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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00DD_01C7A1F3.1BE70BC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FW: Headless muskratWhen I think of predators of muskrats I think of = eagles. When the Bear River got hydro a plant was put in at the Ridge, five = miles up river. A large eagle had a place to sit overlooking the water = outlet below the plant. When the plant was shut down it collected any = food left in the shallow water. My sister told me she saw the owl pick = up and fly away with an eel on one occasion, and another time it flew = away with a young muskrat.=20 Roland.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jim Wolford=20 To: NatureNS=20 Cc: Tom Herman ; Fred Scott=20 Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 8:02 PM Subject: [NatureNS] FW: Headless muskrat Thanks for the report, Nancy. I don't have a suggestion, but I will = forward it to NatureNS and to Tom Herman and Fred Scott for help. Great horned owls come to mind as predators that often behead their = victims, which would certainly include muskrats. Perhaps the owl was = interrupted in this process, but what became of the head? Cheers from Jim ---------- From: "Nickerson, Nancy" <NickersonN@AGR.GC.CA> Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 09:59:10 -0400 To: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> Subject: Headless muskrat On Sunday I came across the decapitated body of a muskrat beside a = pond near Port Williams. The rest of the body looked untouched, and = there was no sign of the missing head in the immediate vicinity. Lots of = things prey on muskrats. Is there something that selectively eats only = the head, or parts of the head? Just curious. =AD Nancy =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.=20 Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/821 - Release Date: = 5/27/2007 3:05 PM ------=_NextPart_000_00DD_01C7A1F3.1BE70BC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>FW: Headless muskrat</TITLE> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16441" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When I think of predators of = muskrats I think=20 of eagles.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When the Bear River got hydro a = plant was put=20 in at the Ridge, five miles up river. A large eagle had a place to sit=20 overlooking the water outlet below the plant. When the plant was shut = down it=20 collected any food left in the shallow water. My sister told me she saw = the owl=20 pick up and fly away with an eel on one occasion, and another time it = flew away=20 with a young muskrat. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roland.</FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Djimwolford@eastlink.ca = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">Jim=20 Wolford</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A = title=3Dtom.herman@acadiau.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:tom.herman@acadiau.ca">Tom Herman</A> ; <A=20 title=3Dfwscott@eastlink.ca href=3D"mailto:fwscott@eastlink.ca">Fred = Scott</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 28, 2007 8:02 = PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] FW: = Headless=20 muskrat</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Thanks for the report, Nancy. I don't have a = suggestion,=20 but I will forward it to NatureNS and to Tom Herman and Fred Scott for = help.<BR><BR>Great horned owls come to mind as predators that often = behead=20 their victims, which would certainly include muskrats. Perhaps = the owl=20 was interrupted in this process, but what became of the=20 head?<BR><BR> Cheers from Jim<BR>----------<BR><B>From: = </B>"Nickerson,=20 Nancy" <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:NickersonN@AGR.GC.CA">NickersonN@AGR.GC.CA</A>><BR><B>D= ate:=20 </B>Mon, 28 May 2007 09:59:10 -0400<BR><B>To: </B>Jim Wolford <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</A>><BR>= <B>Subject:=20 </B>Headless muskrat<BR><BR><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>On = Sunday I came=20 across the decapitated body of a muskrat beside a pond near Port = Williams. The=20 rest of the body looked untouched, and there was no sign of the = missing head=20 in the immediate vicinity. Lots of things prey on muskrats. Is there = something=20 that selectively eats only the head, or parts of the head? Just = curious. ­=20 Nancy <BR></FONT></FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20 face=3DArial><BR></FONT></FONT><BR><FONT face=3D"Times New = Roman"><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <HR> <P></P>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG Free = Edition. <BR>Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/821 - Release = Date:=20 5/27/2007 3:05 PM<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00DD_01C7A1F3.1BE70BC0--
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