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 Shag
Shag Shag is a slang for term having sex in British English.
Shag (dance move) Shag is an early dance, contemporary with Lindy hop.
Shag rocks The Shag Rocks are 6 small islands in the westernmost extreme of Falkland Islands at approximately latitude 5...
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 BPIsland
The bulbous north and south ends of the Island are dominated by spruce-fir with a ground flora reminiscent of coastal Newfoundland.
Birds on the Island include a nesting colony of 50,000+ pairs of Leach's storm petrels (locally called Mother Carey's chickens), a small colony of herons, including fl-crowned night herons, large gull and duck populations, abundant migratory shorebirds, and a few owls.
Currently, the Island is maintained by funding that comes primarily from an endowment generously provided by the Chipman family, from the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, from the Department of Biology of Acadia, and from visitors.
ace.acadiau.ca /~dshutler/BPIsland.html   (757 words)

  
 Pitt Island Shag
Pitt Island Shag Leucocarbo (punctatus) featherstoni, endemic to the Chatham Is. Literature:...
Shag [1988] by shopsimple : An observation of aggressive nest defence in the Pitt Island Shag An observation of aggressive nest defence in the Pitt Island Shag (Stictocarbo featherstoni...
: Shag Phalacrocorax colensoi, Auckland Islands Shag Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi, Bounty Islands Shag Phalacrocorax featherstoni, Pitt Island Shag Fregata aquila...
www.specieslist.com /endangered/common_name/P/Pitt_Island_Shag.shtml   (1514 words)

  
 An observation of aggressive nest defence in the Pitt Island Shag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Presumably one of the Pitt Island Shags we observed fighting was female.
BERNSTEIN, N.P.; MAXSON, S.J. Behaviour of the Antarctic Blue-Eyed Shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis.
BERRY, H.H. Physiological and behavioural ecology of the Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis.
taxonomy.zoology.gla.ac.uk /~mkennedy/wosabstracts/pis.html   (1430 words)

  
 Parekareka, the Spotted Shag, Stictocarbo punctatus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The gulls continue to do this up to the time when the young shags are getting their feathers, by which time the shag is a good deal larger than its persecutor.
The food of the spotted shag consists mainly of small fish and crustaceans and, according to Stead, when there is a migration of whale-feed, or britt, along the coast, the birds subsist almost entirely on it.
Due to their high wing loading (high weight in relation to wing surface) in combination with a lack of sufficient muscle power to fly at the most energy efficient air speed, the energy use to reach feeding areas is among the highest of all seabirds.
www.nzbirds.com /birds/spottedshag.html   (1089 words)

  
 Lashed to the Mast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Shag was built in Placentia Bay in 1913 and was probably named for the seabird Atlantic Common Cormorant, often called Shag in Newfoundland.
Shag and her crew passed the mouth of Placentia Bay and perhaps they looked longingly in that direction wishing they could be home with their families but knowing they had work to do first.
When Shag was well out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, gas had been exhausted and Harris ran up the foresail to finish the leg into Prince Edward Island.
www.mysteriesofcanada.com /PEI/shag_pei.htm   (1420 words)

  
 Cook in Newfoundland.
Cape Anguille lies 6 leagues to the northward of Cape Ray, N.E. by N. 17 leagues, from the island of St. Paul, and is in the latitude of 47° 55?North, it is high land cover'd with wood; 2 miles to the southward of this cape lies the small island and harbour of Cod-Roy before described.
From Red Island to Guernsey Island in the mouth of the Bay of Islands, the course is N.E.¾N. 15 leagues and a half.
Harbour Island lies at the entrance of the River Humber and S.E. 7 miles from Guernsey Island, at the S.W. point of which is a small snug harbour (called Wood's Harbour) wherein is 5 and 4 fathom water, but the entrance is too narrow for strangers to attempt, and but 2 fathom deep.
pages.quicksilver.net.nz /jcr/newf1767jul   (3819 words)

  
 Seabird Osteology Skulls Shags Phalacrocoracidae
The ramphotecal coating of the bills of the shags are divided in plates, very much like those of the tubenoses, without visible nostrils.
The taxonomy of the shags is still subject of discussion in several species, such has the closely related forms of the Imperial and King Shag.
Shags are always coastal and vary not as much in size as the true cormorants.
www.soldaat.com /edward/seabirds_skulls/cormorants_shags.htm   (347 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional:Polar Regions:Antarctic:South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The outlying Clerke Rocks are 74 km southwest of the main island and all are mainly of sedimentary origin.
The island was first sighted in 1675 and landed upon in 1775.
The island is also claimed by Argentina as part of the Islas del Atlántico Sur.
dmoz.org /Regional/Polar_Regions/Antarctic/South_Georgia_and_South_Sandwich_Islands/desc.html   (600 words)

  
 Tiritiri Matangi Island - Pied shag
There is a patch of buff bare skin in front of the green eye which is surrounded by a blue eye-ring.
The Pied Shag is silent except when nesting when the bird makes guttural croaks and gurgling sounds.
Pied Shag usually nest in small colonies in cliff side trees and are active all year round but laying peaks in July — October and January — March.
www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz /Fauna/ShagPied.htm   (209 words)

  
 A yellow-footed pink-footed shag: An unusual Stewart Island Shag at Taiaroa Head   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Stewart Island Shags are polymorphic in plumage, being typically of one or other of the bronze and pied morphs.
The legs and feet of Stewart Island Shags vary slightly in colour during life, being dark grey in the downy young, flesh-coloured in juveniles, and pink or dull pink in adults (O'Brien 1990).
The group to which the Stewart Island Shag belongs (for which Siegel-Causey uses the genus Euleucocarbo, implicitly treated as a synonym of Leucocarbo by Turbott 1990) is a sister group of Stictocarbo.
taxonomy.zoology.gla.ac.uk /~mkennedy/wosabstracts/yfpfs.html   (955 words)

  
 Raleigh Dj - Island Time Entertainment
"Island Time Entertainment" is a mobile (go almost anywhere) DJ/KJ service.
We offer almost any style of music for any social event; private party; company picnics; weddings; pig pickings; family and class reunions; you name it.
Whether the party's indoors or out, and whatever the musical need, let "Island Time Entertainment" be your source.
www.wedj.com /wedjcom.nsf/moreInfo?open&dj=6222689814B0B4E686256E520012160A   (201 words)

  
 Charleston Shag Company - Meet Jerry and Barbara
Many a day was spent at the Island (Isle of Palms) or Folly either sipping suds, listening to the jukebox, catchin’ some rays, or for the guys; playing half-rubber.
One of their fondest memories of the Shag was the rescue of Barbara one evening from an awful situation.
Along with this resurgence, Shag contests were being held at beach clubs in both South and North Carolina and new individual moves and steps were developed.
charlestonshagcompany.com /MeetUs.html   (1056 words)

  
 Chatham Islands, New Zealand
For one, it is one of the few oceanic islands or archipelagoes that resides between 40 and 50 degrees either north or south latitude.
So back to Chatham Island, and as we land I realize, in my imaginary global tour, that this is one of the few inhabited oceanic island groups in the world at this general latitude, in either the northern or southern hemisphere.
Also present was the endemic Chatham Island mahoe or Melicytus chathamica of the Violaceae family, with lance-shaped, sharply-toothed leaves 5-12 centimeters long, growing as an understory tree to 5 meters tall in rapidly revegetating regions of the coastal reserves.
www.spiritone.com /~brucem/chatham.htm   (3053 words)

  
 Heard and McDonald Islands (Australia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
These two islands are external territory of Australia - they consist of the main volcanic island Heard, the Shag Islands lying 11 km north, and the three McDonald Islands (Flat Island, McDonald Island, and Meyer Rock) 43 km west.
Big Ben, the circular volcano of which the island is made of, is still active - it erupted in 1910, 1950, 1985 and 1992.
The islands house the Heard Shag, as well as more than 2 million Macaroni Penguins and more than 200, 000 King Penguins (which are rapidly increasing).
www.70south.com /resources/islands/heard   (265 words)

  
 shag hair style   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Shag Island and Flat Island are also part of Campshirt is actually all about comfort and style.
The style is a precision cut shag that has been cuts Meg's hair both when it about women's hair but the experts say the style will suit you throughout your hair.
Shag Stylin´ The Shag is a simple, yet fun style that can easily be achieved with hair that.s layered.
www.just-barber-links.com /shag_hair_style.html   (2671 words)

  
 California Diving News: Shag Rock, Santa Barbara Island Dive Site
Shag Rock is a large islet 200 yards off the north side of Santa Barbara Island.
Although inside Shag Rock is shallow, there is a large area in comfortable dive depths, 50 to 70 feet, out from the rock and especially to the west.
Santa Barbara Island is an underwater scenic paradise but Shag Rock is not one of the best areas for scenery.
www.saintbrendan.com /cdnmarch02/NChIsl3.html   (759 words)

  
 Heard Island locator map and information
General Information Some of the most isolated islands on the planet, Heard Island (394 sq km), is large compared to the smaller islands (basically the specs of land) of the McDonald group, including Flat Island, McDonald Island, Shag Island and Meyer Rock.
Location Description Sitting in the Indian Ocean near Antarctica, the islands are approximately 3,500 miles southwest of Perth, Australia.
You can only reach the islands by sea as there is no suitable landing site for aircraft, and to do so one must sail through the notorious Southern Indian Ocean, amongst the most ferocious seas in the world.
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/islands/indian/heard.htm   (266 words)

  
 Gavin Friday - Discography - Collectibles - the World According to Gavin Friday
Island Records promo for Shag Tobacco: glossy artwork yellow and red cardboard cigarbox with 'Gavin Friday' cigar, NTSC video promo of Angel and You Me and World War Three, Stronzophone matches, Shag Tobacco CD.
Island Records promo for Shag Tobacco: matchbooks with Stronzophone picture on back, Shag Tobacco cover shot on front.
This cd was released to promote Shag Tobacco but oddly does not contain any ST tracks.
www.gavinfriday.com /archive/discography/collectibles.html   (311 words)

  
 Tiritiri Matangi Island - Spotted Shag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This slender grey shag has small fl spots on the back and wings and a fl rump, tail and thighs.
The brown bill is long and slender and the feet are yellow.
The Spotted Shag nests in colonies of 10 — 700 pairs located on coastal cliff edges or rocky islets.
www.123.co.nz /tiri/Fauna/ShagSpotted.htm   (260 words)

  
 Shag Rocks (UK)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Shag Rocks are the smallest of the sub-Antarctic islands, and consist of six islands all together.
The islands are part of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands territory.
The main wildlife found on the islands are the eponymous shags, prions and wandering albatrosses.
www.70south.com /resources/islands/shag   (160 words)

  
 Shag - Definition of Shag by Webster's Online Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Shag the green zone that bounds the boreal skies.
shag - a matted tangle of hair or fiber ; " the dog ' s woolly shag "
shag - a fabric with long coarse nap ; " he bought a shag rug "
www.webster-dictionary.org /definition/shag   (140 words)

  
 Seagulls and cormorants in Panagia island
Apart from the gulls and the other seabirds which use the island for nesting, there is also a fairly large colony of cormorants and Shag (Phalacrocorax Aristotelis).
According to local tradition, the island was once inhabited by a hermit who built the little sanctuary and the pool inside the cave, where he apparently lived.
CAUTION: When visiting the island during the months of April and May, please be extremely careful, visit only in small groups, be as quiet as possible and do not touch the nests or the young birds.
www.gothassos.com /seagulls-shag.htm   (261 words)

  
 BIRDING DOWNUNDER - THE SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS OF NEW ZEALAND
Each island group was also home to a variety of extraordinary shorebirds and landbirds, several of them endemic.
Dozens of these were on nests up on the hills in the centre of the island, white dots visible from miles away, and accessible from what must be the longest boardwalk in the world, about two miles from the landing place up to the main colony.
As we approached the main island on 1 December, another windy, damp, cold day, the first Little Shearwaters of the trip (of the Subantarctic race elegans) were spotted and we had our first sighting of our ninth and final species of penguin, the Erect-crested.
home.btconnect.com /wildwings/subanttr2003.html   (3264 words)

  
 1421 - Evidence - Shag Point image gallery
Shag Point, South of Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand.
This canal 200m long x 10m wide and 2m deep was designed to handle 10m x 4m sampans loaded with coal from the adjacent mine.
This harbour was constructed by the Chinese to exploit the local coal reserves.
www.1421.tv /pages/evidence/content.asp?EvidenceID=243   (343 words)

  
 More than 700 threatened species remain completely unprotected   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Of the areas identified as urgent priorities for the creation of new protected areas, fully 80% of the land area falls within the tropics.
Islands, which constitute only 5.2% of the planet's land surface, hold 45% of all species analyzed, of which more than half are endemics not found on continents.
Critically Endangered mammals currently unprotected include one of the rarest fruit bats in the world, the Comoro fl flying fox, found in the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean and the Handley's slender mouse opossum from Colombia.
www.talkwildlife.citymax.com /page/page/717255.htm   (914 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Tiki Drinks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The effect of "tiki" or "boat" drinks, says the author, is to evoke the sensation of being marooned on a tropical island with a bevy of insignificant others eager to do your bidding.
Rocke, who also writes for Maxim and GQ, spent a year on Florida’s gulf coast, traveling to the islands and taking a "poll of the populars." Researching the local drinks was as much fun as writing about them, he recalls.
The culture is as much lifestyle as it is art, and its revival may be an antidote to the frantic pace of a wired generation seeking comfort from a primitive haven at home.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1572840366?v=glance   (1669 words)

  
 Pictures Of Dimensional Shag - InFold   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Coop Kozik, Coop, Shag, Marco Almera, Thomas Ott Bullitt Baretta...
Handmade Oval Heritage Shag Rug is made of many different fabrics and colors.
Shoes or socks are 3 dimensional, color of your choice, and the plaque is...
www.infold.net /cat-pictures+of+dimensional+shag.html   (251 words)

  
 Photos Of Dimensional Shag - InFold   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
or in the instance of a shag rug, by people treading on it.
Lets find out what it is about the Dimensional shag that puts it a cut above.
The Dimensional shag it is said is a deconstructed cut.
www.infold.net /cat-photos+of+dimensional+shag.html   (240 words)

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