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Geographies of Solitude

A herring gull, Intact, without wounds,oil-free, adult

A herring gull, Intact, without wounds,
oil-free, adult

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A herring gull,
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Intact, without wounds, oil-free, adult.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:46
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec,Sundance Institute,Open Society Foundations,Canada Council for the Arts

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An immersion into the rich landscapes of Sable Island and the life of Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who has lived over 40 years on this remote strip of sand.
It has a tube-like beak, different from that of seagulls. - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
It has a tube-like beak, different from that of seagulls.
A northern sula, young. - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
A northern sula, young.
They have plumage different from that of adults, - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
They have plumage different from that of adults,
The young man has very dark wings - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
The young man has very dark wings
So all the bodies, the corpses of the birds - Geographies of Solitude 00:11
So all the bodies, the corpses of the birds
Because they could be - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
Because they could be
Because they feed in the open sea - Geographies of Solitude 00:10
Because they feed in the open sea
They are very susceptible to picking up pieces of plastic - Geographies of Solitude 00:18
They are very susceptible to picking up pieces of plastic
Over a period of 22 years, of 300 corpses I collected, - Geographies of Solitude 00:11
Over a period of 22 years, of 300 corpses I collected,
Twenty years ago, this entire area - Geographies of Solitude 00:10
Twenty years ago, this entire area
And standing here, - Geographies of Solitude 00:09
And standing here,
And I stand here, where once there was fresh water. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
And I stand here, where once there was fresh water.
The island has been losing freshwater ponds for decades. - Geographies of Solitude 00:07
The island has been losing freshwater ponds for decades.
Do you see how it is trampled By the horses that drink here? - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
Do you see how it is trampled By the horses that drink here?
All the. holes - Geographies of Solitude 00:11
All the. holes
A horse waterhole that, is currently inactive, - Geographies of Solitude 00:12
A horse waterhole that, is currently inactive,
But once they start using it again, - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
But once they start using it again,
Most of the horses on the island drink at watering holes. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
Most of the horses on the island drink at watering holes.
Therefore, probably, once these ponds disappeared, - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
Therefore, probably, once these ponds disappeared,
The nesting ducks And the land birds, - Geographies of Solitude 00:09
The nesting ducks And the land birds,