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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C904A8.21424DA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We often have hummingbirds fly by this time of year when we are out on = the water (had one yesterday and the other whale watch boat from Grand = Manan saw 4) and they are definitely attracted to any red or orange = object. They are migrating, sometimes together, sometimes solo. On = occasion they will stay for a while before moving on, especially when it = is foggy. Laurie Murison Grand Manan, NB ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Chris Callaghan/Andy Moir=20 To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:48 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Hummingbirds on a whale watch One of the passengers whale-watching on the Bay of Fundy yesterday was = wearing a bright red ball cap. We were observing a pair of humpbacks = when all of a sudden two hummingbirds zoomed in; one briefly lit on the = cap, and then they flew off over the water. We were about three or four = miles offshore at the time. A bit later a lone hummingbird also flew = over the boat. Are they migrating? And does anyone know if two would ordinarily = travel together? They looked really tiny way out there! =20 Chris in Freeport ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C904A8.21424DA0 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> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16705" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We often have hummingbirds fly by this = time of year=20 when we are out on the water (had one yesterday and the other whale = watch boat=20 from Grand Manan saw 4) and they are definitely attracted to any red or = orange=20 object. They are migrating, sometimes together, sometimes = solo. On=20 occasion they will stay for a while before moving on, especially when it = is=20 foggy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Laurie Murison</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Grand Manan, NB</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=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=3Dchrisandandy@cwswireless.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:chrisandandy@cwswireless.ca">Chris Callaghan/Andy = Moir</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@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 21, 2008 = 9:48=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] = Hummingbirds on a=20 whale watch</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One of the passengers whale-watching = on the Bay=20 of Fundy yesterday was wearing a bright red ball cap. We were = observing a pair=20 of humpbacks when all of a sudden two hummingbirds zoomed in; one = briefly lit=20 on the cap, and then they flew off over the water. We were about three = or four=20 miles offshore at the time. A bit later a lone hummingbird also flew = over the=20 boat.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Are they migrating? And does anyone = know if two=20 would ordinarily travel together?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>They looked really tiny way out = there! =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Chris in=20 Freeport</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C904A8.21424DA0--
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