Dows Lake
    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/11/2014 whynotpinotte retrieved it from GAG21 - Col du Caradhras / Pass of Caradhras Québec, Canada   Visit Log

    My first encounter with a David Suzuki Foundation TB.
    Dropped Off 5/10/2014 cron placed it in GAG21 - Col du Caradhras / Pass of Caradhras Québec, Canada - 11.35 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/10/2014 cron retrieved it from GAG21 - A Hobbit's Castle - Bobbo Boggins Ontario, Canada   Visit Log

    Coming with me!
    Discovered It 5/10/2014 Quick6 discovered it   Visit Log

    I spotted this TB while out in the field during the GAG21 event in Ottawa. I had the pleasure of visiting Tofino in 2003 during a cross Canada trip after I finished my undergraduate degree. It was an amazing experience. I decided to wander off into the forest just out side of town and the superposition of life and death surrounding you from all direction in the forest is amazing. It changed my perspective on life.

    This entry was edited by Quick6 on Saturday, 10 May 2014 at 10:57:23 UTC.
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