[NatureNS] Re: Minke Whale on Martinique Beach - More Photos

Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:05:56 -0300
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From: Blake Maybank <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca>
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At 09:20 AM 07/10/2009, you wrote:
>It is a female minke whale as far as I can see.  Were there white 
>patches on the flippers?  The angle of the photographs do not show 
>this feature.  Also, minke whale baleen (if present) is cream 
>coloured.  With decomposition, the baleen loosens and quickly falls out.

I have uploaded a couple of additional photos of the whale, of the 
fin and of the baleen.

Photos are here:

http://tinyurl.com/y8zlsu6

Cheers,

Blake


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Blake Maybank
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
902-852-2077

Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"
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author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"
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At 09:20 AM 07/10/2009, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>It is a female minke whale as far as
I can see.&nbsp; Were there white patches on the flippers?&nbsp; The
angle of the photographs do not show this feature.&nbsp; Also, minke
whale baleen (if present) is cream coloured.&nbsp; With decomposition,
the baleen loosens and quickly falls out.</font></blockquote><br>
I have uploaded a couple of additional photos of the whale, of the fin
and of the baleen.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br><br>
Photos are here:<br><br>
<b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y8zlsu6" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/y8zlsu6</a></b> <br><br>
Cheers,<br><br>
Blake<br><br>
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Blake Maybank<br>
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br>
902-852-2077<br><br>
Editor, &quot;Nova Scotia Birds&quot;<br>
<a href="http://nsbs.chebucto.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://nsbs.chebucto.org<br><br>
</a>author, &quot;Birding Sites of Nova Scotia&quot;<br>
<font color="#0000FF"><u>
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/birdingns<br>
</a></u></font>Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back
covers:<br>
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/mr627d" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/mr627d</a> <br><br>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada </body>
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